Reese Witherspoon – Highlights the Truth of “The Good Lie”
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Reese Witherspoon – Highlights the Truth of “The Good Lie”

Reese Witherspoon – Highlights the Truth of “The Good Lie” by Brad Balfour Nashville, Tennessee, might seem as remote a place from the African nation of Sudan as one could imagine. Yet given the fantastic journey of thousands of Lost Boys (and girls) who came to the United States in the 1990s — after an arduous walk from their homeland … Continue reading

Blake Cooper – Born To Maze Run
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Blake Cooper – Born To Maze Run

Blake Cooper – Born To Maze Run by Jay S. Jacobs If life went as expected, 12-year-old Blake Cooper would have had to have gone to a suburban Atlanta cineplex to experience the summer blockbuster The Maze Runner. However, life is a crazy thing, and instead he is actually playing a breakout role the dystopian … Continue reading

Kevin Kline and Israel Horovitz – Looking In On Their Old Lady
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Kevin Kline and Israel Horovitz – Looking In On Their Old Lady

Kevin Kline and Israel Horovitz Looking In On Their Old Lady by Jay S. Jacobs Kevin Kline has spent a lot of time in France in his long career as an actor.  He has done everything from French Kiss to The Pink Panther there.  He even made the film Queen to Play in which he … Continue reading

Ernie Hudson Celebrates the 30th Anniversary Of Ghostbusters!
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Ernie Hudson Celebrates the 30th Anniversary Of Ghostbusters!

Ernie Hudson Celebrates the 30th Anniversary Of Ghostbusters!   by London Christopher Copyright © 2014 London Christopher/PopEntertainment.com.  All Rights Reserved. Posted: September 3, 2014. Hudson fondly reflects on Ghostbusters 1 and 2, what’s new with the much-anticipated Ghostbusters 3, and the 20th anniversary of The Crow.         This year marks the 30th Anniversary of Ghostbusters.  In honor of this momentous occasion, the hilarious 1984 motion picture … Continue reading

Internet Killed the Newspaper Star
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Internet Killed the Newspaper Star

Internet Killed the Newspaper Star Filmmaker Lenny Feinberg discusses his documentary Black & White and Dead All Over about the decline of the daily newspaper. by Jay S. Jacobs http://popentertainment-interviews.tumblr.com/post/94361579739/internet-killed-the-newspaper-star-filmmaker As the Internet increasingly becomes the go-to destination for people to get their news, traditional newspapers have been scrambling to stay relevant. Newspapers are at a severe … Continue reading

James Franco – The Actor/Director Finds Salvation in Child of God
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James Franco – The Actor/Director Finds Salvation in Child of God

James Franco – The Actor/Director Finds Salvation in Child of God by Brad Balfour The long journey to bring Cormac McCarthy’s controversial novel Child of God to the screen has taken the film from first being screened at last year’s New York Film Fest to finally getting a distributor and landing in cinemas. From its first … Continue reading

In This Cinematic Telling Soul Godfather James Brown Taught Us How to Get On Up
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In This Cinematic Telling Soul Godfather James Brown Taught Us How to Get On Up

In This Cinematic Telling Soul Godfather James Brown Taught Us How to Get On Up by Brad Balfour Though by no means a perfect film or conventional biopic, the recently released Get On Up wrangles with the complicated life of one of pop music’s pioneers and enduring legends: James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. If … Continue reading

Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception
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Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception

Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs We’ve been following Eric McCormack’s cult drama Perception on TNT for three seasons now.  Surprisingly the third season may be the best yet, a mixture of deep twisty mysteries and intriguing personal interactions.  It is a show that is unashamedly intelligent and academic, and yet at the … Continue reading