LORD OF WAR (2005) Starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm, Eammon Walker, Sammi Rotibi, Ethan Hawke, Shake Toukhmanian, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Donald Sutherland, Liya Kabede, Jasmone Burgess, Carlin April, Gugu Zulu, Debbie Jones, Mirriam Ngomani and Eugene Lazarev. Screenplay by Andrew Niccol. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Distributed by Lionsgate Films. 122 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us
Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us by Jay S. Jacobs Everything Is Illuminated is the debut writing and directing project by respected New York-based actor Liev Schreiber (The Manchurian Candidate, Scream, Kate and Leopold.) The film is based on a portion of the fanciful and yet disturbing best-selling novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran … Continue reading
Inside Deep Throat (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
INSIDE DEEP THROAT (2005) Starring Harry Reems, Linda Lovelace, Gerard Damiano, Linda Marchiano, Arthur Sommer, Herb Kassner, Larry Parrish, Bill Maher, Hugh Hefner, Wes Craven, Norman Mailer, Dick Cavett, Carl Bernstein, Helen Gurley Brown, Lenny Camp, Alan Dershowitz, Larry Flynt, Al Goldstein, Xaviera Hollander, Erica Jong, Charles Keating, Camille Paglia, Georgina Spelvin, Andrea True, Gore … Continue reading
The Interpreter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE INTERPRETER (2005) Starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron, George Harris, Michael Wright, Clyde Kusatsu, Eric Keenleyside, Hugo Speer, Maz Jobrani, Yusuf Gatewood, Curtis L’Cook, Byron Utley, Robert Clehessy, Terry Serpico and Sydney Pollack. Screenplay by Charles Randolph, Scott Frank and Steven Zaillian. Directed by Sydney Pollack. Distributed … Continue reading
Bruce Willis Stands Firm
BRUCE WILLIS STANDS FIRM By Brad Balfour It’s hard to believe that superstar Bruce Willis, a man often heard over many explosions in his signature action adventure films like those in the Die Hard series, should be so soft spoken. Yet after his wildly successful career as a hardnosed hero, Willis still tries to challenge himself and … Continue reading
Henry Rollins – Out of the Van
Henry Rollins Out of the Van by Ronald Sklar “I could grandstand and tell you I’m The Man, but I basically don’t have a life,” Henry Rollins tells me in a recent phone interview. As usual, The Man is being too hard on himself. The rock legend, now in his early forties and still as tough … Continue reading
Chris Cooper – A Real Contender
Chris Cooper – A Real Contender by Brad Balfour Originally posted on September 22, 2004. Actor Chris Cooper didn’t need a crystal ball to figure out how to make his character in Silver City — the bumbling local politician running for governor of Colorado — resonate in this hard-hitting reflection of our times. His campaign … Continue reading
Mark Ruffalo, Peter Krause, Laura Dern and John Curran – Adultery Education
Mark Ruffalo, Peter Krause, Laura Dern and John Curran Adultery Education by Jay S. Jacobs We Don’t Live Here Anymore is a haunting, sometimes even devastating, look at modern marriage. Based on two short stories by Andre Dubus (“We Don’t Live Here Anymore” and “Adultery”), the movie focuses on two couples. The film chronicles the casually cruel … Continue reading
The Manchurian Candidate (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004) Starring Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise, Jon Voight, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Sakina Jaffrey, Simon McBurney, Paul Lazar, Alyson Renaldo, Adam LeFevre, Robin Hitchcock, Pablo Schreiber, Tom Stechstulte, Anthony Mackie, Dorian Missick, Miguel Ferrer, Ted Levine, Bruno Ganz, Jude Ciccolella, Dean Stockwell, BeBe Winans, Zeljko Ivanek, Charles Napier, … Continue reading
Robert T. Littell – Watching Kennedy Grow
ROBERT T. LITTELL WATCHING KENNEDY GROW BY RONALD SKLAR It’s hard to believe that John F. Kennedy, Jr. has been dead for over five years. For a young man so full of life and promise (his father called it “vigor”), he was able to form an uneasy existence with the label that was foisted upon … Continue reading