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The Third Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Third Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE THIRD MAN (1949) Starring Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Paul Hoerbiger, Ernst Deutsch, Siegfried Breuer, Erich Ponto, Hedwig Bleibtreu and Wilfrid Hyde-White. Screenplay by Graham Greene. Directed by Carol Reed. Distributed by Rialto Pictures/Studio Canal.  104 minutes.  Not Rated. Nearly 30 years on from his death, Orson Welles is … Continue reading →

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

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SELMA (2014) Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Carmen Ejogo, André Holland, Martin Sheen, Cuba Gooding Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Common, Dylan Baker, Giovanni Ribisi, Alessandro Nivola, Wendell Pierce, Stephan James, Nigel Thatch, Tessa Thompson, Colman Domingo, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Omar J. Dorsey, Stephen Root, Ledisi Young, Niecy Nash, Martin Sheen and Lorraine Toussaint. Screenplay by … Continue reading →

Damián Szifrón – Argentine Director Unleashes Wild Tales, Gets Oscar Nom
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Damián Szifrón – Argentine Director Unleashes Wild Tales, Gets Oscar Nom

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Damián Szifrón Argentine Director Unleashes Wild Tales, Gets Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour Opening this Oscar weekend, Argentina’s Best Foreign Language Feature nominee Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes), lined up with breaking news of the homeland. Boy has Argentina been in the spotlight lately. Ever a media subject, Pope Francis – the former archbishop of Buenos … Continue reading →

The Imitation Game (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Imitation Game (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE IMITATION GAME (2014) Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Allen Leech, Rory Kinnear, James Northcote, Tom Goodman-Hill, Steven Waddington, Ilan Goodman, Jack Tarlton, Alex Lawther, Tuppence Middleton and Jack Bannon. Screenplay by Graham Moore. Directed by Morten Tyldum. Distributed by The Weinstein Company.  113 minutes.  Rated PG-13. The world … Continue reading →

Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane & Richard Linklater – Boyhood Is About Growing Up
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Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane & Richard Linklater – Boyhood Is About Growing Up

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Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane & Richard Linklater Boyhood Is About Growing Up by Brad Balfour Far too much of the buzz and ballyhoo about this season’s indie awards darling Boyhood has focused on the fact that the film was made in real time – sort of. Director Richard Linklater took his core ensemble … Continue reading →

Michael Keaton Soars To Heights of Award Season Through Birdman
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Michael Keaton Soars To Heights of Award Season Through Birdman

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Michael Keaton Soars To Heights of Award Season Through Birdman by Brad Balfour Of all the Mexican new wave directors who emerged in the ’90s, Alejandro González Iñárritu always pushed the envelope further than cohorts Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro. He does so once again with Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance), a dark … Continue reading →

Reese Witherspoon Finds New Life In Making Wild
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Reese Witherspoon Finds New Life In Making Wild

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Reese Witherspoon Finds New Life In Making Wild by Brad Balfour Along with Wild‘s author Cheryl Strayed, co-star Laura Dern, and producing partner Bruna Papandrea, Reese Witherspoon made appearances throughout New York when the film version of Wild was first released in December. The 38-year-old actress came to Fox Searchlight’s Christmas reception for media and … Continue reading →

Wes Anderson Gives Us a Guided Tour of The Grand Budapest Hotel
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Wes Anderson Gives Us a Guided Tour of The Grand Budapest Hotel

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Wes Anderson The Director Gives Us a Guided Tour of The Grand Budapest Hotel by Brad Balfour On the surface, the narrative driving Wes Anderson’s eighth film is pretty simple. During the fictional glory days of The Grand Budapest Hotel (starting back in 1932), its exacting Concierge Monsieur Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes) fiercely maintains its … Continue reading →

Keira Knightley – The Actress (and Now Singer) Has a Grand Slam Year
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Keira Knightley – The Actress (and Now Singer) Has a Grand Slam Year

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Keira Knightley – The Actress (and Now Singer) Has a Grand Slam Year by Brad Balfour The great thing about having a bunch of good-to-great films out in one year is that you land in front of audiences so often that they think of you during award season. Certainly, that’s been the case with the … Continue reading →

Bradley Cooper Transforms Himself into an American Sniper
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Bradley Cooper Transforms Himself into an American Sniper

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Bradley Cooper Transforms Himself into an American Sniper by Brad Balfour Master director Clint Eastwood’s latest feature, American Sniper, offers a taut yet complex portrait of the late Iraqi war vet Chris Kyle. With over 160 kills, Kyle was the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. Uncannily portrayed by two-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper … Continue reading →