Oscars On My Mind – To Worry About Them in This Age of Greater Anxiety The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony Dolby Theatre Los Angeles Feb. 9th, 2020 airs live on ABC starting at 8 pm Yes, I have been anguishing over the upcoming Oscars far more than I should in light of all the other … Continue reading
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Kevin Spacey – Making a Bet on Casino Jack
Kevin Spacey – Making a Bet on Casino Jack by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on December 21, 2010. There is probably no one in the world more perfect to play disgraced conservative lobbyist Jack Abramoff than Kevin Spacey. After all, Spacey has made something of a specialty of playing charming but ethically bankrupt types … Continue reading
Revolutionary Road (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (2008) Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Dylan Baker, Richard Easton, Zoe Kazan, Jay O. Sanders and Max Casella. Screenplay by Justin Haythe. Directed by Sam Mendes. Distributed by Paramount Vantage. 119 minutes. Rated R. Director Sam Mendes’ first film – the Oscar-winning Best Picture American Beauty – was a harsh … Continue reading
The Perfect Witness (A PopEnterainment.com Movie Review)
THE PERFECT WITNESS (2008) Starring Wes Bentley, Mark Borkowski, Joanne Baron, Marina Gatell, Albert Lopez Murtra, Kenny Johnson, Beth Grant, Sarah Crocker, Sierra Richter, Sal Darigo, Thomas Dunn, Ofri Fuchs, Vanessa Gronczewski and Amy Aeschliman. Screenplay by Mark Borkowski and Thomas C. Dunn. Directed by Thomas C. Dunn. Distributed by First Look Studios. 100 minutes. … Continue reading
Freddie Prinze, Jr. & Mena Suvari – Living By Brooklyn Rules
Freddie Prinze, Jr. & Mena Suvari Living By Brooklyn Rules by Jay S. Jacobs Brooklyn Rules has been a long time coming. The script is a labor of love by Terrence Winter, one of the main writers on The Sopranos. The story was based on his own youth, where he and his best friends grow up in the … Continue reading