MOOD INDIGO (2014) Starring Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy, Aïssa Maïga, Charlotte Le Bon, Sacha Bourdo, Vincent Rottiers, Philippe Torreton, Laurent Lafitte, Alain Chabat, Zinedine Soualem, Natacha Régnier, Marina Rozenman, Matthieu Paulus, Paul Gondry, Michel Gondry and August Darnell. Screenplay by Michel Gondry and Luc Bossi. Directed by Michel Gondry. Distributed by … Continue reading
Category Archives: French
A Summer’s Tale (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A SUMMER’S TALE (CONTE D’ÉTÉ) (1996) Starring Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Aurelia Nolin, Gwenaelle Simon, Aimé Lefèvre, Alain Guellaff, Evelyne Lahana, Yves Guérin and Franck Cabot. Screenplay by Eric Rohmer. Directed by Eric Rohmer. Distributed by Big World Pictures. 113 minutes. Rated G. http://popentertainment-moviereviews.tumblr.com/post/89414516196/a-summers-tale-conte-dete-1996-starring Originally released in its native France in 1996, but just getting … Continue reading
Chinese Puzzle (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CHINESE PUZZLE (CASSE-TÊTE CHINOIS) (2014) Starring Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile De France, Kelly Reilly, Sandrine Holt, Flore Bonaventura, Jochen Hägele, Benoît Jacquot, Pablo Mugnier-Jacob, Margaux Mansart, Amin Djakliou, Clara Abbasi, Li Jun Li, Sharrieff Pugh, Peter McRobbie and Jason Kravits. Screenplay by Cédric Klapisch. Directed by Cédric Klapisch. Distributed by Cohen Media Group. 117 … Continue reading
Young & Beautiful (Jeune et Jolie) (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL (JEUNE ET JOLIE) (2014) Starring Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Charlotte Rampling, Fantin Ravat, Johan Leysen, Nathalie Richard, Djedje Apali, Lucas Prisor, Laurent Delbecque, Jeanne Ruff, Carole Franck, Olivier Desautel, Serge Hefez, Akéla Sari, Nathan N’Diaye and Anne-Elina N’Diaye. Screenplay by François Ozon. Directed by François Ozon. Distributed by IFC Films. … Continue reading
Le Week-End (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LE WEEK-END (2014) Starring Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum, Olly Alexander, Xavier de Guillebon, Brice Beaugier, Judith Davis, Charlotte Léo, Marie-France Alvarez, Lee Michelsen, Lee Michelsen, Sébastien Siroux and Etienne Dalibert. Screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. Directed by Roger Michell. Distributed by Music Box Films. 93 minutes. Rated R. There is an old song that … Continue reading
Billy Crudup and Guillaume Canet – Honoring Their Blood Ties
Billy Crudup and Guillaume Canet – Honoring Their Blood Ties by Jay S. Jacobs Two brothers. One is a cop. The other is a gangster just getting out of an extended stay in jail and now sliding back into his old ways. That’s going to make for some uncomfortable family holiday dinners. That dichotomy is … Continue reading
Stranger By the Lake (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
STRANGER BY THE LAKE (L’INCONNU DU LAC) (2013) Starring Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d’Assumçao, Francois Labarthe, Jérôme Chappatte, Mathieu Vervisch, Gilbert Traina, Emmanuel Daumas, Sébastien Badachaoui and Gilles Guérin. Screenplay by Alain Guiraudie. Directed by Alain Guiraudie. Distributed by Strand Releasing. 97 minutes. Not Rated. A man goes to a lake on a nearly … Continue reading
No One Lives (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NO ONE LIVES (2013) Starring Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Lee Tergesen, Laura Ramsey, Derek Magyar, Beau Knapp, America Olivo, Brodus Clay and Lindsey Shaw. Screenplay by David Lawrence Cohen. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. 86 minutes. Rated R. Into the strange bedfellows’ files comes this movie, a joint production between the … Continue reading
In the House (Dans la Maison) A PopEntertainment Movie Review
IN THE HOUSE (DANS LA MAISON) (2012) Starring Ernst Umhauer, Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Denis Menochet, Emmanuelle Seigner, Bastien Ughetto, Jean-Francois Balmer, Yolande Moreau and Catherine Davenier. Screenplay by François Ozon. Directed by François Ozon. Distributed by Cohen Media Group. 105 minutes. Rated R. Wonderful French director François Ozon returns to stunning form with In … Continue reading
Midnight in Paris (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011) Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Alison Pill, Tom Hiddleston, Nina Arianda, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Léa Seydoux, Corey Stoll, Yves Heck and Gad Elmaleh. Screenplay by Woody Allen. Directed by Woody Allen. Distributed by Sony Picture Classics. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading