THE WOMEN (2008) Starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Debi Mazar, Bette Midler, Joanna Gleason, Ana Gasteyer and Candice Bergen. Screenplay by Diane English. Directed by Diane English. Distributed by Picturehouse Films. 114 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Women is a pretty legendary stalled project in Hollywood. For … Continue reading
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Then She Found Me (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THEN SHE FOUND ME (2008) Starring Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick, Ben Shenkman, Lynn Cohen, John Benjamin Hickey, Maggie Siff, Geneva Carr, Edie Falco, Janeane Garafolo and Tim Robbins. Screenplay by Alice Arlen, Victor Levin & Helen Hunt and Helen Hunt. Directed by Helen Hunt. Distributed by ThinkFilm. 100 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading
Joe Franklin – The Man Who Invented Talk
Joe Franklin The Man Who Invented Talk by Ronald Sklar Joe Franklin, from his infamously nostalgia-cluttered midtown office, claims that he hosted television’s very first talk show. In fact, he insists that it was he who developed the very idea of the eternal genre. “I was hosting a radio show called ‘Vaudeville Isn’t Dead,’” says the Bronx-born … Continue reading
Atlantic Records – The House That Ahmet Built (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
ATLANTIC RECORDS – THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT (2007) Starring Ahmet Ertegun, Bette Midler, Chris Blackwell, Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, David Geffen, Taylor Hackford, Mick Jagger, Mick Jones, Kid Rock, Ben E. King, Leiber and Stoller, Wynton Marsalis, Paolo Nutini, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Jann Wenner, Jerry Wexler and … Continue reading
Jake Steinfeld – Business by Jake
Jake Steinfeld Business by Jake by Ronald Sklar “I’m looking for a kick-ass idea,” says Jake Steinfeld, of the “Body by Jake” fitness empire. “I’m looking for someone with a boatload of passion, and a ‘don’t quit’ attitude. It doesn’t need to be a zillion dollar idea – no one comes up with a zillion … Continue reading
Low Millions – Ex Files
LOW MILLIONS EX-FILES BY JAY S. JACOBS It’s never easy to make your own way when your father is a legend in your chosen pursuit. Just ask Julian Lennon, Jakob Dylan and so many others, even if you sound nothing like them, the comparisons will still come. Adam Cohen is in an even weirder position … Continue reading
The Stepford Wives (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE STEPFORD WIVES (2004) Starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Roger Bart, David Marshall Grant, Jon Lovitz, Dylan Hartigan, Fallon Brooking, Faith Hill, Matt Malloy, Kate Shindle, Tom Riis Farrell, Lorri Bagley, Robert Stanton, Lisa Masters, Christopher Evan Welch, Colleen Dunn, Jason Kravits, Emily Wing, Meredith Viera and Larry King. … Continue reading
What Women Want (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000) Starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Mark Feuerstein, Lauren Holly, Alan Alda, Ashley Johnson, Delta Burke, Valerie Perrine, Judy Greer, Ana Gasteyer, Lisa Edelstein, Loretta Devine, Richard Simmons, Brooke Elliott and Bette Midler. Screenplay by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa. Directed by Nancy Meyers. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 126 minutes. … Continue reading