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Bedknobs & Broomsticks (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bedknobs & Broomsticks (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS (1971) Starring Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson, Bruce Forsyth, Cindy O’Callaghan, Roy Snart, Ian Weighill, Tessie O’Shea, Arthur E. Gould-Porter, Ben Wrigley and Reginald Owen. Screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.  134 minutes.  Rated G. Bedknobs and … Continue reading →

American Son (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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American Son (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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AMERICAN SON (2009) Starring Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz, Matt O’Leary, Tom Sizemore, April Grace, Jay Hernandez, Chi McBride, Sean Marquette, Michael Welch, Percy Daggs III and Ray Santiago. Screenplay by Eric Schmid. Directed by Neil Abramson. Distributed by Miramax Films.  84 minutes.  Rated R. Back when Bush and Cheney were trying to sell the American … Continue reading →

David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci – Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop
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David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci – Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop

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David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop by Brad Balfour When actor David Rasche came into the room, I knew this was going to be a different kind of interview session just as In The Loop is a different kind of political … Continue reading →

Shohreh Aghdashloo – An Iranian-born Actress Speaks Loudly and Passionately About The Stoning of Soraya M.
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Shohreh Aghdashloo – An Iranian-born Actress Speaks Loudly and Passionately About The Stoning of Soraya M.

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Shohreh Aghdashloo An Iranian-born Actress Speaks Loudly and Passionately About The Stoning of Soraya M. by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2009 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: June 27, 2009.   Rarely has a film’s release dovetailed with an earth-shattering event so that, by its very existence, it CAN contribute to radically altering world affairs. The Stoning of … Continue reading →

Woody Allen, Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood and Patricia Clarkson – Willing to Do Whatever Works
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Woody Allen, Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood and Patricia Clarkson – Willing to Do Whatever Works

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Woody Allen, Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood and Patricia Clarkson – Willing to Do Whatever Works by Jay S. Jacobs It’s a pretty well known fact in the entertainment world that legendary filmmaker Woody Allen hates movie promotion. He almost never does publicity junkets for his films, which is why his last minute decision to … Continue reading →

Gary Sinise Helps Brothers at War and Grapples with Iraq and its Effect on a Family
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Gary Sinise Helps Brothers at War and Grapples with Iraq and its Effect on a Family

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GARY SINISE HELPS BROTHERS at WAR and GRAPPLES with IRAQ and ITS EFFECT on a FAMILY by Brad Balfour Presently known for playing Detective Mac Taylor on the hit TV series, CSI: NY, the talented Gary Sinise has done it all – acting, directing, making music and producing everything from plays to films. Now, Sinise plays … Continue reading →

60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access – Barack Obama’s Road to the White House (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access – Barack Obama’s Road to the White House (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access Barack Obama’s Road to the White House (CBS/Paramount Home Video-2009) It seems so long ago now, even though it has only been three months since Barack Obama won the Presidency of the United States and less than three weeks since he was sworn in to take over the job. Like … Continue reading →

Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer – With Valkyrie, They Illustrate That Slide Down the Slippery Slope to Fascism
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Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer – With Valkyrie, They Illustrate That Slide Down the Slippery Slope to Fascism

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Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer With Valkyrie, They Illustrate That Slide Down the Slippery Slope to Fascism by Brad Balfour Though he totally missed the Oscar loop, you have to give some credit to media magnet Tom Cruise for releasing his World War II drama, Valkyrie at the end of 2008 despite the surge of … Continue reading →

Swing Vote (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Swing Vote (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SWING VOTE (2008) Starring Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll, Paula Patton, Dennis Hopper, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Lane, George Lopez, Judge Reinhold, Charles Esten, Mare Winningham, Mark Moses, Willie Nelson, Richard Petty, Chris Matthews, Larry King, James Carville, Tucker Carlson, Mary Hart, Arianna Huffington and Bill Maher. Screenplay by Jason Richman and Joshua Michael Stern. … Continue reading →

Viggo Mortensen and Jason Isaacs Address Good and Wax Philosophical about the Nazis
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Viggo Mortensen and Jason Isaacs Address Good and Wax Philosophical about the Nazis

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Viggo Mortensen and Jason Isaacs Address Good and Wax Philosophical about the Nazis by Brad Balfour Originally posted on January 12, 2009. During a snappy roundtable with a few journalists, actors Viggo Mortensen and Jason Isaacs double-teamed to express their thoughts about their disturbing new film, Good, based on the acclaimed British play by CP … Continue reading →