Hippocrates – Diary of a French Doctor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Comedy / Drama / Foreign Films / Medicine / Movie Reviews / Movies / Politics / Pop Culture / Reviews

Hippocrates – Diary of a French Doctor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

HIPPOCRATES – DIARY OF A FRENCH DOCTOR (2014) Starring Vincent Lacoste, Reda Kateb, Jacques Gamblin, Marianne Denicourt, Felix Moati, Carole Franck, Philippe Rebbot, Julie Brochen, Jeanne Cellard and Thierry Levaret. Screenplay by Thomas Lilti, Baya Kasmi, Julien Lilti and Pierre Chosson. Directed by Thomas Lilti. Distributed by Distrib Films US.  101 minutes.  Rated R. Hospitals … Continue reading

24 Days (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Drama / Foreign Films / Movie Reviews / Movies / Politics / Pop Culture / Religion

24 Days (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

24 DAYS (24 JOURS) (2014) Starring Zabou Breitman, Pascal Elbé, Jacques Gamblin, Sylvie Testud, Éric Caravaca, Syrus Shahidi, Tony Harrisson, Alka Balbir, Pauline Cheviller, Olivier Sitruk, Olivier Sitruk, Ronald Reznik, Audrey Giacomini, Matthieu Boujenah and Mickaël Guigui. Screenplay by Alexandre Arcady, Emilie Frèche and Antoine Lacomblez. Directed by Alexandre Arcady. Distributed by Menemsha Pictures.  109 … Continue reading

Clara Mamet – Dancing the Two-Bit Waltz
Actresses / Comedy / Directors / Education / Interviews / Movies / Music / Pop Culture / Television

Clara Mamet – Dancing the Two-Bit Waltz

Clara Mamet Dancing the Two-Bit Waltz by Jay S. Jacobs Clara Mamet is no stranger to show business.  Her father, David, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and director.  Her mother, Rebecca Pidgeon, is a well-known actress and singer.  Also half-sister Zosia is one of the stars of HBO’s hit series Girls. Therefore, it is … Continue reading

Kevin Kline and Israel Horovitz – Looking In On Their Old Lady
Actors / Comedy / Directors / Drama / Foreign Films / French / Interviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Theater

Kevin Kline and Israel Horovitz – Looking In On Their Old Lady

Kevin Kline and Israel Horovitz Looking In On Their Old Lady by Jay S. Jacobs http://popentertainment-interviews.tumblr.com/post/97117378409/kevin-kline-and-israel-horovitz-looking-in-on Kevin Kline has spent a lot of time in France in his long career as an actor.  He has done everything from French Kiss to The Pink Panther there.  He even made the film Queen to Play in which … Continue reading

As Above, So Below (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Foreign Films / French / Horror / Magic / Movie Reviews / Movies / Mystery / Pop Culture / Reviews

As Above, So Below (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW (2014) Starring Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert, Ali Marhyar, Cosme Castro, Hamidreza Javdan, Théo Cholbi, Emy Lévy, Roger Van Hool, Olivia Csiky Trnka, Hellyette Bess, Aryan Rahimian, Samuel Aouizerate and Kaya Blocksage. Screenplay by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. Distributed … Continue reading

Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception
Actors / Comedy / Drama / Education / Interviews / Mystery / Pop Culture / Television

Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception

Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs We’ve been following Eric McCormack’s cult drama Perception on TNT for three seasons now.  Surprisingly the third season may be the best yet, a mixture of deep twisty mysteries and intriguing personal interactions.  It is a show that is unashamedly intelligent and academic, and yet at the … Continue reading

Mood Indigo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Comedy / Drama / Foreign Films / French / Movie Reviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Reviews

Mood Indigo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

MOOD INDIGO (2014) Starring Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy, Aïssa Maïga, Charlotte Le Bon, Sacha Bourdo, Vincent Rottiers, Philippe Torreton, Laurent Lafitte, Alain Chabat, Zinedine Soualem, Natacha Régnier, Marina Rozenman, Matthieu Paulus, Paul Gondry, Michel Gondry and August Darnell. Screenplay by Michel Gondry and Luc Bossi. Directed by Michel Gondry. Distributed by … Continue reading

Le Week-End (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Comedy / Drama / Foreign Films / French / Literature / Movie Reviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Reviews / Romance

Le Week-End (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Le Week-End There is an old song that says “There’s a thin line between love and hate.”  As Le Week-End intriguingly points out, sometimes there is no line separating them at all. “You can’t not love and hate the same person, usually within the space of five minutes, in my experience.”  So says Nick Burrows, a sixty-something recently-fired … Continue reading

Before Midnight (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Actors / Actresses / Comedy / Directors / Drama / Films / Foreign Films / Movie Reviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Reviews / Romance

Before Midnight (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013) Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Walter Lassally, Yannis Papadopoulos, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Ariane Labed, Panos Koronis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Yota Argyropoulou, Serafeim Radis, Enrico Focardi, Manolis Goussias and Anouk Servera. Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Sony Pictures … Continue reading