Drillbit Taylor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Drillbit Taylor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

DRILLBIT TAYLOR (2008) Starring Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Danny R. McBride, Josh Peck, Alex Frost, Leslie Mann, Stephen Root, Lisa Ann Walker, Beth Littleford, David Koechner, Janet Varney, David Bowe, Lisa Lampanelli, Frank Whaley and Adam Baldwin. Screenplay by Seth Rogen and Kristofor Brown. Directed by Steven Brill. Distributed … Continue reading

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL (2008) Starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Liz Cackowski, Maria Thayer, Jack McBrayer, Taylor Wily, Da’Vone McDonald, Steve Landesberg, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Carla Gallo, Billy Bush, William Baldwin and Jason Bateman. Screenplay by Jason Segel. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  112 minutes.  Rated … Continue reading

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Team Up to Make a Baby Mama
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Team Up to Make a Baby Mama

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Team Up to Make a Baby Mama by Brad Balfour Tina Fey and Amy Poehler — Saturday Night Live veterans and sketch comedy masters — are poised to challenge producer/writer/director Judd Apatow’s hegemony on R-rated comedy. They are the stars of Baby Mama, the opening night film for the 2008 Annual Tribeca Film Festival … Continue reading

Knocked Up (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Knocked Up (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

KNOCKED UP (2007) Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, Harold Ramis, Joanna Kerns, Alan Tudyk, Kristen Wiig, Charlene Yi, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Adam Scott, Loudon Wainwright III, Mo Collins, Paul Feig, Ryan Seacrest, James Franco, Eva Mendes, Fergie, Jessica Simpson and Steve Carell. … Continue reading

Jason Segel – How He Got on Mother
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Jason Segel – How He Got on Mother

jason segel how he got on mother by jay s. jacobs Jason Segel has gotten a bit of an odd specialty in his Hollywood career – he has become an integral part of some of the most interesting TV ensembles of recent years.  His first meshing was on the cult favorite Freaks and Geeks – in which he … Continue reading

Fun With Dick and Jane (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Fun With Dick and Jane (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (2005) Starring Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Angie Harmon, Jeff Garlin, John Michael Higgins, Maggie Rowe, Carlos Jacott, Richard Burgi and Ralph Nader. Screenplay by Judd Apatow, Nicholas Stoller and Peter Tolan. Directed by Dean Parisot. Distributed by Columbia Pictures.  90 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Hollywood continues with … Continue reading

Linda Cardellini – Miss Versatality
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Linda Cardellini – Miss Versatality

Linda Cardellini Miss Versatility by Jay S. Jacobs Most actors have a very specific zone in which they are comfortable. There are wonderful dramatic actors, for example, who could not deliver a punch line to save their lives. On the other hand, many comic actors have trouble projecting pathos and tragedy.  Linda Cardellini does not … Continue reading

The 40 Year-Old Virgin (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The 40 Year-Old Virgin (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (2005) Starring Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Shelley Malil, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Gerry Bednob, Kat Dennings, Jordan Masterson, Chelsea Smith, Jonah Hill, Erica Vittina Phillips, Marika Dominczyk, Mindy Kaling, Miki Mia, Carla Gallo and Loudon Wainwright. Screenplay by Judd Apatow and Steve Carell. … Continue reading

Freaks and Geeks – The Complete Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Freaks and Geeks – The Complete Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Freaks and Geeks The Complete Series (Shout! Factory-2004) Description:  Freaks and Geeks started out as an above average cop on The Wonder Years formula.  (Why isn’t that great show on DVD yet, particularly its perfect first few seasons?)  It didn’t quite get a whole season on NBC (1999-2000).  However, this little show about growing up in the early 1980s … Continue reading