JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME (2012) Starring Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Judy Greer, Susan Sarandon, Rae Dawn Chong, Steve Zissis, Evan Ross, Katie Aselton, Matt Malloy, Benjamin Brant Bickham, Lee Nguyen, Tim J. Smith, Ernest James, David Kency, Raion Hill, Zac Cino and Lance E. Nichols. Screenplay by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Directed by … Continue reading
SEEKING JUSTICE (2012) Starring Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, January Jones, Jennifer Carpenter, Harold Perrineau, Xander Berkeley, IronE Singleton, Cullen Moss, Marcus Lyle Brown and Dikran Tulaine. Screenplay by Robert Tannen. Directed by Roger Donaldson. Distributed by Anchor Bay Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated R. Nicolas Cage has become such a whore when it comes to picking … Continue reading
Sasha Alexander Going Down the Isles by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: June 3, 2012. It’s the third season for the popular TNT police drama Rizzoli and Isles, and that is a very special time for star Sasha Alexander, who plays the brilliant-but-socially-inept medical examiner Maura Isles. Believe it or … Continue reading
David Oyelowo Is Enjoying a Championship Season by Brad Balfour Born in Britain, part of a royal Nigerian family, raised there and in England, 36-year-old actor David Oyelowo is enjoying a remarkable run – garnering more prominent roles and rising billing in films with bigger and bigger actors. This increasingly favorable career surge doesn’t seem like it’s going to abate any … Continue reading
ELENA (2011) Starring Nadezhda Markina, Andrei Smirnov, Elena Lyadova, Alexey Rozin and Igor Ogurtsov. Screenplay by Oleg Negin and Andrei Zvyagintsev. Directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 109 minutes. Not Rated. Elena is a quietly devastating little film. Quiet is the operative word. This subtle Russian film doesn’t have a word of dialogue for … Continue reading
A BAG OF HAMMERS (2011) Starring Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall, Carrie Preston, Todd Louiso, Gabriel Macht, Sally Kirkland and Amanda Seyfried. Screenplay by Jake Sandvig and Brian Crano. Directed by Brian Crano. Distributed by MPI Media Group. 85 minutes. Not Rated I can’t quite decide if A Bag of Hammers is supposed to … Continue reading
John Cusack Channels Poe in The Raven by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted April 26, 2012. John Cusack has spent decades now playing a stunningly diverse group of characters — everything from romantic comedy to serious drama to the occasional action film. In the process, he has appeared in some of the most iconic films … Continue reading
THE LUCKY ONE (2012) Starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner, Jay R. Ferguson, Riley Thomas Stewart, Joe Chrest, Jillian Batherson, Courtney J. Clark, Adam LeFevre, Robert Terrell Hayes, Russ Comegys, Sharon Morris and Ann McKenzie. Screenplay by Will Fetters. Directed by Scott Hicks. Distributed by Warner Bros. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. This movie’s title … Continue reading
SHAME (2011) Starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie, Hannah Ware, Amy Gargreaves, Elizabeth Masucci, Lucy Walters, Mari-Ange Ramirez, Alex Manette, Rachel Farrar, Loren Omer, Lauren Tyrrell and Marta Milans. Screenplay by Steve McQueen and Abi Morgan. Directed by Steve McQueen. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 117 minutes. Rated NC-17. Sometimes it … Continue reading
WAR HORSE (2011) Starring Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Celine Buckens, Toby Kebbell, Patrick Kennedy, Eddie Marsan, Leonard Carow, David Kross, Robert Emms, Pip Torrens, Geoff Bell and Nicolas Bro. Screenplay by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 146 … Continue reading
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