Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, Garrett Hedlund, Levi Miller, Jason Fuchs and Joe Wright Give A New Life to Peter Pan In Prequel by Brad Balfour Ever since Scottish novelist/playwright J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan first appeared over a hundred years ago, the play and novel became source material for a slew of retellings. No wonder, it’s … Continue reading
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Sullivan Stapleton – Seeing Past His Blindspot
Sullivan Stapleton Seeing Past His Blindspot by Jay S. Jacobs NBC’s buzzworthy new action series Blindspot has one hell of a jumping off point. One night a large duffle bag mysteriously appears in the middle of New York’s Times Square, with a note on it to contact the FBI. The busiest area in the US … Continue reading
Robert DeNiro , Anne Hathaway & Nancy Meyers Work Out Well in The Intern
Robert DeNiro , Anne Hathaway & Nancy Meyers Work Out Well in The Intern by Brad Balfour Ever since she’s started talking about The Intern, it’s been asked many times of actress Anne Hathaway what it was like to be Robert De Niro’s boss. Even attending a press conference with acting legend De Niro is … Continue reading
The New Girlfriend (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE NEW GIRLFRIEND (2015) Starring Romain Duris, Anais Demoustier, Raphael Personnaz, Isild Le Besco, Aurore Clement, Jean-Claude Bolle Reddat, Bruno Perard, Claudine Chatel, Anita Gillier, Alex Fondja and Zita Hanrot. Screenplay by François Ozon. Directed by François Ozon. Distributed by Cohen Media Group. 107 minutes. Not Rated. For years now, French director François Ozon has … Continue reading
Breathe (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BREATHE (RESPIRE) (2014) Starring Joséphine Japy, Lou De Laâge, Isabelle Carré, Claire Keim, Rasha Bukvic, Roxane Duran, Thomas Solivéres, Camille Claris, Louka Meliava, Louise Grinberg, Fanny Sidney, Anne Marivin, Marie Denarnaud, Carole Franck and Alejandro Albarracín. Screenplay by Mélanie Laurent and Julien Lambroschini. Directed by Mélanie Laurent. Distributed by Film Movement. 91 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL (2015) Starring Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni, Margarita Levieva, Madeleine Waters, Abby Wait, Quinn Nagle, Austin Lyon, Miranda Bailey, Carson Mell, John Parsons, Davy Clements, Charles Lewis III and David Fine. Screenplay by Marielle Heller. Directed by Marielle Heller. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 102 minutes. … Continue reading
Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt – Are Digging on Digging for Fire
Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt Are Digging on Digging for Fire by Jay S. Jacobs Jake Johnson has become Hollywood’s go-to guy for playing aging party boys who don’t want to grow up. Beyond his lead role as Nick on the popular Zooey Deschanel sitcom New Girl, Johnson has been digging into feature films, with … Continue reading
Sam de Jong – Dutch Film Director Crowns a Prince
Sam de Jong Dutch Film Director Crowns a Prince by Brad Balfour English-language movies documenting society’s underbelly include such classics as the hard-nosed Last Exit To Brooklyn or the comparatively benign West Side Story. There’s a body of work that’s emerged out of England’s rock subcultures from the ’50s on up. But fewer films detail … Continue reading
Digging for Fire (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DIGGING FOR FIRE (2015) Starring Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Mike Birbiglia, Sam Elliott, Judith Light, Ron Livingston, Melanie Lynskey, Jenny Slate, Tim Simons, Jane Adams, Megan Mercier and Jude Swanberg. Screenplay by Jake Johnson and Joe Swanberg. Directed by Joe Swanberg. Distributed by The Orchard. 83 minutes. … Continue reading
Dark Places (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DARK PLACES (2015) Starring Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Corey Stoll, Tye Sheridan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sterling Jerins, Andrea Roth, Sean Bridgers, J. LaRose, Jennifer Pierce Mathus, Shannon Kook, Drea de Matteo, Addy Miller, Dan Hewitt, Natalie Precht, Madison McGuire and Sterling Jerins. Screenplay by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. Distributed by A24 … Continue reading