Violett Beane Quick As a Flash by Jay S. Jacobs There’s a new speedster coming to Central City. And she’s been hiding right under our noses. Jesse Wells, played by young actress Violett Beane, is the daughter of parallel dimension Earth-2’s Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh). Beane was added to the cast of the popular … Continue reading
THE LADY IN THE VAN (2015) Starring Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Deborah Findlay, Frances de la Tour, Gwen Taylor, Jim Broadbent, David Calder, James Corden, Dominic Cooper, Russell Tovey, Samuel Barnett, Geoffrey Streatfield and Clare Hammond. Screenplay by Alan Bennett. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 104 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
Ice Cube & Deon Cole Goin’ Back To the Barbershop by Rachel Disipio and Jay S. Jacobs Ice Cube, whose early career as a member of the groundbreaking gangsta rap group NWA was dramatized by Hollywood with last year’s hit film Straight Outta Compton, is looking back again. At this point in his career, Cube … Continue reading
BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT (2016) Starring Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Anthony Anderson, Jazsmin Lewis-Kelley, J.B. Smoove, Common, Nicki Minaj, Lamorne Morris, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Margot Bingham, Deon Cole, Troy Garity, Michael Rainey Jr., Diallo Thompson, Tyga, Jamal Woolard, Renell Gibbs, Felicia O’Dell and Elizabeth Dozier. Screenplay by Kenya Barris … Continue reading
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2015) Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr., Douglas M. Griffin, Suzanne Cryer and the voices of Frank Mottek, Sumalee Montano and Bradley Cooper. Screenplay by Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken and Damien Chazelle. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. Several years ago, a savvy … Continue reading
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 9, 2016 Philadelphia radio station WXPN called the night “Big Night Out,” and that is was, with an auction and a tasting of local craft beers. However, the biggest part of the night out was Peter Wolf, the former (and … Continue reading
Peter Wolf – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 9, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2016 Continue reading
Jake Gyllenhaal Demolition Man by Jay S. Jacobs When you meet him, it’s striking how normal and sane Jake Gyllenhaal seems. Not that anyone has questioned that aspect of his life, but as an actor the young Hollywood star has had a tendency to gravitate towards crazy roles – from his breakout performance in Donnie … Continue reading
The Cult – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – April 8, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photo by Cathy Poulton © 2016 Continue reading
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