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Idris Elba – Brit Actor Wins Global Recognition & Award Noms as Well
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Idris Elba – Brit Actor Wins Global Recognition & Award Noms as Well

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Idris Elba Brit Actor Wins Global Recognition & Award Noms as Well by Brad Balfour For London-born actor Idris Elba it must have been a moment of incredibly mixed emotions. On Thursday December 5th, 2013, the London premiere of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom took place. Elba, who stars in this biopic as the great South Africa leader, was there in the company … Continue reading →

Mary Poppins (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Mary Poppins (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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MARY POPPINS – 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (1964) Starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermoine Baddedly, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Treacher, Reginald Owen and Ed Wynn. Screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DiGradi. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 139 minutes. Rated G. As the story … Continue reading →

Monsters University (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Monsters University (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (2013) Featuring the voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Steve Buscemi, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Alfred Molina, Aubrey Plaza, Joel Murray, Sean Hayes, Dave Foley, Nathan Fillion, Tyler Labine, John Krasinski, Bonnie Hunt, Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan, Julia Sweeney, Beth Behrs, Bob Peterson and John Ratzenberger. Screenplay by Robert L Baird, … Continue reading →

About Time (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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About Time (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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ABOUT TIME (2013) Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hollander, Will Merrick, Richard Cordery, Joshua McGuire, Margot Robbie, Tom Hughes, Clemmie Dugdale, Harry Hadden-Paton. Vanessa Kirby, Mark Healy, Mitchell Mullen and Lisa Eichhorn. Screenplay by Richard Curtis. Directed by Richard Curtis. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 123 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading →

Saving Mr. Banks (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Saving Mr. Banks (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SAVING MR. BANKS (2013) Starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Annie Rose Buckley, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, BJ Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Bigham, Kathy Baker, Melanie Paxton, Andy McPhee and Rachel Griffiths. Screenplay by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Directed by John Lee Hancock. Distributed by Walt Disney Picture. 125 minutes. Rated … Continue reading →

The Way Way Back (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Way Way Back (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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The Way, Way Back The Way, Way Back is nothing you haven’t seen before: a coming-of-age drama set at a beach resort during summer vacation.  However, it is rare that these somewhat overdone plot points are done as smartly and confidently as done here by co-writers/co-directors Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, who shared the Best … Continue reading →

Ben Barnes-The Actor Fights The Supernatural In Seventh Son and Discusses Narnia, the Craft Of Acting, and How He’d Love To Work With J.J. Abrams
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Ben Barnes-The Actor Fights The Supernatural In Seventh Son and Discusses Narnia, the Craft Of Acting, and How He’d Love To Work With J.J. Abrams

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Ben Barnes The Actor Fights The Supernatural In Seventh Son and Discusses Narnia, the Craft Of Acting, and How He’d Love To Work With J.J. Abrams by Arlene R. Weiss British actor Ben Barnes is most well known for his work so indelibly and wonderfully portraying the dashing, heroic Caspian X in the second and third films … Continue reading →

When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review) Like most people under a certain age, I missed the hey-day of the Catskill Mountain Resorts, which mostly was from the 1930s to the early 1960s.  However, I do remember in the early 1980s, while on a road trip to Canada, stopping in New York state … Continue reading →

Girl Most Likely (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Girl Most Likely (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Girl Most Likely Okay, I have a confession to make. One of the main reasons I saw Girl Most Likely was simply the fact that it was partially filmed in Ocean City, NJ, a town that I have visited most of my life, and I wanted to see what the town looked like on film. … Continue reading →

Still Mine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Still Mine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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STILL MINE (2013) Starring James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold, Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart, Campbell Scott, Jonathan Potts, Chuch Shamata, Ronan Rees, George R. Robertson, Barbara Gordon and Zachary Bennett. Screenplay by Michael McGowan. Directed by Michael McGowan. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. There is nothing quite so tragic as the ravages of … Continue reading →