FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (40th ANNIVERSARY) (1971) Starring Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michael March, Neva Small, (Paul) Michael Glaser, Raymond Lovelock, Elaine Edwards, Candy Bonstein, Shimen Ruskin, Zvee Scooler, Louis Zorich, Patience Collier and Tutte Lemkow. Screenplay by Joseph Stein. Directed by Norman Jewison. Distributed by United Artists … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
Queen To Play (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
QUEEN TO PLAY (JOUEUSE) (2009) Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Francis Renaud, Jennifer Beals, Dominic Gould, Valérie Lagrange, Alexandra Dorothee Guiraud, Alexandra Gentil, Alice Pol, Didier Ferrari, Laurence Colussi, Élisabeth Vitali, Daniel Martin, Valérie Tréjean, François Orsoni and Christine Ambrosini. Screenplay by Caroline Bottaro. Directed by Caroline Bottaro. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 101 minutes. Not … Continue reading
Rachel Nichols – Building Her Dreams with Criminal Minds
Rachel Nichols Building Her Dreams with Criminal Minds by Jay S. Jacobs It’s always a particularly daunting adventure to join the cast of a well-known and established television series. By recently joining the hit CBS crime procedural Criminal Minds, Rachel Nichols has now achieved that twice. Pretty impressive for a woman who just about a decade ago was … Continue reading
Peep World (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PEEP WORLD (2011) Starring Michael C. Hall, Sarah Silverman, Rainn Wilson, Ben Schwartz, Judy Greer, Kate Mara, Taraji P. Henson, Ron Rifkin, Lesley Ann Warren, Alicia Witt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Octavia Spencer, Paige Orr, Nicholas Hormann and the voice of Lewis Black. Screenplay by Peter Himmelstein. Directed by Barry W. Blaustein. Distributed by IFC Films. 89 … Continue reading
The Music Never Stopped (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED (2011) Starring J.K. Simmons, Lou Taylor Pucci, Cara Seymour, Julia Ormond, Tammy Blanchard, Mía Maestro, Anthony Del Negro, James Urbaniak, Peggy Gormley, Max Antisell and Scott Adsit. Screenplay by Gwyn Lurie & Gary Marks. Directed by Jim Kohlberg. Distributed by Roadside Attractions. 105 minutes. Rated PG. There is a fine line … Continue reading
Jane Eyre (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
JANE EYRE (2011) Starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins, Imogen Poots, Holliday Grainger, Tamzin Merchant, Freya Wilson, Jayne Wisener, Craig Roberts, Sophie Ward, Valentina Cervi, Simon McBurney and Harry Lloyd. Screenplay by Moira Buffini. Directed by Cary Fukunaga. Distributed by Focus Features. 115 minutes. Rated PG-13. It’s taking on quite … Continue reading
Mia Wasikowska – Walking on Jane Eyre
Mia Wasikowska Walking on Jane Eyre by Jay S. Jacobs It’s really saying something when a young actress plays two iconic literary roles before she hits her 22nd birthday. However, Australia-born Mia Wasikowska isn’t just any young actress. In just the past year, she starred as the title character in Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, played the daughter … Continue reading
Dear Lemon Lima (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DEAR LEMON LIMA (2009) Starring Savannah Wiltfong, Shayne Topp, Zane Huett, Elaine Hendrix, Eleanor Hutchins, Meaghan Jette Martin, Vanessa Marano, Maia Lee, Beth Grant, Chase Wright Vanek, Emma Noelle Roberts, Kari Nissena, Elaine Lee, Bob McCracken and Melissa Leo. Screenplay by Suzi Yoonessi. Directed by Suzi Yoonessi. Distributed by Phase 4 Films. 87 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
The Adjustment Bureau (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011) Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Slattery, Terence Stamp, Anthony Mackie, Michael Kelly, Anthony Ruivivar, Daniel Dae Kim, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Liam Ferguson, Michael R. Bloomberg, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Jon Stewart and Wolf Blitzer. Screenplay by George Nolfi. Directed by George Nolfi. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. I’ve … Continue reading
White Irish Drinkers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WHITE IRISH DRINKERS (2011) Starring Nick Thurston, Geoff Wigdor, Karen Allen, Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert, Leslie Murphy, Zachary Booth, Ken Jennings, Regan Mizrahi, Anthony Amorim and Jackie Martling. Screenplay by John Gray. Directed by John Gray. Distributed by Screen Media Films. 109 minutes. Rated R. It seems sometimes that there is an entire sub-genre of … Continue reading