45 YEARS (2015) Starring Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James, Dolly Wells, David Sibley, Sam Alexander and Richard Cunningham. Screenplay by Andrew Haigh. Directed by Andrew Haigh. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 93 minutes. Rated R. How well can you ever know a person? Even if you have spent decades living together, and are considered by … Continue reading
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Director’s Cut) (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
STAR TREK II – THE WRATH OF KHAN (DIRECTOR’S CUT) (1982) Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Kirstie Alley, Paul Winfield, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, John Vargas, Nicholas Guest, James Horner and Ike Eisenmann. Screenplay by Jack B. Sowards. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Distributed … Continue reading
Viktoria (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
VIKTORIA (2014) Starring Irmena Chichikova, Daria Vitkova, Kalina Vitkova, Mariana Krumova, Georgi Spasov, Katerina Angelova and Dimo Dimov. Screenplay by Maya Vitkova. Directed by Maya Vitkova. Distributed by Big World Pictures. 155 minutes. Not Rated. The relationships between estranged two generations of mothers and daughters, as seen through the spectrum of about a decade which … Continue reading
Now You See Me 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NOW YOU SEE ME 2 (2016) Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Jay Chou, Tsai Chin, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Justine Wachsberger, Ben Lamb, David Warshofsky and Richard Laing. Screenplay by Ed Solomon. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. … Continue reading
The Mowgli’s – The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA – June 8, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
The Mowgli’s – The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA – June 8, 2016 For their spring tour, The Mowgli’s brought out a sold out crowd to the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood, located in the band’s home town of Los Angeles. Their alternative pop rock style drew in people of all ages, along with the … Continue reading
Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd and Bob Gale – Gotta Get Back in Time to Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd and Bob Gale Gotta Get Back in Time to Back to the Future by Jay S. Jacobs As hard as it is to believe, the movie Back to the Future is now further in our collective rearview mirror than the Enchantment Under the Sea dance was to Marty … Continue reading
Jacob Whitesides – Lovesick and There Ain’t No Cure
Jacob Whitesides Lovesick and There Ain’t No Cure By Maggie Mitchell How many people can you say that they started their own record company? Well, add Jacob Whitesides to that exclusive list. Whitesides has been climbing the mountain of fame, and hasn’t stopped since we met him. Yet, he’s still the 18-year-old from Tennessee that … Continue reading
Mountain Jam Festival – Hunter Mountain – Hunter, NY – June 3 & 4, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Beck, Wilco, Jason Isbell, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Nathaniel Ratecliff & the Night Sweats & Houndmouth – Mountain Jam Festival – Hunter Mountain – Hunter, NY – June 3 & 4, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized photos. Photos by Ross Edmond © 2016 Continue reading
And We Say To Ourselves, What a Wizard World
And We Say To Ourselves, What a Wizard World Wizard World Philadelphia Comic-Con – Philadelphia Convention Center – Philadelphia, PA – June 2-5, 2016 You know the old song that goes “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right”? Well what if those clowns are Pennywise the Dancing Clown and the jokers are… … Continue reading
Stephen Amell Better Watch His Speed
Stephen Amell Better Watch His Speed by Jay S. Jacobs What is cooler than playing a beloved character from an iconic comic franchise? How about playing two? For several years, Stephen Amell has been making his bones playing the title character in the hit CW series Arrow, which was the cornerstone in the network’s current … Continue reading