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Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, Noah Jupe and Chloé Zhao – A Re-imagined William Shakespeare is Brought to Life by Coping with Son Hamnet’s Death
Paul Mescal, Chloe Zhao and Jessie Buckley on the set of Hamnet. Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, Noah Jupe and Chloé Zhao A Re-imagined William Shakespeare is Brought to Life by Coping with Son Hamnet's Death by Brad Balfour Ever since director Chloé Zhao's Hamnet was screened, there's been lots of hype over the film. This has been happening particularly because of the performances by Irish-born Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley who are just

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Mar 1214 min read


Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater – Blue Moon Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over
Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke at a screening of "Blue Moon" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater Blue Moon Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over By Brad Balfour Inspired by the letters of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart and Elizabeth Weiland, director Richard Linklater developed the biographical drama Blue Moon with a script written by Robert Kaplow. It stars veteran actor Ethan

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Mar 1113 min read


Rose Byrne Gives a Career-Elevating Performance, Gaining Awards and an Oscar Nomination As A Troubled Therapist Dealing with Trauma
Rose Byrne in "If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You." Rose Byrne Gives a Career-Elevating Performance, Gaining Awards and an Oscar Nomination As A Troubled Therapist Dealing with Increasing Trauma by Brad Balfour In If I had Legs, I'd Kick You , Australian actor Rose Byrne's presence is extraordinary. The 46-year-old possesses energy that drives a performance traversing between the real and the surreal, full of physicality and emotion. This career-defining role has been garnering her

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Mar 1011 min read


Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleas & Joachim Trier – The Norwegian Feature Sentimental Value Offers A Deep Exploration into Family, Creativity and Reconciliation
Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Joachim Trier, I nga Ibsdotter Lilleas & Elle Fanning at the New York screening of "Sentimental Value." Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleas & Joachim Trier The Norwegian Feature Sentimental Value Offers A Deep Exploration into Family, Creativity and Reconciliation Through Art by Brad Balfour Now that award season is in full swing, certain films have unexpectedly bubbled up as the attention- grabbers. On

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Mar 913 min read


Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain Brings Holocaust Remembrance Day into Focus and Gives Star an Oscar Advantage
Kieran Culkin Kieran Culkin Through Jesse Eisenberg’s Uncanny Lens, A Real Pain Brings Holocaust Remembrance Day into Focus and Gives...

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Feb 26, 202516 min read


Denis Villeneuve – Co-writer, Producer, Director of Dune: Part Two Waxes Eloquently About His Sprawling Creation
Denis Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve, Co-writer, Producer, Director of Dune: Part Two Waxes Eloquently About His Sprawling Creation by Brad Balfour In light of the climate change events affecting humanity lately – from intense wildfires in Los Angeles to the shock snowfalls in the South to the sudden deep freeze on the East Coast – the literary Dune series and its various cinematic equivalents are more relevant than ever. The late science fiction author Frank Herbert’s origina

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Jan 25, 202516 min read


Tony McNamara – The Provocative Poor Things Starring Emma Stone has Racked up Multiple Award wins and Noms Due to a Great Script
Tony McNamara The Provocative Poor Things Starring Emma Stone has Racked up Multiple Award wins and Noms Due to a Great Script by Brad...

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Mar 9, 202413 min read


Ed Lachman - Legendary Cinematographer Gets An Oscar Nomination for El Conde, the Strangest Vampire Movie of All Time
Ed Lachman Legendary Cinematographer Gets An Oscar Nomination for El Conde, the Strangest Vampire Movie of All Time by Brad Balfour When...

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Mar 7, 202410 min read


JA Bayona and Enzo Vogrincic – Society of the Snow is One of the Most Harrowing films of All Time and Chilling As Well
JA Bayona and Enzo Vogrincic Society of the Snow is One of the Most Harrowing films of All Time and Chilling As Well by Brad Balfour It’s...

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Mar 6, 202412 min read


Niki Waltl – Thanks To An Oscar Nom for the Documentary Navalny, Cinematographer is in the Spotlight
Niki Waltl Thanks To An Oscar Nom for the Documentary Navalny, Cinematographer is in the Spotlight by Brad Balfour With Oscar night fast...

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Mar 7, 20235 min read


This Year's Oscars Were About Much More Than Will Smith's Face Punch
This Year's Oscars Were About Much More Than Will Smith's Face Punch by Brad Balfour All the brouhaha about actor Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony has overshadowed other aspects and wins from that evening. Yes, Smith's actions loom large in the public's mind. It was one thing to angrily yell out in defense of his wife, Jada, after the comedian made a quip referencing her shaved head. By comedic standards, though, it wasn't

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Mar 29, 20225 min read


Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, Scott Mescudi, Meryl Streep & Adam Mc
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Tyler Perry, Scott Mescudi, Meryl Streep and Adam McKay At The Don't Look Up Press...

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Mar 26, 202222 min read


Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ed Harris, Paul Mescal & Peter Sarsgaard - Director and Cast of Oscar-Nominated The Lost Daughter Examines Its Truths and Illusions
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Dagmara Dominczyk, Ed Harris, Paul Mescal & Peter Sarsgaard Director and Cast of Oscar-Nominated The Lost Daughter Examines Its Truths and Illusions by Brad Balfour Written and directed by veteran actor Maggie Gyllenhaal (in her feature directorial debut), The Lost Daughter – a complex psychological drama based on the novel of the same name by the mysterious Elena Ferrante – had its world premiere at the 78th Venice Internat

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Mar 24, 202217 min read


Oscar Nominated Short Films 2021: Animation & Live Action (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2021: ANIMATION & LIVE ACTION (2021) ANIMATED SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 95 minutes) Burrow – Madeline...

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Apr 3, 20216 min read


Oscars On My Mind – To Worry About Them in This Age of Greater Anxiety
The Oscars 2020 Oscars On My Mind – To Worry About Them in This Age of Greater Anxiety The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony Dolby Theatre Los...

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Feb 9, 20204 min read


Robert De Niro, Al Pacino & Martin Scorsese – Cinematic Icons Bring The Irishman to Life
Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel at New York screening of “The Irishman.” Robert De Niro, Al...

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Feb 8, 20206 min read


Oscar Nominated Short Films 2020: Animation & Live Action (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action & Animated OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2020: ANIMATION & LIVE ACTION (2020) LIVE ACTION...

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Feb 7, 20206 min read


Todd Philips and Joaquin Phoenix – Director and Actor Formed a Unique Union in Making Joker
Todd Phillips at the Deadline Awardsline screening of “Joker” in New York. Todd Philips and Joaquin Phoenix Director and Actor Formed a...

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Feb 6, 20205 min read


Dexter Fletcher – Director Taps into Elton John’s Life to Make Rocketman a Real-Life Mus
Director Dexter Fletcher at the Dolby Soho screening of “Rocketman” in New York. by Brad Balfour Thanks to director Dexter Fletcher,...

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Feb 4, 202012 min read


Greta Gerwig Makes Little Women with Big Characters and Award Ambitions
Greta Gerwig at a New York screening of Little Women. Greta Gerwig Makes Little Women with Big Characters and Award Ambitions by Brad...

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