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Don’t Let Me Drown (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Don’t Let Me Drown (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

DON’T LET ME DROWN (2009) Starring EJ Bonilla, Gleendilys Inoa, Damian Alcazar, Yareli Arizmendi, Gina Torres, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Dennis Kellum, Raul Castillo and Adrian Martinez. Screenplay by Maria Topete and Crus Angeles. Directed by Crus Angeles. Distributed by Image Entertainment.  105 minutes.  Rated R. Don’t Let Me Drown is a surprisingly good little picture which … Continue reading

Red, White & Blue (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Red, White & Blue (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

RED, WHITE AND BLUE (2010) Starring Noah Taylor, Amanda Fuller, Marc Senter, Nick Ashy Holden, Patrick Crovo, Jon Michael Davis, Sally Jackson and Lauren Schneider. Screenplay by Simon Rumley. Directed by Simon Rumley. Distributed by IFC Films. 104 minutes. Not Rated. Red, White and Blue turns out to be a much different film than we expect … Continue reading

Adrienne Barbeau – Love Writes
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Adrienne Barbeau – Love Writes

Adrienne Barbeau Love Writes by Ronald Sklar Writers are taught to “write what you know,” so when actress Adrienne Barbeau took her first writing class, she wrote about being eaten alive by rats. “I had just made a low-budget horror film over in Russia,” she tells me from her California home. “I was supposed to … Continue reading

Autumn Reeser – No Ordinary Actress
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Autumn Reeser – No Ordinary Actress

Autumn Reeser No Ordinary Actress by Jay S. Jacobs During this past year, Autumn Reeser has had regular roles on two TV series – playing both a socially inept science nerd and a ball-busting Hollywood agent. Don’t talk to her about typecasting. The attractive 30 year old has been on the Hollywood radar for the … Continue reading

It’s Kind of a Funny Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (2010) Starring Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Lauren Graham, Jim Gaffigan, Zoë Kravitz, Aasif Mandvi, Daniel London and Adrian Martinez. Screenplay by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden. Directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden. Distributed by Focus Features.  101 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Mental hospitals have gotten … Continue reading

Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview
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Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview

Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on October 8, 2010. The movie version of Ned Vizzini’s popular semi-autobiographical young adult novel It’s Kind of a Funny Story is certainly different than most films that take place in a mental health facility. … Continue reading

Scott Turow – Return to Innocent
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Scott Turow – Return to Innocent

Scott Turow Return to Innocent by Jay S. Jacobs Is it fair to say that Scott Turow has made the law sexy and dangerous? Well, perhaps that is a bit of a stretch.  However, over the past two decades lawyer and novelist Turow has fostered the reputation as the finest writer of legal thrillers, creating … Continue reading

David Cassidy Only Wants to Make You Happy
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David Cassidy Only Wants to Make You Happy

David Cassidy Only Wants to Make You Happy by Ronald Sklar Time for your reality check, kids: the classic 70s sitcom, The Partridge Family, debuted on ABC forty years ago.  And its star, the teen-idol-extraordinaire David Cassidy, is now 60. So now you know how you feel, but how does he feel? “It doesn’t make me … Continue reading

Michael McDonald: This Christmas – Live in Chicago (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Michael McDonald: This Christmas – Live in Chicago (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

MICHAEL McDONALD: THIS CHRISTMAS – LIVE IN CHICAGO (2010) Featuring Michael McDonald, Pat Coil, Bernie Chiaravalle, Vince Denham, Lanice Morrison, Yvette Preyer and Drea Rhenee. Directed by Joe Thomas. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 85 minutes. Not Rated. A few years ago in the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin, there was a running gag in which the manager … Continue reading