PlayRadioPlay! Breaking Through the Confines By Abraham Kuranga Growing up in Aledo, Texas, young Daniel Hunter didn’t have much for which to look forward. His father passed away at an early age and his mother wasn’t around due to her alcohol addiction, leaving Hunter on his own. This led to an early drug problem, forcing … Continue reading
KICKIN’ IT OLD SKOOL (2007) Starring Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos, Miguel A. Nuñez Jr., Michael Rosenbaum, Christopher McDonald, Debra Jo Rupp, Bobby Lee, Aris Alvarado, Vivica A. Fox, Alan Ruck, Emmanuel Lewis and David Hasselhoff. Screenplay by Josh Siegal, Dylan Morgan and Phillip Glasser. Directed by Harvey Glazer. Distributed by Yari Film Group Releasing. 107 … Continue reading
REDLINE (2007) Starring Nadia Bjorlin, Nathan Phillips, Eddie Griffin, Tim Matheson, Angus MacFadyen, Jesse Johnson, Denyce Lawton, Neill Skylar, Barbara Niven, Marc Crumpton, Hal Ozsan, Christopher Backus, Kevin Levrone and Todd Lowe. Screenplay by Robert Foreman. Directed by Andy Cheng. Distributed by Chicago Releasing. 93 minutes. Rated PG-13. There is no point in trying to … Continue reading
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season One (1977) (Universal Home Video-2005) The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries was a short-lived ABC series about three chicks solving crimes in a world that resembles a studio back lot and there is nothing to Google. Despite their feather-haired cuteness, trouble just seems to find them. In almost every … Continue reading
THE EX (2007) Starring Zach Braff, Jason Bateman, Amanda Peet, Charles Grodin, Mia Farrow, Lucien Maisel, Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler, Donal Logue, Amy Adams, Bob Stephenson, Yaffit Hallely Josh Charles, Marin Hinkle, Robert John Burke, Paul Rudd and Romany Malco. Screenplay by David Guion and Michael Handelman. Directed by Jesse Peretz. Distributed by The Weinstein … Continue reading
THE ULTIMATE GIFT (2007) Starring Drew Fuller, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Abigail Breslin, Lee Meriwether, Brian Dennehy, Bill Cobbs, Mircea Monroe, Donna Cherry and D. David Morin. Screenplay by Cheryl McKay. Directed by Michael Sajbel. Distributed by Fox Faith. 114 minutes. Rated PG. Have you ever seen (and how many haven’t?) that Christian Children’s Fund … Continue reading
Us3 – Say What!? (V2) More than a decade on down from making an indelible – if somewhat short lived – impression on pop culture with their revolutionary jazz/rap fusion, Us3 just keep on keeping on. Their 1993 hit album Hand on the Torch, which featured the Herbie Hancock-sampling smash “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia),” opened people’s eyes to … Continue reading
Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron Hair Raising Success in Hairspray by Brad Balfour What a way to kick off a career. From high school student to major motion picture lead, 17-year-old Nikki Blonsky’s star turn as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, (the film version of the Broadway musical), deserves all the accolades the film has been garnering. In … Continue reading
PlayRadioPlay! – The Trocodero – Philadelphia, PA – August 11, 2007 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2007. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Kitchen Confidential The Complete Series (2005) (20th Century Fox Home Video-2007) Kitchen Confidential came and went as fast as standing in line at McDonald’s Express. In it, superstar chef Anthony Bourdain (rechristened Jack for the series), as played by the underappreciated Bradley Cooper, talks about how your restaurant meal should “dazzle, amaze and delight.” Check, check … Continue reading
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