Jeff Goldblum Is Not Dead Yet by Jay S. Jacobs The one constant in producer Dick Wolf’s Law & Order franchises has been change. Ever since the first season of the flagship series and star George Dzundza decided to move on, no actor or character was completely safe. As the franchise expanded (there are currently three Law & … Continue reading
Category Archives: Mystery
The Ghost Writer (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE GHOST WRITER (2010) Starring Ewan McGregor, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Hutton, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Pugh, James Belushi, David Rintoul, Jon Bernthal, Soogi Kang, Lee Hong Thay, Marianne Graffam, Kate Copeland and Eli Wallach. Screenplay by Roman Polanski and Robert Harris. Directed by Roman Polanski. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 138 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, James Fox, Hans Matheson, William Hope and Geraldine James. Written by Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Distributed by Warner Bros. 130 minutes. Rated PG-13. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would undoubtedly be perplexed by … Continue reading
Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk and the Final Season
Tony Shalhoub Mr. Monk and the Final Season by Jay S. Jacobs It certainly doesn’t seem like eight years since we were first introduced to Adrian Monk, the San Francisco investigator whose deductive prowess was only outdone by his huge series of obsessive compulsive neuroses. Monk cemented the star status of Tony Shalhoub – who at … Continue reading
The Perfect Sleep (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE PERFECT SLEEP (2009) Starring Anton Pardoe, Roselyn Sanchez, Patrick Bachau, Peter J. Lucas, Tony Amendola, Pavel Lychnikoff, Sam Thakur, Dominiquie Vandenberg, Cameron Daddo, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Michael Paré, John Fleck and Dmitri S. Boudrine. Screenplay by Anton Pardoe. Directed by Jeremy Alter. Distributed by Unified Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated R. The poster from The … Continue reading
Clint Eastwood Becomes a Changeling
Clint Eastwood Becomes a Changeling by Brad Balfour An avowed Republican in Hollywood is nearly as rare as the giant Comodo Dragon — and they’ve had the spiteful bite of one as well. But with Barack Obama’s victory, they’ve made themselves pretty scarce since election day. Hell, even a straight-shooting, no bullshitter like Clint Eastwood — long known as … Continue reading
The Air I Breathe (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE AIR I BREATHE (2007) Starring Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser, Julie Delpy, Emile Hirsch, Clark Gregg, Kelly Hu, Taylor Nichols, Celia Suarez, Jon Bernthal and John Cho. Screenplay by Jieho Lee and Bob DeRosa. Directed by Jieho Lee. Distributed by THINKFilm. 95 minutes. Rated R. The Air I … Continue reading
Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman Are No Longer Strangers
Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman Are No Longer Strangers by Brad Balfour Sometimes there are interview opportunities and then there are interview opportunities. Consider the circumstances that came up with covering this sort-of horror/suspense film, The Strangers. A great trailer suggests a film that ratchets up the personal anxiety through the assault of three strangers … Continue reading
Roman de Gare (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ROMAN DE GARE (2008) Starring Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Dana, Michèle Bernier, Myriam Boyer, Zinedine Soualem, Boris Ventura Diaz, Marc Rioufol, Thomas Le Douarec, Sarah Lelouch, Shaya Lelouch, Cyrille Eldin, Gilles Lemaire, Serge Moati, Bernard Werber and Arlette Gordon. Screenplay by Gérard de Battista and Claude Lelouch. Directed by Claude Lelouch. Distributed by Samuel … Continue reading
Nancy Drew (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NANCY DREW (2007) Starring Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot, Tate Donovan, Rachael Leigh Cook, Danielle Monet, Kelly Vitz, Barry Bostwick, Kay Panabaker, Cliff Bernis, Laura Elena Harring, Caroline Aaron, Pat Carroll, Chris Kattan, Adam Goldberg and Bruce Willis. Screenplay by Andrew Fleming and Tiffany Paulsen. Directed by Andrew Fleming. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. … Continue reading