TINKER BELL (2008) Featuring the voices of Mae Whitman, Kristin Chenoweth, Raven-Symone, Lucy Liu, America Ferrera, Jane Horrocks, Jesse McCartney, Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, Pamela Adlon, Anjelica Huston, Kathy Najimy and Loreena McKennitt. Screenplay by Jeffrey M. Howard. Directed by Bradley Raymond. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Video. 78 minutes. Rated G. Disney has gone … Continue reading
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Gardens of the Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
GARDENS OF THE NIGHT (2008) Starring Gillian Jacobs, Evan Ross, Tom Arnold, John Malkovich, Ryan Simpkins, Kevin Zegers, Jermaine Scooter Smith, Harold Perrineau, Jeremy Sisto, Raynold Gideon and Cornelia Guest. Screenplay by Damian Harris. Directed by Damian Harris. Distributed by City Lights Pictures. 108 minutes. Not Rated. I never would have believed that I might … Continue reading
Journey to the Center of the Earth (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (2008) Starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem, Seth Myers, Jean Michel Paré, Jane Wheeler, Frank Fontaine, Giancarlo Caltabiano, Kaniehtiio Horn and Garth Gilker. Screenplay by Michael Weiss, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin. Directed by Eric Brevig. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 92 minutes. Rated PG. Brendan Fraser … Continue reading
Nikka Costa – World Café Live – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Nikka Costa – World Café Live – Philadelphia PA – October 21, 2008 At Nikka Costa’s new tour they were selling t-shirts with a lightning bolt and 70s-styled fat fonts which read “The return of the funky white bitch.” After watching Costa stalk the boards for nearly two hours all I can say is “Hallelujah! … Continue reading
Johnny Cash’s America (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
JOHNNY CASH’S AMERICA (2008) Featuring Johnny Cash (archival footage), June Carter Cash (archival footage), Rosanne Cash, Cindy Cash, John Carter Cash, Joanne Cash, Rick Rubin, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Al Gore, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, John Mellencamp, Vince Gill, Ozzy Osborne, Rep. Lamar Alexander and Tim Robbins. Narrated by … Continue reading
Debra Messing – Starting Over Again
Debra Messing Starting Over Again by Jay S. Jacobs Debra Messing has a problem that most actresses would kill for. When you are known indelibly for a role which hits the pop-culture jackpot, sometimes it’s not easy to get the public to see you as anyone else. Messing spent eight years playing Grace Adler on Will … Continue reading
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA (2008) Starring Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eugenio Derbez, Jose Maria Yazpik, Maury Sterling, Jesus Ochoa, Ali Hillis, Marguerite Moreau and the voices of Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Andy Garcia, Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez, Placido Domingo, Edward James Olmos, Eddie Sotelo, Luis Guzman, Loretta Devine and Michael Urie. Screenplay by … Continue reading
Mutlu – Livin’ On Philly Soul
mutlu LIVIN’ ON PHILLY SOUL by Jay S. Jacobs On a recent afternoon in the up-and-coming Philadelphia neighborhood of Northern Liberties, Mutlu Onoral and I are sitting in a little sandwich shop. We’d originally planned on hitting a trendily seedy local Spanish joint called Bar Ferdinand, but it was too late for lunch and too … Continue reading
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
Elegy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ELEGY (2008) Starring Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Sonja Bennett, Michelle Harrison, Deborah Harry, Antonio Cupo, Michelle Harrison, Chelah Horsdal, Laura Mennell, Kris Pope and Charlie Rose. Screenplay by Nicholas Meyer. Directed by Isabel Coixet. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 108 minutes. Rated R. Philip Roth is arguably the most … Continue reading