HAPPY CHRISTMAS (2014) Starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, Joe Swanberg, Jude Swanberg, Kris Swanberg, Mike Brune, Harry Burton, Megan Mercier, Chris Renton, Eldar Kim, Jessica Angelos, Tony Castro, Ezra Teitelbaum, Felix Pineiro, Michael Wawzenek, Sara Gaare and Ben Schwartz. Screenplay by Joe Swanberg. Directed by Joe Swanberg. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
Barry Livingston – From Child Star to Man Amongst Jersey Boys
Barry Livingston From Child Star to Man Amongst Jersey Boys by Ronald Sklar Character actor Barry Livington has a surprisingly fresh and impressive resume. Yep, he was Ernie Douglas, the prototype nerd on My Three Sons, back in the day. But it’s a new day, baby: you’ve been seeing him a lot lately, and not … Continue reading
Begin Again (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BEGIN AGAIN (2014) Starring Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld, James Corden, Yasiin Bey, Catherine Keener, Karen Pittman, Paul Romero, Andrew Sellon, Ed Renninger, Eric Burton, Marco Assante, Mary Catherine Garrison, Jen Jacobs, Maddie Corman, Aya Cash, Rob Morrow and Cee Lo Green. Screenplay by John Carney. Directed by John Carney. Distributed by … Continue reading
The Witches of East End – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
The Witches of East End – The Complete First Season (Fox Home Video – 2014) http://popentertainment-moviereviews.tumblr.com/post/90452721851/the-witches-of-east-end-the-complete-first Lifetime cable network has had a bit of trouble getting their dramatic series to catch on. It will occasionally get a brief buzz in a long-running series like Drop Dead Diva or Army Wives, but more often have series … Continue reading
The Discoverers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE DISCOVERERS (2012) Starring Griffin Dunne, Madeleine Martin, Devon Graye, Stuart Margolin, David Rasche, Dreama Walker, Ann Dowd, Cara Buono, Becky Ann Baker, Scott Adsit, Todd Susman, Ato Essandoh, Marceline Hugot, Kristin Rose Garofalo, Harry Holzer, Hannah Dunne and John C. McGinley. Screenplay by Justin Schwarz. Directed by Justin Schwarz. Distributed by Quadratic Media. 104 … Continue reading
The Bridge – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
The Bridge: The Complete First Season (Fox Home Video – 2014) Juárez, Mexico was recently found to be the most violent city in the world, therefore it makes a fascinating setting for this dark, surreal crime drama. Known for its astronomical murder and kidnapping rates (since the ’90s nearly 400 women have been killed there, … Continue reading
Clint Eastwood, John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice – Down on the Corner with the Jersey Boys
Clint Eastwood, John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice – Down on the Corner with the Jersey Boys by Ally Abramson Clint Eastwood is the “Big Man In Town” now. Eastwood recently finished a new project that tells an old story, a story that has been told many times through music. The … Continue reading
A Coffee in Berlin (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A COFFEE IN BERLIN (2014) Starring Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann, Katharina Schüttler, Justusvon Dohnányi, Inga Birkenfeld, Ulrich Noethen, Leander Modersohn, Arnd Klawitter, Justus von Dohnányi and Andreas Schröders. Screenplay by Jan Ole Gerster. Directed by Jan Ole Gerster. Distributed by Music Box Films. 84 minutes. Not Rated. If you were ever wondering what … Continue reading
A Summer’s Tale (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A SUMMER’S TALE (CONTE D’ÉTÉ) (1996) Starring Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Aurelia Nolin, Gwenaelle Simon, Aimé Lefèvre, Alain Guellaff, Evelyne Lahana, Yves Guérin and Franck Cabot. Screenplay by Eric Rohmer. Directed by Eric Rohmer. Distributed by Big World Pictures. 113 minutes. Rated G. http://popentertainment-moviereviews.tumblr.com/post/89414516196/a-summers-tale-conte-dete-1996-starring Originally released in its native France in 1996, but just getting … Continue reading
Joey King – Wish She Was Here
Joey King – Wish She Was Here by Jay S. Jacobs It seems almost like a cliché to say that Joey King has grown up before our eyes, but literally that is true. The young actress, who will be turning 15 next month, has been in front of the cameras since she was only six, … Continue reading