SEVERANCE (2007) Starring Laura Harris, Danny Dyer, Tim McInnerny, Toby Stephens, Claudie Blakley, Andy Nyman, Babou Ceesay, Juli Drajkó, Judit Victor and David Gilliam. Screenplay by James Moran and Christopher Smith. Directed by Christopher Smith. Distributed by Magnolia Films. 91 minutes. Rated R. Severance asks the tongue-in-cheek question – if you take a cheesy horror movie … Continue reading
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The Treatment (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE TREATMENT (2007) Starring Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssen, Ian Holm, Stephanie March, Peter Vack, Griffin Newman, Josh Barclay Caras, Matt Stadelmann, Lindsay Johnson, Stephen Lang, Maddie Corman and Roger Rees. Screenplay by Oren Rudavsky and Daniel Saul Housman. Directed by Oren Rudavsky. Distributed by New Yorker Films. 86 minutes. Rated R. In Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories, … Continue reading
True Grit (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TRUE GRIT (1969) Starring John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall, Strother Martin, Alfred Ryder, Jeff Corey, Ron Soble, John Fiedler, James Westerfield and Dennis Hopper. Screenplay by Marguerite Roberts. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 127 minutes. Rated G. When you are of a certain age, there are only … Continue reading
Because I Said So (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BECAUSE I SAID SO (2007) Starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Stephen Collins, Ty Panitz, Matt Champaign, Colin Ferguson and Tony Hale. Screenplay by Karen Leigh Hopkins and Jessie Nelson. Directed by Michael Lehmann. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. Because I Said So is like a movie that … Continue reading
Spider-Man 3 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007) Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, James Franco, Dylan Baker, Elizabeth Banks, Bryce Dallas Howard, Theresa Russell, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris, Mageina Tovah, Cliff Robertson, J.K. Simmons, Bill Nunn, Willem Dafoe, Elya Baskin and Stan Lee. Screenplay by Sam & Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. Directed by Sam … Continue reading
Katharine McPhee – Over It
Katharine McPhee Over It by Jay S. Jacobs Just about a year ago, Katharine McPhee was one of the last two contestants standing on the most popular TV series in the US. In arguably the most competitive season of American Idol – certainly the one with the most talented top six – McPhee had stood toe to … Continue reading
Macy Gray – Glad She’s Here
Macy Gray Glad She’s Here by Jay S. Jacobs When she was in college, Macy Gray didn’t really like her singing voice. She was into film and songwriting and playing, but she would have never seen herself as a front person. Funny, looking back now, with Macy Gray widely believed to be one of the most intriguing and … Continue reading
Civic Duty (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CIVIC DUTY (2007) Starring Peter Krause, Khaled Abol Naga, Richard Schiff, Kari Matchett, Ian Tracey, Mark Brandon, Val Cole, Brenda Crichlow, Agam Darshi, Mark Docherty, Allan Duncan, Benita Ha, P. Lynn Johnson, Laurie Murdoch, Michael Roberds, Michael St. John Smith, Vanessa Tomasino, Bruno Verdoni and Jessica Wachsman. Screenplay by Andrew Joiner. Directed by Jeff Renfroe. … Continue reading
Patti Smith – Twelve (Columbia)
Patti Smith – Twelve (Columbia) It is weird thinking of recent Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith – arguably one of the great songwriters of recent decades – doing an album completely of covers of other artists’ work. Not that Patti isn’t great at reinterpreting other songs. She first really popped onto most people’s radar with … Continue reading
Caffeine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CAFFEINE (2007) Starring Mena Suvari, Marsha Thomason, Breckin Meyer, Katherine Heigl, Mike Vogel, Callum Blue, Andrew Ableson, Daz Crawford, Neil Dickson, Mark Dymond, Jules Leyser, Jennifer Sciole, Orlando Seale, Sonya Walger and Roz Witt. Screenplay by Dean Craig. Directed by John Cosgrove. Distributed by First Look Entertainment. 88 minutes. Rated R. Caffeine is a story of … Continue reading