SPRING BREAKDOWN (2009) Starring Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Amber Tamblyn, Rachel Dratch, Jane Lynch, Missy Pyle, Seth Myers, Will Arnett, Sophie Monk, Jonathan Sadowski, Mae Whitman, Sarah Hagan, Jack McBrayer, Loretta Devine, Bruce Villanch, Alani ‘La La’ Vazquez and Christopher Knight. Screenplay by Ryan Shiraki and Rachel Dratch. Directed by Ryan Shiraki. Distributed by Warner … Continue reading
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN (2009) Starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Robin Williams, Jonah Hill, Owen Wilson, Bill Hader, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Craig Robinson, Jon Bernthal, Patrick Gallagher, Jake Cherry, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck, Eugene Levy, Jay Baruchel, Jody Hill, Clint Howard, George Foreman and … Continue reading
Leonard Cohen – The Academy of Music – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Leonard Cohen – The Academy of Music – Philadelphia, PA – May 12, 2009 When was the last time you saw a man who was 75 years old give a three-hour-long concert? Leonard Cohen – the quietly polite gentleman, recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, novelist, poet and humble son of a tailor … Continue reading
Black Christmas (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006) Starring Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Crystal Lowe, Andrea Martin, Kristen Cloke, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliver Hudson, Lacey Chabert, Kathleen Kole, Jessica Harmon, Leela Savasta and Clark Gregg. Screenplay by Glen Morgan. Directed by Glen Morgan. Distributed by Dimension Films. 84 minutes. Rated R. There are very few movies in the world that … Continue reading
The Big Shot-Caller (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE BIG SHOT-CALLER (2008) Starring David Rhein, Marlene Rhein, Laneya Wiles, Robert Costanzo, Leslie Eva Glaser, Rodney Lopez, Mariana Parma, Natasha A. Williams, Maria Soccor, Paul Borghese, Stephanie Bush, Phil La Rocco and Johnny Solo. Screenplay by Marlene Rhein. Directed by Marlene Rhein. Distributed by Stella Films. 90 minutes. Not Rated. At what point do … Continue reading
Jerichow (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
JERICHOW (2009) Starring Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke, Claudia Geisler, Marie Gruber and Knut Berger. Screenplay by Christian Petzold. Directed by Christian Petzold. Distributed by The Cinema Guild. 93 minutes. Not Rated. Last year, German writer/director Christian Petzold created a moody reinvention of the 60s drive-in classic Carnival of Souls with his film Yella. His … Continue reading
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008) Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Mayershalalhashbaz Ali, Jared Harris, Elias Koteas, Phyllis Somerville, Tilda Swinton, Lance Nichols, Rampai Mohadi, Elle Fanning and Madisen Beaty. Screenplay by Eric Roth. Directed by David Fincher. Distributed by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. 168 minutes. … Continue reading
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (2009) Featuring Steve “Lips” Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Ivan Herd, Chris Tsangarides, Tiziana Arrigoni, Glenn Gyorffy, Slash, Lemmy, Scott Ian, Tom Araya, Lars Ulrich, Michael Schencker, Carmine Appice, Cut Loose and Mad Dog. Directed by Sacha Gervasi. Distributed by Ahimsa Films. 90 minutes. Not Rated. This film about an aging rock … Continue reading
Hotel For Dogs (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HOTEL FOR DOGS (2009) Starring Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Don Cheadle, Johnny Simmons, Kyla Pratt, Troy Gentile, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Robinne Lee. Screenplay by Jeff Lowell and Bob Shooley & Mark McCorkle. Directed by Thor Freudenthal. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 100 minutes. Rated PG. If we learn nothing else from Hotel for Dogs, … Continue reading
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH (2009) Starring Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Nick Nolte, Mena Suvari, Omid Abtahi, Marc Macaulay, Joe Pawlenko, Seth Adams, Aaron Bernard, Katie Jensen, Patrick Jordan, Mark Tierno, Jeremy Moon, David Morse, William Kania, Keith Michael Gregory, Jocelyn Wrzosek and Jeff Hochendoner. Screenplay by Rawson Marshall Thurber. Directed by Rawson Marshall … Continue reading