HOPE SPRINGS (2012) Starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Jean Smart, Ben Rappaport, Mimi Rogers, Becky Ann Baker, Brett Rice, Damian Young, Marin Ireland, Patch Darragh, Charles Techman, Daniel J. Flaherty, Ann Harada and Jack Haley. Screenplay by Vanessa Taylor. Directed by David Frankel. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 121 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
Celeste and Jesse Forever (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER (2012) Starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Elijah Wood, Emma Roberts, Chris Messina, Eric Christian Olsen, Will McCormack, Rebecca Dayan, Rich Sommer, Matthew Del Negro and Rafi Gavron. Screenplay by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 91 minutes. Rated R. Romantic … Continue reading
Matthew Modine – Full Metal Press
Matthew Modine Full Metal Press by Ronald Sklar The acclaimed actor goes full-metal digital with a new app and a stellar movie lineup. Shrouds of secrecy surround the sacred plot line to The Dark Knight Rises, the long-awaited conclusion to the Batman trilogy, due out this month. Matthew Modine has a pivotal role in the film, and yet … Continue reading
Wilmer Valderrama – Don’t Mess With the Fez
Wilmer Valderrama Don’t Mess With the Fez by Ronald Sklar Actor Wilmer Valderrama lends his distinctive voice to an anti-bullying campaign. As Fez on That 70s Show, Wilmer Valderrama played the funniest nerd who ever lived (“It takes a nerd to create a Fez,” he tells me). However, we all know that playing — and even being — a nerd … Continue reading
Margaret (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MARGARET (2011) Starring Anna Paquin, J. Smith-Cameron, Mark Ruffalo, Jeannie Berlin, Jean Reno, Sarah Steele, John Gallagher Jr., Cyrus Hernstadt, Allison Janney, Kieran Culkin, Matt Damon, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Betsy Aidem, Adam Rose, Nick Grodin, Rosemarie DeWitt, Matthew Broderick, Olivia Thirlby, Michael Ealy, Matt Bush and Krysten Ritter. Screenplay by Kenneth Lonergan. Directed by Kenneth … Continue reading
The Amazing Spider-Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012) Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, C. Thomas Howell, Jake Ryan Keiffer, Chris Zylka, Kari Coleman, Michael Barra, Leif Gantvoort, Andy Pessoa, Hannah Marks, Kelsey Chow, Jill Flint, Annie Parisse and Stan Lee. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, Alvin … Continue reading
Mirror Mirror (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MIRROR MIRROR (2012) Starring Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Jordan Prentice, Mark Povinelli, Joe Gnoffo, Danny Woodburn, Sebastian Saraceno, Martin Klebba, Ronald Lee Clark, Robert Emms, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner and Sean Bean. Screenplay by Melissa Wallack and Jason Keller. Directed by Tarsem Singh. Distributed by Relativity Media. 106 minutes. Rated PG. … Continue reading
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD (2012) Starring Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Gillian Jacobs, Derek Luke, Melanie Lynskey, T.J. Miller, Mark Moses, Patton Oswalt, William Petersen, Martin Sheen, Melinda Dillon and Nancy Carell. Screenplay by Lorene Scafaria. Directed by Lorene Scafaria. Distributed by Focus Features. 99 … Continue reading
Steve Carell – Seeking New Challenges Before the End of the World
Steve Carell Seeking New Challenges Before the End of the World by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: June 21, 2012. When picking an everyman to symbolize the Earth at the end of days, you can’t do much better than low-key funnyman Steve Carell. The comic actor has certainly made a … Continue reading
Keira Knightley – It’s the End of the World and She Feels Fine
Keira Knightley It’s the End of the World and She Feels Fine by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: June 21, 2012. We’ve seen Keira Knightley playing so many dour, serious roles in so many period pieces that it can sometimes be easy to forget that she is just a normal, … Continue reading