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Thunder Levin – Sharknado‘s Screenwriter Discusses Penning The SyFy Film Phenomenon While Beginning Work On Sharknado 2: The Second One, His New Indie Film, And His Science Fiction Epic TV Series!
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Thunder Levin – Sharknado‘s Screenwriter Discusses Penning The SyFy Film Phenomenon While Beginning Work On Sharknado 2: The Second One, His New Indie Film, And His Science Fiction Epic TV Series!

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Thunder Levin Sharknado‘s Screenwriter Discusses Penning The SyFy Film Phenomenon While Beginning Work On Sharknado 2: The Second One, His New Indie Film, And His Science Fiction Epic TV Series! by Arlene R. Weiss The SyFy Cable Television Network is well known for its deliciously campy cheese fest of so-bad-it’s-good, made for TV, science fiction, … Continue reading →

Barry Levinson – The Veteran Director Takes A Horrifying Dip Into The Bay
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Barry Levinson – The Veteran Director Takes A Horrifying Dip Into The Bay

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Barry Levinson The Veteran Director Takes A Horrifying Dip Into The Bay by Brad Balfour Who would have thought that Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson – better known for Rain Man, Diner and Wag the Dog – would team up with the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious to make a nerve-shredding tale of a small … Continue reading →

Star Trek Into Darkness (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Star Trek Into Darkness (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (2013) Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Alice Eve, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Heather Langenkamp and Leonard Nimoy. Screenplay by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof. Directed by JJ Abrams. Distributed by Paramount Pictures.  132 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Hardcore … Continue reading →

The World’s End (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The World’s End (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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The World’s End British comic actors/writers Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and their director/co-writer Edgar Wright, have taken on a very specific place in the movie world.  They make very funny movies based upon beloved film genres.  Shaun of the Dead took on zombie films.  Hot Fuzz played off of action adventure films.  Paul was … Continue reading →

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost – Hoisting Some Pints at The World’s End
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost – Hoisting Some Pints at The World’s End

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Simon Pegg & Nick Frost – Hoisting Some Pints at The World’s End by Jay S. Jacobs British comic actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have made a pretty impressive career creating what Frost once described to me as “love letters to the genre.” Together the two have worked on several projects together (mostly with … Continue reading →

Man of Steel (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Man of Steel (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MAN OF STEEL (2013) Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Antje Traue, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff, Christopher Meloni, Ayelet Zurer, Laurence Fishburne, Dylan Sprayberry, Cooper Timberline, Richard Cetrone, Mackenzie Gray, Julian Richings, Mary Black, Samantha Jo, Michael Kelly, Christina Wren, Jack Foley and Jadin Gould. Screenplay by David … Continue reading →

Billy Burke – Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution
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Billy Burke – Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution

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Billy Burke Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution by Jay S. Jacobs There haven’t been many sure things in this past network TV season, Revolution has been a good bet for NBC. The post-apocalyptic thriller looks at a not-so-distant future Earth in which all technology has stopped working. It was created by the powerful team of Eric Kripke (Supernatural), Jon … Continue reading →

Dark Skies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Dark Skies (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DARK SKIES (2013) Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons, L.J. Benet, Rich Hutchman, Myndy Crist, Annie Thurman, Jake Washburn and Ros Ostrow. Screenplay by Scott Stewart. Directed by Scott Stewart. Distributed by Dimension Films.  95 minutes.  Rated PG-13. “Found footage” horror films have become so commonplace that filmmakers don’t even … Continue reading →

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

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LOOPER (2012) Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah Segan, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels, Pierce Gagnon, Qing Xum, Garret Dillahunt, Summer Qing, Tracie Thoms, Frank Brennan and Nick Gomez. Screenplay by Rian Johnson. Directed by Rian Johnson. Distributed by TriStar Pictures. 118 minutes. Rated R. You can just barely recognize Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Continue reading →

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

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THE WATCH (2012) Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Forte, Billy Crudup, Mel Rodriguez, Doug Jones, Erin Moriarty, Nicholas Braun, R. Lee Ermey and Joe Nunez. Screenplay by Jared Stern and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 98 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading →