Freddie Highmore and Kerry Ehrin – Closing In On Checkout Time at Bates Motel
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Freddie Highmore and Kerry Ehrin – Closing In On Checkout Time at Bates Motel

Freddie Highmore and Kerry Ehrin Closing In On Checkout Time at Bates Motel by Jay S. Jacobs Season four of the acclaimed drama Bates Motel has taken some turns for the strange and the dark. This should not surprise us too much – after all the main characters of the show are Norman and Norma … Continue reading

Nestor Carbonell and Carlton Cuse – Watching Over Bates Motel
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Nestor Carbonell and Carlton Cuse – Watching Over Bates Motel

Nestor Carbonell and Carlton Cuse Watching Over Bates Motel by Jay S. Jacobs Things are really ramping up on Bates Motel, the best show you may be missing on TV. The fourth season has been had a whirlwind of actions and repercussions as the series sets up its penultimate season. The legendary mother and child … Continue reading

Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin – Dark Days at Bates Motel
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Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin – Dark Days at Bates Motel

Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin Dark Days at Bates Motel by Jay S. Jacobs It’s always dangerous trying to update a masterpiece, so people were understandably concerned when A&E announced a few years ago that they were creating a modern-day prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic Psycho.  Two years later, though, … Continue reading

Vera Farmiga and Kerry Ehrin – Checking In To Bates Motel
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Vera Farmiga and Kerry Ehrin – Checking In To Bates Motel

Vera Farmiga and Kerry Ehrin – Checking In To Bates Motel by Jay S. Jacobs It takes a certain amount of self-confidence to take on an iconic character and try to make it your own. Therefore, it must have given Vera Farmiga pause when she was offered the role of arguably the most infamous mom … Continue reading

The Art of Getting By (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Art of Getting By (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE ART OF GETTING BY (2011) Starring Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Jarlath Conroy, Ann Dowd, Marcus Carl Franklin, Sasha Spielberg, Rita Wilson, Blair Underwood and Alicia Silverstone. Screenplay by Gavin Wiesen. Directed by Gavin Wiesen. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.  84 minutes.  Rated PG-13. This storyline is one that, … Continue reading

Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles
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Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles

Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles by Brad Balfour It may have required an intoxicant for actress Mary-Louise Parker to play the perplexed mom who learns about The Spiderwick Chronicles the hard way – through an attack from goblins – she eventually gets a handle on the fantastic situation behind this incredible tale. Parker … Continue reading

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005) Starring Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee, Adam Godley, Franziska Troegner, Annasophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, Philip Wiegratz, Blair Dunlop, Liz Smith, Eileen Essell, David Morris, Nitin Ganata and Shelley Conn. Screenplay by John August. … Continue reading

Finding Neverland (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Finding Neverland (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

FINDING NEVERLAND (2004) Starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman, Radha Mitchell, Eileen Essell, Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Luke Spill, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald, Mackenzie Crook, Jimmy Gardner, Oliver Fox and Angus Barnett. Screenplay by David Magee. Directed by Marc Forster. Distributed by Miramax Pictures.  106 minutes.  Rated PG. Johnny Depp … Continue reading