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We’re Off to See the Wizard World!

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Jun 6, 2017
4 min

We’re Off to See the Wizard World!

Cosplay at Wizard World Comic-Con Philadelphia. We’re Off to See the Wizard World! by Jay S. Jacobs Wizard World Comic-Con touched down in Philadelphia again as freaks, geeks, aliens, superheroes, gamers, mad slashers and B-actors all made their way to the Convention Center this past weekend. (June 1 to June 4.) It was where fantasy met commerce in an awe-inspiring, sense-pulsing dance, where fans and the famous rubbed elbows and shared their particular obsessions with like-m

Cell (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Aug 25, 2016
3 min

Cell (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Cell CELL (2016) Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Stacy Keach, Clark Sarullo, Owen Teague, Ethan Andrew Casto, Anthony Reynolds, Erin Elizabeth Burns, Joshua Mikel, Jeffrey Hallman, Mark Ashworth, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Catherine Dyer, E. Roger Mitchell and Alex ter Avest. Screenplay by Stephen King and Adam Alleca. Directed by Tod Williams. Distributed by Saban Films. 98 minutes. Rated R. This is the second time in less than a decade that John Cusack

Love & Mercy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Jun 6, 2015
3 min

Love & Mercy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Love & Mercy LOVE & MERCY (2015) Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Brett Davern, Kenny Wormald, Jake Abel, Graham Rogers, Bill Camp, Erin Darke, Diana Maria Riva, Joanna Going, Dee Wallace, Max Schneider, Jeff Meacham, Johnny Sneed and Brian Wilson. Screenplay by Oren Moverman and Michael A. Lerner. Directed by Bill Pohlad. Distributed by Roadside Attractions. 120 minutes. Rated PG-13. It is not a subject for debate. Brian Wilson is both a mu

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Mar 19, 2015
3 min

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 (2015) Starring Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Clark Duke, Adam Scott, Gillian Jacobs, Kumail Nanjiani, Collette Wolfe, Bianca Haase, Kellee Stewart, Jason Jones, Jessica Williams, Christian Slater, Chevy Chase and Lisa Loeb. Screenplay by Josh Heald. Directed by Steve Pink. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 93 minutes. Rated R. You may be wondering why they are making a sequel to Hot Tub Time Machine, five years after the film t

The Bag Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Mar 15, 2014
4 min

The Bag Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

The Bag Man THE BAG MAN (2014) Starring John Cusack, Rebecca Da Costa, Robert De Niro, Crispin Glover, Dominic Purcell, Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones, Theodus Crane, Martin Klebba, David Shumbris, Chazz Menendez. Ian Mclaughlin, Mike Mayhall, Danny Cosmo, John Wilmot, J. Todd Anderson, Celesta Hodge and David Grovic. Screenplay by David Grovic and Paul Conway. Directed by David Grovic. Distributed by Cinedigm Films. 106 minutes. Rated R. The slow-but-inescapable erosion of John

Joelle Carter – The Ends Justify The Means

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Feb 26, 2014
10 min

Joelle Carter – The Ends Justify The Means

Joelle Carter stars in “Justified.” Joelle Carter The Ends Justify The Means by Jay S. Jacobs Joelle Carter has certainly had a wild ride in the five seasons that she has been playing southern belle Ava Crowder on FX’s acclaimed modern western Justified. When you meet a character right as she is killing her abusive husband, you wouldn’t think there would be much more the show could do with her. However that was just the first step in the crazy, cool, violent and sexy path fo

Mary McCormack – Hiding In Plain Sight

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Jun 12, 2008
22 min

Mary McCormack – Hiding In Plain Sight

Mary McCormack in “In Plain Sight.” Mary McCormack Hiding In Plain Sight by Jay S. Jacobs Mary McCormack has spent most of the past decade circling stardom and with the new USA Network series In Plain Sight; she may finally touch down as a full-blown star. In the new series – created by first-time producer David Maples – McCormack plays Mary Shannon, a tough and competent Federal Marshall in the Witness Protection program. The series tracks her cases as she helps newly-on-t

Grace is Gone (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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May 24, 2008
4 min

Grace is Gone (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Grace is Gone GRACE IS GONE (2007) Starring John Cusack, Shélan O’Keefe, Gracie Bednarczyk, Alessandro Nivola, Dana Lynne Gilhooley, Emily Churchill, Rebecca Spence, Jennifer Tyler, Susan Messing, Doug Dearth, Doug James, Zachary Gray, Marisa Tomei and Mary Kay Place. Screenplay by James C. Strouse. Directed by James C. Strouse. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 85 minutes. Rated PG-13. Topical movies on the current war in Iraq have been met with serious resistance. Wit

The Contract (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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Jul 28, 2007
2 min

