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Big Fan (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Big Fan (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BIG FAN (2009) Starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Gino Cafarelli, Matt Servitto, Serafina Fiore, Polly Humphreys, Joe Garden, Jonathan Hamm, Sidné Anderson and Miranda Rhyne. Screenplay by Robert D. Siegel. Directed by Robert D. Siegel. Distributed by First Independent Pictures.  86 minutes.  Not Rated. Big Fan treads a fine line – … Continue reading →

A Requiem for Mickey Rourke — Battling His Way Back To Stardom and the Oscar Nom Through The Wrestler
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A Requiem for Mickey Rourke — Battling His Way Back To Stardom and the Oscar Nom Through The Wrestler

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Mickey Rourke A Requiem for Rourke — Battling His Way Back To Stardom and the Oscar Nom Through The Wrestler by Brad Balfour You got to hand it to roughhouse actor Mickey Rourke. When he makes a comeback, he makes a helluva comeback. For thirteen years, the now-aging actor — once the superstar who had made 9 … Continue reading →

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

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THE WRESTLER (2008) Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis, Todd Barry, Wass Stevens, Judah Friedlander, Ernest Miller, Dylan Summers, Tommy Farra, Mike Miller, Marcia Jean Kurtz, John D’Leo, Ajay Naidu and Gregg Bello. Screenplay by Rob Siegel. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 115 minutes. Rated R. Much … Continue reading →

Her Best Move (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Her Best Move (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HER BEST MOVE (2007) Starring Leah Pipes, Scott Patterson, Lisa Darr, Drew Tyler Bell, Lalaine, Daryl Sabara, Jhoanna Flores, Fay Masterson, Denise Dowse, Dave Abrams, Louis Martin Braga III, Todd Brotze, Devon Graye, Christopher Meehan and Julio Oscar Mechoso. Screenplay by Norm Hunter and Tony Vidal. Directed by Norm Hunter. Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment.  … Continue reading →

Philippe Petit Steps Out As a Man on Wire to Garner Award Accolades
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Philippe Petit Steps Out As a Man on Wire to Garner Award Accolades

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Philippe Petit Steps Out As a Man on Wire to Garner Award Accolades by Brad Balfour Just as Man on Wire is such an unusual documentary, so was this exclusive interview with its subject, Philippe Petit. Here was the man who done something that was a huge feat in of itself — walking on a wire strung … Continue reading →

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* (2008) Featuring Christopher Bell, Mike “Mad Dog” Bell, Mark “Smelly” Bell, Rosemary Bell, Sheldon Bell, Donald Hooton, Floyd Landis, Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson, Jay Cutler, Lyle Alzado, George W. Bush, Barry Bonds, Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Written by Christopher Bell, Alex Buono and Tamsin Rawady. Directed by Christopher Bell. … Continue reading →

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

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THE HAMMER (2008) Starring Adam Carolla, Oswaldo Castillo, Heather Juergensen, Harold House Moore, Jonathan Hernandez, Chris Darga, Constance Zimmer, Tom Quinn and Jane Lynch. Screenplay by Kevin Hench. Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. Distributed by The Weinstein Company.  88 minutes.   Rated R. Perhaps the biggest surprise about radio jock/comedian/dancing star Adam Carolla’s starring film debut is … Continue reading →

Francia Raisa – Chasing the Dream
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Francia Raisa – Chasing the Dream

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Francia Raisa Chasing the Dream by Jay S. Jacobs Only a few years into a career which has quickly gone from simmering to muy caliente, Francia Raisa is blowing open doors that normally don’t spread for Latin actresses. The young daughter of a Mexican mother and a Honduran father, she was introduced to life in the … Continue reading →

The Last Great Fight – Author Joe Layden Ponders the Demise of Boxing
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The Last Great Fight – Author Joe Layden Ponders the Demise of Boxing

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The Last Great Fight Author Joe Layden Ponders the Demise of Boxing by Ronald Sklar With the increasing fragmentation of American entertainment, there is bound to be a few old traditions that will go the way of vaudeville. One of the more unfortunate examples as of late is the sport of boxing. Once the king … Continue reading →

Darren Daulton – What He Knows
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Darren Daulton – What He Knows

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Darren Daulton What He Knows by Ronald Sklar “Don’t shoot the messenger,” says legendary former Philadelphia Phillies’ catcher Darren Daulton, responding to his many, many critics of late. Daulton, being the messenger in question, has only recently begun to share his newfound knowledge of spirituality and metaphysics, of aspiring to and traveling between various planes … Continue reading →