THE ULTIMATE GIFT (2007) Starring Drew Fuller, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Abigail Breslin, Lee Meriwether, Brian Dennehy, Bill Cobbs, Mircea Monroe, Donna Cherry and D. David Morin. Screenplay by Cheryl McKay. Directed by Michael Sajbel. Distributed by Fox Faith. 114 minutes. Rated PG. Have you ever seen (and how many haven’t?) that Christian Children’s Fund … Continue reading
Shadoe Stevens Voice on the Air by Ronald Sklar When asked if he was indeed the world’s youngest DJ, at age 11, in Jamestown, North Dakota, Shadoe Stevens answers like a true native. “Yah,” he says, in that clipped Midwestern drawl, like a character out of the flick Fargo. The answer is true, but the “yah” … Continue reading
TORTILLA HEAVEN (2007) Starring Jóse Zúñiga, Miguel Sandoval, Olivia Hussey, Elpidia Carillo, Alexis Cruz, Judy Herrera, Marcelo Tubert, Irene Bedard, Lupe Ontiveros, Del Zamora and George Lopez. Screenplay by Judy Hecht Dumontet. Directed by Judy Hecht Dumontet. Distributed by Archangel Entertainment. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. It’s tough to fault a movie for putting too many … Continue reading
The Brady Bunch The Complete Final Season 1973-1974 (Paramount Home Video-2006) In this, its final season, the kids of The Brady Bunch are trying their darndest to keep it perky, but are as weary as the tired plots that sputter out as the series crawls to a close. However, don’t stick a fork in it yet – the … Continue reading
JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE (2006) Featuring Jim Jones, Deborah Layton, Marshall Kilduff, Tim Reiterman, Jim Jones Jr., Tim Carter, Stanley Clayton, Hue Fortson Jr., Neva Sly Hargrave, Claire Janaro, Juanell Smart, Jackie Speier, Mike Touchette and Leo Ryan. Written by Marcia Smith. Directed by Stanley Nelson. Distributed by Seventh Art Releasing. … Continue reading
THE AFTERS BEAUTIFUL WINNERS BY ABRAHAM O. KURANGA Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: July 14, 2006. Imagine walking into your neighborhood coffee shop, ordering a latte and then being serenaded by your baristas. Sounds good, huh? A few years ago, if you had journeyed through a Mesquite, Texas Starbucks, this would have been … Continue reading
Jeremy Piven Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man By Marcie Somers It’s 10 a.m. in Los Angeles and Jeremy Piven’s day has long since begun. He’s had several meetings and reviewed his lines before he heads to a rehearsal for his hit TV show, Entourage. After that, he’s off to the American Music Awards. In … Continue reading
JACI VELASQUEZ AMAZING GRACE by Abraham Kuranga Jaci Velasquez has been a bonafide superstar in Contemporary Christian Music for quite some time now. She has accumulated numerous awards and accolades including a Dove Award, the CCM genre’s equivalent of the Grammy Award. All the success in such a short time has not taken away from whom Jaci Velasquez truly … Continue reading
RICHARD GERE THE SEASON FOR GETTING SPIRITUAL by Brad Balfour Because Richard Gere has spent years alternating between being a cinematic sex symbol (Chicago, Pretty Woman) and Tibetan Buddhist devotee, he had a unique experience to enhance his role as Saul Naumann, the college professor who encourages his young daughter Eliza to both become a spelling bee … Continue reading
Davey and Goliath Volume 1 (Starlight Home Entertainment-2005) OH DAVEY!… Beloved pop culture icons Davey and Goliath first broke into the public consciousness in the late 50’s, a perfect time for their emergence against the “safe as milk” backdrop of that era. Produced by Clokey Productions Inc., under the direction of Art and Ruth Clokey (who also brought you another … Continue reading
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