Category Archives: Foreign Films

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

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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
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Rachel Weisz Steps Through the Garden

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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
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Keira Knightley – Dual Identities

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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)
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Pride & Prejudice (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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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
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Sienna Miller – An Actress Goes Against Domesticity

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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)
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Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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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 →

Paradise Now (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Paradise Now (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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PARADISE NOW (2005) Starring Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Amer Hlehel, Hiam Abbass, Ashraf Barhom and Mohammad Bustami. Screenplay by Hany Abu-Assad & Bero Beyer. Directed by Hany Abu-Assad. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. The day-to-day reality of suicide bombers is so incomprehensible to most of the western world that … Continue reading →

House of Voices (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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House of Voices (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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HOUSE OF VOICES (a.k.a. SAINT ANGE) (2005) Starring Virginie Ledoyen, Lou Doillon, Catriona MacColl, Dorina Lazar, Jeróme Soufflet, Virginie Darmon, Marie Henry, Eric Pratt and Christophe Lemaire. Screenplay by Pascal Laugier. Directed by Pascal Laugier. Distributed by Rogue Pictures. 100 minutes.  Rated R. Released in France as Saint Ange in 2004 and then slipped straight into the … Continue reading →

My Summer of Love (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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My Summer of Love (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MY SUMMER OF LOVE (2005) Starring Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews, Michelle Byrne, Paul Antony-Barber, Lynette Edwards and Kathryn Sumner. Screenplay by Pawel Pawlikowski in collaboration with Michael Wynne. Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. Distributed by Focus Features. 87 minutes. Rated R. To call My Summer of Love a lesbian love story would be completely … Continue reading →

Green Street Hooligans (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Green Street Hooligans (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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GREEN STREET HOOLIGANS (2005) Starring Elijah Wood, Charlie Hannum, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren, Leo Gregory, Geoff Bell, Kieran Bew, Henry Goodman, Christopher Hehir, Terence Jay, Ross McCall, Francis Pope and Rafe Spall. Screenplay by Lexi Alexander, Dougie Brimson and Josh Shelov. Directed by Lexi Alexander. Distributed by Freestyle Releasing. 109 minutes.  Rated R. Violence can … Continue reading →