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
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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
Seed of Chucky (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SEED OF CHUCKY (2004) Starring Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Billy Boyd, Redman, John Waters, Hannah Spearritt, Keith-Lee Castle, Steve Lawton, Tony Gardner, Jason Flemyng, Nicholas Rowe, Stephanie Chambers, Simon James Morgan, Bethany Simons-Danville, Rebecca Santos, Beans Al-Balawi, Kristina Hewitt, Daniel Getzoff and Nicola Mycroft. Screenplay by Don Mancini. Directed by Don Mancini. Distributed by Rogue … Continue reading
White Noise (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WHITE NOISE (2005) Starring Michael Keaton, Chandra West, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice, Sarah Strange, Nicholas Elia, Mike Dopud, Marsha Regis, Brad Sihvon, Mitchell Kosterman, L. Harvey Gold, Amber Rothwell, Suzanne Ristic, Connor Tracy, Miranda Frigon, Aaron Douglas, Anthony Harrison, Bruce Dawson, Benita Ha, Anastasia Corbett, Miki Maunsell and Ross Birchall. Screenplay by Niall Johnson. … Continue reading
Miracles – The Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Miracles The Complete Series (2003) (Shout! Factory-2005) The X-Files is responsible for some major changes in television. The moody, morose visuals and the supernatural scares of the show have set a template for many series that came in its wake. Thanks to it, the audience can see things that would have been impossible previously. (In the … Continue reading
The Jacket (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE JACKET (2005) Starring Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly Lynch, Brad Renfro, Daniel Craig, Laura Marano, Jake Broder, Mackenzie Phillips, Jonah Lotan, Fish, Jason Lewis, Stephen Mackintosh, Ian Porter and Nina Summers. Screenplay by Massy Tadjedin. Directed by John Maybury. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated R. The … Continue reading
Saw (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SAW (2004) Starring Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Leigh Whannell, Michael Emerson, Tobin Bell, Ken Leung, Makenzie Vega, Shawnee Smith, Benito Martinez, Dina Meyer Paul Gutrecht, Ned Bellamy, Alexandra Chun, Avner Garbi and Mike Butters. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell. Directed by James Wan. Distributed by Lionsgate Films. 102 minutes. Rated R. The set up … Continue reading
Shaun of the Dead (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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
Sarah Michelle Gellar – Gets Under the Skin In the Grudge
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR GETS UNDER THE SKIN IN THE GRUDGE by Brad Balfour Ever since she was discovered by an agent at age four, New York born and bred Sarah Michelle Gellar has been in spotlight from doing commercials, as the groundbreaking star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and film star (Cruel Intentions/I Know What You Did Last Summer). … Continue reading
Alien vs. Predator (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004) Starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan, Joseph Rye, Agatha de la Boulaye, Carsten Norgaard, Sam Troughton, Petr Jakl, Pavel Bezdek, Kieran Bew, Carsten Voigt and Jan Pavel Filipensky. Screenplay by Paul W.S. Anderson. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. 101 … Continue reading