ELEGY (2008) Starring Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Sonja Bennett, Michelle Harrison, Deborah Harry, Antonio Cupo, Michelle Harrison, Chelah Horsdal, Laura Mennell, Kris Pope and Charlie Rose. Screenplay by Nicholas Meyer. Directed by Isabel Coixet. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 108 minutes. Rated R. Philip Roth is arguably the most … Continue reading
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Method Man Gets High with The Wackness
Method Man Gets High with The Wackness by Brad Balfour Though Method Man only plays a small role in one crucial scene, his presence in The Wackness, adds a necessary touch of credibility to this indie film paean to New York and its homegrown hip-hop culture. Given that the story is told from a geeky white, … Continue reading
Sir Ben Kingsley Travels Through Time as Two Very Different Characters
SIR BEN KINGSLEY TRAVELS THROUGH TIME AS TWO VERY DIFFERENT CHARACTERS by Brad Balfour While veteran actor Sir Ben Kingsley remains one of our greatest working thespians–having accrued numerous Academy nominations and won an Oscar for Gandhi – he rarely has two films with such different roles being released virtually at the same time. In Peter … Continue reading
Thunderbirds (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THUNDERBIRDS (2004) Starring Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Sophia Myles, Ben Kingsley, Ron Cook, Brady Corbet, Soren Fulton, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Rose Keegan, Deobia Operai, Lex Shrapnel, Philip Winchester, Domenic Colenso, Ben Torgerson, Debora Weston and Genie Francis. Screenplay by William Osbourne and Michael McCullers. Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 95 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
House of Sand and Fog (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG (2003) Starring Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jonathan Ahdout, Frances Fisher, Kim Pickens, Navi Rawat, Carlos Gómez, Kia Jam, Jaleh Modjallal, Samira Damavandi, Matthew Simonian, Namrata S. Gurjal-Cooper, Al Faris, Marc Chaet, Marco Rodriquez and Andre Dubus III. Screenplay by Vadim Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto. Directed … Continue reading