STARSTRUCK (2010) Starring Sterling Knight, Danielle Campbell, Maggie Castle, Brandon Mychal Smith, Chelsea Staub, Beth Littleford, Dan O’Connor, Lauren Bowles, Ron Pearson, Matt Winston, Toni Trucks, Alice Hirson, Abbie Cobb, Hugh Dane, Sunkrish Bala and Harry Perry. Screenplay by Barbara Johns and Annie DeYoung. Directed by Michael Grossman. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Video. 85 … Continue reading
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL (2010) Starring Andy Serkis, Olivia Williams, Naomie Harris, Bill Milner, Toby Jones, Tom Hughes, Noel Clarke, Mackenzie Crook, Ray Winstone, Wesley Nelson and Ralph Ineson. Screenplay by Paul Viragh. Directed by Mat Whitecross. Distributed by Entertainment Film Distributors. 115 minutes. Not Rated. While Ian Dury most certainly lived … Continue reading
Wes Studi – Native American Actor A Valued Player in Avatar and The Only Good Indian
Wes Studi Native American Actor A Valued Player in Avatar and The Only Good Indian by Brad Balfour It was no coincidence that actor Wes Studi was cast an the tribal chief Eytukan in director James Cameron’s Golden Globe-winning 3D film Avatar or as bounty hunter Sam, the lead character in Kevin Willmott’s The Only Good Indian. From the days he was in Dances … Continue reading
Carmen Reece – Rising Up the Charts with a Bullet
Carmen Reece Rising Up the Charts with a Bullet by Jay S. Jacobs The term “diva” is thrown around way too easily these days. Singing quality isn’t always even a concern, sometimes it’s all about attitude. However, when someone who has worked with some of the great divas in recent history – including Celine Dion, … Continue reading
Omarion – Living a Life of Ollusion
Omarion Living a Life of Ollusion by Abraham Kuranga He speaks with the wisdom of a seasoned artist, and with the maturity of man. It’s all part of the process for R&B crooner, Omarion. The former front man for the boy band sensation, B2K, has fully blossomed into a grown-up, embracing his own unique element. Like most artists today, … Continue reading
Norah Jones – The Fall (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Norah Jones – The Fall (Blue Note) Norah Jones has performed several types of music over the years since her breakthrough album Come Away With Me. In that album and her two follow-up CDs (three if you count her gig with the alt.country supergroup The Little Willies) she has worked in jazz, country, folk, pop and R&B – … Continue reading
Jeff Bridges Sings His Crazy Heart Out
Jeff Bridges Sings His Crazy Heart Out by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that in a career that has lasted over 40 years (actually longer, his first appearance on film was in 1951 as an infant), Jeff Bridges has never won an Oscar. He has worked regularly and made vibrant contributions in such legendary films as The Last … Continue reading
John Denver – Around the World Live (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
JOHN DENVER – AROUND THE WORLD LIVE (2009) Featuring John Denver. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 592 minutes. Not Rated. In the twelve years since his untimely death in a plane crash – and a good 30 years on from his popular heyday – it has become all too easy to … Continue reading
Pirate Radio (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PIRATE RADIO (2009) Starring Tom Sturridge, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Talulah Riley, January Jones, Rhys Darby, Chris O’Dowd and Emma Thompson. Screenplay by Richard Curtis. Directed by Richard Curtis. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated R. Although Richard Curtis is best known in the US as the … Continue reading
More Than This – The Roxy Music Story (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
MORE THAN THIS – THE ROXY MUSIC STORY (2009) Featuring Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Brian Eno, Paul Thomson, Eddie Jobson, Gary Tibbs, Chris Thomas, Rhett Davies, Bob Clearmountain, Siouxsie Sioux, John Taylor, Martyn Ware, Steve Jones, Nile Rodgers, Goldfrapp and Bono. Directed by Bob Smeaton. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 54 minutes. Not … Continue reading