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Rachel Weisz Steps Through the Garden
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Rachel Weisz Steps Through the Garden

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RACHEL WEISZ STEPS THROUGH THE GARDEN By Brad Balfour Though Rachel Weisz has received accolades before, none are more appreciated than an Academy Award nomination. And given that she dies a few minutes in the film The Constant Gardener, it’s even more appreciated she got this attention. But the film is a powerful statement – about … Continue reading →

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

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FREEDOMLAND  (2006) Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, LaTanya Richardson, Anthony Mackie, Clarke Peters, Peter Friedman, Domenic Lombardozzi, Aasif Mandi, Philip Bosco, Liza Colon-Zayas and Richard Price. Screenplay by Richard Price. Directed by Joe Roth. Distributed by Columbia Pictures.  113 minutes.  Rated R. Richard Price’s 1998 novel Freedomland was … Continue reading →

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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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 →

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD (2006) Starring Albert Brooks John Carroll Lynch, Sheetal Sheth, Jon Tenney, Fred Dalton Thompson, Amy Ryan, Homie Doroodian, Kavi Raz, Emma Lockhart and Penny Marshall. Screenplay by Albert Brooks. Directed by Albert Brooks. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. The divide between the Eastern and … Continue reading →

The Dick Cavett Show – John & Yoko Collection (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Dick Cavett Show – John & Yoko Collection (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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The Dick Cavett Show John & Yoko Collection (Shout! Factory-2005) It’s 1971 and John Lennon is now thirtysomething. His life, finally, is getting interesting. Always on the cutting edge, this time he is on the verge of getting his peacenik ass thrown out of the United States, and not just because he is inflicting Yoko … Continue reading →

Christopher Kennedy Lawford – No Penalty for Early Withdrawal
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Christopher Kennedy Lawford – No Penalty for Early Withdrawal

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Christopher Kennedy Lawford No Penalty for Early Withdrawal by Ronald Sklar “The brilliance about being a drug addict and an alcoholic is that I’ve had my worst day,” Christopher Kennedy Lawford says. “Nobody can do to me what I already did far worse to myself. In terms of telling the truth about myself, no matter … Continue reading →

Our Lady Peace – In Complicated Times
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Our Lady Peace – In Complicated Times

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OUR LADY PEACE IN COMPLICATED TIMES BY JAY S. JACOBS It’s not a religious reference.  Honest.  They know, they know, the name Our Lady Peace sounds like it could be a designation for a Christian rock band.  It could, however, that’s not what it’s all about at all. “I think people sometimes get fooled by … Continue reading →

George Clooney, David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson and Grant Heslov – Patriotic Acts
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George Clooney, David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson and Grant Heslov – Patriotic Acts

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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 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Good Night, And Good Luck (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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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 →