Category Archives: Foreign Films

My Best Friend (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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My Best Friend (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MY BEST FRIEND (MON MEILLEUR AMI) (2007) Starring Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon, Julie Gayet, Julie Durand, Jacques Mathou, Henri Garcin, Pierre Aussedat, Audrey Marnay, Cyril Couton, Elisabeth Bourgine, Jacques Spiesser and Marie Pillet. Screenplay by Jerome Tonnerre and Patrice Leconte. Directed by Patrice Leconte. Distributed by IFC Pictures. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. Though he doesn’t … Continue reading →

Good-Bye MoMo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Good-Bye MoMo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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GOOD-BYE MOMO (A DIOS MOMO)  (2007) Starring Mathias Acuna, Jorge Esmoris, Marco Da Costa, Washington “Canario” Luna, Marcel Keoroglian and Carmen Abella. Screenplay by Leonardo Ricagni. Directed by Leonardo Ricagni. Distributed by ArtMattan Productions.  108 minutes.  Not Rated. Good-Bye MoMo answers the rhetorical question; what would happen if Federico Fellini were reincarnated in Uraguay? Of course … Continue reading →

Beyond the Gates (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Beyond the Gates (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BEYOND THE GATES (2007) Starring John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Claire-Hope Ashitey, David Gyasi, Steve Toussaint, Nicola Walker, Louis Mahoney, Susan Nalwoga, Victor Power, Jack Pierce and Musa Kasonka Jr. Screenplay by David Wolstencraft. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Distributed by IFC Films.  111 minutes.  Not Rated. The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 – … Continue reading →

Hot Fuzz (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Hot Fuzz (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HOT FUZZ (2007) Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Steve Coogan, Timothy Dalton, Paul Freeman, Anne Reid, Billie Whitelaw, Stuart Wilson and Edward Woodward. Screenplay by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. Directed by Edgar Wright. Distributed by Rogue Pictures.  121 minutes.  Rated R. Just the idea of Hot Fuzz is so wonderfully whimsical that … Continue reading →

Forest Whitaker Becomes the First King of the Hour
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Forest Whitaker Becomes the First King of the Hour

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Forest Whitaker Becomes the First King of the Hour by Brad Balfour For Forest Whitaker, it’s been a long, strange ride from the start, creating the character of Idi Amin for his last film, The Last King of Scotland. With this year’s Best Actor nomination, he’s favored to win – something he never expected upon taking … Continue reading →

Cate Blanchett – Rewrites the Book On Scandal
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Cate Blanchett – Rewrites the Book On Scandal

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Cate Blanchett Rewrites the Book On Scandal by Brad Balfour In Notes on a Scandal, a high-school teacher Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) starts an affair with one of her students, Steven (Andrew Simpson), and is discovered and emotionally blackmailed by her colleague Barbara (Judi Dench, receiving a Best Actress Oscar nomination for this film). As adapted … Continue reading →

Close to Home (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Close to Home (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CLOSE TO HOME (KAROV LA BAYIT)  (2007) Starring Smadar Sayar, Naama Schendar, Danny Geva, Sharon Reginiano, Sandra Schonwald, Irit Suki, Ami Weinberg, Katia Zinbris, Anna Stephan and Ilanit Ben Yaakov. Screenplay by Vidi Bilu and Dalia Hager. Directed by Vidi Bilu and Dalia Hager. Distributed by IFC First Take.  94 minutes.  Not Rated. The day-to-day … Continue reading →

Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson and Chris Noonan – Getting to Know Miss Potter
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Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson and Chris Noonan – Getting to Know Miss Potter

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Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson and Chris Noonan Getting to Know Miss Potter by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: February 9, 2007. Though Miss Potter doesn’t seem to be a film that would be interesting to anyone but say, a Zellweger or McGregor completist, this biopic about the creator of the world’s most … Continue reading →

Helen Mirren Presents a Queenly Performance
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Helen Mirren Presents a Queenly Performance

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Helen Mirren Presents a Queenly Performance by Brad Balfour For Golden Globe-winning actress Helen Mirren, playing Her Majesty Elizabeth II in The Queen wasn’t such a stretch since she had already given a masterful rendition of another monarch with her uncanny portrayal of Elizabeth I in the 2005 British mini-series. The 61-year old Mirren’s experience in preparing … Continue reading →

Russian Dolls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Russian Dolls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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RUSSIAN DOLLS (LES POUPEES RUSSES) (2006) Starring Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile DeFrance, Kelly Reilly, Kevin Bishop, Evguenya Obraztsova, Irene Montala, Lucy Gordon, Gary Love, Aïssa Maiga, Oliver Saladin, Martine DeMaret, Pierre Cassignard, Cristina Brondo, Federico D’Anna, Barnaby Metschurat and Christian Pagh. Screenplay by Cedric Klapisch. Directed by Cedric Klapisch. Distributed by IFC Films. 129 … Continue reading →