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Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi & Alexandra Schepisi – Heading Into the Eye of the Storm
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Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi & Alexandra Schepisi – Heading Into the Eye of the Storm

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Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi & Alexandra Schepisi Heading Into The Eye of the Storm by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.Posted: September 6, 2012. For decades, people have been trying to figure out a way to translate the works of treasured Australian novelist (and Nobel Prize Winner) Patrick White – with no … Continue reading →

Moonrise Kingdom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Moonrise Kingdom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012) Starring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, Harvey Keitel, Larry Pine, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jake Ryan, Neal Huff, Charlie Kilgore, Tommy Nelson and L.J. Foley. Screenplay by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola. Directed by Wes Anderson. Distributed by Focus Features. 94 … Continue reading →

Hugh Laurie, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody & Julian Farino Live Life in The Oranges
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Hugh Laurie, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody & Julian Farino Live Life in The Oranges

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Hugh Laurie, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody & Julian Farino Live Life in The Oranges  by Jay S.  Jacobs Suburban life has always fascinated filmmakers.  Close-knit, middle-class residential nirvanas made up of similar houses, swimming pools, mini-vans and girl scout cookies have always seemed a microcosm of all that is comfortable … Continue reading →

Matthew Lillard Rules the World!
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Matthew Lillard Rules the World!

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Matthew Lillard Rules the World by Jay S. Jacobs photo by Mark Doyle Copyright ©2012  PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved. Posted: October 4, 2012.  Ten years is a long time coming, but for actor Matthew Lillard, the urge to direct had been around long before that.  Not that his acting career hasn’t kept him busy — amongst the … Continue reading →

The Oranges (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Oranges (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE ORANGES (2012) Starring Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody, Sam Rosen and Tim Guinee. Screenplay by Ian Helfer and Jay Reiss. Directed by Julian Farino. Distributed by ATO Films. 92 minutes. Rated R. The Oranges is a quirky, funny and surprisingly heartfelt fractured fairy tale about modern … Continue reading →

The First Time (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The First Time (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE FIRST TIME (2012) Starring Dylan O’Brien, Britt Robertson, Victoria Justice, James Frecheville, Craig Roberts, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Lamarcus Tinker, Christine Taylor, Joshua Malina and Halston Sage. Screenplay by Jonathan Kasdan. Directed by Jonathan Kasdan. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.  95 minutes.  Rated PG-13. The title The First Time may set off warning bells.  Caution: teen sex … Continue reading →

Taken 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Taken 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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TAKEN 2 (2012) Starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Rade Šerbedžija, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney, Luke Grimes, Kevork Malikyan, Alain Figlarz, Frank Alvarez, Murat Tuncelli, Ali Yildirim, Ergun Kuyucu and Cengiz Bozkurt. Screenplay by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. Directed by Olivier Megaton. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 91 minutes. Rated … Continue reading →

Bringing Up Bobby (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bringing Up Bobby (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BRINGING UP BOBBY (2011) Starring Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman, Marcia Cross, Rory Cochrane, Spencer List, Renata Batista, Justin Hall, Shelli Fox, Ray Prewitt, Lauren Analla, Phillip Borghee, Dan Corley, Rick Eager, Eric Starkey, Dalton Olive, Jon Bielich, Patrick Michael Flannigan, Milton Killen, Paul Dietz and Ana Anderson. Screenplay by Famke Janssen. Directed by Famke Janssen. … Continue reading →

Famke Janssen – Bringing Up New Challenges
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Famke Janssen – Bringing Up New Challenges

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Famke Janssen Bringing Up New Challenges by Jay S. Jacobs Famke Janssen’s American dream keeps mutating. The striking actress moved from her native Holland in the mid-Eighties and became an in-demand fashion model. However, Janssen was always obsessed with films. She quickly segued into that world, getting a breakout role as a gorgeous assassin in … Continue reading →