REAL STEEL (2011) Starring Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Marco Ruggeri, Karl Yune, Olga Fonda and Phil LaMarr. Screenplay by John Gatins. Directed by Shawn Levy. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 127 minutes. Rated PG-13. Remember that old toy Rock’Em Sock’Em Robots, where two kids would sit … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
The Ides of March (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE IDES OF MARCH (2011) Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella, Jennifer Ehle, Gregory Itzin, Michael Mantell, Yuriy Sardarov, Bella Ivory, Hayley Meyers, Maya Sayre, Charlie Rose, Robert Braun, Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow. Screenplay by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau … Continue reading
Littlerock (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LITTLEROCK (2010) Starring Atsuko Okatsuka, Cory Zacharia, Rintaro Sawamoto, Roberto “Sanz” Sanchez, Brett L. Tinnes, Ryan Dillon, Matthew Fling, Ivy Khan, Lee Lynch, Kathleen Maressa, Markiss McFadden, Sean Neff, David Nordstrom and Sarah Tadayon. Screenplay by Mike Ott, Atsuko Okatsuka and Carl McLaughlin. Directed by Mike Ott. Distributed by Variance Films. 84 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
The Debt (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE DEBT (2011) Starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson, Marton Csokas, Jesper Christensen, Ciarán Hinds, Romi Aboulafia, Tomer Ben David, Ohev Ben David, Jonathan Uziel and Brigitte Kren. Screenplay by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan. Directed by John Madden. Distributed by Focus Features. 114 minutes. Rated R. The Debt moves with … Continue reading
Skateland (A PopEntertainment com Movie Review)
SKATELAND (2010) Starring Shiloh Fernandez, Ashley Greene, Heath Freeman, Taylor Handley, A.J. Buckley, Brett Cullen, Melinda McGraw, James LeGros, Haley Ramm, David Sullivan, Ellen Hollman, James Hébert and D.W. Moffett. Screenplay by Anthony Burns, Brandon Freeman & Heath Freeman. Directed by Anthony Burns. Distributed by Freestyle Releasing. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. The nostalgic 80s coming-of-age … Continue reading
Warrior (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WARRIOR (2011) Starring Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Noah Emmerich, Kevin Dunn, Frank Grillo, Denzel Whitaker, Gavin O’Connor, Fernando Chien, Jake McLaughlin, Kevin Christy, Brenna Roth, Laura Kenley, Vanessa Martinez, Maximiliano Hernández, Kurt Angle, Dan Caldwell and Bryan Callen. Screenplay by Jonathan Newman. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Distributed by Lionsgate Pictures. 140 … Continue reading
The Beaver (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE BEAVER (2011) Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Riley Thomas Stewart, Cherry Jones, Zachary Booth, Kris Arnold, John Bernhardt, Michael Rivera, Jeff Corbett, Baylen Thomas, Matt Lauer, Terry Gross and Jon Stewart. Screenplay by Kyle Killen. Directed by Jodie Foster. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. 91 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Beaver really had … Continue reading
One Day (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ONE DAY (2011) Starring Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson, Ken Stott, Romola Garai, Rafe Spall, Tom Mison, Jodie Whittaker, Joséphine de La Baume, Heida Reed, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Georgia King and Matt Berry. Screenplay by David Nicholls. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Distributed by Focus Features. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. One Day is exactly what it says: … Continue reading
Jim Sturgess – Life in One Day
Jim Sturgess Life in One Day by Jay S. Jacobs Jim Sturgess has been courting stardom for years. First he turned heads in the States with The Other Boleyn Girl. When that film ended up only catching art house notice, he returned as the star of the slick Hollywood formula film 21 with Kevin Spacey. Then he showed off … Continue reading
5 Days of War (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
5 DAYS OF WAR (2011) Starring Rupert Friend, Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia, Dean Cain, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Heather Graham, Richard Coyle, Rade Serbedzija, Johnathon Schaech, Kenneth Cranham, Antje Traue, Mikko Nousiainen, Mikheil Gomiashvili and Anna Walton. Screenplay by Mikko Alanne. Directed by Renny Harlin. Distributed by Anchor Bay Films. 120 minutes. Rated R. Even before there … Continue reading