Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh & Bill Condon Dancing With the Spider Woman By Jay S. Jacobs When Hollywood is adapting a hit Broadway musical (or making an original), chances are the first name on their speed dial is Bill Condon. Condon wrote and/or directed such popular movie musicals as Chicago, DreamGirls, the live-action version … Continue reading
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Kiss of the Spider Woman (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (2025) Starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, Tony Dovolani, Josefina Scaglione, Bruno Bichir, Aline Mayagoitia, Kevin Michael Brennan, Thomas Canestraro, Eduardo Ramos, David Turner, Lynn Favin, Odain Watson, Lucila Gandolfo, Federico Repetto, Lucas Barreiro, Augusto Gordillo, Fabio Aste, Graciela Daniele, Federico Salles and Alejandro Ernesto Balbis Ortiz. Screenplay by Bill … Continue reading
The Good Liar (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE GOOD LIAR (2019) Starring Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Jim Carter, Mark Lewis Jones, Céline Buckens, Nell Williams, Phil Dunster, Laurie Davidson, Jóhannes Kaukur Jóhannesson, Patrick Godfrey, Lily Dodsworth-Evans, Michael Culkin, Bessie Carter, Athena Strates, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Dino Kelly, Ruth Horrocks and Stefan Kalipha. Screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed … Continue reading
The Greatest Showman (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017) Starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Keala Settle, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Daniel Everidge, Sam Humphrey, Shannon Holtzapffel, Paul Sparks, Gayle Rankin, Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely, Skylar Dunn and Ellis Rubin. Screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon. Directed by Michael Gracey. Distributed by 20th … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Mack, Hattie Morahan, Adrian Schiller, Haydn Gwynne and Zoe Rainey. Screenplay by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. … Continue reading
The Fifth Estate (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
The Fifth Estate It’s always a bit tricky to make a film based on recent history. Most of the audience who has any interest in the subject will already have relatively strong opinions about the cases and the characters. Besides, the stories are already are saturated in our minds, so seeing a recreation of what … Continue reading
DreamGirls (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DREAMGIRLS (2006) Starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Danny Glover, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle ,Yvette Nicole Brown, Yvette Cason, Loretta Divine, Dawnn Lewis, Eddie Mekka, Jaleel White, John Krasinski and John Lithgow. Screenplay by Bill Condon. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Dreamworks SKG Pictures. 131 minutes. … Continue reading
Kinsey (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
KINSEY (2004) Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris O’Donnell, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Dylan Baker, Julianne Nicholson, William Sadler, John McMartin, Veronica Cartwright, Kathleen Chalfont, Heather Goldenhersh and Lynn Redgrave. Screenplay by Bill Condon. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 118 minutes. Rated R. Before Alfred … 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
Chicago (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CHICAGO (2002) Starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Colm Feore, Christine Baranski, Domenic West, Susan Misner, Deidre Goodwin, Denise Faye, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, Chita Rivera and Mýa Harrison. Screenplay by Bill Condon. Directed by Rob Marshall. Distributed by Mirimax Pictures. 113 minutes. Rated PG-13. A film … Continue reading