EL CRIMEN FERPECTO (THE PERFECT CRIME) (2005) Starring Guillermo Toledo, Mónica Cervera, Luis Varela, Fernando Tejero, Kira Miró, Enrique Villén, Alicia Andújar, Eduardo Gómez, Javier Gutiérez, Montse Mostaza, Gracia Olayo, Isabel Osca, Rosario Pardo, Manuel Tallafé, Penélope Velasco, Juan Viadas, Gerard Casau, Hilario Pino, Óscar Sueiro and Javier J. Valencia. Screenplay by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Foreign Films
Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us
Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us by Jay S. Jacobs Everything Is Illuminated is the debut writing and directing project by respected New York-based actor Liev Schreiber (The Manchurian Candidate, Scream, Kate and Leopold.) The film is based on a portion of the fanciful and yet disturbing best-selling novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran … Continue reading
Apres Vous (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
APRÈS VOUS (2005) Starring Daniel Auteuil, José Garcia, Sandrine Kiberlain, Marilyne Canto, Michèle Moretti, Garance Clavel, Fabio Zenoni, Ange Ruzé, Andrée Tainsy, Jean-Luc Abel, Caroline Brunner, Jocelyne Desverchère, Didier Menin, Jean Charles-Dumay, Jean-Claude Lecas, Elise Otzenberger and Blandine Pelissier. Screenplay by Bênoit Graffin, David Léotard and Pierre Salvadori. Directed by Pierre Salvadori. Distributed by Paramount … Continue reading
The Edukators (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE EDUKATORS (DIE FETTEN JAHRE SIND VORBEI) (2005) Starring Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaußner, Peer Martiny, Petra Zieser, Laura Schmidt, Sebastian Butz, Oliver Bröcker, Knut Berger, Hanns Zischler, Claudio Caiolo, Bernhard Betterman, Sylvia Haider, Claudia Jakobshagen and Reiner Heise. Screenplay by Katharina Held and Hans Weingartner. Directed by Hans Weingartner. Distributed by … Continue reading
High Tension (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HIGH TENSION (HAUTE TENSION) (2005) Starring Cécile DeFrance, Maïwenn, Phillippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun, Andrei Finti, Oana Pellea, Marco Claudiu Pascu, Jean-Claude de Goros, Bodgan Uritescu and Gabriel Spaihu. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Distributed by Lion’s Gate Films. 89 minutes. Rated R. The French aren’t really known for absurdly … Continue reading
Cécile De France – In a Tense Moment
CÉCILE DE FRANCE IN A TENSE MOMENT By Brad Balfour With high cheek bones and rich full lips, 30-year-old actress Cécile De France has been dubbed one of the next big things to come out of France recently. The character she plays in the just released slasher/psycho killer flick High Tension might shock people into believing that. Though … Continue reading
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (2005) Starring Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, Bill Bailey, Warwick Davis, Su Elliott, Stephen Fry, Richard Griffiths, Dominique Jackson, Simon Jones, Thomas Lennon, Mark Longhurst, Kelly MacDonald, Ian McNiese, Helen Mirren, Steve Pemberton, Jack Stanley, Mak Wilson, Albie Woodington and … Continue reading
Oldboy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
OLDBOY (2005) Starring Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Gang Hye-jung, Chi Dae-han, Oh Dal-su, Kim Byoung-ok, Lee Seung-shin, Yoon Jin-seo, Lee Dae-yun, , Oh Gwang-rok, Oh Tae-gyung, Ahn Yeon-suk and Oo Il-han . Screenplay by Hwang Jo-Yun, Lim Joon-hyung and Park Chan Wook. Directed by Park Chan Wook. Distributed by Tartan Films. 119 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
Catalina Sandino Moreno – Full of Grace
CATALINA SANDINO MORENO FULL OF GRACE by Brad Balfour When the petite Catalina Sandino Moreno came into the offices of Fine Line Films for her day of interviews, she seemed as untouched by the absurd excesses of fame and celebrity as she had been before she even heard of Maria Full of Grace—this indie film that … Continue reading
The Other Side of the Street (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET (O OUTRO LADO DA RUA) (2005) Starring Fernanda Montenegro, Raul Cortez, Laura Cardoso, Luis Carlos Persy, Milene Pizarro and Marcio Vito. Screenplay by Marcos Bernstein and Melanie Dimantas. Directed by Marcos Bernstein. Distributed by Strand Releasing/Columbia Tri-Star Pictures (Brazil). 98 minutes. Not Rated. The surprise popularity a couple of … Continue reading