Category Archives: Foreign Films

Mid-August Lunch (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Mid-August Lunch (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MID-AUGUST LUNCH (PRANZA DI FERRAGOSTO) (2009) Starring Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Marina Cacciotti, Maria Calì, Grazia Cesarini Sforza, Alfonso Santagata, Luigi Marchetti, Marcello Ottolenghi and Petre Rosu. Written by Gianni Di Gregorio. Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 75 minutes. Not Rated. To give an idea of the cultural differences … Continue reading →

Robert De Niro – Oscar-Winning Actor Makes Sure Everybody’s Fine
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Robert De Niro – Oscar-Winning Actor Makes Sure Everybody’s Fine

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Robert De Niro Oscar-Winning Actor Makes Sure Everybody’s Fine by Brad Balfour On the heels of the broadcast of his Kennedy Center Honors (along with Bruce Springsteen, Dave Brubeck, Mel Brooks, and Grace Bumbry), legendary actor Robert De Niro can be seen on the silver screen again. While he’s being lauded for past laurels, he’s … Continue reading →

Richard Curtis – The King of Romantic Comedy Embraces His First Love with Pirate Radio
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Richard Curtis – The King of Romantic Comedy Embraces His First Love with Pirate Radio

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Richard Curtis The King of Romantic Comedy Embraces His First Love with Pirate Radio by Jay S. Jacobs Richard Curtis is mostly known in the US for his romantic comedies. That is only natural; the man has penned some of the great romances of the last two decades – movies which were wonderfully British and … Continue reading →

Turning Green (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Turning Green (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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TURNING GREEN (2005) Starring Timothy Hutton, Colm Meaney, Alessandro Nivola, Donal Gallery, Killian Morgan, Jill Harding, Billie Traynor, Brid Ni Chionaola, Deirdre Monaghan, Glenn Gannon, Gavin O’Connor, Sinead C. Kavanagh and Katherine Kendall. Screenplay by Michael Aimette and John G. Hoffman. Directed by Michael Aimette and John G. Hoffman. Distributed by New Films International. 85 … Continue reading →

Michael Sheen – British Actor Fights for The Damned United
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Michael Sheen – British Actor Fights for The Damned United

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Michael Sheen British Actor Fights for The Damned United by Brad Balfour Whether playing everyone’s best known Brit – be it former Prime Minister Tony Blair (The Queen) or talk show host David Frost (Frost/Nixon) – veteran actor Michael Sheen has become known to American audiences for playing an incredibly versatile range of characters from werewolves to … Continue reading →

In the Loop (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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In the Loop (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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IN THE LOOP (2009) Starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Anna Chlumsky, Enzo Cilenti, Paul Higgins, Mimi Kennedy, Alex Macqueen, Johnny Pemberton, Olivia Poulet, David Rasche, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith, Zach Woods and Steve Coogan. Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche. Directed by Armando Iannucci. … Continue reading →

David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci – Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop
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David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci – Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop

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David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop by Brad Balfour When actor David Rasche came into the room, I knew this was going to be a different kind of interview session just as In The Loop is a different kind of political … Continue reading →

Shohreh Aghdashloo – An Iranian-born Actress Speaks Loudly and Passionately About The Stoning of Soraya M.
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Shohreh Aghdashloo – An Iranian-born Actress Speaks Loudly and Passionately About The Stoning of Soraya M.

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Shohreh Aghdashloo An Iranian-born Actress Speaks Loudly and Passionately About The Stoning of Soraya M. by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2009 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: June 27, 2009.   Rarely has a film’s release dovetailed with an earth-shattering event so that, by its very existence, it CAN contribute to radically altering world affairs. The Stoning of … Continue reading →

Jerichow (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Jerichow (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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JERICHOW (2009) Starring Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke, Claudia Geisler, Marie Gruber and Knut Berger. Screenplay by Christian Petzold. Directed by Christian Petzold. Distributed by The Cinema Guild. 93 minutes. Not Rated. Last year, German writer/director Christian Petzold created a moody reinvention of the 60s drive-in classic Carnival of Souls with his film Yella. His … Continue reading →

Michel Gondry and Leos Carax – French Directors Take on Tokyo!
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Michel Gondry and Leos Carax – French Directors Take on Tokyo!

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Michel Gondry and Leos Carax French Directors Take on Tokyo! by Brad Balfour As if it were a creative corollary to the act of cinematic deconstruction, this strange tri-parted feature, Tokyo!, was released on the same weekend as Watchmen – a film based on a huge graphic novel that’s all about deconstruction. This strange absurdist-cartoon interpretation of the ultimate … Continue reading →