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Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater – Blue Moon Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over
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Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater – Blue Moon Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over

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Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater Blue Moon Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over By Brad Balfour Inspired by the letters of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart and Elizabeth Weiland, director Richard Linklater developed the biographical drama Blue Moon with a script written by Robert Kaplow. It stars veteran actor Ethan … Continue reading →

Candace Bushnell Tells True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City at Her Upcoming One-Person Show This Friday
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Candace Bushnell Tells True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City at Her Upcoming One-Person Show This Friday

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Candace Bushnell Tells True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City at Her Upcoming One-Person Show This Friday by Brad Balfour When scribe Candace Bushnell created Carrie Bradshaw as her alter-ego while writing her “Sex and the City” column, she didn’t want her parents to know that she’d just been to a sex … Continue reading →

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

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HAMNET (2025) Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, David Wilmot, Jacobi Jupe, Olivia Lynes, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Freya Hannan-Mills, Dainton Anderson, Elliot Baxter, Noah Jupe, El Simons, Louisa Harland, Jack Shalloo, Sam Woolf, Hera Gibson, Zac Wishart, James Lintern, Justine Mitchell, Eva Wishart, Effie Linnen, Faith Delaney and Smylie Bradwell. Screenplay by … Continue reading →

Wicked: For Good (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Wicked: For Good (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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WICKED: FOR GOOD (2025) Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, Aarin Teoh Guan Ti, Adam James, Colin Michael Carmichael, Alice Fearn, Kerry Ellis and the voices of Colman Domingo, Peter Dinklage and Sharon D. Clarke. Screenplay by Winnie Holzman and … Continue reading →

John Davidson – From Prime-Time to Club Sandwich: The Reinvention of a Variety Icon
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John Davidson – From Prime-Time to Club Sandwich: The Reinvention of a Variety Icon

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John Davidson From Prime-Time to Club Sandwich – The Reinvention of a Variety Icon By Ronald Sklar For decades, John Davidson was all that and a jar of Miracle Whip – a Broadway lead, a smiling television host, and one of Johnny Carson’s most trusted guest substitutes. Today, at 84, he has reinvented his career … Continue reading →

Blue Moon (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Blue Moon (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BLUE MOON (2025) Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Jonah Lees, Rifkin Simon Delaney, Cillian Sullivan, Patrick Kennedy, John Doran, Anne Brogan, Giles Surridge, Brian Briggs, Caitríona Ennis, Elaine O’Dwyer, Aisling O’Mara, David Rawle, Ray Weafer, Ian Dillon and Daniel Mick Ryan. Screenplay by Robert Kaplow. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by … Continue reading →

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

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HEDDA (2025) Starring Tessa Thompson, Imogen Poots, Tom Bateman, Nicholas Pinnock, Nina Hoss, Kathryn Hunter, Finbar Lynch, Mirren Mack, Jamael Westman, Saffron Hocking, Finbar Lynch, Mirren Mack, Jamael Westman, Jack Barry, Michelle Crane, Sam Hoare, Stacey Gough, Mark Oosterveen, Sonya Orlov, Nicholas Bishop, Milly Paris and Jack Sherlock. Screenplay by Nia DaCosta. Directed by Nia … Continue reading →

Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh & Bill Condon – Dancing With the Spider Woman
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Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh & Bill Condon – Dancing With the Spider Woman

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Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh & Bill Condon Dancing With the Spider Woman By Jay S. Jacobs When Hollywood is adapting a hit Broadway musical (or making an original), chances are the first name on their speed dial is Bill Condon. Condon wrote and/or directed such popular movie musicals as Chicago, DreamGirls, the live-action version … Continue reading →

Josh Brolin Goes from Angry Man To Hero In Weapons
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Josh Brolin Goes from Angry Man To Hero In Weapons

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Josh Brolin Goes from Angry Man To Hero In Weapons – Making Such a Turn is a Skill He’s Demonstrated in His Many Movies by Brad Balfour Thanks to the success of director Zach Cregger’s astoundingly weird horror film, Weapons, its male lead, actor Josh Brolin, is getting attention way beyond expectation. Everything about the … Continue reading →

Frankie Grande – Checking out of Hotel Rock Bottom
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Frankie Grande – Checking out of Hotel Rock Bottom

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Frankie Grande Checking out of Hotel Rock Bottom by Kayla Marra The man, the myth, the icon, and older brother to Ariana (yes, that one!) – Frankie Grande – is the light that the world needs right now. Having starred in various musical theater productions including Rocky Horror Picture Show, Mamma Mia!, and Rock of … Continue reading →