The Contract (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

The Contract THE CONTRACT (2006) Starring Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Jamie Anderson, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds, Bill Smitrovich, Ned Bellamy, Jonathan Hyde, Corey Johnson and Mircea Monroe. Written by Stephen Katz and John Darrouzet. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Distributed by Millennium Films. 96 minutes. Rated R. The most surprising thing about The Contract is that it is being released straight-to-video without even the most cursory of theatrical runs. (At least in the

1408 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Jul 26, 2007
4 min

1408 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

1408 1408 (2007) Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Christopher Carey, Paul Birchard, Walter Lewis, Eric Meyers, Holly Hayes, Alexander Silber and Johann Urb. Screenplay by Matt Greenburg and Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski. Directed by Mikael Håfström. Distributed by Dimension Films. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. There is a certain irony (slight, I’ll grant you…) to the fact that I am writing a review of 1408 whi

Jeremy Piven – Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man

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Jan 16, 2006
6 min

Jeremy Piven – Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man

Jeremy Piven in “Entourage.” Jeremy Piven Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man By Marcie Somers It’s 10 a.m. in Los Angeles and Jeremy Piven’s day has long since begun. He’s had several meetings and reviewed his lines before he heads to a rehearsal for his hit TV show, Entourage. After that, he’s off to the American Music Awards. In the midst of it all, he still has not eaten. With his phone constantly ringing, the tea that he made earlier sits cold on his kitchen counter

The Ice Harvest (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Nov 23, 2005
4 min

The Ice Harvest (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

The Ice Harvest THE ICE HARVEST (2005) Starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid, Oliver Platt, Ned Bellamy, Matthew Campobasso, Diane Francis Fisher, Lori Ann Gerdisch, Shana Goodsell, Megahn Maureen McDonough, Lara Phillips, Michael Stailey, Mike Starr, Jenny Wade and Rick Touhy. Screenplay by Richard Russo and Robert Benton. Directed by Harold Ramis. Distributed by Focus Features. 88 minutes. Rated R. If you go into The Ice Harvest expecting a

Breakfast With Hunter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Aug 21, 2004
2 min

Breakfast With Hunter (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Breakfast With Hunter BREAKFAST WITH HUNTER (2004) Featuring Hunter S. Thompson, George Plimpton, Ralph Steadman, P.J. O’Rourke, Jann Wenner, Robert Chalmers, Alex Cox, Roxanne Pulitzer, George McGovern, Johnny Depp, Benecio Del Toro, Matt Dillon, Terry Gilliam, Warren Zevon, George Plimpton and John Cusack. Written by Wayne Ewing. Directed by Wayne Ewing. Distributed by Wayne Ewing Films and Gonzo International. 91 minutes. Not Rated. Even in his heyday, Dr. Hunter S. Th

Identity (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Apr 28, 2003
3 min

Identity (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Identity IDENTITY (2003) Starring John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, John C. McGinley, William Lee Scott, Jake Busey, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Rebecca DeMornay, Leila Kenzle, Terence Bernie Hines, Bret Loehr and Matt Letscher. Screenplay by Michael Cooney. Directed by James Mangold. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated R. Agatha Christie’s 1939 novel And Then There Were None (also known as The Ten Little Indians) is one

Adaptation. (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Feb 2, 2003
3 min

Adaptation. (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Adaptation. ADAPTATION. (2002) Starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Jay Tavare, G. Paul Davis, Cara Seymour, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Farmer, Curtis Hanson, David O. Russell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Judy Greer, Ron Livingston, Brian Cox, Catherine Keener, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman. Directed by Spike Jonze. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 114 minutes. Rated R. The mind of Charlie Kaufman is no

About A Boy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Nov 16, 2002
2 min

About A Boy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

About a Boy Starring Hugh Grant, Rachel Weisz, Toni Collette, Nicholas Hoult, Sharon Small, Nicholas Hutchison, Nat Gastiain Tena and Isabel Brook. Screenplay by Nick Hornby & Peter Hedges. Directed by Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz.Distributed by Universal Pictures. Rated PG-13. 102 minutes. Hugh Grant has quietly, subtly become one of our best light comic actors. Maybe because he is best known for playing similar characters – handsome and charming yet flustered and shy – in h

America’s Sweethearts (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Jul 20, 2001
2 min

America’s Sweethearts (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

America’s Sweethearts AMERICA‘S SWEETHEARTS (2001) Starring Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Larry King and Seth Green. Screenplay by Peter Tolan and Billy Crystal. Directed by Joe Roth. Distributed by Revolution Studios/Columbia Tri-Star Pictures. Rated PG-13. 103 minutes. There was certainly enough talent attached to this project; John Cusack, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, B

Being John Malkovich (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Oct 29, 1999
1 min

Being John Malkovich (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Being John Malkovich BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999) Starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place and John Malkovich. Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. Directed by Spike Jonze. Distributed by Propaganda Films. 113 minutes. Rated R. Being John Malkovich has an extremely smart and surrealistic idea for a film. What if you found a way to experience the life of a celebrity? John Cusack plays a poor puppeteer (and one of the greatest flights of fancy

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