A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2009) Featuring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn and Bob Hoskins. Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 96 minutes. Rated PG. Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” is undoubtedly one of the most-filmed pieces of literature ever. Over generations of versions … 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
Mamma Mia! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MAMMA MIA! (2008) Starring Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper, Rachel McDowall and Ashley Lilley. Screenplay by Catherine Johnson. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mamma Mia! has been a bit of a surprise as a theatrical phenomenon – and … Continue reading
Ben Barnes Is Transformed in Narnia’s Prince Caspian
Ben Barnes Is Transformed in Narnia’s Prince Caspian by Brad Balfour After meeting 26-year-old actor English actor Ben Barnes, with his easy manner and disaffected attitude towards his good looks, it comes as no surprise that he was tapped to star as the lead of a film like The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Maybe he … Continue reading
Hugh Grant Shares His American Dreamz
HUGH GRANT Shares His American Dreams By Brad Balfour Having been AWOL for a while, British comic great Hugh Grant finally resurfaces in the biting satire, American Dreamz. Playing the smarmy host Martin Tweed, he outdoes Simon Cowell in being the heartless destroyer of dreams. Grant has played this part before and virtually defines the character, … Continue reading
Atom Egoyan – Finding the Truth in Directing
ATOM EGOYAN FINDING THE TRUTH IN DIRECTING by Brad Balfour For Canadian director Atom Egoyan creating Where the Truth Lies offered a challenge of constructing something that was almost a genre film but not quite. Wrestling with musician/composer Rupert Holmes’ novel of the same name, Egoyan takes a story that plays on the conventions of the classic … Continue reading
Bridget Jones – The Edge of Reason (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (2004) Starring Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Jacinda Barrett, James Callis, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips, Neil Pearson, Jessica Stevenson, James Faulkner, Celia Imrie, Domenic McHale and Alba Fleming Furlan. Screenplay by Andrew Davies and Helen Fielding and Richard Curtis and Adam Brooks. Directed by … Continue reading
Kevin Bacon Comes Out of the Woods
Kevin Bacon Comes Out of the Woods by Brad Balfour It’s not an easy role for anyone play – a pedophile just released from prison who struggles against resuming his criminal behavior while trying to establish a normal life. But if anyone can handle playing this role, the ever-versatile Kevin Bacon can, for The Woodsman is both challenging for the subject matter and … Continue reading
Love Actually (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) Starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, Gregor Fisher, Rory McGregor, Lucia Muniz, Sienna Guillory, Kris Marshall, Heike Makatsch, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Ivana Milicevic, January Jones, Elisha Cuthbert, Shannon Elizabeth, Denise Richards and Claudia Schiffer. Screenplay … Continue reading
What A Girl Wants (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WHAT A GIRL WANTS (2003) Starring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Oliver James, Jonathan Pryce, Anna Chancellor, Christina Cole, Eileen Atkins, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Chris Mulkey, Raffaello Degruttola, David Dionisio and Raymond Young. Screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler. Directed by Dennie Gordon. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated PG. It’s not … Continue reading