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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1998) Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood, Mekhi Phifer, Muse Watson, Bill Cobbs. Matthew Settle, Jeffrey Combes, Jennifer Esposito and Jack Black. Screenplay by Trey Callaway. Directed by Danny Cannon. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 100 minutes.  Rated R. The supposed Scream renaissance of the hip slasher … Continue reading →

Bride of Chucky (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bride of Chucky (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998) Starring Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile, Alexis Arquette, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Kathy Najimy and John Ritter.  Written by Don Mancini. Directed by Ronny Yu. Distributed by Universal Pictures.   Rated R.  89 minutes. Four years ago, Jennifer Tilly was nominated for best supporting actress in Bullets Over Broadway. Two years ago … Continue reading →

Del Amitri – Hatful Of Rain… The Best of Del Amitri (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Del Amitri – Hatful Of Rain… The Best of Del Amitri (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Del Amitri – Hatful Of Rain… The Best of Del Amitri (A&M) Del Amitri’s single from about two years ago, “Not Where It’s At” was about a guy who had fallen for a woman who was a total scenester, but she rejected him because he just wasn’t cool enough for her. Ironically, that also pretty much nails … Continue reading →

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

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54 (1998) Starring Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Mike Myers, Sela Ward, Breckin Meyer, Sherry Stringfeld, Ellen Albertini Dow, Heather Matarazzo. Lauren Hutton, Michael York, Ron Jeremy and Peter Bogdanovich.  Screenplay by Mark Christopher. Directed by Mark Christopher. Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures.  Rated R.  92 minutes. What a blown opportunity!  This film takes the 70s sex, … Continue reading →

Brian Wilson – Imagination (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Brian Wilson – Imagination (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Brian Wilson – Imagination (Giant) It’s kind of sad that after decades of being an acknowledged pop musical genius, former Beach Boys front man Brian Wilson is probably best known now by kids as the guy that Barenaked Ladies sang about. On Wilson’s first solo album in nearly a decade, he sets about straightening that out. … Continue reading →

There’s Something About Mary (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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There’s Something About Mary (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998) Starring Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Lee Evans, Chris Elliott, Lin Shaye, Jeffrey Tambor, Markie Post, Keith David, W. Earle Brown, Khandi Alexander, Willie Garson, Bret Favre, Lenny Clarke, Harland Williams and Jonathan Richman. Screenplay by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. Directed by Bobby … Continue reading →

Garbage – Version 2.0 (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Garbage – Version 2.0 (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Garbage – Version 2.0 (Almo Sounds) The surprise success of Garbage’s debut album took this band from being a vanity project for producer Bruce Vig and a bunch of studio boffins with a hot British bird fronting into an actual working rock band. This new sense of permanence works in this follow-up’s favor, giving a sense … Continue reading →

The Last Days of Disco (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Last Days of Disco (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (1998) Starring Chloe Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman, Matt Keeslar, Mackenzie Astin, Matthew Ross, Tara Subkoff, Burr Steers, David Thornton, Jaid Barrymore, Michael Weatherly, Robert Sean Leonard and Jennifer Beals. Screenplay by Whit Stillman. Directed by Whit Stillman. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment. 114 minutes. Rated R. Writer/director Whit Stillman … Continue reading →

Vonda Shepard – Songs From Ally McBeal (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Vonda Shepard – Songs From Ally McBeal (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Vonda Shepard – Songs From Ally McBeal (550 Music Soundtrax) Shepard is a L.A. cult singer who’s hit career paydirt playing the musical voice of TV’s quirkiest new lawyer. She has a strong bluesy folk sound that captures the streetwise but frazzled feel of the series. The rocking out theme song “Searching My Soul” captures the … Continue reading →

Sliding Doors (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Sliding Doors (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SLIDING DOORS (1998) Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorne, Zara Turner, Douglas McFerran, Paul Brightwell, Nina Young, Virginia McKenna, Kevin McNally, Terry English, Paul Stacey and Peter Howitt. Screenplay by Peter Howitt. Directed by Peter Howitt. Distributed by Miramax Films. 99 minutes. Rated PG-13. Sliding Doors begins with a very intriguing idea. It … Continue reading →