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Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita
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Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita

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Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita by Jay S. Jacobs Spanish film director Fernando Trueba has had a long, fascinating career which has branched out in many directions.  He started out as a movie critic in the 1970s for the newspaper El Pais.  He has since worked as an … Continue reading →

Rumer – A Change of Seasons
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Rumer – A Change of Seasons

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Rumer A Change of Seasons by Jay S. Jacobs The crazy thing about overnight success is that it always takes a hell of a long time to achieve.  When retro-vibed and striking British singer Rumer released her debut album Seasons of My Soul in late 2010 in Europe, most of the stories pointed out that the singer … Continue reading →

Adepero Oduye – Finds Acceptance as a Pariah
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Adepero Oduye – Finds Acceptance as a Pariah

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Adepero Oduye Finds Acceptance as a Pariah by Brad Balfour Though Pariah is this little film telling a simple, classic tale seen and heard before, the charm of its actors and the need to have this coming-of-age story told again and again until it no longer needs to resonate makes the film a powerful and award-worthy statement. … Continue reading →

Alice Cooper – A Nightmare Return
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Alice Cooper – A Nightmare Return

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Alice Cooper A Nightmare Return by Ken Sharp The pioneer of theatrical shock rock, Alice Cooper, has returned with an exceptional new album, Welcome 2 My Nightmare. While not officially a sequel to his acclaimed 1975 opus, Welcome to My Nightmare, this new release, also produced by Bob Ezrin, captures the macabre inventiveness of that legendary release … Continue reading →

Michel Hazanavicius Silences the Skeptics with the Oscar Favorite The Artist
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Michel Hazanavicius Silences the Skeptics with the Oscar Favorite The Artist

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Michel Hazanavicius Silences the Skeptics with the Oscar Favorite The Artist by Brad Balfour Wily provocateur and indie screen mogul Harvey Weinstein sees beyond the obvious and recognizes value in some rather offbeat films. Thankfully, that support has so far paid off. Four of Weinstein’s pictures won awards at this year’s Golden Globes, with a … Continue reading →

Michelle Williams – Her Uncanny Performance in My Week With Marilyn Turns Heads and Wins Award Noms
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Michelle Williams – Her Uncanny Performance in My Week With Marilyn Turns Heads and Wins Award Noms

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Michelle Williams Her Uncanny Performance in My Week With Marilyn Turns Heads and Wins Award Noms by Brad Balfour Who knew that when actress Michelle Williams first appeared as the bad girl in Dawson’s Creek, she would have the uncanny good sense to take on roles which offered her real challenges? From a supporting part in Brokeback Mountain to the lead in Wendy and … Continue reading →

Chris Weitz – Helping Others to Find A Better Life
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Chris Weitz – Helping Others to Find A Better Life

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Chris Weitz Helping Others to Find A Better Life by Jay S. Jacobs It is not often that people almost completely change course in Hollywood.  However, after making two straight huge blockbuster films, Chris Weitz has downshifted into the tiny independent drama A Better Life. However, smaller is not necessarily a bad thing.  Weitz started small … Continue reading →

Laurence Leboeuf – On the Road to Foreverland
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Laurence Leboeuf – On the Road to Foreverland

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Laurence Leboeuf On the Road to Foreverland by Jay S. Jacobs Foreverland was a film that was literally life and death to its young writer/director Max McGuire. The film was about a twenty-something man who was stricken with the disease cystic fibrosis, who has to travel the length of the west coast of the US to scatter … Continue reading →

Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers
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Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers

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Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers by Jay S. Jacobs When we last left Sara Paxton, she was taking a huge chance in her career. After working most of her young career in light, comic roles, Paxton had taken a film very unlike any she had ever tried before – a remake of … Continue reading →

George Clooney Has Had a Very Good Year
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George Clooney Has Had a Very Good Year

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George Clooney Has Had a Very Good Year by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2011 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: December 18, 2011.  Despite the media attention George Timothy Clooney gets for his love life, this dapper male star deserves the spotlight for a lot of the right things – his acting talents, social concerns, creative work, self-effacing … Continue reading →