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What A Girl Wants (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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What A Girl Wants (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

WHAT A GIRL WANTS (2003) Starring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Oliver James, Jonathan Pryce, Anna Chancellor, Christina Cole, Eileen Atkins, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Chris Mulkey, Raffaello Degruttola, David Dionisio and Raymond Young. Screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler. Directed by Dennie Gordon. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated PG. It’s not … Continue reading

Rosanne Cash – The Rules of Returning
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Rosanne Cash – The Rules of Returning

Rosanne Cash The Rules of Returning by Jay S. Jacobs It’s sometimes funny the changes life puts you through. In 1990, Rosanne Cash was on top of the world. Her album, Interiors, was a crowning achievement in a career that had been on the fast track for over a decade.  Cash had to overcome the blessing … Continue reading

Old School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Old School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

OLD SCHOOL (2003) Starring Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Pompeo, Juliette Lewis, Leah Remini, Craig Kilborn, Perrey Reeves, Elisha Cuthbert, Seann William Scott, Matt Walsh, Artie Lange, Sara Tanaka, Harve Presnell, Kate Ellis, Phe Caplan, Sarah Shahi, Terry O’Quinn, Andy Dick, Breckin Meyer, James Carville, Snoop Dogg and Warren G. Screenplay … Continue reading

Dreamcatcher (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Dreamcatcher (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

DREAMCATCHER (2003) Starring Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Timothy Olyphant, Donnie Wahlberg, Ingrid Kavelaars, Alex Campbell, Chera Bailey, Shauna Kain, Campbell Lane, Ty Olsson, Grant Heslov, C. Ernst Harth and Lance Kinsey. Screenplay by William Goldman and Lawrence Kasdan. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment.  136 minutes.  … Continue reading

Bringing Down the House (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bringing Down the House (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE (2003) Starring Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Jean Smart, Kimberly J. Brown, Angus T. Jones, Missi Pyle, Michael Rosenbaum, Betty White, Steve White, Michael Ensign, Anne Fletcher, Jim Haynie, Seth Howard and Victor Webster. Screenplay by Jason Filardi. Directed by Adam Shankman. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures.  105 minutes.  … Continue reading

Olivia Newton-John-2(A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Olivia Newton-John-2(A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

Olivia Newton-John-2 (Festival/Mushroom) Lately in Europe, there have been several slightly-past-their-prime artists who have done all-duets projects to show that they still have some hipster cred. Probably the best of these was Tom Jones’ Reload, in which he proved he could get the kids like Barenaked Ladies, Robbie Williams, Natalie Imbruglia and the Pretenders on board, and … Continue reading

Boat Trip (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Boat Trip (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BOAT TRIP (2003) Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Roselyn Sanchez, Viveca A. Fox, Roger Moore, Maurice Godin, Victoria Silvstedt, Lin Shaye, Bob Gunton, Richard Roundtree, Artie Lange and Will Ferrell. Screenplay by Mort Nathan and William Bigelow. Directed by Mort Nathan. Distributed by Artisan Entertainment.  95 minutes.  Rated R. I seem to remember; somewhere … Continue reading

Colin Quinn – Tough Guy
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Colin Quinn – Tough Guy

Colin Quinn – Tough Guy by Ronald Sklar Originally posted on Mar. 10, 2003. We as Americans have always taken for granted that we know Colin Quinn intimately. Of course, as a nation we’re bound to make that presumption since we feel that we have more or less grown up with the dude. Sure, we learn more than … Continue reading

Elton John – Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Elton John – Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

Elton John – Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (Mercury) From 1970 to 1977 Elton John had an almost unprecedented run of musical brilliance, during that time his work with lyricist Bernie Taupin rivaled the work of Lennon and McCartney and Brian Wilson.  In this short bridge of time, John recorded about two very good albums a year … Continue reading

Vanessa Paradis – Au Zenith (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Vanessa Paradis – Au Zenith (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

Vanessa Paradis – Au Zenith (Barclay/Universal-France) In the United States, Vanessa Paradis is probably best known as Johnny Depp’s live-in girlfriend. Other people may know her as the Chanel model or an actress. But in her native France, she is an institution.  Paradis first made waves when she was only 14, with her 1987 international hit … Continue reading