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Ridley Scott – Legendary Director Launches The Martian
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Ridley Scott – Legendary Director Launches The Martian

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Ridley Scott Legendary Director Launches The Martian by Brad Balfour When an established, serious, award-winning director like Ridley Scott makes a space movie – something associated with solemn drama – humor isn’t expected from its star. Yet in The Martian, where Matt Damon stars as American astronaut Mark Watney, who has been accidentally left behind on Mars after a mission disaster, the humor humanizes the situation. … Continue reading →

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

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CAROL (2015) Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Carrie Brownstein, Cory Michael Smith, John Magaro, Kevin Crowley, Nik Pajic, Trent Rowland, Sadie Heim, KK Heim, Amy Warner, Michael Haney, Wendy Lardin, Pamela Evans Haynes, Greg Violand and Michael Ward. Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy. Directed by Todd Haynes. Distributed by The … Continue reading →

Star Wars – The Force Awakens (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Star Wars – The Force Awakens (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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STAR WARS – THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015) Starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Harrison Ford, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Domhnall Gleeson, Peter Mayhew, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Max Von Sydow, Gwendoline Christie, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Greg Grunberg, Billie Lourd, Tim Rose, Ken Leung, Christina Chong, Jessica Henwick, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Mark Hamill. Screenplay … Continue reading →

Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth and Michael Madsen – Holed Up With The Hateful Eight
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Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth and Michael Madsen – Holed Up With The Hateful Eight

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Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth and Michael Madsen Holed Up With The Hateful Eight by Jay S. Jacobs It’s always a spectacular when a new Quentin Tarantino film rides into theaters. The writer and director has been well-known for his hyper-intelligent dialogue and rampant violence … Continue reading →

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

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SPOTLIGHT (2015) Starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup, Brian d’Arcy James, Maureen Keiller, Paul Guilfoyle, Jamey Sheridan, Len Cariou, Neal Huff, Michael Cyril Creighton, Elena Wohl, Gene Amoroso, Doug Murray and Sharon McFarlane. Screenplay by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer. Directed by Tom McCarthy. Distributed by … Continue reading →

Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Phyllis Nagy & Todd Haynes Look Back at the Lost World of 60 Years Ago with Carol
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Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Phyllis Nagy & Todd Haynes Look Back at the Lost World of 60 Years Ago with Carol

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Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Phyllis Nagy & Todd Haynes Look Back at the Lost World of 60 Years Ago with Carol by Jay S. Jacobs “There was not a moment when she did not see Carol in her mind, and all she saw, she seemed to see through Carol.” That … Continue reading →

Steve Jobs (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Steve Jobs (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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STEVE JOBS (2015) Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Katherine Waterston, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sarah Snook, Katherine Waterston, Perla Haney-Jardine, Ripley Sobo, Makenzie Moss, John Ortiz, Vanessa Ross and Adam Shapiro. Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Directed by Danny Boyle. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  122 minutes.  Rated R. You’d think that Steve Jobs had … Continue reading →

Aladdin: Diamond Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Aladdin: Diamond Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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ALADDIN (2015) Featuring the voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Douglas Seale, Brad Kane, Lea Salonga, Bruce Adler, Charlie Adler, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings, Debi Derryberry, Jerry Houser, Hal Smith and Vera Lockwood. Screenplay by John Musker, Ron Clements, Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio. Directed by John … Continue reading →

Simon Curtis – Director Brings a New Life to Woman in Gold
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Simon Curtis – Director Brings a New Life to Woman in Gold

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Simon Curtis Director Brings a New Life to Woman in Gold by Brad Balfour With famed Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren receiving a special honor from the World Jewish Congress in front of Gustav Klimt’s The Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1 — now housed at New York’s Neue Galerie and the basis of the film Woman in Gold — her role as … Continue reading →

Glen Campbell – I’ll Be Me (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Glen Campbell – I’ll Be Me (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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GLEN CAMPBELL – I’LL BE ME (2015) Featuring Glen Campbell, Kim Campbell, Ashley Campbell, Cal Campbell, Shannon Campbell, T.J. Kuenster, Ry Jarred, Siggy Sjursen, Kiefo Nilsson, Ronald Petersen, Bobbie Gale, Jay Leno, Jimmy Webb, Bruce Springsteen, The Edge, Paul McCartney, Blake Shelton, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Steve Martin, Chad Smith, Kathy … Continue reading →