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Fantasia Barrino – Side Effects of Life
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Fantasia Barrino – Side Effects of Life

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Fantasia Barrino Side Effects of Life by Abraham Kuranga It’s been almost ten years since Fantasia Barrino won the hearts of millions of viewers on season three of Fox’s American Idol.  She was simply a young voice from High Point, North Carolina, just amazed to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of her … Continue reading →

Christopher McDonald Must Be a Lucky Guy
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Christopher McDonald Must Be a Lucky Guy

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Christopher McDonald Must Be a Lucky Guy by Jay S. Jacobs You think you’ve got Christopher McDonald all worked out, don’t you?  Smart, handsome, charming, powerful guy with a massive dark side. After all, McDonald has been visiting your cineplexes and your TV screens for over two decades now.  He’s played a whole slew of … Continue reading →

A Monster in Paris (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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A Monster in Paris (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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A MONSTER IN PARIS (UN MONSTRE Á PARIS) (2011) Featuring the voices of Adam Goldberg, Jay Harrington, Vanessa Paradis, Sean Lennon, Bob Balaban, Danny Huston, Catherine O’Hara and Madeline Zima. Screenplay by Bibo Bergeron and Stéphane Kazandjian. Directed by Bibo Bergeron. Distributed by Shout Factory. 87 minutes. Rated PG. French animator Bibo Bergeron has returned … Continue reading →

Charles Eliasch – On the Way to Carnegie Hall
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Charles Eliasch – On the Way to Carnegie Hall

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Charles Eliasch – On the Way to Carnegie Hall by Jay S. Jacobs Carnegie Hall is one of the most renowned musical venues in the world, so it says something about a young performer when he gets his first performance there at merely 20.  However, this is where Swedish-born, New York-educated opera singer Charles Eliasch … Continue reading →

Peter Pan – Diamond Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Peter Pan – Diamond Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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PETER PAN – DIAMOND EDITION (1953) Featuring the voices of Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, Candy Candido and Tom Conway. Screenplay by Milt Banta, Bill Cottrell, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears and Ralph Wright. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and … Continue reading →

Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks and Tom Hooper – Bringing a Broadway Classic to the Big Screen with Les Misérables
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Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks and Tom Hooper – Bringing a Broadway Classic to the Big Screen with Les Misérables

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Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks and Tom Hooper – Bringing a Broadway Classic to the Big Screen with Les Misérables by Brad Balfour Based on the legendary Victor Hugo novel – by way of the operatic stage musical created around it – the recently released cinematic version of Les Misérables spans 17 … Continue reading →

Les Misérables (A PopEntertainment Movie Review)
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Les Misérables (A PopEntertainment Movie Review)

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LES MISÉRABLES (2012) Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, George Blagden, Colm Wilkinson, Frances Ruffelle, Isabelle Allen, Daniel Huttlestone and Natalya Wallace. Screenplay by William Nicholson. Directed by Tom Hooper. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 158 minutes. Rated PG-13. For twenty-five … Continue reading →

Bebe Neuwirth – Rare and Special Porcelain
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Bebe Neuwirth – Rare and Special Porcelain

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Bebe Neuwirth Rare and Special Porcelain by Ronald Sklar Oh, snap! Morticia Addams was only one of many morphs in a continually evolving career. Bebe Neuwirth tells me this story, and it’s so Bebe Neuwirth (we’ll discuss in a moment): The “Lilith” part I auditioned for [on Cheers] was one scene. The character was described as … Continue reading →

Rock of Ages (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Rock of Ages (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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ROCK OF AGES (2012) Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston, Will Forte, T.J. Miller, Erica Frene, Dan Finnerty, Eli Roth, Constantine Maroulis, Nuno Bettencourt, Sebastian Bach, Debbie Gibson and Kevin Cronin. Screenplay by Justin Theroux, Chris D’Arienzo and Allan … Continue reading →

Yellow Submarine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Yellow Submarine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) Featuring the voices of Paul Angelis, John Clive, Dick Emery, Geoff Hughes, Lance Percival and Peter Batten, with a special guest appearance by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Screenplay by Lee Minoff and Al Brodax and Jack Mendelsohn and Erich Segal. Directed by George Dunning. Live action Beatles … Continue reading →