Todd Philips and Joaquin Phoenix Director and Actor Formed a Unique Union in Making Joker an Award-Oriented Hit by Brad Balfour Attending a Joker screening a second time – thanks to Deadline‘s Awardsline screening series – not only provided further insight but also a chance to hear director Todd Phillips explain himself, just as he … Continue reading
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Pink Carpet Inside – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Sequel Hollywood Premiere!
Pink Carpet Inside – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Sequel Hollywood Premiere! To All the Boys I Loved Before, a star-studded pink carpet evening happened in Hollywood California on February 3rd at the Egyptian Theater. Lana Condor and Noah Centineo walked the pink carpet along with their co-stars and many other fan favorites for … Continue reading
Dexter Fletcher – Director Taps into Elton John’s Life to Make Rocketman a Real-Life Musical Fantasy and Garner the Master Musician An Oscar Nom
by Brad Balfour Thanks to director Dexter Fletcher, Elton John’s successes and travails are transformed into the mega-pop star’s redemption song through the film Rocketman. Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25th, 1947, Elton went from being a shy child prodigy to outrageous stardom and survived. This English singer / songwriter / pianist / composer … Continue reading
Greta Gerwig Makes Little Women with Big Characters and Award Ambitions
Greta Gerwig Makes Little Women with Big Characters and Award Ambitions by Brad Balfour Of the controversies associated with this year’s Oscars, the absence of women among many of its categories – especially Best Director – have highlighted the inequity of this award’s process. Of the many women creators considered, Little Women director Greta Gerwig’s … Continue reading
Chrissy Metz – Breakthrough Faithfully Makes Actress a Film Star and Garners Her an Oscar Nom for Its Featured Song
Chrissy Metz Breakthrough Faithfully Makes Actress a Film Star and Garners Her an Oscar Nom for Its Featured Song by Brad Balfour It used to be that faith-based films were low-budget productions, cheaply made with cheesy storytelling and wooden acting – more about propagandizing than worthy narrative. Nowadays, they’re labelled as contemporary Christian and as … Continue reading
Roddy Ricch – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – January 30, 2020 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Roddy Ricch – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – January 30, 2020 Photos by Chris Sanchez-Paralta © 2020 Continue reading
The Rhythm Section (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE RHYTHM SECTION (2020) Starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Max Casella, Daniel Mays, Geoff Bell, Richard Brake, Raza Jaffrey, Tawfeek Barhom, David Duggan, Jade Anouka, Jack McEvoy, Ivana Basic, Nasser Memarzia, Ibrahim Renno, Amira Ghazalla, Fleur Phoenix Munroe, Degnan Geraghty, Maceo Oliver, Shane Whisker, Elly Curtis and Hugh Scully. Screenplay by Mark … Continue reading
Firefly Music Festival Announces 2020 Lineup
We don’t normally post press releases, but we are excited for this Festival, so here we go! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Firefly Music Festival Announces 2020 Lineup Rage Against the Machine, Billie Eilish, Halsey, Khalid, Blink 182, Maggie Rogers, and more June 18 – 21, 2020 The Woodlands, Dover, Delaware DOVER, Del., Jan. 28, 2020 — Firefly Music … Continue reading
Parasite (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PARASITE (2019) Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Chang Hyae-jin, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Jung-eun, Jeong Ji-so, Jung Hyeon-jun, Park Myung-hoon, Park Geun and Park Seo-joon. Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Distributed by Neon. 132 minutes. Rated R. Ever since its big win at last … Continue reading
Gilbert O’Sullivan – It Wasn’t Out of the Question
Gilbert O’Sullivan It Wasn’t Out of the Question by Jay S. Jacobs For years, if American fans wanted to see 1970s sensation Gilbert O’Sullivan in concert, they would have to fly to Europe or Asia or something. You see, O’Sullivan, who was the best selling solo artist of 1972 – beating out the likes of … Continue reading