THE RISE OF KAL PENN by Brad Balfour For Kal Penn, doing Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj – the spin-off of National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (which starred Ryan Reynolds) — keeps him employed and laughing. But this wasn’t what the real Kalpen Suresh Modi was doing when he started out acting. At first he played secondary characters … Continue reading
AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS THE NAKED MILE (2006) Starring John White, Steve Talley, Jessy Schram, Eugene Levy, Candace Kroslak, Angel Lewis, Jordan Medley, Melanie Merkosky, Jon Cor, Mikla Winkler, Jaclyn A. Smith and Christopher McDonald. Screenplay by Erik Lindsay. Directed by Joe Nussbaum. Distributed by Universal Home Video. 102 minutes. Not Rated. The fifth movie of … Continue reading
HAPPY FEET (2006) Featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, E.G. Daily, Steve Irwin, Johnny A. Sanchez, Carlos Alazraqui, Lombardo Boyar, Jeff Garcia, Fat Joe, Chrissie Hynde, Roger Rose, Peter Carroll and Larry Moss. Screenplay by George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren … Continue reading
ACCEPTED (2006) Starring Justin Long, Blake Lively, Anthony Heald, Lewis Black, Jonah Hill, Mark Derwin, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short, Maria Thayer, Ann Cusack, Hannah Marks, Robin Taylor, Diora Baird and Travis Van Winkle. Screenplay by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Mark Perez. Directed by Steve Pink. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 93 minutes. Rated PG-13. On … Continue reading
YOU, ME AND DUPREE (2006) Starring Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Seth Rogen, Amanda Detmer, Ralph Ting, Keo Knight, Todd Stashwick, Bill Hader, Jason Winer, Suzanne Ford and Lance Armstrong. Screenplay by Michael Le Sieur. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13. Back in the … Continue reading
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION (2006) Starring Carrie Aizley, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Paul Dooley, Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest, Rachael Harris, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Don Lake, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Larry Miller, Christopher Moynihan, Catherine O’Hara, Jim Piddock, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, Deborah Theaker, Fred Willard and Scott Williamson. Screenplay … Continue reading
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Harry Shearer and Parker Posey Consider This by Jay S. Jacobs Working on the outskirts of the Hollywood movie community, actor-writer-director Christopher Guest has put together the most consistently funny troupe in films. Specializing in improvisational movies – many which are hilarious turns on documentaries – Guest has made some of the great comedies of … Continue reading
Rosemarie DeWitt Not Standing Still by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: October 30, 2006. In every new TV season, there are breakout stars who make viewers sit back and take notice – Who is that??? What have I seen her in? Why haven’t I seen her more often? Rosemarie DeWitt … Continue reading
TIM ROBBINS AND DEREK LUKE THE TWO SIDES OF CATCH A FIRE BY JAY S. JACOBS In any revolution, there are many foot soldiers – normal people who are pushed too far and play a vital role in the changing world values. The people like Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Tutu may have played a larger role, … Continue reading
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT (2006) Starring Hend Ayoub, Becky Ann Baker, James Urbaniak, Brian Boland, Michael Reilly Burke, Neko Parham, Jay Whittaker, Chavez Ravine, Jay Patterson and footage of Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. Screenplay by Gabriel Range and Simon Finch. Directed by Gabriel Range. Distributed by New Market Films. 90 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading
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