WIMBLEDON (2004) Starring Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst, Sam Neill, Jon Favreau, Bernard Hill, James McAvoy, Austin Nichols, Eleanor Bron, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Barry Lee-Thomas, Robert Lindsay, Celia Imrie, Penny Ryder, Annabel Leventon, Jonathan Timmins, Kelly Shirley, Gemma Catlin, Mary Carillo, John Barrett, Chris Evert and John McEnroe. Screenplay by Adam Brooks and Jennifer Flackett & Mark … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
Kinsey (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
KINSEY (2004) Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris O’Donnell, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Dylan Baker, Julianne Nicholson, William Sadler, John McMartin, Veronica Cartwright, Kathleen Chalfont, Heather Goldenhersh and Lynn Redgrave. Screenplay by Bill Condon. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 118 minutes. Rated R. Before Alfred … Continue reading
National Treasure (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NATIONAL TREASURE (2004) Starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight, Sean Bean, Harvey Keitel, David Dayan Fisher, Stewart Finley-McLennon, Oleg Taktarov, Stephen Pope, Annie Parisse, Mark Pellegrino, Armando Riesco, Erik King and Christopher Plummer. Screenplay by Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley and Mariane Wibberley. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 131 … Continue reading
A Very Long Engagement (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANÇAILLES) (2004) Starring Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jerome Kircher, Dominique Bettenfeld, Marion Cotillard, Jean Pierre Darroussin, Denis Lavant, Clovis Comillac, Albert Dupontel, Chantal Neuwirth, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Julie Depardieu, Dominique Pinon, Tchéky Karyo and Jodie Foster. Screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Distributed … Continue reading
Audrey Tautou Survives War and Love and Becomes an International Star
AUDREY TAUTOU Survives War and Love and Becomes an International Star by Brad Balfour Once quirky French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet saw his offbeat romantic comedy, Amelie, become not just a hit in France but one throughout the world (it was even nominated for an Oscar), Audrey Tautou became a star. Now several years later, the two … Continue reading
After School Specials 1974-1976 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
After School Specials 1974-1976 (BCI Eclipse-2004) In the early 1960s, FCC chairman Newton Minnow called television “a vast wasteland,” accusing the entertainment industry of producing mind-numbing and mediocre offerings, as gray and dull as dishwater. Even President Kennedy agreed that the medium was not reaching its full potential, and in effort to balance things out he … Continue reading
Liam Neeson Investigates More Than His Soul in Kinsey
Liam Neeson Investigates More Than His Soul in Kinsey by Brad Balfour Originally posted on November 17, 2004. Oscar-winning actor Liam Neeson doesn’t shy away from tough roles. When he took on Oskar Schindler for Steven Spielberg, he faced a challenge but now that he’s tackled Kinsey, he has handled some difficult tasks for award-winning … Continue reading
Noel (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NOEL (2004) Starring Susan Sarandon, Penelope Cruz, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin, Marcus Thomas, Sonia Benezra, Marcia Bennett, Kim Bubbs, Ruth Chiang, Donna Hanover, David Julian Hirsch, Chantal Lonergan, Sonny Marinelli, Chazz Palminteri, Erika Rosenbaum, Victoria Sanchez, Daniel Sunjata, Maurizio Terrazzano and Robin Williams. Screenplay by David Hubbard. Directed by Chazz Palminteri. Distributed by The Convex … Continue reading
Sideways (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SIDEWAYS (2004) Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Marylouise Burke, Jessica Hecht, Missy Doty, M.C. Gainey, Alysia Reiner, Shake Tukhmanyan, Duke Moosekian, Robert Covarrubias, Patrick Gallagher, Stephanie Faracy, Joe Marinelli, Chris Burroughs and Toni Howard. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. Directed by Alexander Payne. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. … Continue reading
Ray (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
RAY (2004) Starring Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Aunjanue Ellis, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard, David Krumholtz and Wendell Pierce. Screenplay by James L. White. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 152 minutes. Rated PG-13. Ray Charles is a … Continue reading