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Alan Alda – On His Many Careers
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Alan Alda – On His Many Careers

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Alan Alda On His Many Careers by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: August 24, 2007. Whatever Alan Alda has done as an actor, author, playwright, or director – whether it be on television, in film or on stage – it has been imbued with a fundamental sense of humanity. Certainly, with his … Continue reading →

Neil Gaiman – The Author is Blessed with Stardust
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Neil Gaiman – The Author is Blessed with Stardust

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NEIL GAIMAN THE AUTHOR IS BLESSED WITH STARDUST by Brad Balfour For author Neil Gaiman, seeing his expansive graphic novel Stardust made into a film that is getting the full-press treatment is a triumph in and of itself – though he initially approached the whole experience with anxiety, if not dread. No wonder he felt this way … Continue reading →

Miss Potter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Miss Potter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MISS POTTER (2007) Starring Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn, Phil Paterson, Matyelock Gibbs, Lloyd Owen, Anton Lesser, David Bamber, Patricia Kerrigan, Judith Barker, Chris Middleton, Lucy Boynton, Oliver Jenkins, Richard Mulholland and Phyllida Law. Screenplay by Richard Maltby, Jr. Directed by Chris Noonan. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 93 minutes. Rated PG. … Continue reading →

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

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THE HOAX (2007) Starring Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Julie Delpy, Eli Wallach, John Carter, Chris Evan Welch, Zeljko Ivanek, David Aaron Baker, Peter McRobbie, John Bedford Lloyd, Okwui Okpokwasili, Stuart Margolin and archival footage of Howard Hughes. Screenplay by William Wheeler. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Distributed by Miramax … Continue reading →

Pauley Perrette – NCIS Punk
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Pauley Perrette – NCIS Punk

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Pauley Perrette NCIS Punk by Jay S. Jacobs When you think of scientists in the Naval police corps, do you picture someone in pitch-black retro clothes, with goth boots, spider-web tattoos and with a serious caffeine addiction? If you do, chances are that notion is thanks to Pauley Perrette. Perrette plays Abby, the overstimulated-but-quite-brilliant lab worker on … Continue reading →

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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OPERATION HOMECOMING – WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE (2007) Featuring Tim O’Brien, James Salter, Tobias Wolff, Anthony Swofford and the voices of Robert Duvall, Josh Lucas, Beau Bridges, Blair Underwood, Justin Kirk, Aaron Eckhart, Chris Gorham and John Krasinski. Directed by Richard E. Robbins. Distributed by The Documentary Group. 84 minutes. Not Rated. War is such … Continue reading →

Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Vera Farmiga & William Monahan – Meeting with Martin and The Departed
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Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Vera Farmiga & William Monahan – Meeting with Martin and The Departed

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MARTIN SCORSESE, LEONARDO DiCAPRIO, MATT DAMON, VERA FARMIGA AND WILLIAM MONAHAN MEETING WITH MARTIN AND THE DEPARTED BY BRAD BALFOUR The following documents two 40-minute press conference sessions merged together that tell the tale about Martin Scorsese’s latest elaborate feature, The Departed, one that finally has garnered him the top Oscar awards – Best Director and … Continue reading →

Melissa Greene – Portrait of an Artist as a Grown Woman
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Melissa Greene – Portrait of an Artist as a Grown Woman

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Melissa Greene Portrait of an Artist as a Grown Woman By Jay S. Jacobs The lure of Hollywood is a seductive one – a siren’s call promising fame, money, love and power. People travel many miles, endure great hardships, work demeaning jobs and face incredible competition – all in the quest to capture the glimpse … Continue reading →