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
Category Archives: Drama
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
The Guard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE GUARD (2011) Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot, Rory Keenan, Mark Strong, Fionnula Flanagan, Dominique McElligott, Sarah Greene, Katarina Cas, Pat Shortt, Darren Healy, Laurence Kinlan and Gary Lydon. Screenplay by John Michael McDonagh. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 96 minutes. Rated R. Irish Garda (police officer) Sgt. Gerry Boyle … Continue reading
Soul Surfer (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SOUL SURFER (2011) Starring AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Craig T. Nelson, Kevin Sorbo, Lorraine Nicholson, Sonya Balmores Chung, Carrie Underwood, Ross Thomas, Chris Brochu, Jeremy Sumpter, Branscombe Richmond and Cody Gomes. Screenplay by Sean McNamara & Deborah Schwartz & Douglas Schwartz & Michael Berk. Directed by Sean McNamara. Distributed by FilmDistrict. 105 minutes. … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet – One of the Last Interviews with the Late Great Director
Sidney Lumet One of the Last Interviews with the Late Great Director by Brad Balfour On the occasion of the great Philadelphia-born and New York-bred director Sidney Lumet’s passing earlier this year, The Film Society of Lincoln Center put together an extraordinary retrospective of 16 signature classics, Prince of the City: Remembering Sidney Lumet which was held in the … Continue reading
Miral (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MIRAL (2010) Starring Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Yasmine Al Massri, Omar Metwally, Alexandra Siddig, Ruba Blal, Willem Dafoe and Vanessa Redgrave. Screenplay by Rula Jebreal. Directed by Julian Schnabel. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. In just the broadest strokes, the background story to Miral sounds almost surreal – an acclaimed Jewish-American artist-turned-film-director hires … Continue reading
The Company Men (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE COMPANY MEN (2010) Starring Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Maria Bello, Craig T. Nelson and Patricia Kalember. Screenplay by John Wells. Directed by John Wells. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 109 minutes. Rated R. The Company Men starts at the tail end of the Bush administration during the Wall … Continue reading
Road To Nowhere (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ROAD TO NOWHERE (2010) Starring Shannyn Sossamon, Cliff De Young, Tygh Runyan, Waylon Payne, Dominique Swain, John Diehl, Fabio Testi, Nic Paul, Mallory Culbert, Bonnie Pointer, Michael Bigham, Gregory Rentis, Lathan McKay and Peter Bart. Screenplay by Steve Gaydos. Directed by Monte Hellman. Distributed by Monterey Media. 121 minutes. Not Rated. Road to Nowhere is a … Continue reading
Mr. Nice (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MR. NICE (2010) Starring Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny, David Thewlis, Jack Huston, Christian McKay, Crispin Glover, Elsa Pataky, Omid Djalili, Andrew Tiernan, Nathalie Cox, Kinsey Packard and Ken Russell. Screenplay by Bernard Rose. Directed by Bernard Rose. Distributed by MPI Media Group. 120 minutes. Not Rated. In certain ways, Mr. Nice is reminiscent of a British Goodfellas or Blow, and … Continue reading