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Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy – Love and Death in Bruges
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Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy – Love and Death in Bruges

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Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy Love and Death in Bruges by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of toiling on big-budget blockbusters that only occasionally took flight – Oliver Stone’s Alexander and Michael Mann’s Miami Vice come to mind – Colin Farrell has definitely downsized for his latest two roles. Ironically, in both Martin … Continue reading →

In Bruges (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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In Bruges (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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IN BRUGES (2008) Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clemence Poesy, Jeremie Renier, Thekla Reute, Jordan Prentice, Zeljko Ivanek, Eric Godon, Mark Donovan, Rudy Blomme, Theo Stevenson, Elizabeth Berrington and Cieran Hinds. Screenplay by Martin McDonagh. Directed by Martin McDonagh. Distributed by Focus Features.  107 minutes.  Rated R. Beauty and ugliness, grandeur and seediness, … Continue reading →

Julian Schnabel – Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
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Julian Schnabel – Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

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Julian Schnabel Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Brad Balfour Director Julian Schnabel comes to filmmaking under odd circumstances. Long before he made his first film, he was a world-class fine artist – the self-proclaimed lion of the New York art world – whose paintings and other works … Continue reading →

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (2007) Starring Emily Watson, Alex Atel, Ben Chaplin, Priyanka Xi, Craig Hall, Brian Cox, Bruce Allpress, Eddie Campbell, Megan Katherine, Elliott Lawless, Peter Corrigan, Ian Harcourt, William Johnson and Lorraine McDonald. Screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs. Directed by Jay Russell. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 111 minutes. Rated PG. … Continue reading →

James McAvoy and Keira Knightley – On the Day of Atonement
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James McAvoy and Keira Knightley – On the Day of Atonement

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James McAvoy and Keira Knightley On the Day of Atonement by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: December 7, 2007. Playing the star-crossed lovers whose entire futures are blown apart by a little girl’s unfair allegation in Atonement, British actors James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland, The Chronicles of Narnia) … Continue reading →

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

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ATONEMENT (2007) Starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Juno Temple, Michelle Duncan, Gina McKee, Harriet Walters and Anthony Minghella. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by Focus Features.  123 minutes.  Rated R. When a film has a title like Atonement, you’re probably not in for an uplifting … Continue reading →

Ang Lee – Expresses Lust with Little Caution
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Ang Lee – Expresses Lust with Little Caution

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Ang Lee Expresses Lust with Little Caution by Brad Balfour Sexually provocative and fraught with violence, Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution [Sie, Jie] powerfully explores the story of a young woman who uses her sexuality to gain the trust of a high-powered Chinese official – a high-ranking collaborator with the ruthless Japanese occupiers during the 1940s. Played by … Continue reading →

Private Property (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Private Property (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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PRIVATE PROPERTY (NUE PROPRIÉTÉ) (2006) Starring Isabelle Huppert, Jérémie Renier, Yannick Renier, Kris Cuppens, Raphaelle Lubansu, Patrick Descamps, Didier de Neck, Dirk Tuypens and Sabine Riche. Screenplay by Joachim Lafosse. Directed by Joachim Lafosse. Distributed by Red Envelope Entertainment and New Yorker Films. 89 minutes. Not Rated. There is a dedication at the beginning of Private … Continue reading →

Paris Je T’Aime (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Paris Je T’Aime (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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PARIS, JE T’AIME (PARIS, I LOVE YOU) (2007) Starring Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Juliette Binoche, Catalina Sandina Moreno, Elijah Wood, Natalie Portman, Melchior Beslon, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands, Nick Nolte, Ludivine Sagnier, Miranda Richardson, Fanny Ardant, Bob Hoskins, Emily Mortimer, Rufus Sewell, Willem Dafoe, Marianne Faithfull, Barbet Schroeder, Xin Li, Paul Putner, Olga Kurylenko, Margo … Continue reading →

Death at a Funeral (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Death at a Funeral (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DEATH AT A FUNERAL (2007) Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Dinklage, Alan Tudyk, Ewen Bremner, Rupert Graves, Daisy Donovan, Kris Marshall, Andy Nyman, Jane Asher, Keeley Hawes and Peter Vaughan. Screenplay by Dean Craig. Directed by Frank Oz. Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. 90 minutes.  Rated R. It was a bit of a surprise to find … Continue reading →