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James McAvoy and Keira Knightley – On the Day of Atonement

Posted on December 7, 2007 by popenterta • Leave a comment

James McAvoy and Keira Knightley On the Day of Atonement by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 7, 2007. Playing the star-crossed lovers whose entire futures are blown apart by a little girl’s unfair allegation in Atonement, British actors James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland, The Chronicles of Narnia) … Continue reading →

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Christopher Hampton – Adapting Atonement

Posted on December 7, 2007 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Christopher Hampton Adapting Atonement by Jay S. Jacobs When adapting a complex novel like Ian McEwan’s best-seller Atonement, it was important to find a screenwriter who could do justice to the epic scope and passions on the pages of the book. It made sense to give the job to a writer who has specialized in adaptations, … Continue reading →

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Atonement (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on December 6, 2007 by popenterta • Leave a comment

ATONEMENT (2007) Starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Juno Temple, Michelle Duncan, Gina McKee, Harriet Walters and Anthony Minghella. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by Focus Features. 123 minutes. Rated R. When a film has a title like Atonement, you’re probably not in for an uplifting … Continue reading →

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Joe Franklin – The Man Who Invented Talk

Posted on December 2, 2007 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Joe Franklin The Man Who Invented Talk by Ronald Sklar Joe Franklin, from his infamously nostalgia-cluttered midtown office, claims that he hosted television’s very first talk show. In fact, he insists that it was he who developed the very idea of the eternal genre. “I was hosting a radio show called ‘Vaudeville Isn’t Dead,’” says the Bronx-born … Continue reading →

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Darren Daulton – What He Knows

Posted on December 2, 2007 by popenterta • 1 Comment

Darren Daulton What He Knows by Ronald Sklar “Don’t shoot the messenger,” says legendary former Philadelphia Phillies’ catcher Darren Daulton, responding to his many, many critics of late. Daulton, being the messenger in question, has only recently begun to share his newfound knowledge of spirituality and metaphysics, of aspiring to and traveling between various planes … Continue reading →

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The Nanny Diaries (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on December 1, 2007 by popenterta • Leave a comment

THE NANNY DIARIES (2007) Starring Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Alicia Keys, Chris Evans, Donna Murphy, Paul Giamatti, Nicholas Art, John Henry Cox, Nina Gabiras and Victoria Boothby. Screenplay by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman. Directed by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. The 2002 book The … Continue reading →

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Look (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on November 30, 2007 by popenterta • Leave a comment

LOOK (2007) Starring Jamie McShane, Spencer Redford, Hayes MacArthur, Nichelle Hines, Ben Weber, Paul Schackman, Chris Williams, Jennifer Fontaine, Giuseppe Andrews, Miles Dougal, Rhys Coiro, Sebastian Feldman, Jackie Geary, Heather Hogan and Kimberly Quinn. Screenplay by Adam Rifkin. Directed by Adam Rifkin. Distributed by Liberated Artists. 102 minutes. Rated R. At the very beginning of Look, … Continue reading →

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Ray Winstone Becomes Incredibly Transformed Into Beowulf

Posted on November 25, 2007 by popenterta • Leave a comment

RAY WINSTONE BECOMES INCREDIBLY TRANSFORMED INTO BEOWULF by Brad Balfour With his gruff, hardened voice, and a face that shows the scars from his early years as a boxer, 50 year-old Londoner Ray Winstone hardly seemed like the perfect choice to play the Adonis-like, all-conquering Norse hero Beowulf. But thanks to Robert Zemeckis and his love … Continue reading →

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Stephen King and Frank Darabont Step Out of The Mist

Posted on November 23, 2007 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Stephen King and Frank Darabont Step Out of The Mist by Brad Balfour What can one say about author Stephen King – one of the most successful writers of all time? King is the perfect name for the man, for he has conquered the world of weird fiction, horror and science fiction. And thanks to … Continue reading →

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