THE MAZE RUNNER (2014) Starring Dylan O’Brien, Aml Ameen, Ki Hong Lee, Blake Cooper, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter, Dexter Darden, Kaya Scodelario, Chris Sheffield, Joe Adler, Alexander Flores, Jacob Latimore, Randall D. Cunningham, Don McManus and Patricia Clarkson. Screenplay by Noah Oppenheim, Grant Pierce Myers and T.S. Nowlin. Directed by Wes Ball. Distributed by 20th … Continue reading
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Actor Jeff Bridges, Director Phillip Noyce Bring Lois Lowry’s Novel “The Giver” To Screens
Actor Jeff Bridges, Director Phillip Noyce Bring Lois Lowry’s Novel “The Giver” To Screens by Brad Balfour That it took two decades for the social science fiction book The Giver to be made into an effects-enhanced film well after The Hunger Games, Divergent, and other dystopian teen tales could be viewed either a blessing or … Continue reading
Labor Day (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Labor Day Jason Reitman has been on quite a tear as a director. His first four films – Thank You For Smoking, Juno, Up In the Air and Young Adult have not only been adventurously plotted, unexpectedly intriguing films, but on the quality scale they ranged from very good to excellent. They have received critical plaudits and mostly done … Continue reading
Divergent (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Divergent Y.A. (Young Adult) novels have been fertile ground for films, with many stand-alone hits as well as such huge franchises as Harry Potter, Twilight and The Hunger Games. Divergent is made with the express hope of being another one of these tent-pole series. However, for every one of these which achieves lift-off, there are many others which become … Continue reading
Patrick Wilson – Conjuring Up Something Insidious
Patrick Wilson – Conjuring Up Something Insidious by Jay S. Jacobs If Patrick Wilson has been looking a little haunted lately, it is not just a coincidence. In the last few years, Wilson and horror director James Wan (Saw, Death Sentence) have teamed up on three films in which Wilson has played a family man … Continue reading
The Hunger Games (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE HUNGER GAMES (2012) Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Willow Shields, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland, Wes Bentley, Amandla Stenberg, Alexander Ludwig, Isabelle Fuhrman, Paula Malcomson, Willow Shields, Toby Jones, Leven Rambin, Jack Quaid, Dayo Okeniyi, Jacqueline Emerson, Kimiko Gelman, Nelson Ascencio and Brooke Bundy. Screenplay by Gary … Continue reading
Young Adult (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
YOUNG ADULT (2011) Starring Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Jill Eikenberry, Richard Bekins, Mary Beth Hurt, Kate Nowlin, Jenny Dare Paulin, Louisa Krause, Elizabeth Ward Land, Brian McElhaney, Hettienne Park, John Forest, Brady Smith, Emily Meade, Rightor Doyle and the voice of J.K. Simmons. Screenplay by Diablo Cody. Directed by … Continue reading
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (2010) Starring Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Lauren Graham, Jim Gaffigan, Zoë Kravitz, Aasif Mandvi, Daniel London and Adrian Martinez. Screenplay by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden. Directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden. Distributed by Focus Features. 101 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mental hospitals have gotten … Continue reading