Category Archives: Pop Culture

Swing Vote (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Swing Vote (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SWING VOTE (2008) Starring Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll, Paula Patton, Dennis Hopper, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Lane, George Lopez, Judge Reinhold, Charles Esten, Mare Winningham, Mark Moses, Willie Nelson, Richard Petty, Chris Matthews, Larry King, James Carville, Tucker Carlson, Mary Hart, Arianna Huffington and Bill Maher. Screenplay by Jason Richman and Joshua Michael Stern. … Continue reading →

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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PAUL BLART: MALL COP (2009) Starring Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O’Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, Shirley Knight, Raini Rodriguez, Peter Gerety, Adam Ferrara, Jamal Mixon, Adhir Kalyan, Erick Avari, Gary Valentine and Allen Covert. Screenplay by Kevin James and Nick Bakay. Directed by Steve Carr. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 87 minutes. Rated PG. I’m … Continue reading →

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – Reuniting on Revolutionary Road
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – Reuniting on Revolutionary Road

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet Reuniting on Revolutionary Road by Brad Balfour At a recent press conference in New York preceding its premiere, the essential members of the Revolutionary Road cast (Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon and Kathy Bates) and director Sam Mendes answered questions before a small room of journalists. Of course, the big news – … Continue reading →

Slumdog Millionaire (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Slumdog Millionaire (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (2008) Starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Mahur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tanay Hemant Chheda, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail. Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy. Directed by Danny Boyle. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 121 minutes. Rated R. British director Danny Boyle’s labor-of-love drama … Continue reading →

The Lodger (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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The Lodger (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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THE LODGER (2009) Starring Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Shane West, Simon West, Donal Logue, Rachael Leigh Cook, Mel Harris, Philip Baker Hall, Rebecca Pidgeon, Daphne Ashbrook, Kirk Fox, David Sullivan and Ernie Grunwald. Screenplay by David Ondaatje. Directed by David Ondaatje. Distributed by Sony Pictures. 95 minutes. Rated R. There is a lot of history … Continue reading →

The Tale of Despereaux (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Tale of Despereaux (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (2008) Featuring the voices of Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Frank Langella, Sigourney Weaver, Tracey Ullman, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Tony Hale, Ciarán Hinds, Frances Conroy, Charles Shaughnessy, Bronson Pinchot and James Nesbitt. Screenplay by Gary Ross and Kate DiCamillo. Directed … Continue reading →

Secondhand Serenade – Taking Your Call
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Secondhand Serenade – Taking Your Call

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Secondhand Serenade Taking Your Call By Deborah Wagner If you want to launch a music career in this very tough industry, it used to be about who you knew.  However, John Vesely – the solo artist who calls himself Secondhand Serenade – is changing all the rules.   Vesely is rocketing his own career towards stardom.  He … Continue reading →

Director John Walter – Talkin’ About a Theater of War and Meryl Streep
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Director John Walter – Talkin’ About a Theater of War and Meryl Streep

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Director John Walter Talkin’ About a Theater of War and Meryl Streep by Brad Balfour While Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep garners attention for her role as the authoritarian nun in Doubt, another film – the doc Theater of War out now – offers insight into Steep as an actress, and it grapples with the nature of war as … Continue reading →

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

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THE WRESTLER (2008) Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens, Judah Friedlander, Ernest Miller, Dylan Summers, Tommy Farra, Mike Miller, Marcia Jean Kurtz, John D’Leo, Ajay Naidu and Gregg Bello. Screenplay by Rob Siegel. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 115 minutes. Rated R. Much … Continue reading →

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

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VALKYRIE (2008) Starring Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson, Jamie Parker, Eddie Izzard, Thomas Kretschmann, Carice van Houten, Christian Berke, Kevin McNally and Tom Hollander. Screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander. Directed by Bryan Singer. Distributed by United Artists. 120 minutes. Rated PG-13. Both director Bryan Singer and star Tom … Continue reading →