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Anders Østergaard – Doc Director’s Powerful Burma VJ Gets an Oscar Nom
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Anders Østergaard – Doc Director’s Powerful Burma VJ Gets an Oscar Nom

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Doc Director’s Powerful Burma VJ Gets an Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour When Danish documentarian Anders Østergaard took on the challenge to make Burma VJ, he had no idea how much he would advance the cause of citizen journalism. A collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists (VJs), The Democratic Voice of Burma, recorded the 100,000+ protestors … Continue reading →

Carey Mulligan – An English Actress Gets An Education and Award Noms
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Carey Mulligan – An English Actress Gets An Education and Award Noms

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Carey Mulligan An English Actress Gets An Education and Award Noms by Brad Balfour With An Education, the 24-year-old British actress Carey Mulligan has come out of nowhere to garner the kind of critical acclaim and award notice that few receive so quickly – she’s up for a Golden Globe tomorrow for example. But her performance as 16-year-old … Continue reading →

Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci
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Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci

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Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci by Brad Balfour Looking very Julia Child-like, actor Meryl Streep, the latter half of Julie and Julia, stepped up to the press conference table in a long grey dress cut to mid-calf, wearing a string of pearls. Her screen husband, Stanley Tucci, wore a sport coat … Continue reading →

Wes Studi – Native American Actor A Valued Player in Avatar and The Only Good Indian
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Wes Studi – Native American Actor A Valued Player in Avatar and The Only Good Indian

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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 →

Avatar (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Avatar (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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AVATAR (2009) Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi, Laz Alonso and Dileep Rao. Screenplay by James Cameron. Directed by James Cameron. Distributed by 20th Century Fox.  165 minutes.  Rated PG-13. James Cameron is a big picture kind of guy. If you … Continue reading →

Robert De Niro – Oscar-Winning Actor Makes Sure Everybody’s Fine
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Robert De Niro – Oscar-Winning Actor Makes Sure Everybody’s Fine

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Robert De Niro Oscar-Winning Actor Makes Sure Everybody’s Fine by Brad Balfour On the heels of the broadcast of his Kennedy Center Honors (along with Bruce Springsteen, Dave Brubeck, Mel Brooks, and Grace Bumbry), legendary actor Robert De Niro can be seen on the silver screen again. While he’s being lauded for past laurels, he’s … Continue reading →

Maggie Gyllenhaal – Owner of a Crazy Heart
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Maggie Gyllenhaal – Owner of a Crazy Heart

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Owner of a Crazy Heart by Jay S. Jacobs It isn’t easy to just step away when a career that you have been working towards for years has built up serious momentum. Yet that is exactly what Maggie Gyllenhaal did. Soon after appearing in the blockbuster Batman sequel The Dark Knight, Gyllenhaal essentially took a … Continue reading →

Jeff Bridges Sings His Crazy Heart Out
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Jeff Bridges Sings His Crazy Heart Out

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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 →

Crazy Heart (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Crazy Heart (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CRAZY HEART (2009) Starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall,  Tom Bower, James Keane, Jack Nation, William Marquez, Ryan Bingham, Paul Herman, Rick Dial and Colin Farrell. Screenplay by Scott Cooper. Directed by Scott Cooper. Distributed by Fox Searchlight.  112 minutes.  Rated R. Bad Blake has been on the road for longer than he would … Continue reading →

Inglourious Basterds (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Inglourious Basterds (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) Starring Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger, Gedeon Burkhard, Jacky Ido, B.J. Novak, Omar Doom, August Diehl, Sylvester Groth, Martin Wuttke, Mike Myers, Julie Dreyfus, Samm Levine, Paul Rust and Michael Bacall. Written by Quentin Tarantino. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Distributed by … Continue reading →