Category Archives: Foreign Films

Finding Neverland (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Finding Neverland (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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FINDING NEVERLAND (2004) Starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman, Radha Mitchell, Eileen Essell, Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Luke Spill, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald, Mackenzie Crook, Jimmy Gardner, Oliver Fox and Angus Barnett. Screenplay by David Magee. Directed by Marc Forster. Distributed by Miramax Pictures.  106 minutes.  Rated PG. Johnny Depp … Continue reading →

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

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BACKBEAT (1994) Starring Sheryl Lee, Steven Dorff, Ian Hart, Gary Bakewell, Chris O’Neill, Scot Williams, Kai Wiesinger, Gertan Klauber, Marcelle Dupruy, John White, Bernard Merrick, Nicholas Tennant, Finola Geraghty, Rob Spendlove, Charlie Caine, Jennifer Ehle, Frieda Kelly, Paul Humpoletz, Christiana Uriarte, Abigail Wrapson, Galit Herskovitz, Stephan Grothgar and Lynn Lowton. Screenplay by Iain Softley, Michael … Continue reading →

Ziyi Zhang – Seeing the Martial Arts Mistress in Action
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Ziyi Zhang – Seeing the Martial Arts Mistress in Action

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ZIYI ZHANG SEEING THE MARTIAL ARTS MISTRESS IN ACTION BY BRAD BALFOUR Copyright ©2005 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved. Posted: January 20, 2005. Petite Chinese actress Ziyi Zhang doesn’t exactly look like a Kung Fu killer yet she has been in two of the genre’s biggest international hits, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero, and is starring in the martial arts saga House of Flying Daggers which … Continue reading →

Sky Blue (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Sky Blue (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SKY BLUE (2004) Featuring the voices (English Version) of Catherine Cavadini, Marc Worden, Kirk Thornton, David Naughton, Karl Wiedergott, Rebecca Wink, Bob Papenbrook, Andrew Ableson, Sunmin Park, Marc Scarpa, Jamie Simone, Jeffrey Winter and Mark Lindsay. Screenplay by Moon Sang Kim, Jun Young Park and Sunmin Park. English Language Screenplay by Sunmin Park, Howard Rabinowitz … Continue reading →

Shaun of the Dead (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Shaun of the Dead (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004) Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Jessica Stevenson, Peter Serafinowicz, Rafe Spall, Nicoia Cunningham, Sonell Dadral, Steve Emerson, Phyllis McMahon and Chris Martin. Screenplay by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. Directed by Edgar Wright. Distributed by Rogue Pictures. 100 minutes. Rated … Continue reading →

A Very Long Engagement (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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A Very Long Engagement (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANÇAILLES) (2004) Starring Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jerome Kircher, Dominique Bettenfeld, Marion Cotillard, Jean Pierre Darroussin, Denis Lavant, Clovis Comillac, Albert Dupontel, Chantal Neuwirth, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Julie Depardieu, Dominique Pinon, Tchéky Karyo and Jodie Foster. Screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Distributed … Continue reading →

Audrey Tautou Survives War and Love and Becomes an International Star
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Audrey Tautou Survives War and Love and Becomes an International Star

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AUDREY TAUTOU Survives War and Love and Becomes an International Star by Brad Balfour Once quirky French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet saw his offbeat romantic comedy, Amelie, become not just a hit in France but one throughout the world (it was even nominated for an Oscar), Audrey Tautou became a star. Now several years later, the two … Continue reading →

Intimate Strangers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Intimate Strangers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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INTIMATE STRANGERS (CONFIDENCES TROP INTIMES) (2004) Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrice Luchini, Michel Duchaussoy, Anne Brochet, Gilbert Melki, Laurent Gamelon, Helene Surgere, Urbain Cancelier, Isabel Petit-Jacques, Veronique Kapoian, Benoit Petre, Albert Simono, Claude Derepp, Aurore Auteuil, Ludovic Berthillot and Sabrina Brezzo. Screenplay by Jerome Tonnerre. Directed by Patrice Leconte. Distributed by Paramount Classics.  104 minutes.  Rated … Continue reading →

Julie Delpy – Paris Match
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Julie Delpy – Paris Match

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Julie Delpy Paris Match by Jay S. Jacobs Sometimes, through a mixture of hard work, talent and sheer luck, a movie just clicks.  Everything works.  The 1995 romantic comedy/drama Before Sunrise was one of those films.  It stood out from the pack of the Gen X films of the time, because it was smart, funny and had a serious point of view.  It was light … Continue reading →

Before Sunset (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Before Sunset (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BEFORE SUNSET  (2004) Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torres, Rodolphe Pauly, Mariane Plasteig, Diabolo, Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet. Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment/Warner Independent Pictures.  80 minutes.  Rated R. “Think of it like this.  Jump ahead ten, … Continue reading →