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The Banger Sisters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Banger Sisters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE BANGER SISTERS (2002) Starring Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Robin Thomas, Eva Amurri and Matthew Carey. Screenplay by Bob Dolman. Directed by Bob Dolman. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.  94 minutes.   Rated R. Goldie Hawn gives perhaps the best performance in a thirty-plus year acting career in The Banger Sisters, and that includes … Continue reading →

Kate and Leopold (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Kate and Leopold (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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KATE AND LEOPOLD (2002) Starring Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer, Natasha Lyonne, Bradley Whitford, Philip Bosco, Paxton Whitehead, Spalding Gray, Josh Stamberg, Matthew Sussman and Charlotte Ayanna. Screenplay by James Mangold and Steven Rogers. Directed by James Mangold. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 118 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Here is a hint for movie … Continue reading →

Chicago – The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Chicago – The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Chicago – The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning (Rhino) Very few bands have had two completely separate stylistic periods. The late 60s-early 70s incarnation of Chicago was a pioneering force that wed rock and roll with jazz horns and improvisational playing in a way that was totally unique. By the time the late 70s … Continue reading →

One Hour Photo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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One Hour Photo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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ONE HOUR PHOTO (2002) Starring Robin Williams. Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith, Erin Daniels, Paul Hansen Kim, Eriq LaSalle and Gary Cole. Screenplay by Mark Romanek. Directed by Mark Romanek. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 98 minutes. Rated R. Robin Williams’ movie career had seemed to be stuck in a pool of dreck like Patch Adams and Bicentennial … Continue reading →

Blood Work (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Blood Work (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BLOOD WORK (2002) Starring Clint Eastwood, Wanda DeJesus, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Paul Rodriquez, Tina Lifford and Dylan Walsh.  Screenplay by Brian Helgeland. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures.  110 Minutes.  Rated R. Blood Work actually takes the old standard serial killer genre and gives it an interesting twist.  Clint Eastwood plays FBI profiler … Continue reading →

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BALLISTIC: ECKS vs. SEVER (2002) Starring Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry and Ray Park. Screenplay by Alan B. McElroy. Directed by Kaos. Distributed by Warner Brothers.  91 minutes.   Rated R. Ten reasons I hated Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever: It has replaced Tori Spelling’s Mother May I Sleep With Danger? as the worst movie title ever. No matter … Continue reading →

Tony Bennett & k.d. lang – A Wonderful World (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Tony Bennett & k.d. lang – A Wonderful World (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Tony Bennett & k.d. lang – A Wonderful World (RPM/Columbia) Last year’s dual tour between old smoothie Bennett and former torch-and-twang gal turned chanteuse lang turned out to be a surprisingly smart pairing. It has now spawned this album; a tribute to Tony’s old pal Louis Armstrong.  While the songs of the scratchy-voiced Satchmo may seem like … Continue reading →

Auto Focus (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Auto Focus (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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AUTO FOCUS (2002) Starring Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Rita Wilson, Mario Bello, Ron Leibman, Ed Begley Jr., Michael McKean, Kurt Fuller, Michael E. Rodgers, Lyle Kanouse, Christopher Neiman, Nikita Ager and Bruce Solomon.  Screenplay by Michael Gerbosi. Directed by Paul Schrader. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.   Rated R.  105 minutes. The bludgeoning death of 60s … Continue reading →

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

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SWIMFAN (2002) Starring Erika Christensen, Jesse Bradford, Shiri Appleby, Clayne Crawford, James DeBello, Nick Sandow, Jason Ritter, Kate Burton and Dan Hedaya. Screenplay by Charles F. Bohl and Phillip Schneider. Directed by John Polson. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Pictures. 86 minutes. Rated PG-13. Have you ever wondered what Fatal Attraction would have been like if Glenn … Continue reading →

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

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SIMONE (2002) Starring: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Schwartzman, Winona Ryder, Jay Mohr and Rachel Roberts. Screenplay by Andrew Niccol. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Distributed by New Line Cinema. Rated PG-13. 117 minutes. Simone is pretty much a one-joke gimmick stretched to a movie length. But it’s a pretty good … Continue reading →