TAMARA (2006) Starring Jenna Dewan, Matthew Marsden, Chad Faust, Gil Hacohen, Claudette Mink, Melissa Elias, Katie Stuart and Chris Sigurdson. Screenplay by Jeffrey Reddick. Directed by Jeremy Haft. Distributed by City Lights Entertainment and Lionsgate Films. 91 minutes. Rated R. Tamara was supposed to be a straight-to-video release, however good word of mouth about the film … Continue reading
Jenna Dewan – The Two Sides of Jenna
Jenna Dewan The Two Sides of Jenna by Jay S. Jacobs With the face of an angel and a body built for revenge, Jenna Dewan has become the latest internet sweetheart. The twenty-six-year-old former dancer and model has become well-known by fans of MTV – she has starred in videos with Justin Timberlake and Ricky … Continue reading
Unknown White Male (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
UNKNOWN WHITE MALE (2006) Featuring Doug Bruce, Dr. Daniel Schacter, Lily Frost and Rupert Murray. Directed by Rupert Murray. Distributed by Wellspring Films. 88 minutes. Rated PG-13. Amnesia seems like such a fictional disease. You see it in the movies, and you suspend disbelief, considering it a plot device, nothing more. It is rare that … Continue reading
The Velvet Underground – Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – VELVET REDUX LIVE MCMXCIII (2006) Starring Lou Reed, John Cale, Moe Tucker and Sterling Morrison. Directed by Declan Lowney. Distributed by Sire/Rhino Home Video. 83 minutes. Not Rated. Everyone knows the legend of the Velvet Underground, a brainy group of beatnik New York musicians who were championed by pop artist Andy … Continue reading
Carrie Underwood Takes the Wheel
Carrie Underwood Takes the Wheel by Jay S. Jacobs Carrie Underwood had over 29 million people show up at her coming out party. That day, when she and rocker Bo Bice vied for the final slot on Fox-TV’s mega-hit talent contest American Idol was the turning of a page for the young singer. Since winning the season four … Continue reading
The Chumscrubber (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE CHUMSCRUBBER (2005) Starring Glenn Close, William Fitchner, Ralph Fiennes, Lauren Holly, Allison Janney, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson, Jamie Bell, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, Rory Culkin, Thomas Curtis, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jason Isaacs, John Heard, Kathy Copeland, Clam Davis, Tim DeKay, David Ellison, Richard Gleason, Caroline Goodall, Susan Hegerty, Josh Janowicz, Eric Jungman, Aaron Kiser, … Continue reading
Albert Brooks and Sheetal Sheth – Looking for Symmetry with the Muslim World
Albert Brooks and Sheetal Sheth Looking for Symmetry with the Muslim World by Jay S. Jacobs Albert Brooks is no stranger to controversy. He has done comic films mocking love (Modern Romance), death (Defending Your Life), consumerism (Lost in America), family (Mother), artistry (The Muse) and the voyeuristic tendencies of the American people (Real Life). Still, the respected filmmaker is a little taken … Continue reading
Rosanne Cash – Black Cadillac (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Rosanne Cash – Black Cadillac (Capitol) The past few years, since the release of Rosanne Cash’s last album Rules of Travel, have been hard ones for the singer. Not only did she lose her legendary father (Johnny Cash died in September 2003), but she also lost her mother (Vivian Liberto Cash Distin), her beloved step-mother (June Carter … Continue reading
Josh Radnor – Have You Met Josh?
Josh Radnor Have You Met Josh? by Jay S. Jacobs The sitcom as an art form had reached a low place recently, but suddenly in the past year there is a stirring of new life in those old bones. There are still too few funny series out there, but in 2005 a group of shows have … Continue reading
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM (2005) Featuring Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling, Andy Fastow, Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind, Jim Chanos, Max Eberts, Gray Davis and George W. Bush. Narrated by Peter Coyote. Written by Alex Gibney. Directed by Alex Gibney. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated R. The name of Enron Corporation has … Continue reading