THE INNKEEPERS (2011) Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, George Riddle, Alison Bartlett, Jake Schlueter, Lena Dunham, John Speredakos, Brenda Cooney and Sean Reid. Screenplay by Ti West. Directed by Ti West. Distributed by Magnet Releasing. 101 minutes. Rated R. I am not sure what it is exactly with me and horror movies. A … Continue reading
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My Piece of the Pie (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MY PIECE OF THE PIE (MA PART DU GATEAU) (2011) Starring Karin Viard, Gilles Lellouche, Audrey Lamy, Jean-Pierre Martins, Zinedine Soualem, Raphaële Godin, Flavie Bataillie, Lunis Sakji, Fred Ulysse, Kevin Bishop, Marine Vacth, Tim Piggot-Smith, Philippe Lefebvre, Juliette Navis Bardin, Camille Zouaoui and Adrienne Vereecke. Screenplay by Cédric Klapisch. Directed by Cédric Klapisch. Distributed by … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NEW YEAR’S EVE (2011) Starring Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Paulson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofia Vergara, Jake T. Austin, Cherry Jones, Carla Gugino, Jim … Continue reading
Marcia Gay Harden Is Not That Innocent
Marcia Gay Harden Is Not That Innocent by Jay S. Jacobs For years now, Marcia Gay Harden has been one of the finest actresses on stage, screen and TV. Yet, despite the fact that she has a face that everyone knows, somehow, she has never completely become a household name. Still, she plugs away, having … Continue reading
Super 8 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SUPER 8 (2011) Starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Kyle Chandler, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Gabriel Basso, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Jessica Tuck, Joel McKinnon Miller, David Gallagher, Britt Flatmo, Jade Griffiths, Dan Castellaneta, Bruce Greenwood, Dale Dickey, Glynn Turman, Richard T. Jones, Jack Axelrod and AJ Michalka. Screenplay by JJ Abrams. Directed by … Continue reading
London Boulevard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LONDON BOULEVARD (2010) Starring Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, Ray Winstone, Ben Chaplin, David Thewlis, Anna Friel, Jamie Campbell Bower, Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, Matt King, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ophelia Lovibond, Velibor Topic, Lee Boardman, Alan Williams and Jonathan Cullen. Screenplay by William Monahan. Directed by William Monahan. Distributed by IFC Films. 103 minutes. Rated R. London … Continue reading
Evanescence – Do What They Want
Evanescence Do What They Want by Jay S. Jacobs It is rare for a band to explode on the scene like Evanescence did in 2003. It is also rare for a band to have so much turmoil in success’ wake. However, not quite a decade into its popularity, a greatly changed but still rocking version of the … Continue reading
Cars 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CARS 2 (2011) Featuring the voices of Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Eddie Izzard, John Turturro, Brett Musberger, Joe Mantegna, Bonnie Hunt, Franco Nero, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Garlin, Tony Shalhoub, Jason Isaacs, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Redgrave, Bruce Campbell, Cheech Marin, Jeff Gordon, Paul Dooley, Richard Kind, Katherine Helmond and John … Continue reading
The Bangles – America’s Sweethearts
The Bangles America’s Sweethearts by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe, but the Bangles have now been reunited for even longer than their original glory days. Even harder to believe is the fact that their latest CD, Sweetheart of the Sun, is as good as any of their albums. This is coming from a band which … Continue reading
Real Steel (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
REAL STEEL (2011) Starring Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Marco Ruggeri, Karl Yune, Olga Fonda and Phil LaMarr. Screenplay by John Gatins. Directed by Shawn Levy. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 127 minutes. Rated PG-13. Remember that old toy Rock’Em Sock’Em Robots, where two kids would sit … Continue reading