Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh & Bill Condon Dancing With the Spider Woman By Jay S. Jacobs When Hollywood is adapting a hit Broadway musical (or making an original), chances are the first name on their speed dial is Bill Condon. Condon wrote and/or directed such popular movie musicals as Chicago, DreamGirls, the live-action version … Continue reading
Tim Daly Dust in the Wind By Ronald Sklar “It’s essentially a family story — specifically about a father,” says actor Tim Daly of his latest film Dust to Malibu. “It’s an interesting, meandering, sometimes funny, sometimes very moving journey about rebuilding a relationship.” In the film, a father (Daly) and his daughter (Alex Sgambati) drive … Continue reading
Josh Brolin Goes from Angry Man To Hero In Weapons – Making Such a Turn is a Skill He’s Demonstrated in His Many Movies by Brad Balfour Thanks to the success of director Zach Cregger’s astoundingly weird horror film, Weapons, its male lead, actor Josh Brolin, is getting attention way beyond expectation. Everything about the … Continue reading
Stephen Kramer Glickman Unplugged By Kayla Marra and Emma Fox Stephen Kramer Glickman is a Canadian-born musician, comedian, and actor, most widely known for his role as Gustavo Rocque in Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush. The iconic series ran from 2009 through 2013, with Gustavo as his breakout role. Since then, Stephen voiced animated characters in … Continue reading
Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda and Gavin O’Connor Taking Another Appointment with The Accountant by Jay S. Jacobs It’s been almost a decade, but The Accountant is back. The action-adventure film, starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, JK Simmons and Anna Kendrick was a moderate hit when it originally played in … Continue reading
Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo, Li Jun Li, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Ryan Coogler Talk About Sinners by Brad Balfour While continuing with the Creed and Black Panther franchises, director/writer Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan’s latest team-up surfaced when it was reported that the … Continue reading
Matt Dillon In the French Film Being Maria, Veteran Actor Brings the Legendary Marlon Brando Alive by Brad Balfour Of all the features in Film at Lincoln Center’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema (held March 6 – 16, 2025), Being Maria was the one that really piqued my interest. Freely adapted from Vanessa Schneider’s 2018 memoir … Continue reading
Kieran Culkin Through Jesse Eisenberg’s Uncanny Lens, A Real Pain Brings Holocaust Remembrance Day into Focus and Gives Co-star an Oscar Advantage by Brad Balfour As I reflect on another Holocaust Remembrance Day now past, the film A Real Pain provides a reference. That’s a good thing because it offers a fresh way to look … Continue reading
Andrew Boszhardt Debuting at Big Apple Film Festival, Breed of Greed Spotlights actress Gina Gershon in this Haunting Thriller by Brad Balfour As produced by Ralph Hemecker, Andrew Boszhardt and Otto Eckstein, the indie feature Breed of Greed offers an impressive cast including Gina Gershon, Boszhardt, Adrian Enscoe, Chelsea Gilligan, and Madison Lewis in its … Continue reading
James Madio, Ruby Wolf, Keir Gilchrist and Robert Kolodny Requiem for The Featherweight By Jay S. Jacobs There are certain people who shine so brightly in their fields and yet over the years they are not remembered. Take, for example, boxer Guglielmo Papaleo – better known by his ring name Willie Pep. Willie Pep was … Continue reading
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