The First Time (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The First Time (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE FIRST TIME (2012) Starring Dylan O’Brien, Britt Robertson, Victoria Justice, James Frecheville, Craig Roberts, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Lamarcus Tinker, Christine Taylor, Joshua Malina and Halston Sage. Screenplay by Jonathan Kasdan. Directed by Jonathan Kasdan. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.  95 minutes.  Rated PG-13. The title The First Time may set off warning bells.  Caution: teen sex … Continue reading

Bringing Up Bobby (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bringing Up Bobby (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BRINGING UP BOBBY (2011) Starring Milla Jovovich, Bill Pullman, Marcia Cross, Rory Cochrane, Spencer List, Renata Batista, Justin Hall, Shelli Fox, Ray Prewitt, Lauren Analla, Phillip Borghee, Dan Corley, Rick Eager, Eric Starkey, Dalton Olive, Jon Bielich, Patrick Michael Flannigan, Milton Killen, Paul Dietz and Ana Anderson. Screenplay by Famke Janssen. Directed by Famke Janssen. … Continue reading

Famke Janssen – Bringing Up New Challenges
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Famke Janssen – Bringing Up New Challenges

Famke Janssen Bringing Up New Challenges by Jay S. Jacobs Famke Janssen’s American dream keeps mutating. The striking actress moved from her native Holland in the mid-Eighties and became an in-demand fashion model. However, Janssen was always obsessed with films. She quickly segued into that world, getting a breakout role as a gorgeous assassin in … Continue reading

Premium Rush (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Premium Rush (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PREMIUM RUSH (2012) Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung, Aaron Tveit, Aasif Mandvi, Anthony Chisholm, Henry O, Christopher Place. Kymberly Perfetto, Ashley Austin Morris, Wolé Parks and Kevin Bolger. Screenplay by David Koepp and John Kamps. Directed by David Koepp. Distributed by Columbia Pictures.  91 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Premium Rush is an odd … Continue reading

Ghosts of the Abyss (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Ghosts of the Abyss (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS (2003) Starring Lewis Abernathy, James Cameron, Dr. Lori Johnston, Don Lynch, Ken Marschall, Vince Pace, Bill Paxton, Charles Pellegrino and Tava Smiley. Directed by James Cameron. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Entertainment.  61 minutes.  Rated PG. Back during James Cameron’s lost decade plus between filming the most popular film ever (Titanic) and then … Continue reading

Hello I Must Be Going (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Hello I Must Be Going (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

HELLO I MUST BE GOING (2012) Starring Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein, Julie White, Christopher Abbott, Jimmi Simpson, Dan Futterman, Damian Young, Sara Chase, Meera Simhan, Andrea Bordeaux, Greta Lee and Andreina Sosa-Keifer. Screenplay by Sarah Koskoff. Directed by Todd Louiso. Distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories.  95 minutes.  Rated R. Hello I Must Be Going is … Continue reading

The Eye of the Storm (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Eye of the Storm (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE EYE OF THE STORM (2012) Starring Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling, Judy Davis, Alexandra Schepisi, Maria Theodorakis, Helen Morse, John Gaden, Colin Friels, Robyn Nevin and Dustin Clare. Screenplay by Judy Morris. Directed by Fred Schepisi. Distributed by Sycamore Entertainment.  119 minutes.  Rated R. The novels of Patrick White, an Australian Nobel laureate in the … Continue reading

Piranha 3DD (A PopEntertainment.com) Movie Review
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Piranha 3DD (A PopEntertainment.com) Movie Review

PIRANHA 3DD (2012) Starring Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, Katrina Bowden, Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames, Chris Zylka, Allison Mack, Gary Busey, David Koechner, David Hasselhoff, Jean-Luc Bilodeu, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Meagan Tandy, Adrian Martinez, Paul Scheer and Clu Gulager. Screenplay by Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Joel Soissan. Directed by John Gulager. Distributed by Dimension Films. … Continue reading

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

THE VICTIM (2012) Starring Michael Biehn, Jennifer Blanc, Ryan Honey, Danielle Harris, Denny Kirkwood, Tanya Newbould, Dana Daurey, Alyssa Lobit, Kym Jackson, Nicole Bilderback, J.C. Brandy, Caitlin Keats, Phoebe Price, Jamielyn Kane and Jenise Blanc. Screenplay by Michael Biehn. Directed by Michael Biehn. Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. 96 minutes. Rated R. Last year in … Continue reading

Mary McDonnell – Taking on Major Crimes
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Mary McDonnell – Taking on Major Crimes

Mary McDonnell Taking on Major Crimes by Jay S. Jacobs Slow and steady does it.  Not just for Captain Sharon Raydor, the former Internal Affairs officer in the popular TNT series The Closer who has just taken over the squad in the spin-off series Major Crimes, but also for Mary McDonnell, the actress who plays her. The actress has … Continue reading