Matt Sax – The Merchant of Venice
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Matt Sax – The Merchant of Venice

Matt Sax The Merchant of Venice by Jay S. Jacobs Musical theater thrives on change and actor/singer/songwriter Matt Sax wants to help usher in a new generation of musicals. His first musical Venice is a collaboration with longtime friend Eric Rosen. (Sax wrote the score, Rosen handled the book.) Venice weaves traditional theatrical music with rock and hip … Continue reading

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

SHORTBUS (2006) Starring Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, PJ DeBoy, Lindsay Beamish, Peter Stickles, Justin Bond, Raphael Barker, Adam Hardman, Peter Stickles, Shanti Carson, Jan Hilmer and Murray Hill. Screenplay by John Cameron Mitchell. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Distributed by ThinkFilm. 101 minutes. Not Rated. Pornography is certainly a legitimate art form. However, for years, … Continue reading

The Dreamers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Dreamers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE DREAMERS (2004) Starring Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel, Robin Renucci, Anna Chancellor, Florian Cadiou, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Jean-Pierre Léuad and archival footage of Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Anna Karina and Jean Seberg. Screenplay by Gilbert Adair. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.  115 minutes.  Rated NC-17. It’s perhaps just bad timing … Continue reading