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Johnny Depp – In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka
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Johnny Depp – In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka

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Johnny Depp In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka by Brad Balfour Though often nominated as one of the world’s best looking men as well as for various Oscars [Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl], the 40-something Johnny Depp inspires fascination. But it’s … Continue reading →

Dragnet 1967 – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Dragnet 1967 – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Dragnet 1967 Season 1 (1967-1968) (Universal-2005) It’s easy to be hard on Dragnet 1967, with its obvious squareness, its sexlessness, its lack of (intentional) humor and its blatant modesty. However, the only real weak link in its chain is its obsessive need to deliver an easy, uninspiring payoff. Each cop-n-criminal tale is a success story – no cold … Continue reading →

Cinderella Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Cinderella Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CINDERELLA MAN (2005) Starring Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband, Connor Price, Ariel Waller, Patrick Louis, Rosemarie DeWitt, Linda Kash, Nicholas Campbell, Gene Pyrz, Chuck Shamata, Ron Canada, Alicia Johnston, Troy Amos-Ross, Angelo Dundee and Clint Howard. Screenplay by Chris Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman. Directed by Ron … Continue reading →

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS (2005) Starring Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrara, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis, Rachel Ticotin, Jenna Boyd, Mike Vogel, Michael Rady, Leonardo Nam, Maria Konstandarou, George Touliatos, Kyle Schmid, Erica Hubbard, Emily Tennant, Jacquelyn Stewart, Sarah-Jane Redmond and Ernie Lively. Screenplay by Delia Ephron and Elizabeth Chandler. Directed … Continue reading →

Crash (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Crash (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CRASH (2005) Starring Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Nona Gaye, Terrence Dashon Howard, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Thandie Newton, Michael Peña, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Karina Arroyave, Dato Bakhtadze, Art Chudabala, Sean Cory, Tony Danza, Keith David, Loretta Devine, Ime N. Etuk, Eddie Fernandez, Howard Fong, Billy Gallo, Ken … Continue reading →

Miracles – The Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Miracles – The Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Miracles The Complete Series (2003) (Shout! Factory-2005) The X-Files is responsible for some major changes in television. The moody, morose visuals and the supernatural scares of the show have set a template for many series that came in its wake. Thanks to it, the audience can see things that would have been impossible previously. (In the … Continue reading →

The Interpreter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Interpreter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE INTERPRETER (2005) Starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron, George Harris, Michael Wright, Clyde Kusatsu, Eric Keenleyside, Hugo Speer, Maz Jobrani, Yusuf Gatewood, Curtis L’Cook, Byron Utley, Robert Clehessy, Terry Serpico and Sydney Pollack. Screenplay by Charles Randolph, Scott Frank and Steven Zaillian. Directed by Sydney Pollack. Distributed … Continue reading →

Nicole Kidman Interprets Her Career
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Nicole Kidman Interprets Her Career

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Nicole Kidman Interprets Her Career by Brad Balfour With her previous film released being the odd and controversial Birth, Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has proven to be unpredictable, very much her own person, not unlike the character she plays in her most recent film, The Interpreter, directed by Sydney Pollack-which premiered at the 4th annual Tribeca Film … Continue reading →

Sigourney Weaver – Getting Real
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Sigourney Weaver – Getting Real

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SIGOURNEY WEAVER GETTING REAL by Brad Balfour Actress Sigourney Weaver has been an action film hero since the days when she first appeared as the avenging survivor in the film Alien. But besides her blockbusters such as Ghostbusters, she’s performed in a string of critically acclaimed films of emotional depth such as The Ice Storm, Gorillas in the … Continue reading →

Apollo 13 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Apollo 13 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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APOLLO 13 (1995) Starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Emily Ann Lloyd, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, Jean Speegle Howard, Tracy Reiner, David Andrews, Michele Little, Chris Ellis, Joe Spano, Xander Berkley, Mark McClure, Ben Marley, Clint Howard, Loren Dean, Brett Cullen, Mark Wheeler, Thom … Continue reading →