FREEDOMLAND (2006) Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, LaTanya Richardson, Anthony Mackie, Clarke Peters, Peter Friedman, Domenic Lombardozzi, Aasif Mandi, Philip Bosco, Liza Colon-Zayas and Richard Price. Screenplay by Richard Price. Directed by Joe Roth. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 113 minutes. Rated R. Richard Price’s 1998 novel Freedomland was … Continue reading
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Pride & Prejudice (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005) Starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike and Judi Dench. Screenplay by Deborah Moggach. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated PG. It seems quite incredible that Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice has been filmed as many times as it … Continue reading
Sarah Silverman Is Magic
SARAH SILVERMAN IS MAGIC by Brad Balfour Even when she was growing up in New Hampshire, they thought she was from New York. “I am one of you” she used to tell her neighbors back home. Nonetheless, Silverman did move to New York to kick off her comedy career and eventually landed in Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Brokeback Mountain (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anna Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Valerie Planche, Graham Beckel, David Harbour, Kate Mara, Roberta Maxwell, Peter McRobbie, Scott Michael Campbell, David Trimble and Larry Reese. Screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Directed by Ang Lee. Distributed by Focus Features. 134 minutes. … Continue reading
Alyson Hannigan Makes Her Dates
ALYSON HANNIGAN MAKES HER DATES by Brad Balfour Though 29-year-old actress Alyson Hannigan made her rep as Willow Rosenberg, the dorky lesbian sorceress pal of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she has really established herself as a new comic talent through her work in films like those in the American Pie series of films and her new TV show How … Continue reading
National Lampoon’s Pucked (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S PUCKED (2006) Featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Estella Warren, David Faustino, Nora Dunn, Cary Elwes, Curtis Armstrong, Pat Kilbane, Jonathan Furr, Dot Marie Jones, Danielle James, J. David Shapiro, Dana Barron, Mark Povinelli, Al Wiggins, Sal Catalano, Angela Bennett and Gizza Elizondo. Screenplay by Matty Simmons and William Dozier & Sal Catalano & Shakes … Continue reading
Curious George (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CURIOUS GEORGE (2006) Featuring the voices of Drew Barrymore, Shane Baumel, David Cross, Will Ferrell, Hailey Noelle Johnson, Eugene Levy, Nadia Lewis, Ed O’Ross, Joan Plowright, Dick Van Dyke and Frank Welker. Screenplay by Ken Kaufman. Directed by Matthew O’Callaghan. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 77 minutes. Rated G. Between the sometimes overwhelmingly stuffed frames of … Continue reading
Anthony Hopkins – The World’s Humblest Thespian
Anthony Hopkins The World’s Humblest Thespian by Jay S. Jacobs You don’t want to upset Anthony Hopkins, do you? Then, whatever you do, don’t ask him to recite a certain famous line of his. “They want me to do the fava bean speech all the time,” the acclaimed actor acknowledges, laughing. “If someone comes up … Continue reading
Doom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DOOM (2005) Starring Karl Urban, The Rock, Rosamund Pike, DeObia Oparei, Ben Daniels, Raz Adoti, Richard Brake, Al Weaver, Dexter Fletcher, Brian Steele, Yao Chin, Robert Russell, Daniel York, Ian Hughes, Sara Houghton, Blanka Jarasova and Doug Jones. Screenplay by David Calliham and Wesley Strick. Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 100 minutes. … Continue reading
Tamara (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TAMARA (2006) Starring Jenna Dewan, Matthew Marsden, Chad Faust, Gil Hacohen, Claudette Mink, Melissa Elias, Katie Stuart and Chris Sigurdson. Screenplay by Jeffrey Reddick. Directed by Jeremy Haft. Distributed by City Lights Entertainment and Lionsgate Films. 91 minutes. Rated R. Tamara was supposed to be a straight-to-video release, however good word of mouth about the film … Continue reading