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Garden State (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on September 6, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

GARDEN STATE (2004) Starring Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Ron Liebman, Method Man, Jean Smart, Ann Dowd, Denis O’Hare, Geoffrey Arend, Alex Burns, Jackie Hoffman, Michael Weston, Chris Carley, Armando Riesco, Amy Ferguson, Trisha LaFrache, Jim Parsons, Kenneth Graymez, George C. Wolfe, Austin Lysy, Gary Gilbert, Jill Flint and Debbon Ayer. Screenplay … Continue reading →

Horror / Pop Culture / Reviews / Television / Video / Video Reviews

The Night Stalker / The Night Strangler (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Posted on August 24, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

The Night Stalker / The Night Strangler Double Feature (MGM-2004) Description: Back in 1972, TV movies were still new enough that they were not stuck in the hard and fast rules they suffer by now. Back then it didn’t have to be about a brave person fighting a disease. Or a woman being mistreated by … Continue reading →

Actors / Actresses / Directors / Drama / Interviews / Movies / Politics / Pop Culture / Television / Theater / Video

Mark Ruffalo, Peter Krause, Laura Dern and John Curran – Adultery Education

Posted on August 21, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Mark Ruffalo, Peter Krause, Laura Dern and John Curran Adultery Education by Jay S. Jacobs We Don’t Live Here Anymore is a haunting, sometimes even devastating, look at modern marriage. Based on two short stories by Andre Dubus (“We Don’t Live Here Anymore” and “Adultery”), the movie focuses on two couples. The film chronicles the casually cruel … Continue reading →

Classic Television / Comedy / Mystery / Television / Video / Video Reviews

Monk – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Posted on June 15, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Monk Season One (Universal-2004) Description: Tony Shalhoub plays Adrian Monk, “the defective detective.” He is a brilliant sleuth; however he also is obsessive-compulsive, germ-phobic, afraid of heights and afraid of crowds. The San Francisco police use him because of his skill as a crime-solver, but he makes everyone around him crazy. Particularly Sharona (Bitty Schramm), … Continue reading →

Comedy / Pop Culture / Reviews / Television / Video / Video Reviews

Punky Brewster – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Posted on June 1, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Punky Brewster Season One 1984-1985 (Shout! Factory-2004) Description: When I was younger and Punky Brewster was on its first run, I didn’t like this show. I found its star, the perky little moppet Soleil Moon Frye, rather annoying. However, in the years since, I have actually become a fan of Soleil’s adult work as an actress, in … Continue reading →

Drama / Interviews / Literature / Movies / Pop Culture / Television / Writing

Richard Price – Better Than Fiction

Posted on May 3, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

RICHARD PRICE BETTER THAN FICTION BY RONALD SKLAR If Richard Price’s life story were made into a movie, you would accuse the joint of being too far-fetched. But, as the old cliché goes, truth is stranger than fiction. Price came up in a Bronx housing project, but his gift for writing gained him entrance into the … Continue reading →

Classic Television / Comedy / Drama / Music / Pop Culture / Reviews / Television / Video / Video Reviews

Freaks and Geeks – The Complete Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Posted on April 6, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Freaks and Geeks The Complete Series (Shout! Factory-2004) Description: Freaks and Geeks started out as an above average cop on The Wonder Years formula. (Why isn’t that great show on DVD yet, particularly its perfect first few seasons?) It didn’t quite get a whole season on NBC (1999-2000). However, this little show about growing up in the early 1980s … Continue reading →

Dance / Folk / Interviews / Music / Pop Culture / Rock & Roll / Singers / Soul / Television

Toby Lightman – Devils and an Angel

Posted on February 12, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Toby Lightman Devils and an Angel by Jay S. Jacobs The music biz is always hungrily searching for the next big thing. They’re trying to find an artist that has the talent and the vibe and the chops to make a huge splash in the choppy waters of popular culture. It should be someone who has … Continue reading →

Actors / Drama / Interviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Television / Theater / Video

Joe Mantegna – One of Us

Posted on February 10, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

joe mantegna one of us by jay s. jacobs When Joe Mantegna was a student at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, he would to pick up a play and turn the page that listed the original cast. It always fascinated him. Who originated these roles? What did they do later? Did they become a star … Continue reading →

Classic Television / Comedy / Pop Culture / Reviews / Television / Video / Video Reviews

Barney Miller – The First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Posted on January 20, 2004 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Barney Miller The First Season – 1975 (Columbia Tri-Star-2004) In 1975, New York City was on the verge of financial and moral ruin. Criminals ran rampant in the streets and terrorized the weary riders of the graffiti-drenched subways. Times Square was bursting with X-rated peep shows and drug-addicted hustlers. The city’s plea for Federal help resulted … Continue reading →

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