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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 →

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

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Apollo 13 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 … Continue reading →

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

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Kojak Season One – 1973 (Universal-2005) With Ving Rhames taking over the role of Kojak on USA Network’s newly configured version of the original cop series, there’s been newfound interest generated in the pioneering seventies drama and the actor who made bald cool and classy. Back during the polyester decade, the term “Who Loves Ya, Baby?” – one of Kojak‘s trademark expressions – … Continue reading →

Jamie Foxx – What’d He Say?
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Jamie Foxx – What’d He Say?

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Jamie Foxx What’d He Say? By Brad Balfour With the incredible buzz about the Ray Charles bio pic, Ray, comedian Jamie Foxx’s work has been hailed as a Best Actor Oscar shoo-in even though he’s also nominated for his work in Collateral). And that’s no joke; this former Texan has made the transition from TV funny man (In Living Color/The … Continue reading →

Hilary Swank – Hitting a Million
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Hilary Swank – Hitting a Million

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Hilary Swank Hitting a Million by Brad Balfour When actress Hilary Swank won her Oscar for the indie film Boys Don’t Cry, it was feared she’d be cursed with too much success too early in her career. But given her exemplary performance as boxer wanna-be Maggie Fitzgerald in the Clint Eastwood-directed Million Dollar Baby, she’s proven to … Continue reading →

Catalina Sandino Moreno – Full of Grace
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Catalina Sandino Moreno – Full of Grace

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CATALINA SANDINO MORENO FULL OF GRACE by Brad Balfour When the petite Catalina Sandino Moreno came into the offices of Fine Line Films for her day of interviews, she seemed as untouched by the absurd excesses of fame and celebrity as she had been before she even heard of Maria Full of Grace—this indie film that … Continue reading →

The Other Side of the Street (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Other Side of the Street (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET (O OUTRO LADO DA RUA) (2005) Starring Fernanda Montenegro, Raul Cortez, Laura Cardoso, Luis Carlos Persy, Milene Pizarro and Marcio Vito. Screenplay by Marcos Bernstein and Melanie Dimantas. Directed by Marcos Bernstein. Distributed by Strand Releasing/Columbia Tri-Star Pictures (Brazil). 98 minutes. Not Rated. The surprise popularity a couple of … Continue reading →

Finding Neverland (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Finding Neverland (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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FINDING NEVERLAND (2004) Starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman, Radha Mitchell, Eileen Essell, Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Luke Spill, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald, Mackenzie Crook, Jimmy Gardner, Oliver Fox and Angus Barnett. Screenplay by David Magee. Directed by Marc Forster. Distributed by Miramax Pictures.  106 minutes.  Rated PG. Johnny Depp … Continue reading →