Liam Neeson A Master Calls by Jay S. Jacobs In casting the title character of the film A Monster Calls, a forty-foot tall behemoth made of trees and earth who helps a small child come to cope with the impending death of his mother, you just can’t have the normal casting call. The actor must … Continue reading
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The Dark Knight Rises (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012) Starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Modine, Ben Mendelsohn, Burn Gorman, Alon Moni Aboutboul, Juno Temple, Daniel Sinjata, Chris Ellis, Tom Conti, Nestor Carbonell, Brett Cullen, Aidan Gillen, Joey King, Cillian Murphy and Liam Neeson. Screenplay by Christopher … Continue reading
Katie Holmes and Guillermo del Toro Are Not Afraid of the Dark
Katie Holmes and Guillermo del Toro Are Not Afraid of the Dark By Jay S. Jacobs When Guillermo del Toro was a little boy growing up in Mexico, he and his brother watched a 1973 TV movie called Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – which scared the bejesus out of the young boy. The movie, which … Continue reading
Michael Caine – An Oscar Winning Actor Asks, “Is Anybody There?”
Michael Caine An Oscar Winning Actor Asks, “Is Anybody There?” by Brad Balfour Whatever compelled Oscar-winner Sir Michael Caine to play 80-something retired magician Clarence in Is Anybody There? , it’s fortunate that he did. The septuagenarian Brit takes even a simple, sentimental tale like this and, through his rich performance and nuanced turn, gives us a … Continue reading
Batman Begins (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BATMAN BEGINS (2005) Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, Mark Boone Jr., Linus Roache, Morgan Freeman, Larry Holden, Gerard Murphy, Colin McFarlane, Sara Stewart, Gus Lewis, Richard Brake, Rade Sherbedgia, Emma Lockhart and Christine Adams. Screenplay by Christopher Nolan and David S. … Continue reading
Liam Neeson Investigates More Than His Soul in Kinsey
Liam Neeson Investigates More Than His Soul in Kinsey by Brad Balfour Originally posted on November 17, 2004. Oscar-winning actor Liam Neeson doesn’t shy away from tough roles. When he took on Oskar Schindler for Steven Spielberg, he faced a challenge but now that he’s tackled Kinsey, he has handled some difficult tasks for award-winning … Continue reading