BEAUTY & THE BEAST (1992) Starring the voices of Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers and Richard White. Screenplay by Linda Woolverton. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 84 minutes. Rated G. How do you take a nearly perfect piece of entertainment and make … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
A Beautiful Mind (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A BEAUTIFUL MIND (2001) Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Christopher Plummer, Judd Hirsch, Joshua Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Austin Pendleton, Jason Gray-Stanford and Vivien Cardone. Screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Directed by Ron Howard. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 134 minutes. Rated PG-13. A Beautiful Mind springs from a fascinating, but seemingly uncinematic … Continue reading
Panic (A PopEntertainment com Movie Review)
PANIC (2000) Starring William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, John Ritter, Donald Sutherland, Tracey Ullman, Barbara Bain, David Dorfman, Tina Lifford, Bix Barnaba and Nicholle Tom. Screenplay by Henry Brommell. Directed by Henry Brommell. Distributed by Artisan Entertainment. 93 minutes. Rated R. Flick lovers – if you’re looking for a video rental to stimulate, excite and … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER’S STONE (2001) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith and Julie Waters. Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Directed by Chris Columbus. Distributed by Warner Brothers. 152 minutes. Rated PG. I am … Continue reading
My First Mister (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MY FIRST MISTER (2001) Starring: Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, Carol Kane, John Goodman, Michael McKean, Mary Kay Place, Matthew St. Clair, Rutanya Alda, Natasha Braisewell, Henry Brown, Gene Simmons and Christine Lahti. Screenplay by Jill Franklyn. Directed by Christine Lahti. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 109 minutes. Rated R. I would have enjoyed My First Mister a lot … Continue reading
Hearts in Atlantis (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (2001) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, David Morse, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, Alan Tudyk, Tom Bower and Celia Weston. Screenplay by William Goldman. Directed by Scott Hicks. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment. 101 minutes. Rated PG-13. There are two kinds of Stephen King stories. There are the horror films full of supernatural … Continue reading
Don’t Say a Word (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DON’T SAY A WORD (2001) Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Guy Torry, Jennifer Esposito, Famke Janssen and Oliver Platt. Screenplay by Anthony Peckham and Patrick Smith Kelly. Directed by Gary Fleder. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 96 minutes. Rated R. There is almost a foolproof recipe for Michael Douglas films. He starts out … Continue reading
Ghost World (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
GHOST WORLD (2001) Starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban, Teri Garr, Debra Azar, Brian George, Tom McGowan and David Cross. Screenplay by Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff. Directed by Terry Zwigoff. Distributed by United Artists Pictures. 111 minutes. Rated R. In recent years, a strange, bullying mentality seems … Continue reading
Blow (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BLOW (2001) Starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens, Franka Potente, Jordi Molla, Miquel Sandoval, Max Perlich, Bob Goldthwait, Michael Tucci and James King. Screenplay by David McKenna and Nick Cassavettes. Directed by Ted Demme. Distributed by New Line Pictures. 124 minutes. Rated R. There is a long tradition in Hollywood … Continue reading
Pollock (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
POLLOCK (2000) Starring Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor, Jennifer Connelly, Stephanie Seymour, Sada Thompson, Bud Cort, Amy Madigan, Robert Knott, Molly Regan, John Heard, Val Kilmer and Sally Murphy. Screenplay by Barbara Turner and Susan J. Emshwiller. Directed by Ed Harris. Distributed by Columbia – Tri Star Pictures. 122 minutes. Rated R. Jackson … Continue reading