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Eric Bana – Australian Actor Electrifies with Brit Spy Thriller Closed Circuit
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Eric Bana – Australian Actor Electrifies with Brit Spy Thriller Closed Circuit

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Eric Bana – Australian Actor Electrifies with Brit Spy Thriller Closed Circuit by Brad Balfour Melbourne-based actor Eric Bana has played his share of heroes and villains. Initially thanks to his rugged good looks and naturally buff physique, he’s been cast as a heroic good guy in The Hulk or Munich even as a romantic … Continue reading →

Liv Ullmann – The Legendary Swedish Actress Recalls Life with Ingmar Bergman in Film and in Person
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Liv Ullmann – The Legendary Swedish Actress Recalls Life with Ingmar Bergman in Film and in Person

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Liv Ullmann The Legendary Swedish Actress Recalls Life with Ingmar Bergman in Film and in Person by Brad Balfour One of the many things a benchmark film festival like the New York Film Festival can do is anoint a new documentary with the stamp of importance just by inclusion in the fest. Such is the … 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 →

The World’s End (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The World’s End (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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The World’s End British comic actors/writers Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and their director/co-writer Edgar Wright, have taken on a very specific place in the movie world.  They make very funny movies based upon beloved film genres.  Shaun of the Dead took on zombie films.  Hot Fuzz played off of action adventure films.  Paul was … Continue reading →

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost – Hoisting Some Pints at The World’s End
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost – Hoisting Some Pints at The World’s End

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Simon Pegg & Nick Frost – Hoisting Some Pints at The World’s End by Jay S. Jacobs British comic actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have made a pretty impressive career creating what Frost once described to me as “love letters to the genre.” Together the two have worked on several projects together (mostly with … Continue reading →

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADÈLE BLANC-SEC (2010) Starring Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon, Nicolas Giraud, Laure de Clermont, Gérard Chaillou, Serge Bagdassarian and Claire Pérot. Screenplay by Luc Besson. Directed by Luc Besson. Distributed by Shout! Factory.  107 minutes.  Rated PG. The box of this French film has … Continue reading →

I Give It a Year (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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I Give It a Year (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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I GIVE IT A YEAR (2013) Starring Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Anna Faris, Simon Baker, Minnie Driver, Jason Flemyng, Stephen Merchant, Olivia Colman, Jane Asher, Terence Harvey, Nigel Planer, Clare Higgins, Alisha Bailey, Kerry Howard, Daisy Haggard and Joseph Millson. Screenplay by Dan Mazer. Directed by Dan Mazer. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated … 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 →

No One Lives (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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No One Lives (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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NO ONE LIVES (2013) Starring Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Lee Tergesen, Laura Ramsey, Derek Magyar, Beau Knapp, America Olivo, Brodus Clay and Lindsey Shaw. Screenplay by David Lawrence Cohen. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. 86 minutes. Rated R. Into the strange bedfellows’ files comes this movie, a joint production between the … Continue reading →

Before Midnight (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Before Midnight (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013) Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Walter Lassally, Yannis Papadopoulos, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Ariane Labed, Panos Koronis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Yota Argyropoulou, Serafeim Radis, Enrico Focardi, Manolis Goussias and Anouk Servera. Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Sony Pictures … Continue reading →