College (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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College (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

COLLEGE (2008) Starring Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, Kevin Covais, Haley Bennett, Katie Knighten, Nick Zano, Ryan Pinkston, Camille Mana, Nathalie Walker, Melissa Lingafelt, Gary Owen, Wallace Merck, Alona Tal and Verne Troyer. Screenplay by Dan Callahan and Adam Ellison. Directed by Deb Hagan. Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.  94 minutes.  Rated R. The makers of College obviously … Continue reading

Daniel Tosh is Not Completely Serious
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Daniel Tosh is Not Completely Serious

Daniel Tosh Is Not Completely Serious by Jay S. Jacobs “I don’t have a girlfriend in every city in the country,” Daniel Tosh explains. But some people think: why shouldn’t he?  He’s young.  He’s single.  He’s a hip and happening stand-up comedian.  The women must be lining up, right? “When somebody brings that up, it’s … Continue reading

Descent (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Descent (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

DESCENT (2007) Starring Rosario Dawson, Chad Faust, Marcus Patrick, Christopher DiBlasio, Vanessa Ferlito, Spencer Grammer, Jacqueline Duprey, Alexie Gilmore, Melissa Gallo, Connor Fux, Sergia Louise Anderson, Scott Bailey, John Budinoff, Isabel Dawson and Tracie Thoms. Screenplay by Talia Lugacy. Directed by Talia Lugacy. Distributed by City Lights Pictures.  110 minutes.  Rated NC-17. In the carnival … Continue reading

Accepted (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Accepted (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

ACCEPTED (2006) Starring Justin Long, Blake Lively, Anthony Heald, Lewis Black, Jonah Hill, Mark Derwin, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short, Maria Thayer, Ann Cusack, Hannah Marks, Robin Taylor, Diora Baird and Travis Van Winkle. Screenplay by Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Mark Perez. Directed by Steve Pink. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  93 minutes.  Rated PG-13. On … Continue reading

Richard Price – Better Than Fiction
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Richard Price – Better Than Fiction

RICHARD PRICE BETTER THAN FICTION BY RONALD SKLAR If Richard Price’s life story were made into a movie, you would accuse the joint of being too far-fetched.  But, as the old cliché goes, truth is stranger than fiction. Price came up in a Bronx housing project, but his gift for writing gained him entrance into the … Continue reading

James Pickens, Jr. – Into The Lyon’s Den
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James Pickens, Jr. – Into The Lyon’s Den

James Pickens, Jr. Into The Lyon’s Den by  Jay S. Jacobs Every year, TV Guide does a special issue called “The Best Show You’re Not Watching.”  In it, they champion a TV series that has fine acting, excellent writing and good production values, but somehow has not seemed to attract a huge audience.  Sometimes the honor has … Continue reading

Erik Palladino – ER Doc Talks AIDS Awareness
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Erik Palladino – ER Doc Talks AIDS Awareness

Erik Palladino ER Doc Talks AIDS Awareness by Ruby Comer  My locks need to be trimmed so I swing to my neighborhood salon, Shorty’s Barber Shop, because the first Wednesday of each month they donate their day’s salary to one of my favorite AIDS organizations, LA Shanti. As my hair is foiled in bleach and baked … Continue reading

Elwood Reid – He Didn’t Six
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Elwood Reid – He Didn’t Six

Elwood Reid He Didn’t Six By Ronald Sklar Elwood Reid and I have formed the I-Love-Richard-Price Club. You already may (and should) know that Richard Price (The Wanderers, Ladies’ Man, Blood Brothers and Clockers) is the most brilliant working-class writer who ever lived. Elwood and I worship and adore him. So, kids: now you know the yin-yang of … Continue reading