Sixty Six (A PopEntertainment com Movie Review)
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Sixty Six (A PopEntertainment com Movie Review)

SIXTY SIX (2006) Starring Gregg Sulkin, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Rea, Catherine Tate, Peter Serafinowicz, Lon Haber, Thomas Drewson, Matt Bardock, Alex Black, Cameron Crighton and Nick Shrim. Screenplay by Peter Straughan and Bridget O’Connor. Directed by Paul Weiland. Distributed by First Independent Pictures. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. This little feel-good British coming-of-age … Continue reading →

WarGames: The Dead Code (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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WarGames: The Dead Code (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

WARGAMES: THE DEAD CODE (2008) Starring Matt Lanter, Amanda Walsh, Chuck Shamata, Maxim Roy, Nicolas Wright, Claudia Ferri, Colm Feore, Gary Reineke, Susan Glover, Ricky Mabe and Matthew Raudsepp. Screenplay by Randall M. Badat and Rob Kerchner. Directed by Stuart Gillard. Distributed by MGM Home Video. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. In recent years, new versions … Continue reading →

Hiya, Kids!! A ’50s Saturday Morning (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Hiya, Kids!! A ’50s Saturday Morning (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Hiya, Kids!! A ’50s Saturday Morning (Shout! Factory-2008) A little song. A little dance. A little seltzer down your pants. This DVD takes you to those wonderful bygone days when marketers first got wet for the impressionable 1.3 bazillion baby boomers under age ten. You can just hear the “ka-ching” in every candy bar and … Continue reading →

Stevie Wonder – The Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Stevie Wonder – The Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

Stevie Wonder – The Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, CA – July 7, 2008 SIMPLY WONDER-FUL…  It’s a simple mathematical equation. Stevie Wonder + Hollywood Bowl = one special night of music. After the passing of his beloved mother, Lula Hardaway, in June of 2006, Wonder, long absent from the touring circuit, has returned to live performance. … Continue reading →

Yella (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Yella (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

YELLA (2008) Starring Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann, Burghart Klaußner, Barbara Auer, Christian Redl, Selin Barbara Petzold, Wanja Mues, Michael Wittenborn, Martin Brambach, Joachim Nimtz, Peter Benedict, Ian Norval, Peter Knaack and Thomas Giese. Screenplay by Simone Baer and Christian Petzold. Directed by Christian Petzold. Distributed by The Cinema Group. 89 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading →

Brendan Fraser Takes A Fascinating Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Brendan Fraser Takes A Fascinating Journey to the Center of the Earth

Brendan Fraser Takes A Fascinating Journey to the Center of the Earth by Brad Balfour Even an old action flick veteran like Brendan Fraser (well, he’s not really old, but he will be 40 this year) is thoroughly fascinated by the digital technology that has birthed a 21st century version of 3D filmmaking. Of course, … Continue reading →

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* (2008) Featuring Christopher Bell, Mike “Mad Dog” Bell, Mark “Smelly” Bell, Rosemary Bell, Sheldon Bell, Donald Hooton, Floyd Landis, Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson, Jay Cutler, Lyle Alzado, George W. Bush, Barry Bonds, Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Written by Christopher Bell, Alex Buono and Tamsin Rawady. Directed by Christopher Bell. … Continue reading →

WALL-E (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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WALL-E (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

WALL-E (2008) Starring Fred Willard and the voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy and Sigourney Weaver. Screenplay by Andrew Stanton. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated G. Pixar films are well known for taking hard looks at adult concerns in the guise of … Continue reading →

Elsa and Fred (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Elsa and Fred (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

ELSA AND FRED (2008) Starring Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, Roberto Carnaghi, Jose Angel Egido, Carlos Alvarez-Novoa and Federico Luppi. Screenplay by Marcos Carnevale. Directed by Marcos Carnevale. Distributed by Alta Films.  106 minutes.  Rated PG. If you take Hollywood’s word for it, love is a game for the young. A few years ago … Continue reading →

Anthony Michael Hall – Leaving the Dead Zone
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Anthony Michael Hall – Leaving the Dead Zone

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL LEAVING THE DEAD ZONE BY JAY S. JACOBS Back in the 1980s, Anthony Michael Hall was everyone’s nerdy younger brother. He first caught our eye as young son Rusty Griswold in the classic comedy National Lampoon’s Vacation. That movie was written by a relatively unknown screenwriter named John Hughes.  Hall quickly became Hughes’ … Continue reading →