Ginny Gardner – This Is Her Song
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Ginny Gardner – This Is Her Song

Ginny Gardner This Is Her Song by Jay S. Jacobs After a prolific modeling career in which she has promoted everything from Hollister to Kohl’s, Ginny Gardner is taking the next step.  Her acting career has already gotten a huge amount of buzz on very little actual exposure, but the sky is the limit. First … Continue reading

When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review) Like most people under a certain age, I missed the hey-day of the Catskill Mountain Resorts, which mostly was from the 1930s to the early 1960s.  However, I do remember in the early 1980s, while on a road trip to Canada, stopping in New York state … Continue reading

Julia Stiles – Just Between Friends
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Julia Stiles – Just Between Friends

Julia Stiles – Just Between Friends by Jay S. Jacobs Relationships are never easy, however in the movie Between Us, the divisions which can consume a couple are ratcheted up to a spectacular degree.  The movie is based on a Joe Hortua play about two couples who were long-time friends. The four meet on two … Continue reading

Girl Most Likely (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Girl Most Likely (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Girl Most Likely Okay, I have a confession to make. One of the main reasons I saw Girl Most Likely was simply the fact that it was partially filmed in Ocean City, NJ, a town that I have visited most of my life, and I wanted to see what the town looked like on film. … Continue reading

Al Capp – Exploring A Most Contrary Life
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Al Capp – Exploring A Most Contrary Life

Al Capp – Exploring A Most Contrary Life by Ronald Sklar Comic strip legend and deeply complicated man, Al Capp channeled his talents but lost to his demons. At the height of cartoonist Al Capp’s success, his satiric, adult-themed comic strip Li’l Abner was featured in 900 newspapers with 90 million dedicated readers. From 1934-1977, … Continue reading

Still Mine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Still Mine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

STILL MINE (2013) Starring James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold, Rick Roberts, Julie Stewart, Campbell Scott, Jonathan Potts, Chuch Shamata, Ronan Rees, George R. Robertson, Barbara Gordon and Zachary Bennett. Screenplay by Michael McGowan. Directed by Michael McGowan. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. There is nothing quite so tragic as the ravages of … Continue reading

Pawn Shop Chronicles (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Pawn Shop Chronicles (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PAWN SHOP CHRONICLES (2013) Starring Paul Walker, Norman Reedus, Elijah Wood, Brendan Fraser, Vincent D’Onofrio, Thomas Jane, Matt Dillon, Lukas Haas, DJ Qualls, Chi McBride, Ashlee Simpson, Pell James, Rachelle Lefevre, Michael Cudlitz, Kevin Rankin and Mark Povinelli. Screenplay by Adam Minarovich. Directed by Wayne Kramer. Distributed by Anchor Bay Films. 112 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading

Sam Rockwell, Nat Faxon, AnnaSophia Robb, Liam James, Jim Rash, Toni Collette and Allison Janney – Finding the Way Way Back
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Sam Rockwell, Nat Faxon, AnnaSophia Robb, Liam James, Jim Rash, Toni Collette and Allison Janney – Finding the Way Way Back

Sam Rockwell, Nat Faxon, AnnaSophia Robb, Liam James, Jim Rash, Toni Collette and Allison Janney – Finding the Way Way Back by Jay S. Jacobs Summer vacation is always a time of great growth and change. Perhaps this is most true for Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, the writers and directors of the surprisingly funny … Continue reading