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Blue State (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Blue State (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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BLUE STATE  (2008) Starring Breckin Meyer, Anna Paquin, Adriana O’Neill, Joyce Krenz, Richard Blackburn, Seun Olangunju, Nicolas Oullette, Grace Lynn Kung, Cory Cassidy, Leigh Enns, Liz Sroka and George W. Bush. Screenplay by Marshall Lewy. Directed by Marshall Lewy. Distributed by 20th Century Fox.  90 minutes.  Rated PG-13. If you have a 1.20.09 bumper sticker … Continue reading →

Julian Schnabel – Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
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Julian Schnabel – Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

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Julian Schnabel Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Brad Balfour Director Julian Schnabel comes to filmmaking under odd circumstances. Long before he made his first film, he was a world-class fine artist – the self-proclaimed lion of the New York art world – whose paintings and other works … Continue reading →

Ron Livingston Rescues Holly and Finds Something of Himself
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Ron Livingston Rescues Holly and Finds Something of Himself

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Ron Livingston Rescues Holly and Finds Something of Himself by Brad Balfour When I first met Ron Livingston, he was a featured personality at the New York Independent Television Fest kicking off his Fox TV show, Standoff (he starred as Matt Flannery, a senior FBI negotiator). He had come to my attention previously through the film The Cooler, but … Continue reading →

Jon Bernthal – Countdown to Day Zero
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Jon Bernthal – Countdown to Day Zero

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Jon Bernthal Countdown to Day Zero by Jay S. Jacobs With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East there have been rumblings that eventually the United States may have to reinstate the military draft. The film Day Zero takes this one step further – imagining what will happen after this occurs.  Day Zero focuses on three New York-area friends who receive … Continue reading →

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

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THE TEN (2007) Starring Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Ian Black, Adam Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Rob Corddry, Arlen Escarpeta, Janeane Garafolo, Ben Garant, Famke Janssen, Kerry Kenney-Silver, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, A.D. Miles, Gretchen Mol, Oliver Platt, Winona Ryder, Liev Schreiber, Ron Silver, Justin Theroux and Mather Zickel. Screenplay by Ken Marino and David … Continue reading →

The Bucket List (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Bucket List (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE BUCKET LIST (2008) Starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Rob Morrow, Alfonso Freeman, Rowena King, Noel Gugliemi and Jennifer Defrancisco. Screenplay by Justin Zackham. Directed by Rob Reiner. Distributed by Warner Brothers.  98 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Terminal cancer is usually not the catalyst for a buddy comedy.  Chemo and spitting up … Continue reading →

The Manhattan Transfer – 35 Years and Still Swinging
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The Manhattan Transfer – 35 Years and Still Swinging

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The Manhattan Transfer 35 Years and Still Swinging By Mark Mussari Where in the musical landscape hasn’t the Manhattan Transfer taken us?  From their inception in the mid-1970s as a cabaret act with doo-wop tendencies to their be-bop covers to their daring experiments in jazz and swing, Cheryl Bentyne, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and founder … Continue reading →

Day Zero (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Day Zero (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DAY ZERO (2008) Starring Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal, Ginnifer Goodwin, Elisabeth Moss, Ally Sheedy, Sofia Vassilieva, Zoe Lister Jones, Charlene Biton, Michelle DiBenedetti and Clark Middleton. Screenplay by Robert Malkani. Directed by Bryan Gunnar Cole. Distributed by First Look Pictures.  93 minutes.  Rated R. Despite the fact that the idea carries with it … Continue reading →

OneRepublic – Living Their Dreams Out Loud
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OneRepublic – Living Their Dreams Out Loud

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OneRepublic Living Their Dreams Out Loud by Jay S. Jacobs You know that you’ve heard it.  Topping the charts and all over the radio in recent months there was that mournful voice crooning: “It’s too late to apologize… It’s too late…” The funny thing is, this grand rock ballad came off of the new CD … Continue reading →

Wedding Daze (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Wedding Daze (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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WEDDING DAZE (2007) Starring Jason Biggs, Isla Fisher, Joe Pantoliano, Edward Herrmann, Joanna Gleason, Audra Blaser, Ebon Moss-Bacharach, Chris Diamantopolous, Margo Martindale, Mark Consuelos, Heather Goldenhersh and Rob Corddry. Screenplay by Michael Ian Black. Directed by Michael Ian Black. Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. 90 minutes. Rated R. There is a hard and fast rule … Continue reading →