Marisol Nichols Is Having One Hell of a Day by Jay S. Jacobs It takes a rather special person to run CTU – the fictional super-secret counter-terrorism agency that is the focus of the popular Kiefer Sutherland adventure series 24. Which brings us to Marisol Nichols, the actress and philanthropist that spent season six of the show as Nadia Yassir, … Continue reading
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The Bourne Ultimatum (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (2007) Starring Matt Damon, Joan Allen, David Straithairn, Julia Stiles, Scott Glenn, Albert Finney, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Chris Cooper and Brian Cox. Screenplay by Tony Gilroy and Scott Z. Burns and George Nolfi. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. I sort of missed the boat … Continue reading
Oprah Winfrey Presents Mitch Albom’s For One More Day (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS MITCH ALBOM’S FOR ONE MORE DAY (2007) Starring Michael Imperioli, Ellen Burstyn, Samantha Mathis, Scott Cohen, Alice Drummond, Emily Wickersham, Cara Seymour, Lexie Drago, Joyce Hogi, Frank Pellegrino and Vadim Imperioli. Screenplay by Mitch Albom. Directed by Lloyd Kramer. Distributed by Harpo Films and ABC Television Network. 91 minutes. Not Rated. You … Continue reading
Halloween (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HALLOWEEN (2007) Starring Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compton, Danielle Harris, Kristina Klebe, Skyler Gisondo, Jenny Gregg Stewart, Hanna Hall, Danny Trejo, William Forsythe, Brad Dourif, Dee Wallace, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Sybil Danning and Micky Dolenz. Directed by Rob Zombie. Directed by Rob Zombie. Distributed by Dimension Films. 109 … Continue reading
James McAvoy and Keira Knightley – On the Day of Atonement
James McAvoy and Keira Knightley On the Day of Atonement by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 7, 2007. Playing the star-crossed lovers whose entire futures are blown apart by a little girl’s unfair allegation in Atonement, British actors James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland, The Chronicles of Narnia) … Continue reading
Christopher Hampton – Adapting Atonement
Christopher Hampton Adapting Atonement by Jay S. Jacobs When adapting a complex novel like Ian McEwan’s best-seller Atonement, it was important to find a screenwriter who could do justice to the epic scope and passions on the pages of the book. It made sense to give the job to a writer who has specialized in adaptations, … Continue reading
Atonement (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ATONEMENT (2007) Starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Juno Temple, Michelle Duncan, Gina McKee, Harriet Walters and Anthony Minghella. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by Focus Features. 123 minutes. Rated R. When a film has a title like Atonement, you’re probably not in for an uplifting … Continue reading
The Nanny Diaries (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE NANNY DIARIES (2007) Starring Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Alicia Keys, Chris Evans, Donna Murphy, Paul Giamatti, Nicholas Art, John Henry Cox, Nina Gabiras and Victoria Boothby. Screenplay by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman. Directed by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. The 2002 book The … Continue reading
Look (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LOOK (2007) Starring Jamie McShane, Spencer Redford, Hayes MacArthur, Nichelle Hines, Ben Weber, Paul Schackman, Chris Williams, Jennifer Fontaine, Giuseppe Andrews, Miles Dougal, Rhys Coiro, Sebastian Feldman, Jackie Geary, Heather Hogan and Kimberly Quinn. Screenplay by Adam Rifkin. Directed by Adam Rifkin. Distributed by Liberated Artists. 102 minutes. Rated R. At the very beginning of Look, … Continue reading
Ray Winstone Becomes Incredibly Transformed Into Beowulf
RAY WINSTONE BECOMES INCREDIBLY TRANSFORMED INTO BEOWULF by Brad Balfour With his gruff, hardened voice, and a face that shows the scars from his early years as a boxer, 50 year-old Londoner Ray Winstone hardly seemed like the perfect choice to play the Adonis-like, all-conquering Norse hero Beowulf. But thanks to Robert Zemeckis and his love … Continue reading