BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999) Starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place and John Malkovich. Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. Directed by Spike Jonze. Distributed by Propaganda Films. 113 minutes. Rated R. Being John Malkovich has an extremely smart and surrealistic idea for a film. What if you found a way to experience … Continue reading
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Double Jeopardy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (1999) Starring Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Davison, Annabeth Gish, Bruce Campbell, Benjamin Weir, Jay Brazeau, Edward Evanko, Michael Gaston, Gillian Barker, Brennan Elliott and Angela Schneider. Screenplay by David Weisberg and Douglas Cook. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated R. Double Jeopardy would have been a perfectly … Continue reading
The Blair Witch Project (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) Starring Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams, Bob Griffin, Jim King, Sandra Sanchez, Ed Swanson, Patricia DeCou, Mark Mason and Jackie Halex. Screenplay by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. Distributed by Artisan Entertainment. 86 minutes. Rated R. I am very happy that this … Continue reading
Runaway Bride (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
RUNAWAY BRIDE (1999) Starring Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo, Rita Wilson, Paul Dooley, Laurie Metcalf, Christopher Meloni, Donal Logue, Sela Ward, Larry Miller and Garry Marshall. Screenplay by Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott. Directed by Garry Marshall. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG. Garry Marshall can’t help it. I’m sure … Continue reading
The General’s Daughter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER (1999) Starring John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, Timothy Hutton, James Cromwell, Leslie Stefanson, Clarence Williams III, James Woods, Daniel van Bargen and Peter Weirter. Screenplay by Christopher Bertolini. Directed by Simon West. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 121 minutes. Rated R. The General’s Daughter is a strange, schizophrenic little picture. That’s not to say bad … Continue reading
Summer of Sam (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SUMMER OF SAM (1999) Starring John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino, Adrien Brody, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli, Bebe Neuwirth, Patti LuPone, Joe Lisi, Spike Lee, Mike Starr, Anthony LaPaglia, Ben Gazzara, John Savage, Jimmy Breslin and Michael Badalucco. Screenplay by Victor Coliccio, Michael Imperioli and Spike Lee. Directed by Spike Lee. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 142 minutes. … Continue reading
Big Daddy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BIG DADDY (1999) Starring Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Josh Mostel, Rob Schneider, Kristy Swanson, Joseph Bologna and Steve Buscemi. Screenplay by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. Directed by Dennis Dugan. Distributed by Columbia / Tri Star Pictures. 93 minutes. Rated PG-13. I don’t ever dismiss a … Continue reading
Instinct (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
INSTINCT (1999) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney, George Dzundza, John Ashton, John Aylward, Thomas Q. Morris, Doug Spinuzza, Paul Bates, Rex Linn, Rod McLachlan and Tracey Ellis. Screenplay by Gerald DePego. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated R. There was probably a lot of … Continue reading
Star Wars – The Phantom Menace (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
STAR WARS EPISODE 1-THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) Starring Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Terence Stamp, Ray Park, Ahmed Best, Anthony Daniels, Brian Blessed, Kenny Baker and Ian McDiarmid. Screenplay by George Lucas. Directed by George Lucas. Distributed by 20th Century Fox Pictures. 133 minutes. Rated PG. Okay. I admit … Continue reading
Notting Hill (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NOTTING HILL (1999) Starring Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, James Dreyfus, Rhys Ifans, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee, Emma Chambers, Emily Mortimer, Lorelei King, John Shrapnel, Roger Frost, Dylan Moran and Alec Baldwin. Screenplay by Richard Curtis. Directed by Roger Michell. Distributed by Polygram Films. 124 minutes. Rated PG-13. It is not easy … Continue reading