HITMAN (2007) Starring Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen, Henry Ian Cusick and Michael Offei. Screenplay by Skip Woods. Directed by Xavier Gens. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 107 minutes. Rated R. Hint to Interpol: when you are tracking down a silent, ruthless contract killer, perhaps you should pay a little … Continue reading
MEAT LOAF: IN SEARCH OF PARADISE (2008) Featuring Marvin Lee “Meat Loaf” Aday, Kasim Sulton, John Miceli, Mark Alexander, Paul Crook, Randy Flowers, Carolyn “CC” Coletti, Aspen Miller, David Luther, Bill Barclay, William “Randy” Brown, Wayne “Wayno” Bukovinsky, Grady Champion, Tim “TC” Coakley, Don “Donny” Gordon, Cheryl Hall, Joe Lenane, Pamala Lewis, Joe Libretti, Eric … Continue reading
Curtis Stone Home Is Where the Chef Is by Ronald Sklar In America, Curtis Stone is popularly known as The Take Home Chef (on The Learning Channel); yet this Aussie and his cooking talents are internationally known. Before even setting foot in the New World, he was top dog at some of the top Australian restaurants, making … Continue reading
DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO! (2008) Featuring the voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, Amy Poehler, Jamie Pressly and Charles Osgood. Screenplay by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 88 minutes. … Continue reading
The Last Great Fight Author Joe Layden Ponders the Demise of Boxing by Ronald Sklar With the increasing fragmentation of American entertainment, there is bound to be a few old traditions that will go the way of vaudeville. One of the more unfortunate examples as of late is the sport of boxing. Once the king … Continue reading
Richard Price Living a Lush Life in Some Small Dive by Ronald Sklar Since he was a mere twenty-four, writer Richard Price has been greatly admired for his amazing ear for dialogue, his seemingly seamless writing style and his compelling urban plots. His new novel, Lush Life (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux), about worlds colliding on New York’s … Continue reading
Amy Adams Miss Adams Lives Out Her Dreams by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2008 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: March 1, 2008. It is way too obvious to say that Amy Adams is having an enchanted year – and yet at the same time it is absolutely, inescapably accurate. Since her first appearance on film … Continue reading
ALEX GIBNEY RIDES THE TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE by Brad Balfour Having previously made The Trials of Henry Kissinger and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, documentary director Alex Gibney has become an expert on people corrupted by and abusing their power. A prize–winner at last spring’s Tribeca Film Festival, few films resonate like Taxi to the … Continue reading
I Nine Seven Days of Stardom by Jay S. Jacobs Imagine you’ve got a new band. You have carved out quite a reputation as a live act in the south; however, you still have not done any recording. Suddenly you get a call from a world-famous music-journalist-turned-filmmaker who wants you to sing a song for his … Continue reading
BLONDE AND BLONDER (2008) Starring Pamela Anderson, Denise Richards, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Meghan Ory, Joey Aresco, Gary Chalk, Jay Brazeau, Woody Jeffreys, Kevin Farley, John Farley, Byron Mann, Patrick Pon, Phoenix Ly, Douglass Newell and Alex Bruhanski. Screenplay by Rolfe Kanefsky, Dean Hamilton and Gerry Anderson. Directed by Dean Hamilton. Distributed by First Look Studios. 94 … Continue reading
