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To Be Takei (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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To Be Takei (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

TO BE TAKEI (2014) Featuring George Takei, Brad Takei, Nancy Takei, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Howard Stern, Dan Savage, Daniel Inouye, B.D. Wong, Wil Wheaton, Dan Parent, John Cho, Tom Ammiano, Norman Mineta and Lea Salonga. Written by Jennifer M. Kroot. Directed by Jennifer M. Kroot. Distributed by Starz Media.  93 … Continue reading

Internet Killed the Newspaper Star
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Internet Killed the Newspaper Star

Internet Killed the Newspaper Star Filmmaker Lenny Feinberg discusses his documentary Black & White and Dead All Over about the decline of the daily newspaper. by Jay S. Jacobs http://popentertainment-interviews.tumblr.com/post/94361579739/internet-killed-the-newspaper-star-filmmaker As the Internet increasingly becomes the go-to destination for people to get their news, traditional newspapers have been scrambling to stay relevant. Newspapers are at a severe … Continue reading

James Franco – The Actor/Director Finds Salvation in Child of God
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James Franco – The Actor/Director Finds Salvation in Child of God

James Franco – The Actor/Director Finds Salvation in Child of God by Brad Balfour The long journey to bring Cormac McCarthy’s controversial novel Child of God to the screen has taken the film from first being screened at last year’s New York Film Fest to finally getting a distributor and landing in cinemas. From its first … Continue reading

In This Cinematic Telling Soul Godfather James Brown Taught Us How to Get On Up
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In This Cinematic Telling Soul Godfather James Brown Taught Us How to Get On Up

In This Cinematic Telling Soul Godfather James Brown Taught Us How to Get On Up by Brad Balfour Though by no means a perfect film or conventional biopic, the recently released Get On Up wrangles with the complicated life of one of pop music’s pioneers and enduring legends: James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. If … Continue reading

Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception
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Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception

Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs We’ve been following Eric McCormack’s cult drama Perception on TNT for three seasons now.  Surprisingly the third season may be the best yet, a mixture of deep twisty mysteries and intriguing personal interactions.  It is a show that is unashamedly intelligent and academic, and yet at the … Continue reading

Megan Fox – TMNT’s Star Talks Pregnant Action Scenes & Which Turtle She’d Marry
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Megan Fox – TMNT’s Star Talks Pregnant Action Scenes & Which Turtle She’d Marry

Megan Fox – TMNT’s Star Talks Pregnant Action Scenes & Which Turtle She’d Marry by Brad Balfour http://popentertainment-interviews.tumblr.com/post/95133157264/megan-fox-tmnts-star-talks-pregnant-action As if it were perfectly titled for her, actress Megan Fox made her film debut in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, starring opposite Lindsay Lohan. Following that appearance, Fox won the lead female role, Mikaela Banes, … Continue reading

Guardians of the Galaxy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Guardians of the Galaxy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio Del Toro, Wyatt Oleff, Gregg Henry, Laura Haddock, Ophelia Lovibond, Peter Serafinowicz, Brendan Fehr, Nathan Fillion, Alexis Denisof, Stan Lee and the voices of Rob Zombie, Josh Brolin, Vin … Continue reading

Gregg Daniel – The Gospel According to True Blood’s Reverend Daniels
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Gregg Daniel – The Gospel According to True Blood’s Reverend Daniels

Gregg Daniel The Gospel According to True Blood’s Reverend Daniels by Jay S. Jacobs Whether he is treading the boards of the Great White Way (or it’s Los Angeles equivalent) or saving souls in the fictional Louisiana town of Bon Temps, Gregg Daniel demands attention. Not in some harsh and insistent way.  No, Daniel is … Continue reading

Life After Beth (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Life After Beth (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

LIFE AFTER BETH (2014) Starring Dane DeHaan, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Paul Reiser, Matthew Gray Gubler, Eva La Dare, Thomas McDonell, Alia Shawkat, Allan McLeod, Paul Weitz, Michelle Azar, Jim O’Heir and Garry Marshall. Screenplay by Jeff Baena. Directed by Jeff Baena. Distributed by American Zoetrope Pictures.  87 … Continue reading