RICHARD JEWELL (2019) Starring Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Nina Arianda, Ian Gomez, Wayne Duvall, Charles Green, Mike Pniewski, Grant Roberts, Alan Heckner, Desmond Phillips, Alex Collins, Michael Otis, Izzy Herbert, Kelly Collins Lintz, Jonathan D Bergman, Eric Mendenhali and David Shae. Screenplay by Billy Ray. Directed by Clint … Continue reading
SULLY (2016) Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Autumn Reeser, Holt McCallany, Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington, Ahmed Lucan, Jerry Ferrara, Blake Jones, Ann Cusack, Molly Hagan, Max Adler, Jeffrey Nordling, Michael Rapaport and Katie Couric. Screenplay by Todd Komarnicki. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. … Continue reading
Ridley Scott Legendary Director Launches The Martian by Brad Balfour When an established, serious, award-winning director like Ridley Scott makes a space movie – something associated with solemn drama – humor isn’t expected from its star. Yet in The Martian, where Matt Damon stars as American astronaut Mark Watney, who has been accidentally left behind on Mars after a mission disaster, the humor humanizes the situation. … Continue reading
Bradley Cooper Transforms Himself into an American Sniper by Brad Balfour Master director Clint Eastwood’s latest feature, American Sniper, offers a taut yet complex portrait of the late Iraqi war vet Chris Kyle. With over 160 kills, Kyle was the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. Uncannily portrayed by two-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper … Continue reading
Barry Livingston From Child Star to Man Amongst Jersey Boys by Ronald Sklar Character actor Barry Livington has a surprisingly fresh and impressive resume. Yep, he was Ernie Douglas, the prototype nerd on My Three Sons, back in the day. But it’s a new day, baby: you’ve been seeing him a lot lately, and not … Continue reading
Clint Eastwood, John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice – Down on the Corner with the Jersey Boys by Ally Abramson Clint Eastwood is the “Big Man In Town” now. Eastwood recently finished a new project that tells an old story, a story that has been told many times through music. The … Continue reading
Donnie Kehr – From Broadway’s Jersey Boys To Clint Eastwood’s, the Actor Has Oh What a Night by Brad Balfour Actor/musician Donnie Kehr may not have a shitload of face time in the cinematic version of Jersey Boys but as loan shark Norm Waxman, he has the right moments that not only showcase his talents but places … Continue reading
Benjamin Bratt – Blessed Are the Believers by Jay S. Jacobs Ever since Benjamin Bratt exploded into the public consciousness in the 1990s as a detective on the long-running series Law & Order, he has been surprising us with his career choices. Despite his leading man looks, Bratt was always drawn to grittier fare. Therefore, … Continue reading
Jeffrey Donovan Puts Us All On Burn Notice by Jay S. Jacobs When we last saw Michael Westen – the super spy played by Jeffrey Donovan in the popular series Burn Notice, he and his friends were stuck behind enemy lines in Panama with his mentor at the CIA dead set on exterminating all of … Continue reading
Matthew Lillard Rules the World by Jay S. Jacobs photo by Mark Doyle Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: October 4, 2012. Ten years is a long time coming, but for actor Matthew Lillard, the urge to direct had been around long before that. Not that his acting career hasn’t kept him busy — amongst the … Continue reading
