Category Archives: Pop Culture

Dark Skies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Dark Skies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DARK SKIES (2013) Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons, L.J. Benet, Rich Hutchman, Myndy Crist, Annie Thurman, Jake Washburn and Ros Ostrow. Screenplay by Scott Stewart. Directed by Scott Stewart. Distributed by Dimension Films.  95 minutes.  Rated PG-13. “Found footage” horror films have become so commonplace that filmmakers don’t even … Continue reading →

The Company You Keep (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Company You Keep (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (2013) Starring Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Sam Elliott, Jackie Evancho, Brendan Gleeson, Terrence Howard, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Root and Lexie Huber. Screenplay by Lem Dobbs. Directed by Robert Redford. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 125 minutes. Rated … Continue reading →

Keeping Up With Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors
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Keeping Up With Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors

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Keeping Up With Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors by Danielle Speiss Every once in a while, you catch an opening act that rivals the headliner. You know it when you find yourself doing research on the band, looking them up on YouTube, downloading their music, humming their songs and thinking about them days after the … Continue reading →

Matt Sax – The Merchant of Venice
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Matt Sax – The Merchant of Venice

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Matt Sax The Merchant of Venice by Jay S. Jacobs Musical theater thrives on change and actor/singer/songwriter Matt Sax wants to help usher in a new generation of musicals. His first musical Venice is a collaboration with longtime friend Eric Rosen. (Sax wrote the score, Rosen handled the book.) Venice weaves traditional theatrical music with rock and hip … Continue reading →

The Hangover Part III (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Hangover Part III (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE HANGOVER PART III (2013) Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, John Goodman, Melissa McCarthy, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike Epps, Sasha Barrese, Jamie Chung, Sondra Currie, Gillian Vigman, Oliver Cooper and Mike Vallely. Screenplay by Todd Phillips and Craig Mazin. Directed by Todd Phillips. Distributed by Warner Bros. 100 … Continue reading →

Before Midnight (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Before Midnight (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013) Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Walter Lassally, Yannis Papadopoulos, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Ariane Labed, Panos Koronis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Yota Argyropoulou, Serafeim Radis, Enrico Focardi, Manolis Goussias and Anouk Servera. Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Sony Pictures … Continue reading →

Tom Jones (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Tom Jones (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Tom Jones – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – May 17, 2013 The youthful and charismatic Prince of Wales of yore has matured into a slightly grizzled and hardened King.  While the years have passed and life has challenged, he still retains at 70 years old the chiseled handsomeness and bellwether voice … Continue reading →

John Krasinski and Greg Daniels – Shutting Down The Office
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John Krasinski and Greg Daniels – Shutting Down The Office

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John Krasinski and Greg Daniels Shutting Down The Office by Jay S. Jacobs After nine years, 203 episodes, dozens of workers, a few weddings, some babies, uncounted lovers, lots of collating, and hundreds of thousands of reams of paper, it’s time to shut down Dunder-Mifflin. Scranton, Pennsylvania’s finest sons are closing up the place where … Continue reading →

Poco – All Fired Up (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Poco – All Fired Up (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Poco – All Fired Up (Drifter’s Church) Venerable country rock band Poco has been recording for over 40 years, and together with bands like The Buffalo Springfield, Jackson Browne, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Eagles are responsible for an entire musical genre.  Originally formed in 1969 out of the ashes of the Springfield (original members Richie Furay … Continue reading →