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
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Tom Jones (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Tom Jones – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – May 17, 2013 The youthful and charismatic Prince of Wales of yore has matured into a slightly grizzled and hardened King. While the years have passed and life has challenged, he still retains at 70 years old the chiseled handsomeness and bellwether voice … Continue reading
John Krasinski and Greg Daniels – Shutting Down The Office
John Krasinski and Greg Daniels Shutting Down The Office by Jay S. Jacobs After nine years, 203 episodes, dozens of workers, a few weddings, some babies, uncounted lovers, lots of collating, and hundreds of thousands of reams of paper, it’s time to shut down Dunder-Mifflin. Scranton, Pennsylvania’s finest sons are closing up the place where … Continue reading
Poco – All Fired Up (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Poco – All Fired Up (Drifter’s Church) Venerable country rock band Poco has been recording for over 40 years, and together with bands like The Buffalo Springfield, Jackson Browne, The Flying Burrito Brothers and the Eagles are responsible for an entire musical genre. Originally formed in 1969 out of the ashes of the Springfield (original members Richie Furay … Continue reading
Fantasia Barrino – Side Effects of Life
Fantasia Barrino Side Effects of Life by Abraham Kuranga It’s been almost ten years since Fantasia Barrino won the hearts of millions of viewers on season three of Fox’s American Idol. She was simply a young voice from High Point, North Carolina, just amazed to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of her … Continue reading
Christopher McDonald Must Be a Lucky Guy
Christopher McDonald Must Be a Lucky Guy by Jay S. Jacobs You think you’ve got Christopher McDonald all worked out, don’t you? Smart, handsome, charming, powerful guy with a massive dark side. After all, McDonald has been visiting your cineplexes and your TV screens for over two decades now. He’s played a whole slew of … Continue reading
In the House (Dans la Maison) A PopEntertainment Movie Review
IN THE HOUSE (DANS LA MAISON) (2012) Starring Ernst Umhauer, Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Denis Menochet, Emmanuelle Seigner, Bastien Ughetto, Jean-Francois Balmer, Yolande Moreau and Catherine Davenier. Screenplay by François Ozon. Directed by François Ozon. Distributed by Cohen Media Group. 105 minutes. Rated R. Wonderful French director François Ozon returns to stunning form with In … Continue reading
Keeping it Real with The Man of Steel
Keeping it Real with The Man of Steel by Ronald Sklar Good thing Superman has strong shoulders, because he carries the weight of the world on them. We project all of our cultural fears and anxieties onto him, constantly ask him for help and rescue, and although times change, we prefer him not to. Nevertheless, … Continue reading
Debbie Nathan Uncovers The Real “Sybil”
Debbie Nathan Uncovers The Real “Sybil” by Ronald Sklar A new book reveals that the sensational multiple-personality story was just that — a story. In 1973, Flora Rheta Schreiber wrote about the treatment of Sybil Dorsett (a pseudonym for Shirley Ardell Mason) for multiple-personality disorder (sixteen separate personalities in all!). The disturbing book touched a … Continue reading
Mark Shriver Writes About A Good Man
Mark Shriver Writes About A Good Man by Ronald Sklar Mark Shriver writes a book about his dad, Sargent Shriver, first director of The Peace Corps and avid letter writer. Mark Shriver recently published a memoir about his father, called A Good Man, [Henry Holt & Company] shortly after Sargent’s death from Alzheimer’s disease in … Continue reading