Matthew Perry Is Looking For Something to Go On by Jay S. Jacobs Having played one–sixth of the classic sitcom ensemble of Friends, Matthew Perry is a face that we are comfortable with in our living rooms. As Chandler Bing – arguably the most neurotic of that highly–caffeinated crew – Perry spent a decade asking … Continue reading
Smash Mouth Return of the All Stars by Jay S. Jacobs Smash Mouth was one of the huge bands of the late Nineties, knocking hits out of the park with “Walking on the Sun,” “All Star” and their cover of the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.” They originally formed in San Jose, CA, in 1994, when … Continue reading
TO ROME WITH LOVE (2012) Starring Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Alessandro Tiberi, Alessandra Mastronardi, Greta Gerwig, Alison Pill, Fabio Armiliato and Ornella Muti. Screenplay by Woody Allen. Directed by Woody Allen. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 112 minutes. Rated R. Woody Allen’s European Tour continues, … Continue reading
HOPE SPRINGS (2012) Starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Jean Smart, Ben Rappaport, Mimi Rogers, Becky Ann Baker, Brett Rice, Damian Young, Marin Ireland, Patch Darragh, Charles Techman, Daniel J. Flaherty, Ann Harada and Jack Haley. Screenplay by Vanessa Taylor. Directed by David Frankel. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 121 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012) Starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Modine, Ben Mendelsohn, Burn Gorman, Alon Moni Aboutboul, Juno Temple, Daniel Sinjata, Chris Ellis, Tom Conti, Nestor Carbonell, Brett Cullen, Aidan Gillen, Joey King, Cillian Murphy and Liam Neeson. Screenplay by Christopher … Continue reading
Eric McCormack It’s All a Matter of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs Eric McCormack is already something of a TV icon, after spending most of the past decade as Will Truman, the best friend of a neurotic Jewish New Yorker in the groundbreaking sitcom Will & Grace. The series – which ran from 1998 to 2006, … Continue reading
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012) Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, C. Thomas Howell, Jake Ryan Keiffer, Chris Zylka, Kari Coleman, Michael Barra, Leif Gantvoort, Andy Pessoa, Hannah Marks, Kelsey Chow, Jill Flint, Annie Parisse and Stan Lee. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, Alvin … Continue reading
Steve Carell Seeking New Challenges Before the End of the World by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: June 21, 2012. When picking an everyman to symbolize the Earth at the end of days, you can’t do much better than low-key funnyman Steve Carell. The comic actor has certainly made a … Continue reading
Keira Knightley It’s the End of the World and She Feels Fine by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: June 21, 2012. We’ve seen Keira Knightley playing so many dour, serious roles in so many period pieces that it can sometimes be easy to forget that she is just a normal, … Continue reading
Matthew Sweet – 20 Years With His Girlfriend by Jay S. Jacobs Pop singer Matthew Sweet’s album Girlfriend is pretty widely considered one of the definitive albums of the Nineties. The record, a wonderfully eclectic mix of rock, pop and country, still feels amazingly fresh today. Therefore, it’s rather shocking to hear that Sweet is … Continue reading
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