LASSIE (2006) Starring Lassie, Samantha Morton, Peter O’Toole, Peter Dinklage, Steve Pemberton, John Lynch, Edward Fox, Celyn Jones, Kelly Macdonald, Gregor Fisher and Jemma Redgrave. Screenplay by Charles Sturridge. Directed by Charles Sturridge. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 100 minutes. Rated PG. No matter how harsh and cynical the world gets, even the hardest heart … Continue reading
Category Archives: Foreign Films
The Science of Sleep (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (LA SCIENCE DES RÊVES) (2006) Starring Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Pierre Vaneck, Emma de Caunes, Aurélia Pettit, Sacha Bourdo, Stéphane Metzger, Decourt Moyen, Inigo Lezzi, Jean-Michel Bernard, Yvette Petit and Eric Mariotto. Screenplay by Michel Gondry. Directed by Michel Gondry. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 105 minutes. … Continue reading
13 (Tzameti) (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
13 (TZAMETI) (2006) Starring Georges Babluani, Aurélien Recoing, Pascal Bongard, Fred Ulysse, Nicolas Pignon, Vania Vilers, Christophe Vandevelde, Olga Legrand, Augustin Legrand, Joé Prestia and Philippe Passon. Screenplay by Gela Babluani. Directed by Gela Babluani. Distributed by Palm Pictures. 90 minutes. Not Rated. This black and white (and mostly very, very black) French psychological thriller … Continue reading
Lisa Ray Makes Her Splash in Water
LISA RAY MAKES HER SPLASH IN WATER by Brad Balfour What’s it like to be proclaimed the most beautiful woman in a country of nearly a billion? Ask actress Lisa Ray, who was considered the symbol of beauty for India in recent years. But as Ray will tell you, that was really inconsequential when it comes … Continue reading
Somersault (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SOMERSAULT (2006) Starring Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson, Hollie Andrew, Leah Purcell, Nathaniel Dean, Olivia Pigeot, Damian de Montemas, John Sheerin, Anne Louise Lambert, Paul Gleeson, Blake Pittman, Justin Martin and Ben Tate. Screenplay by Cate Shortland. Directed by Cate Shortland. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated R. The teen years … Continue reading
Rachel Weisz Steps Through the Garden
RACHEL WEISZ STEPS THROUGH THE GARDEN By Brad Balfour Though Rachel Weisz has received accolades before, none are more appreciated than an Academy Award nomination. And given that she dies a few minutes in the film The Constant Gardener, it’s even more appreciated she got this attention. But the film is a powerful statement – about … Continue reading
Keira Knightley – Dual Identities
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY DUAL IDENTITIES by Brad Balfour Though she could easily coast on her adorable smile and refined good looks, twenty-year-old British actress Keira Knightley likes challenges. Within the space of a few days she had to shift from playing the brainy yet biting heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, in the 18th century period drama Pride and Prejudice to … Continue reading
Pride & Prejudice (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005) Starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike and Judi Dench. Screenplay by Deborah Moggach. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated PG. It seems quite incredible that Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice has been filmed as many times as it … Continue reading
Sienna Miller – An Actress Goes Against Domesticity
SIENNA MILLER AN ACTRESS GOES AGAINST DOMESTICITY by Brad Balfour Though she’s gotten lots of public attention in past months, actress Sienna Miller has received the spotlight more for her personal hassles with fiancé Jude Law rather than for her work. With the Christmas release of director Lasse Hallstrom’s Casanova she hopes to change that focus. In … Continue reading
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE (2005) Starring Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doo-na, Lim Ji-Eun, Han Bo-bae, Kim Se-dong, Lee Dae-yeon, Jeong Jae-yeong, Lee Kan-hie, Oh Kwang-rok, Ryoo Seung-wan and Ryu Seung-beom. Screenplay by Lee Jong-yong, Lee Moo-young and Park Ridame. Directed by Park Chan-wook. Distributed by Tartan Films. 122 minutes. Rated R. After the surprise … Continue reading