LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH (2024) Featuring Carlos Alomar, Fonzi Thornton, Robin Clark, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Richard Marx, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Nile Rodgers, Clive Davis, Lisa Fischer, Ava Cherry, Cheryl Lynn, Valerie Simpson, Marcus Miller, Nat Adderley Jr., Jocelyn Brown and archival footage of Aretha Franklin, David Bowie and Luther Vandross. Directed … Continue reading
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Lucy and Desi (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LUCY AND DESI (2022) Featuring Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Laura Laplaca, Eduardo Machado, Charo, Journey Gunderson, Gregg Oppenheimer, David Daniels, Norman Lear, Desi Arnaz Jr. and archival footage of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Narrated by Michele Spitz. Written by Mark Monroe. Directed by Amy Poehler. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 102 minutes. … Continue reading
The Glorias (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE GLORIAS (2020) Starring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler, Janelle Monáe, Lorraine Toussaint, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kimberly Guerrero, Timothy Hutton, Enid Graham, Mónica Sánchez, Leah Renee-K, David Shae, Margo Moorer, Mo Brings Plenty, Victor Slezak, Annika Pampel, Myles Evans, Allie McCulloch, Tom Nowicki, Michael Lowry and Gloria Steinem. Screenplay by Julie Taymor … Continue reading
The Addams Family (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (2019) Featuring the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler, Allison Janney, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Tituss Burgess, Jenifer Lewis, Elsie Fisher, Conrad Vernon, Aimee Garcia, Scott Underwood, Mikey Madison, Chelsea Frei, Pom Klementieff, Deven Green, Maggie Wheeler and Harland Williams. Screenplay … Continue reading
Jimmy Webb’s New Memoir The Cake and the Rain Is a Rollicking, Musical Romp
Jimmy Webb’s New Memoir The Cake and the Rain Is a Rollicking, Musical Romp by Mark Mussari “There were two of me,” Jimmy Webb states at one point in his highly engaging new memoir The Cake and the Rain (St. Martin’s Press). Truer words could not be spoken by the composer of some of contemporary music’s … Continue reading
The Nanny – The Complete Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
The Nanny The Complete Series (1993 – 1999) (Shout! Factory-2015) It’s hard to remember now, with all the years of reruns, jokes about Fran Drescher’s voice, Beautician and the Beast, the oddball tabloid stories, Happily Divorced and the inevitable marching on of time, but for a brief white hot pop culture period, The Nanny was … Continue reading
20 Feet From Stardom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
20 FEET FROM STARDOM (2013) Starring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, Claudia Lennear, Tata Vega, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, Chris Botti, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Patti Austin, Sheryl Crow, Cissy Houston, Gloria Jones, Cindy Mizelle, Martha Wash, Edna Wright, Lou Adler, David Lasley, Sharon Robinson, … Continue reading
Melissa Manchester – Think of Her as a Friend
Melissa Manchester Think of Her as a Friend by Jay S. Jacobs “I think we can make it, one more time, if we try.” That line sort of sums up Melissa Manchester, and not just because it was a huge part of “Midnight Blue,” the songstress’ first huge hit single in 1975. In a career … Continue reading
Cats and Dogs – The Revenge of Kitty Galore (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CATS AND DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE (2010) Starring Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Fred Armisen, Paul Rodriguez, Kiernan Shipka and the voices of James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Katt Williams, Bette Midler, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, Wallace Shawn, Roger Moore, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Rodriguez, EG Daily and Phil LaMarr. … Continue reading
Oliver and Company – 20th Anniversary Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
OLIVER AND COMPANY – 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (1988) Featuring the voices of Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Dom DeLuise, Taurean Blacque, Carl Weintraub, Robert Loggia, Natalie Gregory, William Glover, Bette Midler, Frank Welker and Jonathan Brandis. Screenplay by Jim Cox & Timothy J. Disney & James … Continue reading