George Clooney Has Had a Very Good Year by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2011 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 18, 2011. Despite the media attention George Timothy Clooney gets for his love life, this dapper male star deserves the spotlight for a lot of the right things – his acting talents, social concerns, creative work, self-effacing … Continue reading
Juno Temple & Jeremy Dozier Dress Up Dirty Girl by Brad Balfour Despite a substantial effort to integrate gays into mainstream America, anti-homosexual violence continues for those who don’t conform to this country’s far-too-conservative mores. Though it’s hard to believe that it continues, bullying still spurs teen suicides in a country charged by Tea Party … Continue reading
Josh Hartnett Pulls the Strings with Bunraku by Brad Balfour The California-born Josh Hartnett had developed a steady career appearing in such Hollywood films as The Faculty, Black Hawk Down, Lucky Number Slevin and Pearl Harbor. In 2002, he starred in an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello, O, set in an American high school, as Hugo – the film’s version of Iago. … Continue reading
Tom Felton Harry Potter Grad Walks and Talks His Villainous Ways by Brad Balfour British actor Tom Felton may not have expected to perfect his villainous chops, but nonetheless, after nearly a decade in the Harry Potter inner circle, he has done so excellently. Now that the fantasy franchise has ended – with the eighth and final … Continue reading
Evan Glodell Fire-Breathing Bellflower – an Actor/Director’s Auspicious Sundance Debut by Brad Balfour What is Bellflower, the latest buzz movie of the moment? It’s a road movie, a mumblecore/relationship film, even a weird buddy pic with some bitchy girls and that flamethrower. Or to sum it up, best friends Woodrow (Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) toil endlessly … Continue reading
Sidney Lumet One of the Last Interviews with the Late Great Director by Brad Balfour On the occasion of the great Philadelphia-born and New York-bred director Sidney Lumet’s passing earlier this year, The Film Society of Lincoln Center put together an extraordinary retrospective of 16 signature classics, Prince of the City: Remembering Sidney Lumet which was held in the … Continue reading
Liev Schreiber Making Every Day Special by Brad Balfour Actor Liev Schreiber commands his fair share of big-budget dramas such as The Manchurian Candidate, but it is starring in personal films like A Walk on the Moon, off-Broadway shows, or even directing others like in the emotionally invested Everything is Illuminated that stimulates his urge to be in this … Continue reading
Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Kat Dennings, Jaimie Alexander and Idris Elba Put the Hammer Down for Thor by Brad Balfour Inspired by in the very chilly Scandinavian country of Norway, the Marvel Comics-based Thor – with its roots in the legends of the Norse Gods and their fabled home of Asgard – puts … Continue reading
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Get High With Paul by Brad Balfour In Paul, screenwriters/actors Nick Frost and Simon Pegg crash the San Diego Comic-Con, forever endear themselves to the fanboys, mark off some of the talent they have on their “favorite stars to work with” list and get the girl… or alien. It was inevitable … Continue reading
Jennifer Lawrence Now an Oscar Nominee, the Actress Heats Up Winter’s Bone by Brad Balfour Thanks to her 2011 Oscar™ nom for Best Actress as Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone, relative newcomer Jennifer Lawrence has now become one of Hollywood’s latest darlings. Of course, there are the perks of such attention: fancy gowns, cool parties, cute guys … Continue reading
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