Dan Cortese Goes for the Record
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Dan Cortese Goes for the Record

Dan Cortese Goes for the Record by Ronald Sklar America’s favorite dudebro is back with a hit show and a shout out to the iconic MTV Sports. TruTV bills itself not as reality TV, but as “Actuality.” True that. Its new hit series, Guinness World Records® Gone Wild, scored a whopping 1.4 million viewers in … Continue reading

Robert Redford, Stanley Tucci, Brit Marling & Jackie Evancho on The Company You Keep
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Robert Redford, Stanley Tucci, Brit Marling & Jackie Evancho on The Company You Keep

Robert Redford, Stanley Tucci, Brit Marling & Jackie Evancho Learning About Life and History From The Company They Keep by Jay S. Jacobs About the time that the Weather Underground was forming and gaining infamy for their sometimes violent protests, Robert Redford was well on his way to becoming one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.  Butch Cassidy & the … Continue reading

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

SNITCH (2013) Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jon Bernthal, Barry Pepper, Susan Sarandon, Michael K. Williams, Melina Kanakaredes, Nadine Velazquez, Rafi Gavron, David Harbour, Benjamin Bratt, Lela Loren, JD Pardo, Kyara Campos, James Allen McCune and Harold Perrineau. Screenplay by Justin Haythe and Ric Roman Waugh. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. 112 minutes. … Continue reading

Ryan Gosling Rides Hard to Get to The Place Beyond the Pines
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Ryan Gosling Rides Hard to Get to The Place Beyond the Pines

Ryan Gosling Rides Hard to Get to The Place Beyond the Pines by Jay S. Jacobs Even though Ryan Gosling is now one of the faces of young Hollywood, don’t tell him that.  The guy doesn’t take stardom or gossip columns or “sexiest guy alive” stories seriously, he’s just an artist practicing his craft. And … Continue reading

Room 237 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Room 237 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Room 237 Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel The Shining has been confounding for the three decades since its release to mostly lukewarm reviews and sluggish box office.  The movie turned off both of its target audiences – Kubrick fans felt that the ghost story was a squandering of the master filmmaker’s talents … Continue reading

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

ADMISSION (2013) Starring Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen, Nat Wolff, Lily Tomlin, Wallace Shawn, Gloria Reuben, Travaris Spears, Sonya Walger, Christopher Evan Welch, Michael Genadry, Sarita Choudhury, Mihran Slougian, Lynne Taylor, Ann Harada and Ben Levin. Screenplay by Karen Croner. Directed by Paul Weitz. Distributed by Focus Features. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. The first, … Continue reading