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Belfast (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BELFAST (2021) Starring Jude Hill, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, Lara McDonnell, Gerard Horan, Conor MacNeill, Turlough Convery, Gerard McCarthy, Lewis McAskie, Olive Tennant, Victor Alli, Josie Walker, Freya Yates, Nessa Eriksson, Charlie Barnard, Frankie Hastings, Máiréad Tyers, Caolan McCarthy and Ian Dunnett Jr. Screenplay by Kenneth Branagh. Directed by … Continue reading
Jeremy Zucker – House of Blues – Chicago (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Jeremy Zucker – House of Blues – Chicago, IL – November 8, 2021 Photos by Samantha Monendo © 2021 Continue reading
Hard Luck Love Song (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HARD LUCK LOVE SONG (2021) Starring Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, Eric Roberts, Brian Sacca, Melora Walters, RZA, Indrajit Sarkar, Amelia Morck, Lucy Boryer, Christian Calloway, Taylor Gray, Heath McGough, Gavin Lee, Max Arciniega, Randal Reeder, Zach Badasci, Miguel Pérez, Sammie Wayne, Abraham Luna, Hector A. Garcia, Biff Wiff and Todd Snider. Screenplay by … Continue reading
Woman Alive (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WOMAN ALIVE (2021) Starring Lihi Zemel, Iftach Rave, Sasha Okun, Dvora Bayana, Tali Agaronov, Ifat Paor, Alma Shi, Shalom Korem, Ran Cohen, Irina Abayev, Geva Ronen, Jessica Kratz, Musa and Liad. Screenplay by Macabit Abramson. Directed by Macabit Abramson. Distributed by Chapter Two Films. 105 minutes. Not Rated. It’s not easy to watch someone unraveling. … Continue reading
Rebecca Hall, Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga & André Holland – Passing Explores the Lives of Two Mixed-Race Women in 1920s New York
Rebecca Hall, Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga & André Holland Veteran Actor’s Directorial Debut Passing Explores the Lives of Two Mixed-Race Women in 1920s New York by Brad Balfour As the film Passing opens, two childhood friends run into each other while “passing” as white women shopping in midtown Manhattan. Both are living in middle class … Continue reading
Mayor Pete (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MAYOR PETE (2021) Featuring Pete Buttigieg and Chasten Buttigieg. Written by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Jeff Gilbert. Directed by Jesse Moss. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 96 minutes. Rated R. Screened at the 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival. Pete Buttigieg came from out of nowhere (well, South Bend, Indiana) to briefly (for the eight days between the … Continue reading
Listening to Kenny G (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
LISTENING TO KENNY G (2021) Featuring Kenny G, Clive Davis, James Gardiner, Ben Ratliff and Will Layman. Directed by Penny Lane. Distributed by HBO. 96 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival. It must be kind of a weird to be Kenny G. He is a man who has worked hard at … Continue reading
John Carpenter and Sandy King – Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities to Continue an Enduring Horror Legacy
John Carpenter and Sandy King Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities to Continue an Enduring Horror Legacy by Brad Balfour Horror films fascinate some people, while they repel others. A classic slasher series such as Halloween prompts extreme passions either way. Creating a supernatural menace that’s both relentless and hair-raising but seems that somehow he … Continue reading
Powerhouse 2021 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Powerhouse 2021 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – October 29, 2021 The east coast is known for its many music concerts and festivals such as Made in America, Firefly and Summerjam. One that not many may know about is the infamous Powerhouse that is in both Philadelphia and New York. This past weekend … Continue reading