Amy Adams Miss Adams Lives Out Her Dreams by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2008 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: March 1, 2008. It is way too obvious to say that Amy Adams is having an enchanted year – and yet at the same time it is absolutely, inescapably accurate. Since her first appearance on film … Continue reading
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Alex Gibney Rides the Taxi to the Dark Side
ALEX GIBNEY RIDES THE TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE by Brad Balfour Having previously made The Trials of Henry Kissinger and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, documentary director Alex Gibney has become an expert on people corrupted by and abusing their power. A prize–winner at last spring’s Tribeca Film Festival, few films resonate like Taxi to the … Continue reading
Blonde and Blonder (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BLONDE AND BLONDER (2008) Starring Pamela Anderson, Denise Richards, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Meghan Ory, Joey Aresco, Gary Chalk, Jay Brazeau, Woody Jeffreys, Kevin Farley, John Farley, Byron Mann, Patrick Pon, Phoenix Ly, Douglass Newell and Alex Bruhanski. Screenplay by Rolfe Kanefsky, Dean Hamilton and Gerry Anderson. Directed by Dean Hamilton. Distributed by First Look Studios. 94 … Continue reading
The Perfect Witness (A PopEnterainment.com Movie Review)
THE PERFECT WITNESS (2008) Starring Wes Bentley, Mark Borkowski, Joanne Baron, Marina Gatell, Albert Lopez Murtra, Kenny Johnson, Beth Grant, Sarah Crocker, Sierra Richter, Sal Darigo, Thomas Dunn, Ofri Fuchs, Vanessa Gronczewski and Amy Aeschliman. Screenplay by Mark Borkowski and Thomas C. Dunn. Directed by Thomas C. Dunn. Distributed by First Look Studios. 100 minutes. … Continue reading
Snow Angels (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SNOW ANGELS (2008) Starring Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Jeanetta Arnette, Griffin Dunne, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby, Nicky Katt, Tom Noonan, Connor Paolo and Leah Ostry. Screenplay by David Gordon Green. Directed by David Gordon Green. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated R. If you are prone to depression, then Snow Angels may not … Continue reading
Michael Moore Heats up the Debate with SiCKO
Michael Moore Heats up the Debate with SiCKO by Brad Balfour What can be said about the 53-year-old Michael Moore that hasn’t been said before? He’s probably one of the first documentary directors – if not the first – to become a household word in his own right, almost a celebrity who commands gossip-porn coverage … Continue reading
Samuel L. Jackson – Makes the Jump into Director Doug Liman’s New Film
Samuel L. Jackson Makes the Jump Into Director Doug Liman’s New Film By Brad Balfour One thing that pulled actor Samuel L. Jackson into doing Jumper, director Doug Liman’s excursion into science fiction, was his fascination for the notion of teleporting. Although his character Roland the Paladin, does not have the power to “jump,” he has the … Continue reading
Stefan Ruzowitzky and Karl Markovics – A Director and an Actor Make an Authentic Holocaust Film out of The Counterfeiters
Stefan Ruzowitzky and Karl Markovics A Director and an Actor Make an Authentic Holocaust Film out of The Counterfeiters by Brad Balfour Just when you think everything that happened during the Holocaust has been chronicled, another film appears based on a true story that offers another look at that horrible experience in a way which … Continue reading
Christina Ricci – Once Upon A Time…
Christina Ricci Once Upon A Time… by Jay S. Jacobs Working in Hollywood is not usually a good lifestyle for a child, so it is nice to see that no matter how adventurous her role choices may be, Christina Ricci has grown up to be a smart and sane young woman. Ricci first caught America’s … Continue reading
Ryan Gosling – Love for a Real Girl
Ryan Gosling Love for a Real Girl by Brad Balfour Born in Ontario, Canada, to a strict Mormon family, actor Ryan Gosling started his career as a Mouseketeer in the early ’90s version of The Mickey Mouse Club. Sharing that distinct career boost with the likes of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake, Gosling has … Continue reading