ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM (2005) Featuring Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling, Andy Fastow, Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind, Jim Chanos, Max Eberts, Gray Davis and George W. Bush. Narrated by Peter Coyote. Written by Alex Gibney. Directed by Alex Gibney. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated R. The name of Enron Corporation has … Continue reading
THE CONSTANT GARDENER (2005) Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, Hubert Koundé, Daniele Harford, Packson Ngugi, Keith Pearson, John Sibi-Okubu, Donald Sumpter, Archie Panjabi, Nick Reding and Gerard McSorley. Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated R. The Constant Gardener is an old … Continue reading
James Mangold A Director Walks the Fine Line Towards the Oscars by Brad Balfour Throughout his career, New York-born director James Mangold has offered an uncanny look at relationships since his first film Heavy, whether it be with cops (Cop Land), women (Girl, Interrupted), or a couple (Kate and Leopold). Now, with his latest, Walk the Line, he again examines a couple … Continue reading
JUNEBUG (2005) Starring Amy Adams, Embeth Davitz, Benjamin McKenzie, Alessandro Nivola, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Celia Weston, Scott Wilson, Amy Barefoot, Annette Beatty, Matt Besser, Beth Bostic, Jamie Castlebury, Carrie Daniel, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Katherine Foster, Teresa Fowler, Keith Harris, Victoria Jackson, Kevin Harlow Jasper, Tarra Jolly, David Kuhn, Laura Lashley, John Eddie McGee, John McGee, … Continue reading
CHILDSTAR (2005) Starring Don McKellar, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Rendall, Dave Foley, Kristin Adams, Brendan Fehr, Michael Murphy, Peter Paige, Alan Thicke, Gil Bellows, Noam Jenkins, Toby Proctor and Eric Stoltz. Screenplay by Don McKellar and Michael Goldbach. Directed by Don McKellar. Distributed by Sundance Channel Home Entertainment. 99 minutes. Rated R. There are few … Continue reading
George Clooney, David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson and Grant Heslov Patriotic Acts by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2005 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: October 1, 2005. The word legendary is tossed about way too cavalierly, however Edward R. Murrow is legitimately a legend of television broadcasting. The newsman took his radio fame (from his current affairs show … Continue reading
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (2005) Starring David Strathairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, George Clooney, Tate Donovan, Tom McCarthy, Matt Ross, Reed Diamond, Robert John Burke, Grant Heslov, Alex Borstein, Rose Abdoo, Glenn Morshower, Don Creech, Helen Slayton-Hughes, Robert Knepper, JD Cullum, Simon Helberg, Peter Jacobson and Dianne … Continue reading
THE STING (1973) Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, John Heffernan, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, Dimitra Arliss, Robertearl Jones, James J. Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Lee Paul, Sally Kirkland, Avon Long, Arch Johnson, Ed Bakey, Brad Sullivan and John Quade. Screenplay by David S. Ward. Directed by … Continue reading
Johnny Depp In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka by Brad Balfour Though often nominated as one of the world’s best looking men as well as for various Oscars [Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl], the 40-something Johnny Depp inspires fascination. But it’s … Continue reading
BATMAN BEGINS (2005) Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, Mark Boone Jr., Linus Roache, Morgan Freeman, Larry Holden, Gerard Murphy, Colin McFarlane, Sara Stewart, Gus Lewis, Richard Brake, Rade Sherbedgia, Emma Lockhart and Christine Adams. Screenplay by Christopher Nolan and David S. … Continue reading
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