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The Big Short (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Big Short (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE BIG SHORT (2015) Starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Adepero Oduye, Karen Gillan, Max Greenfield, Billy Magnussen, Melissa Leo, John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Byron Mann, Margot Robbie, Anthony Bourdain, Richard Thaler and Selena Gomez. Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay. Directed by … 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 →

Jill Hennessy – A Little Bit of Comfort
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Jill Hennessy – A Little Bit of Comfort

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Jill Hennessy A Little Bit of Comfort by Jay S. Jacobs There is sometimes a bit of mistrust of actors who suddenly decide to become musicians.  And while it is true that some of them are trying to exploit their name recognition, more and more often it is turning out that those actors really are … Continue reading →

Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Delivering the Letters From the Labyrinth
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Delivering the Letters From the Labyrinth

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Delivering the Letters From the Labyrinth by Jay S. Jacobs Progressive rock and Christmas didn’t use to be bound together, but Paul O’Neill and his Trans-Siberian Orchestra have helped to change all that. O’Neill formed the Trans-Siberian Orchestra with Savatage members Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli, who he had previously worked with while … Continue reading →

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE BLACK PANTHERS – VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015) Featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Jamal Joseph, Emory Douglas, Ericka Huggins, William Calhoun, Wayne Pharr, Elaine Brown, Elbert “Big Man” Howard, Julian Bond, Mark Kurlansky, Marvin X, Rita Williams-Garcia, Jim Dunbar, Lise Parlman, Jeff Hass, M. Wesley Swearingen, Clayborne Carson, Scot Brown, Donna Murch, Felipe Luciano, Ray Gaul, … Continue reading →

Sam de Jong – Dutch Film Director Crowns a Prince
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Sam de Jong – Dutch Film Director Crowns a Prince

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Sam de Jong  Dutch Film Director Crowns a Prince by Brad Balfour English-language movies documenting society’s underbelly include such classics as the hard-nosed Last Exit To Brooklyn or the comparatively benign West Side Story. There’s a body of work that’s emerged out of England’s rock subcultures from the ’50s on up. But fewer films detail … Continue reading →

Hippocrates – Diary of a French Doctor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Hippocrates – Diary of a French Doctor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HIPPOCRATES – DIARY OF A FRENCH DOCTOR (2014) Starring Vincent Lacoste, Reda Kateb, Jacques Gamblin, Marianne Denicourt, Felix Moati, Carole Franck, Philippe Rebbot, Julie Brochen, Jeanne Cellard and Thierry Levaret. Screenplay by Thomas Lilti, Baya Kasmi, Julien Lilti and Pierre Chosson. Directed by Thomas Lilti. Distributed by Distrib Films US.  101 minutes.  Rated R. Hospitals … 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 →

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 →

Live From New York! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Live From New York! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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LIVE FROM NEW YORK! (2015) Featuring Dan Aykroyd, Alec Baldwin, John Belushi, Candice Bergen, Dana Carvey, Chevy Chase, Billy Crystal, Jane Curtin, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Al Franken, Bill Hader, Darrell Hammond, Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Fred Armisen, Al Gore, Rudolph Giuliani, Ralph … Continue reading →