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Munich (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Munich (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MUNICH (2005) Starring Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Geoffrey Rush, Aylet Zurer, Gila Almagor, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Almaric, Moritz Bleibtreu, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marie Josée-Croze and Yvan Attal. Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 164 minutes. Rated R. Munich isn’t an easy … Continue reading →

Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D’Arcy and Courtney Solomon – A Haunting Tale
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Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D’Arcy and Courtney Solomon – A Haunting Tale

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Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D’Arcy and Courtney Solomon – A Haunting Tale by Jay S. Jacobs An American Haunting is a new film version of a classic supernatural mystery, the Bell Witch of Tennessee in the early 1800s. This true story looks at the Bell family, which was bedeviled by a poltergeist for years, eventually … Continue reading →

American Dreamz (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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American Dreamz (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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AMERICAN DREAMZ (2006) Starring Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Sam Golzari, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Yalda, Marcia Gay Harden, Seth Meyers, Bernard White, Adam Busch, John Cho, Judy Greer, Noureen DeWulf, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Carmen Electra. Screenplay by Paul Weitz. Directed by Paul Weitz. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  107 minutes.  Rated … Continue reading →

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

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THE SENTINEL (2006) Starring Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, Kim Basinger, Martin Donovan, Paul Calderon, Ritchie Coster, Blair Brown, Kristin Lehman, David Rasche, Chuck Shamata, Raynor Scheine, Conrad Coates, Clarque (Clark) Johnson and Gloria Reuben. Screenplay by George Nolfi. Directed by Clark Johnson. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. Even if … Continue reading →

Robin Williams Takes a Wild Ride in RV
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Robin Williams Takes a Wild Ride in RV

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ROBIN WILLIAMS TAKES A WILD RIDE IN RV by Brad Balfour Though it’s nearly impossible to capture a Robin Williams conversation as text, he’s mastered enough restraint over the years to lend his movie insights a measure of coherency. He brings the same maturity to director Barry Sonnenfeld’s droll new family comedy, RV. This time Williams … Continue reading →

Hugh Grant Shares His American Dreamz
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Hugh Grant Shares His American Dreamz

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HUGH GRANT Shares His American Dreams By Brad Balfour Having been AWOL for a while, British comic great Hugh Grant finally resurfaces in the biting satire, American Dreamz. Playing the smarmy host Martin Tweed, he outdoes Simon Cowell in being the heartless destroyer of dreams. Grant has played this part before and virtually defines the character, … Continue reading →

Gretchen Mol Gets Notorious as Pinup Legend Bettie Page
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Gretchen Mol Gets Notorious as Pinup Legend Bettie Page

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GRETCHEN MOL GETS NOTORIOUS AS PINUP LEGEND BETTIE PAGE by Brad Balfour Before making The Notorious Bettie Page, 30-something actress Gretchen Mol had been working solidly, but had not quite found that signature role that would recoup her early momentum. Thanks to her role as 1950s cultural icon – S&M pinup girl Bettie Page – Mol … Continue reading →

Sharon Stone – Basic Instincts Aroused Again
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Sharon Stone – Basic Instincts Aroused Again

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SHARON STONE BASIC INSTINCTS AROUSED AGAIN by Brad Balfour For Sharon Stone, the first Basic Instinct film, directed by Paul Verhoeven, was quite an odyssey; it established her as a provocative sex symbol, an actress willing to open herself up (and her legs) for the camera. In that film, she played a lesbian crime novelist accused of … Continue reading →

Syriana (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Syriana (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SYRIANA (2005) Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Mazhar Munir, Alexander Siddig, Kayvan Novak, Amr Waked, Robert Foxworth and Peter Gerety. Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan. Directed by Stephen Gaghan. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated R. A lot of TV series … Continue reading →

Thank You For Smoking (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Thank You For Smoking (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (2006) Starring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes, David Koechner, William H. Macy, Robert Duvall, Kim Dickens, Rob Lowe, JK Simmons, Todd Louiso, Adam Brody and Joan Lunden. Screenplay by Jason Reitman. Directed by Jason Reitman. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 92 minutes. Rated R. Pitch black … Continue reading →