Category Archives: Drama

The Lucky One (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Lucky One (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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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 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Shame (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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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 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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War Horse (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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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 →

Steve Harris – Wide Awake in Dreamland
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Steve Harris – Wide Awake in Dreamland

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Steve Harris Wide Awake in Dreamland by Jay S. Jacobs Steve Harris is no stranger to smart, quirky television after having spent eight years playing lawyer Eugene Young on the acclaimed ensemble drama The Practice. However, little could prepare him for his latest role as a police detective on the mind-bending psychological drama Awake. The series stars … Continue reading →

The Iron Lady (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Iron Lady (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE IRON LADY (2011) Starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Alexandra Roach, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant, Roger Allam, Susan Brown, Emma Dewhurst and Nicholas Farrell. Screenplay by Abi Morgan. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Distributed by The Weinstein Company.  105 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Meryl Streep does a truly jaw-droppingly incredible … Continue reading →

Turn Me On, Dammit! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Turn Me On, Dammit! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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TURN ME ON, DAMMIT! (2012) Starring Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Henriette Steenstrup, Beate Støfring, Matias Myren, Lars Nordtveit Listau, Jon Bleiklie Devik, Julia Bache-Wiig, Julia Elise Schacht, Arthur Berning, Hilde-Gunn Ommedal, Ole Johan Skjelbred-Knutsen, Finn Tokvam, Per Kjerstad and the voice of Olaug Nilssen. Screenplay by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen. Directed by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen. Distributed … Continue reading →

Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader – We’re Looking at Taxi Driver
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Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader – We’re Looking at Taxi Driver

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Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader We’re Looking at Taxi Driver by Brad Balfour When directors-screenwriters Paul Schrader and Martin Scorsese came to the Director’s Guild Theater in Manhattan recently to discuss their ride with the groundbreaking film, Taxi Driver, it was an incredible moment in cinematic history. Their story of how this film took form and … Continue reading →

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

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THE DESCENDANTS (2011) Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster, Barbara L. Southern, Rob Huebel, Mary Birdsong, Laird Hamilton, Karen Kuioka Hironaga, Carmen Kaichi, Celia Kenney, Matt Reese, Scott Michael Morgan and Patti Hastie. Screenplay by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Directed by … Continue reading →

Young Adult (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Young Adult (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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YOUNG ADULT (2011) Starring Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Jill Eikenberry, Richard Bekins, Mary Beth Hurt, Kate Nowlin, Jenny Dare Paulin, Louisa Krause, Elizabeth Ward Land, Brian McElhaney, Hettienne Park, John Forest, Brady Smith, Emily Meade, Rightor Doyle and the voice of J.K. Simmons. Screenplay by Diablo Cody. Directed by … Continue reading →

Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott – That’s What Friends Are For
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Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott – That’s What Friends Are For

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Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott That’s What Friends Are For by Jay S. Jacobs A while back actress and screenwriter Jennifer Westfeldt and her long-time boyfriend, Mad Men star Jon Hamm, noticed something odd happening in their lives.  Many of their friends, people who they used to go out with all the time, were now parents.  Slowly, … Continue reading →