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The Women (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Women (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE WOMEN (2008) Starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Debi Mazar, Bette Midler, Joanna Gleason, Ana Gasteyer and Candice Bergen. Screenplay by Diane English. Directed by Diane English. Distributed by Picturehouse Films. 114 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Women is a pretty legendary stalled project in Hollywood. For … Continue reading →

Various Artists – The Best of Bond… James Bond (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Various Artists – The Best of Bond… James Bond (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Various Artists – The Best of Bond… James Bond (Verve)  The music behind James Bond has always been part of the allure of the super-spy, a loungy, seductive musical canon tailor-made to naked women dancing in silhouette behind the opening credits – vaguely suggesting danger and the good life.  As the Bond film series approaches its 50th anniversary, … Continue reading →

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR (2008) Starring Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li, Luke Ford, Michelle Yeoh, John Hannah, Isabella Leong, Anthony Wong, Russell Wong, Liam Cunningham, David Calder, Jessey Meng, Tian Liang and Albert Kwan. Screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Directed by Rob Cohen. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 112 minutes. … Continue reading →

Frank Langella Transforms in Frost/Nixon
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Frank Langella Transforms in Frost/Nixon

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Frank Langella Transforms in Frost/Nixon by Brad Balfour Few performances can rival veteran actor Frank Langella’s portrait of the late President Richard Nixon in the Ron Howard film, Frost/Nixon. Originally a stage play — based on the actual interviews conducted by British TV talk show host David Frost in 1977 — the cinematic version fleshes out … Continue reading →

Filth and Wisdom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Filth and Wisdom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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FILTH AND WISDOM (2008) Starring Eugene Hutz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure, Richard E. Grant, Inder Manocha, Elliot Levey, Francesca Kingdon, Ade and Gogol Bordello. Screenplay by Madonna and Dan Cadan. Directed by Madonna. Distributed by IFC Films.  84 minutes.  Rated R. For a lover of good cinema, there can be few terms more potentially horrifying … Continue reading →

The X-Files: I Want To Believe (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The X-Files: I Want To Believe (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE (2008) Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Alvin “Xzibit” Joiner, Mitch Pileggi, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley, Alex Diakun, Nicki Aycox, Fagin Woodcock, Marco Niccoli, Carrie Ruscheinsky and Spencer Maybee. Screenplay by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz. Directed by Chris Carter. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. … Continue reading →

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

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BOLT (2008) Featuring the voices of John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essner, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, Diedrich Bader, Ronn Moss and Nick Swardson. Screenplay by Dan Fogelman and Chris Williams. Directed by Byron Howard and Chris Williams. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.  96 minutes.  Rated PG. Bolt is a good enough, though … Continue reading →

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

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TOOTS (2008) Featuring Maury Allen, Dave Anderson, Yogi Berra, David Brown, Bill Buchbinder, John Clancy, Perian Conerly, Walter Cronkite, Peter Duchin, Whitey Ford, Bill Fugazy, Pat Futcher, Bill Gallo, Joe Garagiola, Frank Gifford, Pete Hamill, Kerry Jacobson, Harry Lavin, Larry Merchant, Liz Murray, LeRoy Neiman, Nicholas Pileggi, Charles Reilly, Gianni Russo, Dick Sherman, Bert Randolph … Continue reading →

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

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MILK (2008) Starring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Allison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O’Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, Lucas Grabeel, Brandon Royce, Zvi Howard Rosenman and Kelvin Yu. Screenplay by Dustin Lance Black. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Distributed by Focus Features. 128 minutes. Rated R. For those of you … Continue reading →