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Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us
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Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us

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Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us by Jay S. Jacobs Everything Is Illuminated is the debut writing and directing project by respected New York-based actor Liev Schreiber (The Manchurian Candidate, Scream, Kate and Leopold.) The film is based on a portion of the fanciful and yet disturbing best-selling novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran … Continue reading →

Johnny Depp – In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka
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Johnny Depp – In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka

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Johnny Depp In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka by Brad Balfour Though often nominated as one of the world’s best looking men as well as for various Oscars [Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl], the 40-something Johnny Depp inspires fascination. But it’s … Continue reading →

Steven Biel – United States of American Gothic
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Steven Biel – United States of American Gothic

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Steven Biel United States of American Gothic by Ronald Sklar Copyright ©2005 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved. Posted June 27, 2005. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Grant Wood must be flattered out the wazoo. Although the artist of “American Gothic” died in 1942, his painting has gone on to symbolize all things American, and parodied by … Continue reading →

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 →

Henry Rollins – Out of the Van
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Henry Rollins – Out of the Van

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Henry Rollins Out of the Van by Ronald Sklar “I could grandstand and tell you I’m The Man, but I basically don’t have a life,” Henry Rollins tells me in a recent phone interview. As usual, The Man is being too hard on himself. The rock legend, now in his early forties and still as tough … Continue reading →

Breakfast With Hunter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Breakfast With Hunter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BREAKFAST WITH HUNTER  (2004) Starring Hunter S. Thompson, George Plimpton, Ralph Steadman,  P.J. O’Rourke, Jann Wenner, Robert Chalmers, Alex Cox, Roxanne Pulitzer, George McGovern, Johnny Depp, Benecio Del Toro, Matt Dillon, Terry Gilliam, Warren Zevon, George Plimpton and John Cusack. Written by Wayne Ewing. Directed by Wayne Ewing. Distributed by Wayne Ewing Films and Gonzo … Continue reading →

Richard Price – Better Than Fiction
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Richard Price – Better Than Fiction

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RICHARD PRICE BETTER THAN FICTION BY RONALD SKLAR If Richard Price’s life story were made into a movie, you would accuse the joint of being too far-fetched.  But, as the old cliché goes, truth is stranger than fiction. Price came up in a Bronx housing project, but his gift for writing gained him entrance into the … Continue reading →

Alex & Emma (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Alex & Emma (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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ALEX & EMMA (2003) Starring Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Rob Reiner, Paul Wilson, Alexander Wauthier, Leili Kramer, Gigi Birmingham, Jordan Lund, Francois Giroday, Robert Costanzo and Rip Taylor. Screenplay by Jeremy Leven. Directed by Rob Reiner. Distributed by Franchise Pictures & Warner Brothers Pictures.  96  minutes.  Rated PG-13. I am getting more … Continue reading →

Stone Reader (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Stone Reader (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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STONE READER (2003) Starring Mark Moskowitz, John Seeley, William Cotter Murray, Carl Brandt, Frank Conroy, Bruce Dobler, Robert C.S. Downs, Robert Ellis, Leslie Fielder, Dan Guenther, Ed Gorman, Robert Gottlieb, John Kashiwabara and Dow Mossman. Screenplay by Mark Moskowitz. Directed by Mark Moskowitz. Distributed by JET Films. 127 minutes. Not Rated. There is no rhyme … Continue reading →

Alan Rafkin – The King of Nick at Nite
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Alan Rafkin – The King of Nick at Nite

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Alan Rafkin The King of Nick at Nite by Ronald Sklar “I’m still working,” sixty-eight-year-old Alan Rafkin says. “They’ll have to carry me out in a body bag.” If you had his job, they would drag you out kicking and screaming too. Alan Rafkin is a TV sitcom director. And not just another forgotten name … Continue reading →