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

MIRAL (2010) Starring Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Yasmine Al Massri, Omar Metwally, Alexandra Siddig, Ruba Blal, Willem Dafoe and Vanessa Redgrave. Screenplay by Rula Jebreal. Directed by Julian Schnabel. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. In just the broadest strokes, the background story to Miral sounds almost surreal – an acclaimed Jewish-American artist-turned-film-director hires … Continue reading

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

THE VISITOR (2008) Starring Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry and Richard Kind. Screenplay by Thomas McCarthy. Directed by Thomas McCarthy. Distributed by Overture Films.  103 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Richard Jenkins is just one of those actors. You’ve been seeing him for decades. You know … Continue reading

Paradise Now (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Paradise Now (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PARADISE NOW (2005) Starring Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Amer Hlehel, Hiam Abbass, Ashraf Barhom and Mohammad Bustami. Screenplay by Hany Abu-Assad & Bero Beyer. Directed by Hany Abu-Assad. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. The day-to-day reality of suicide bombers is so incomprehensible to most of the western world that … Continue reading