THE CITIZEN (2013) Starring Khaled Nabawy, Agnes Bruckner, Rizwan Manji, William Atherton, Cary Elwes, Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, Ho-Sung Pak and Rachael Adams. Screenplay by Samir Younis and Jazmen Brown. Directed by Sam Kadi. Distributed by Monterey Media. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Citizen takes a look back at the most horrific events in American history. Yet far from being … Continue reading
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World War Z (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WORLD WAR Z (2013) Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, Fana Mokoena, David Morse, Elyes Gabel, Peter Capaldi and Sterling Jerins. Screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard and Damon Lindelof. Directed by Marc Forster. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. In general, I’m not … Continue reading
Insidious: Chapter 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (2013) Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, Ty Simpkins, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter, Andrew Astor, Hank Harris, Jocelin Donahue, Lindsay Seim, Danielle Bisutti, Tyler Griffin, Garrett Ryan and Tom Fitzpatrick. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell. Directed by James Wan. Distributed by FilmDistrict. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. The original … Continue reading
Peter Hook & the Light – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – September 14, 2013 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Peter Hook & the Light – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – September 14, 2013 What Peter Hook and the Light offered was a glimpse into the greatness of Joy Division and New Order. They also exposed the transition of the members of the first band surviving the tragic passing of their lead singer, Ian … Continue reading
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – River Stage at Great Plaza – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – River Stage at Great Plaza – Philadelphia, PA – September 17, 2013 Photos by Serge Levin © 2013. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Rose Byrne – Returns to a Place That Is Insidious
Rose Byrne – Returns to a Place That Is Insidious by Jay S. Jacobs Australian actress Rose Byrne has done just about everything in her young career – TV, movies, comedy, drama, period pieces, blockbusters, indies, horror – but Insidious: Chapter 2 is the first time she has revisited a character in a sequel. It’s … Continue reading
Sisters & Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SISTERS & BROTHERS (2011) Starring Cory Monteith, Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew, Gabrielle Miller, Benjamin Ratner, Kacey Rohl, Gabrielle Rose, Tom Scholte, Ali Liebert, Camille Sullivan, Leena Manro, Jay Brazeau, Nicola Anderson, Ben Cotton, Moneca Delain and Tyler Labine. Screenplay by Carl Bessai. Directed by Carl Bessai. Distributed by Anchor Bay Home Video. 90 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Patrick Wilson – Conjuring Up Something Insidious
Patrick Wilson – Conjuring Up Something Insidious by Jay S. Jacobs If Patrick Wilson has been looking a little haunted lately, it is not just a coincidence. In the last few years, Wilson and horror director James Wan (Saw, Death Sentence) have teamed up on three films in which Wilson has played a family man … Continue reading
Waifish Rooney Mara Reveals Some of Herself in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
Waifish Rooney Mara Reveals Some of Herself in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints by Brad Balfour Against the backdrop of 1970s Texas Hill Country, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints tells a gothic American tale of three characters straddling various sides of the law – outlaw Bob Muldoon (Casey Affleck), his wife Ruth Guthrie (Rooney Mara), and local … Continue reading
Thunder Levin – Sharknado‘s Screenwriter Discusses Penning The SyFy Film Phenomenon While Beginning Work On Sharknado 2: The Second One, His New Indie Film, And His Science Fiction Epic TV Series!
Thunder Levin Sharknado‘s Screenwriter Discusses Penning The SyFy Film Phenomenon While Beginning Work On Sharknado 2: The Second One, His New Indie Film, And His Science Fiction Epic TV Series! by Arlene R. Weiss The SyFy Cable Television Network is well known for its deliciously campy cheese fest of so-bad-it’s-good, made for TV, science fiction, … Continue reading