Viggo Mortensen Acclaimed Actor Gets Oscar Nom Leading Captain Fantastic by Brad Balfour If anyone could relate to the character of Ben Cash – the focus of filmmaker Matt Ross’s feature Captain Fantastic – it’s Viggo Mortensen. The New York-born actor isn’t far removed, practically and philosophically, from his lead character’s situation as a bohemian … Continue reading
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Jake Marcionette – Surviving in the YA World
Jake Marcionette Surviving in the YA World by Jay S. Jacobs When you hear the term Young Adult books, you tend to think of these younger people as being the readers of the books, not the writers. Jake Marcionette is doing his part to change that conception. Marcionette was only 12 years old when he … Continue reading
Zuleikha Robinson – Following Her Bliss
Zuleikha Robinson Following Her Bliss by Jay S. Jacobs In a career that has lasted over a decade now, exotically beautiful actress Zuleikha Robinson has been consistent in always taking off-beat projects. Robinson, who currently plays Kevin Bacon’s love interest in FOX’s serial killer drama The Following, wouldn’t have it any other way. She loves … Continue reading
Blake Cooper – Born To Maze Run
Blake Cooper – Born To Maze Run by Jay S. Jacobs If life went as expected, 12-year-old Blake Cooper would have had to have gone to a suburban Atlanta cineplex to experience the summer blockbuster The Maze Runner. However, life is a crazy thing, and instead he is actually playing a breakout role the dystopian … Continue reading
Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS – THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Ian Holm, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, John Rhys-Davies, Cate Blanchett, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler and Christopher Lee. Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Phillippa Boyens and Peter Jackson. Directed by … Continue reading