TED (2012) Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Barth, Patrick Warburton, Sam Jones, Matt Walsh, Aedin Mincks, Bill Smitrovich, Bretton Manley, Ralph Garman, Alex Borstein, John Viener, Laura Vandervoort, Robert Wu, Ginger Gonzaga, Jessica Stroup, Melissa Ordway, Norah Jones, Tom Skerritt, Ryan Reynolds and the voices of Seth MacFarlane and Patrick … Continue reading
OneRepublic, The Wanted, Karmin, Bridgit Mendler, Hot Chelle Rae, Ed Sheeran, Cher Lloyd and Olly Murs Backstage at the 2012 Q102 Jingle Ball – Rockin’ in Philly By Jackie Speiss and Deborah Wagner http://www.popentertainment.com/jingleball2012.htm Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 8, 2012. When Q102’s Jingle Ball holiday concert rocked Philadelphia the other night, … Continue reading
Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Karmin, Cher Lloyd, PSY and The Wanted – Q102 Jingle Ball 2012 – The Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – December 5, 2012 Justin Bieber photos by Jackie Speiss © 2012. All rights reserved. All other photos courtesy of DKC © 2012. Continue reading
Susanna Hoffs Someday, Someway by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not often that over 30 years into your career, you get to do some of your most interesting, acclaimed work. However, that is exactly where Susanna Hoffs finds herself. That may seem a weird thing to say, because back in the 1980s, Hoffs was a star. … Continue reading
LAWLESS (2012) Starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Dane DeHaan, Noah Taylor, Lew Temple, Bill Camp and Bruce McKinnon. Screenplay by Nick Cave. Directed by John Hillcoat. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 110 minutes. Rated R. Once upon a time the good guys and bad guys … Continue reading
THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (2012) Starring Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Odeya Rush, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rosemarie DeWitt, David Morse, M. Emmett Walsh, Lois Smith, Dianne Wiest, Common, Michael Arden, James Rebhorn, Rhoda Griffis and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Screenplay by Peter Hedges. Directed by Peter Hedges. Distributed by Walt Disney Picture. 100 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Wayne White’s Playhouse by Ronald Sklar http://www.popentertainment.com/waynewhite.htm The brilliant creative mind behind Pee Wee’s Playhouse and other cultural landmarks continues to pop our eyes. You may not know him by name, but you know him as that guy behind the scenes responsible for blowing your mind. Wayne White is an artist, art director and puppeteer … Continue reading
Tanita Tikaram Comes Back Strong by Jay S. Jacobs Back in 1988, Tanita Tikaram released Ancient Heart, arguably one of the defining albums of the decade. The most amazing part was that the album was the debut of a 19-year old British singer. Tanita Tikaram became a star in her native land, spawning four hit … Continue reading
VAMPS (2012) Starring Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Dan Stevens, Wallace Shawn, Justin Kirk, Richard Lewis, Kristen Johnston, Malcolm McDowell, Sigourney Weaver, Zak Orth, Nestor Carbonell, Scott Thomson, Todd Barry, Natalie Gal, Meredith Scott Lynn, Gael García Bernal and Marilu Henner. Screenplay by Amy Heckerling. Directed by Amy Heckerling. Distributed by Anchor Bay. 93 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Chimpanzee’s Filmmakers Tell A True Tale of Loss and Bonding by Brad Balfour While Marvel’s The Avengers is tentpole cinema’s paean to superhero glory, DisneyNature salutes a different sort of heroics through the true primate story told in Chimpanzee. British directors/producers Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield have fashioned this rousing drama out of three hard … Continue reading
