Jen Kirkman Living in a Material World by Jay S. Jacobs This year is comedian Jen Kirkman’s 20th year doing standup. Just don’t expect her to do anything big to celebrate that fact on her “All New Material, Girl” Tour. “No! No, no, no. Just touring is always special,” Kirkman laughed to me recently as … Continue reading
Post Malone – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – September 15, 2017 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures! Photos by Nick Bergmann © 2017 Continue reading
Patti Smith – Central Park SummerStage – New York, NY – September 14, 2017 Thursday, Patti Smith celebrated what would have been the 69th birthday of her late husband (Fred “Sonic” Smith) in Central Park. One of our finest poets of rock, Smith is a mystic of verse and voice. This night was as special as … Continue reading
RED TREES (2017) Featuring Alfie Watson, Alfred Willer, Clara Willer, Daniel Willer, Dylan Watson, Flora Fanelli, Marina Willer, Marcello Willer and Stuart Watson. Narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith and Marina Willer. Script by Marina Willer, Brian Eley and Leena Telèn. Directed by Marina Willer. Distributed by Cohen Media Group. 80 minutes. Not Rated. It is not … Continue reading
WETLANDS (2017) Starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Heather Graham, Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Ehle, Reyna de Courcy, Celeste O’Connor, Anthony Mackie, Rob Morgan, Louis Mustillo, Tyler Elliot Burke, Sean Ringgold, Lauren LaVera, Murphy Guyer, Jake Weber, Pamela Dunlap and Lynne Wintersteller. Screenplay by Emanuele Della Valle. Directed by Emanuele Della Valle. Distributed by Abramorama. 98 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
DOLORES (2017) Featuring Dolores Huerta, Curtis Acosta, Barbara Carrasco, Camila Chavez, Juana Chavez, Maria Elena Chavez, Ricardo S. Chavez, Hillary Clinton, Angela Davis, Lori de Leon, Wendy Greenfeld, Raul M. Grijalva, Ramona Holguin, Emilio Huerta, Roberto Lovato, Eloy Martinez, Eliseo Medina, Nancy Pelosi, Rick Rivas, Randy Shaw, Gloria Steinem, Art Torres and Luis Valdez. Written … Continue reading
AMERICAN ASSASSIN (2017) Starring Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Saana Lathan, Scott Adkins, David Suchet, Shiva Negar, Sydney White, Göksun Çam, Kamil Lemieszewski, Kiera Bell, Navid Negahban, Evie Wray, Chris Webster, Trevor White, Andrew Pleavin, Michael Wildman, Alaa Safi, Joseph Long, Bentley Kalu, Khalid Laith and Joost Janssen. Screenplay by Stephen Schiff & Michael … Continue reading
REBEL IN THE RYE (2017) Starring Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Hope Davis, Victor Garber, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Brian d’Arcy James, Adam Busch, James Urbaniak, Eric Bogosian, Anna Bullard and Amy Rutberg. Screenplay by Danny Strong. Directed by Danny Strong. Distributed by IFC Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. This may sound a bit … Continue reading
ALINA (2017) Starring Darya Ekamasova, Olga N. Bogdanova, David Atrakchi, Grisha Reydler, Anna Vlads, Alisa Ermolaev, Evgeniya Orudzheva, Diane Martella, Kathryn Kates, Valeriya Korennaya, Gabriel Sloyer, Maria Miano, Ronald Catania, John Scarpinito and Tony Naumovski. Screenplay by Ben Barenholtz. Directed by Ben Barenholtz. Distributed Super 80 Films. 89 minutes. Not Rated. It’s hard to believe … Continue reading
Julie Ann Emery Taking on the Preacher Man By Jay S. Jacobs Many actors, after they have been working for a while, tend to take on safer roles. Why push boundaries when people like what you’re doing? That kind of attitude seems boring to Julie Ann Emery. Emery has been a regular presence on our … Continue reading
