PORNO (2019) Starring Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Peter Reznikoff, Bill Phillips and Katelyn Pearce. Screenplay by Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli. Directed by Keola Racela. Distributed by Evoke. 98 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival. There is something nice about good-natured DIY productions, so you … Continue reading
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Wetlands (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WETLANDS (2014) Starring Carla Juri, Christoph Letkowski, Marlen Kruse, Meret Becker, Axel Milberg, Peri Baumeister, Edgar Selge, Harry Baer, Edgar Selge, Clara Wunsch, Ludger Bökelmann, Bernardo Arias Porras, Selam Tadese and Pia Röver. Screenplay by David Wnendt and Claus Falkenberg. Directed by David Wnendt. Distributed by Strand Releasing. 105 minutes. Not Rated. There is nothing … Continue reading
Gregg Daniel – The Gospel According to True Blood’s Reverend Daniels
Gregg Daniel The Gospel According to True Blood’s Reverend Daniels by Jay S. Jacobs Whether he is treading the boards of the Great White Way (or it’s Los Angeles equivalent) or saving souls in the fictional Louisiana town of Bon Temps, Gregg Daniel demands attention. Not in some harsh and insistent way. No, Daniel is … Continue reading
Terri Nunn of Berlin – Embraces Her Animal Instincts
Terri Nunn of Berlin – Embraces Her Animal Instincts by Jay S. Jacobs Berlin rode the synthesized new wave to pop stardom in the early 80s. The band was formed in Santa Monica, California, in the late 70s when songwriter and producer John Crawford hooked up with former actress and model Terri Nunn to take … Continue reading
Dom Hemingway (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Dom Hemingway Antiheroes definitely have a place in movies. Let’s face it, sometimes screwed-up losers are much more interesting than happy, settled, evolved characters. However, it can be something of a balancing act. How far can you go into the dark side without totally losing your audience? How far into the muck will the film … Continue reading
The Wolf of Wall Street (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
The Wolf of Wall Street In 1987, the year that The Wolf of Wall Street begins, Michael Douglas starred as Gordon Gekko, the ultimate symbol of Reagan-era self-indulgent avarice in Oliver Stone’s cautionary tale Wall Street. Gekko became a symbol for materialism and coined a mantra for the ravenous, gluttonous, self-obsessed, win-at-all-cost quest for money. … Continue reading
Nymphomaniac – Vol. I (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NYMPHOMANIAC – VOLUME I Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Connie Nielsen, Clayton Nemrow, Tomas Sinclair Spencer, Katharina Rübertus, Inga Behring and Lisa Matschke. Screenplay by Lars von Trier. Directed by Lars von Trier. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 118 minutes. Not Rated. Leave it to controversial … Continue reading
About Last Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
About Last Night This movie is kind of a rarity in the new Hollywood. There is a worldview that it is good business to reboot half-forgotten old projects for a new generation. The normal process is to take a good (or not so good) old title and create a slick but empty imitation of the … Continue reading
Lady Gaga – Winning the Fame Game
Lady Gaga Winning the Fame Game by Jay S. Jacobs “I’m a hustler, you know?” Lady Gaga says. “I just keep going.” She is going… and she’s planning on going far. Growing up in New York, Stefani Gabriella Germanotta – who now goes by the stage name Lady Gaga – was steeped in the celeb culture, … Continue reading
Peter Stickles – Something in the Lair
Peter Stickles Something in the Lair by Ronald Sklar Photography by Eugene Gallegos When New-York-based actor Peter Stickles yearned for a role he could sink his teeth into, he wasn’t just whistling “Dixie.” As the lead vampire in the new Here TV drama The Lair, Stickles plays a vampire so evil that his name is Damian. … Continue reading