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We Bought a Zoo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

WE BOUGHT A ZOO (2012) Starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, John Michael Higgins, Angus Macfadyen, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, J.B. Smoove, Carla Gallo, Stephanie Szostak, Peter Riegert, Dustin Ybarra, Cristy Joy, Michael Panes, Kym Whitley and Desi Lydic. Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna and Cameron Crowe. Directed … Continue reading →

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Damsels in Distress (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

DAMSELS IN DISTRESS (2012) Starring Greta Gerwig, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemore, Adam Brody, Hugo Becker, Ryan Metcalf, Billy Magnussen, Jermaine Crawford, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Zach Woods, Aubrey Plaza and Taylor Nichols. Screenplay by Whit Stillman. Directed by Whit Stillman. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 99 minutes. Rated PG-13. Damsels in Distress is a college comedy, … Continue reading →

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Greta Gerwig and Whit Stillman – Sending Up a Signal for Damsels in Distress

Posted on April 4, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Greta Gerwig and Whit Stillman Sending Up a Signal for Damsels in Distress by Jay S. Jacobs In the 90s, Whit Stillman seemed to be the upcoming voice of indie comedy. His acclaimed and literate films Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco were critical favorites and art-house smashes, giving the writer/director the deserved … Continue reading →

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Asghar Farhadi – Iranian Writer/Director Gets Oscar For A Separation & Retrospective at Lincoln Center

Posted on April 3, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Asghar Farhadi Iranian Writer/Director Gets Oscar For A Separation & Retrospective at Lincoln Center by Brad Balfour Iranian director Asghar Farhadi manages to both enlighten and mystify. Maybe that’s why he’s been able to evade both the censors and jailers who police filmmakers for thought crimes against the mega-fascist Iranian state. Or maybe because this … Continue reading →

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The Iron Lady (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on April 1, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

THE IRON LADY (2011) Starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Alexandra Roach, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant, Roger Allam, Susan Brown, Emma Dewhurst and Nicholas Farrell. Screenplay by Abi Morgan. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Meryl Streep does a truly jaw-droppingly incredible … Continue reading →

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Turn Me On, Dammit! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on March 29, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

TURN ME ON, DAMMIT! (2012) Starring Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Henriette Steenstrup, Beate Støfring, Matias Myren, Lars Nordtveit Listau, Jon Bleiklie Devik, Julia Bache-Wiig, Julia Elise Schacht, Arthur Berning, Hilde-Gunn Ommedal, Ole Johan Skjelbred-Knutsen, Finn Tokvam, Per Kjerstad and the voice of Olaug Nilssen. Screenplay by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen. Directed by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen. Distributed … Continue reading →

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Raza Jaffrey – Smashes Through to US Television Stardom

Posted on March 25, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Raza Jaffrey Smashes Through to US Television Stardom by Jay S. Jacobs British actor Raza Jaffrey has spent much time on the stage, mostly in London’s West End, so it may be a certain amount of synchronicity that his American breakthrough role is on a TV series that revolves around the theater. Jaffrey is well-known in his native UK … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

21 JUMP STREET (2012) Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Ice Cube, DeRay Davis, Dax Flame, Chris Parnell, Ellie Kemper, Jake M. Johnson, Nick Offerman, Holly Robinson Peete, Peter DeLuise, Richard Grieco and Johnny Depp. Screenplay by Michael Bacall. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. … Continue reading →

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Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader – We’re Looking at Taxi Driver

Posted on March 15, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader We’re Looking at Taxi Driver by Brad Balfour When directors-screenwriters Paul Schrader and Martin Scorsese came to the Director’s Guild Theater in Manhattan recently to discuss their ride with the groundbreaking film, Taxi Driver, it was an incredible moment in cinematic history. Their story of how this film took form and … Continue reading →

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Melissa Manchester – Think of Her as a Friend