Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks and Tom Hooper – Bringing a Broadway Classic to the Big Screen with Les Misérables

Posted on February 25, 2013 by popenterta • 1 Comment

Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks and Tom Hooper – Bringing a Broadway Classic to the Big Screen with Les Misérables by Brad Balfour Based on the legendary Victor Hugo novel – by way of the operatic stage musical created around it – the recently released cinematic version of Les Misérables spans 17 … Continue reading →

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Christoph Waltz Unchained

Posted on February 21, 2013 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Christoph Waltz Unchained by Brad Balfour When Vienna-born Christoph Waltz got the part of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds, few thought this Austrian actor – well known back home, but a question mark for film fans here – would so define a character and himself through this Quentin Tarantino film. Now with Django Unchained, Tarantino … Continue reading →

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Michael Haneke – Makes A Loving Statement in Amour

Posted on February 19, 2013 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Michael Haneke Makes A Loving Statement in Amour by Brad Balfour A cultivated couple in their 80s, retired music teachers Georges and Anne have a nice apartment in a fine Parisian neighborhood. One night, after seeing a former student perform, Anne blanks out at home, presaging the condition to come. Afterwards, surgery to correct her blocked … Continue reading →

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Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin-Like The Film’s Subjects, Undefeated Directors Defy Odds and Get An Oscar Nom

Posted on February 18, 2013 by popenterta • 1 Comment

Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin Like The Film’s Subjects, Undefeated Directors Defy Odds and Get An Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour I was glad to have interviewed doc directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin – whose film Undefeated cleared nearly all the award hurdles and got into that rarefied place of being a Best Documentary … Continue reading →

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Quvenzhané Wallis – The Young Actress Gets Playful in Beasts of The Southern Wild

Posted on February 12, 2013 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Quvenzhané Wallis The Young Actress Gets Playful in Beasts of The Southern Wild by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2013 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: February 12. 2013. They’re getting younger and younger these days – precocious stars who make their first movies before hitting puberty, garnering awards and accolades they don’t even quite comprehend. That’s certainly the … Continue reading →

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Chimpanzee’s Filmmakers Tell A True Tale of Loss and Bonding

Posted on November 25, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Chimpanzee’s Filmmakers Tell A True Tale of Loss and Bonding by Brad Balfour While Marvel’s The Avengers is tentpole cinema’s paean to superhero glory, DisneyNature salutes a different sort of heroics through the true primate story told in Chimpanzee. British directors/producers Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield have fashioned this rousing drama out of three hard … Continue reading →

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Jada Pinkett Smith Channels Her Inner Hippo and More

Posted on November 7, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Jada Pinkett Smith Channels Her Inner Hippo and More by Brad Balfour As the rail-thin Jada Pinkett Smith bounds into the Waldorf Astoria suite for a friendly chat about life and family, she exudes energy and an intensity that makes this petite 40 year-old actress a lot bigger in the chair than she seems. Opening at Cannes Film Festival 2012, Madagascar … Continue reading →

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Jason Statham – The Brit Brutalizer Stays Deadly But Also Vulnerable In Safe

Posted on October 26, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Jason Statham The Brit Brutalizer Stays Deadly But Also Vulnerable In Safe by Brad Balfour With a voice that’s a cross between surly hooligan and Brit urbane, English action star Jason Statham expands his oeuvre in his latest film, Safe, while staying true to form. He kills; he bashes; he slashes, maims and mangles all … Continue reading →

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Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums

Posted on August 19, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums by Brad Balfour Iranian-born director and artist Marjane Satrapi lives in Paris, France, and has never lived in post-revolutionary Persia throughout her adult life. Yet her home country has shaped and influenced her creative work whether it be her written and drawn graphic novels or her feature films. In 2000, an independent … Continue reading →

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G. Garvin – Cooking Channel Chef’s Great Grilling & Travel Guide

Posted on May 31, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

G. Garvin Cooking Channel Chef’s Great Grilling & Travel Guide by Brad Balfour Summer is upon us and so it’s the smell of grilling wafting in the air. To assist us in our quest for finessing fine grilling exercises, the Cooking Channel has called on one of its vets, G. Garvin – who has enjoyed popular success as chef, … Continue reading →

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