THE GUILT TRIP (2012) Starring Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand, Brett Cullen, Adam Scott, Yvonne Strahovski, Colin Hanks, Casey Wilson, Kathy Najimy, Ari Graynor, Dale Dickey, Miriam Margolyes, Nora Dunn, Danny Pudi, Jeff Kober, Amanda Walsh, Dale Dickey, Creed Bratton, Michael Cassidy, Robert Curtis Brown, Rose Abdoo and Lorna Scott. Screenplay by Dan Fogelman. Directed by … Continue reading
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Silver Linings Playbook (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012) Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, Shea Whigham, John Ortiz, Julia Stiles, Dash Mihok, Brea Bee, Patrick McDade and Cheryl Williams. Screenplay by David O. Russell. Directed by David O. Russell. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. Silver Linings Playbook is … Continue reading
Wang Chung – Abducted by the 80s
Wang Chung Abducted by the 80s by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 6. 2012. From The Urban Dictionary: “wang chung Going out and having fun, in a vague, undefined kind of way (since no one ever knew what Everybody Wang Chung Tonight meant, exactly).” There you have it. Plenty of … Continue reading
About Cherry (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ABOUT CHERRY (2012) Starring Ashley Hinshaw, James Franco, Heather Graham, Dev Patel, Lili Taylor, Jonny Weston, Maya Donato, Vincent Palo, Elana Krausz, Steven Wiig, Megan Boone. Veronica Valencia and Sensi Pearl. Screenplay by Lorelei Lee and Stephen Elliott. Directed by Stephen Elliott. Distributed by IFC Midnight. 101 minutes. Rated R. Unlike most films which delve … Continue reading
Ted (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TED (2012) Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Barth, Patrick Warburton, Sam Jones, Matt Walsh, Aedin Mincks, Bill Smitrovich, Bretton Manley, Ralph Garman, Alex Borstein, John Viener, Laura Vandervoort, Robert Wu, Ginger Gonzaga, Jessica Stroup, Melissa Ordway, Norah Jones, Tom Skerritt, Ryan Reynolds and the voices of Seth MacFarlane and Patrick … Continue reading
Susanna Hoffs – Someday, Someway
Susanna Hoffs Someday, Someway by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not often that over 30 years into your career, you get to do some of your most interesting, acclaimed work. However, that is exactly where Susanna Hoffs finds herself. That may seem a weird thing to say, because back in the 1980s, Hoffs was a star. … Continue reading
Tanita Tikaram Comes Back Strong
Tanita Tikaram Comes Back Strong by Jay S. Jacobs Back in 1988, Tanita Tikaram released Ancient Heart, arguably one of the defining albums of the decade. The most amazing part was that the album was the debut of a 19-year old British singer. Tanita Tikaram became a star in her native land, spawning four hit … Continue reading
Craig Marks Wants His MTV!
Craig Marks Wants His MTV! by Jay S. Jacobs Legend tells us the MTV blasted off on television on August 1, 1981 with the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” – a song that was like a shot off the bow of the staid music world and became the channel’s own personal mission statement. However, … Continue reading
Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate
Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate by Jay S. Jacobs There are very few opportunities that a music journalist will jump at quicker than the opportunity to see the three surviving members of the legendary (and legendarily squabbling) rock group Led Zeppelin together on the same stage. Even if you are not the band’s biggest … Continue reading
10 Years (A Movie Review)
http://www.popentertainment.com/10years.htm 10 Years The high school reunion is one of those odd rites of passage that is alternately fascinating and depressing. Who got married? Who got divorced? Who got skinny? Who got fat? Who got rich? Who is unemployed? Who still looks amazing? Who looks even better? Who got bald? Who had kids? Who … Continue reading