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Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi & Alexandra Schepisi – Heading Into the Eye of the Storm
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Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi & Alexandra Schepisi – Heading Into the Eye of the Storm

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Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi & Alexandra Schepisi Heading Into The Eye of the Storm by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.Posted: September 6, 2012. For decades, people have been trying to figure out a way to translate the works of treasured Australian novelist (and Nobel Prize Winner) Patrick White – with no … Continue reading →

Hugh Laurie, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody & Julian Farino Live Life in The Oranges
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Hugh Laurie, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody & Julian Farino Live Life in The Oranges

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Hugh Laurie, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody & Julian Farino Live Life in The Oranges  by Jay S.  Jacobs Suburban life has always fascinated filmmakers.  Close-knit, middle-class residential nirvanas made up of similar houses, swimming pools, mini-vans and girl scout cookies have always seemed a microcosm of all that is comfortable … Continue reading →

Matthew Lillard Rules the World!
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Matthew Lillard Rules the World!

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Matthew Lillard Rules the World by Jay S. Jacobs photo by Mark Doyle Copyright ©2012  PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved. Posted: October 4, 2012.  Ten years is a long time coming, but for actor Matthew Lillard, the urge to direct had been around long before that.  Not that his acting career hasn’t kept him busy — amongst the … Continue reading →

The Oranges (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Oranges (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE ORANGES (2012) Starring Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody, Sam Rosen and Tim Guinee. Screenplay by Ian Helfer and Jay Reiss. Directed by Julian Farino. Distributed by ATO Films. 92 minutes. Rated R. The Oranges is a quirky, funny and surprisingly heartfelt fractured fairy tale about modern … Continue reading →

Bringing Up Bobby (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bringing Up Bobby (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BRINGING UP BOBBY (2011) Starring Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman, Marcia Cross, Rory Cochrane, Spencer List, Renata Batista, Justin Hall, Shelli Fox, Ray Prewitt, Lauren Analla, Phillip Borghee, Dan Corley, Rick Eager, Eric Starkey, Dalton Olive, Jon Bielich, Patrick Michael Flannigan, Milton Killen, Paul Dietz and Ana Anderson. Screenplay by Famke Janssen. Directed by Famke Janssen. … Continue reading →

Trouble With the Curve (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Trouble With the Curve (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (2012) Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard, Robert Patrick, Chelcie Ross, Ed Lauter, Scott Eastwood, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Bob Gunton, Clifton Guterman, George Wyner, Jack Gilpin and Matt Bush. Screenplay by Randy Brown. Directed by Robert Lorenz. Distributed by Warner Bros. 111 minutes. Rated PG-13. After … Continue reading →

Hello I Must Be Going (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Hello I Must Be Going (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HELLO I MUST BE GOING (2012) Starring Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein, Julie White, Christopher Abbott, Jimmi Simpson, Dan Futterman, Damian Young, Sara Chase, Meera Simhan, Andrea Bordeaux, Greta Lee and Andreina Sosa-Keifer. Screenplay by Sarah Koskoff. Directed by Todd Louiso. Distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories.  95 minutes.  Rated R. Hello I Must Be Going is … Continue reading →

The Eye of the Storm (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Eye of the Storm (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE EYE OF THE STORM (2012) Starring Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling, Judy Davis, Alexandra Schepisi, Maria Theodorakis, Helen Morse, John Gaden, Colin Friels, Robyn Nevin and Dustin Clare. Screenplay by Judy Morris. Directed by Fred Schepisi. Distributed by Sycamore Entertainment.  119 minutes.  Rated R. The novels of Patrick White, an Australian Nobel laureate in the … Continue reading →

Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums
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Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums

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Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums by Brad Balfour Iranian-born director and artist Marjane Satrapi lives in Paris, France, and has never lived in post-revolutionary Persia throughout her adult life. Yet her home country has shaped and influenced her creative work whether it be her written and drawn graphic novels or her feature films. In 2000, an independent … Continue reading →

Mary McDonnell – Taking on Major Crimes
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Mary McDonnell – Taking on Major Crimes

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Mary McDonnell Taking on Major Crimes by Jay S. Jacobs Slow and steady does it.  Not just for Captain Sharon Raydor, the former Internal Affairs officer in the popular TNT series The Closer who has just taken over the squad in the spin-off series Major Crimes, but also for Mary McDonnell, the actress who plays her. The actress has … Continue reading →