BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (2021) Featuring Brian Wilson, Jason Fine, Al Jardine, Don Was, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Nick Jonas, Jim James, Jakob Dylan, Gustavo Dudamel, Linda Perry, Taylor Hawkins, Steven Page, Bob Gaudio, Blondie Chaplin, Stephen Kalinich, Melinda Wilson and Andy Paley. Written by Brent Wilson and Jason Fine. Directed by Brent Wilson. … Continue reading
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Dean Martin: King of Cool (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DEAN MARTIN: KING OF COOL (2021) Featuring Frankie Avalon, Jerry Blavat, Josh Homme, Alec Baldwin, RZA, Jon Hamm, George Schlatter, Michael Gregory, Norman Lear, Barbara Rush, Florence Henderson, Lainie Kazan, Deana Martin, Angie Dickinson, Tommy Tune, Peter Bogdanovich, Dick Cavett, Regis Philbin, Bob Newhart, Henry Jaglom, Bill Hinsche, Todd Fisher, Barry Levinson, Carol Burnett, James … Continue reading
Hard Luck Love Song (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HARD LUCK LOVE SONG (2021) Starring Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, Eric Roberts, Brian Sacca, Melora Walters, RZA, Indrajit Sarkar, Amelia Morck, Lucy Boryer, Christian Calloway, Taylor Gray, Heath McGough, Gavin Lee, Max Arciniega, Randal Reeder, Zach Badasci, Miguel Pérez, Sammie Wayne, Abraham Luna, Hector A. Garcia, Biff Wiff and Todd Snider. Screenplay by … Continue reading
Woman Alive (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WOMAN ALIVE (2021) Starring Lihi Zemel, Iftach Rave, Sasha Okun, Dvora Bayana, Tali Agaronov, Ifat Paor, Alma Shi, Shalom Korem, Ran Cohen, Irina Abayev, Geva Ronen, Jessica Kratz, Musa and Liad. Screenplay by Macabit Abramson. Directed by Macabit Abramson. Distributed by Chapter Two Films. 105 minutes. Not Rated. It’s not easy to watch someone unraveling. … Continue reading
Rebecca Hall, Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga & André Holland – Passing Explores the Lives of Two Mixed-Race Women in 1920s New York
Rebecca Hall, Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga & André Holland Veteran Actor’s Directorial Debut Passing Explores the Lives of Two Mixed-Race Women in 1920s New York by Brad Balfour As the film Passing opens, two childhood friends run into each other while “passing” as white women shopping in midtown Manhattan. Both are living in middle class … Continue reading
Mayor Pete (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MAYOR PETE (2021) Featuring Pete Buttigieg and Chasten Buttigieg. Written by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Jeff Gilbert. Directed by Jesse Moss. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 96 minutes. Rated R. Screened at the 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival. Pete Buttigieg came from out of nowhere (well, South Bend, Indiana) to briefly (for the eight days between the … Continue reading
Listening to Kenny G (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LISTENING TO KENNY G (2021) Featuring Kenny G, Clive Davis, James Gardiner, Ben Ratliff and Will Layman. Directed by Penny Lane. Distributed by HBO. 96 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival. It must be kind of a weird to be Kenny G. He is a man who has worked hard at … Continue reading
John Carpenter and Sandy King – Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities to Continue an Enduring Horror Legacy
John Carpenter and Sandy King Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities to Continue an Enduring Horror Legacy by Brad Balfour Horror films fascinate some people, while they repel others. A classic slasher series such as Halloween prompts extreme passions either way. Creating a supernatural menace that’s both relentless and hair-raising but seems that somehow he … Continue reading
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN (2021) Starring Katia Pascariu, Claudia Ieremia, Olimpia Mălai, Nicodim Ungureanu, Alexandru Potocean, Andi Vasluianu, Ion Dichiseanu, Oana Maria Zaharia, Gabriel Spahiu, Florin Petrescu, Stefan Steel, Alex Bogdan, Kristina Cepraga, Ana Ciontea, Cristina Draghici, Paul Dunca, Adrian Enache, Luminita Erga, Tudorel Filimon and Alexandru Georgescu. Screenplay by Radu Jude. Directed … Continue reading
Kevin Smith – A Chat with Silent Bob
Kevin Smith A Chat with Silent Bob By Jay S. Jacobs It’s been a long, winding road since the Quick Stop. In the early 1990s, Kevin Smith was a film school dropout, living in his native New Jersey and working part time at downtrodden convenience store in a little local strip mall. Little did he … Continue reading