David Boreanaz – Earning His Bones by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on September 9, 2006. Most actors go their entire career looking for a role on a long-running series. With the second season premiere of his popular FOX forensic drama Bones, David Boreanaz is now making his mark on his third multi-year show. Boreanaz knows … Continue reading
Category Archives: Actors
The Naked Cowboy – On Broadway
The Naked Cowboy On Broadway by Ronald Sklar Robert Burck, aka The Naked Cowboy, stands at the crossroads of the world, a prism strumming a guitar. Through the millions of people who curiously walk by him, marvel at him, laugh at him, laugh with him, narrow their eyebrows at him, pose with him (he claims to hold … Continue reading
Patrick Stewart – Taking a Stand
Patrick Stewart Taking a Stand by Brad Balfour From the moment Patrick Stewart steps into a room, it’s clear you have a great actor in your presence. There’s something so compelling about him that when you look up “actor” in the dictionary, Stewart’s picture (maybe together with Ian McKellan) could be next to the definition. … Continue reading
Keeping Up With… Garry Marshall & Doris Roberts
KEEPING UP WITH… GARRY MARSHALL AND DORIS ROBERTS by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: May 19, 2006. Oy! What can you say about Garry Marshall and Doris Roberts when it comes to comedy? These are two of humor’s royalty – both wearing crowns for various achievements; Roberts for acting in her many many … Continue reading
Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D’Arcy and Courtney Solomon – A Haunting Tale
Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D’Arcy and Courtney Solomon – A Haunting Tale by Jay S. Jacobs An American Haunting is a new film version of a classic supernatural mystery, the Bell Witch of Tennessee in the early 1800s. This true story looks at the Bell family, which was bedeviled by a poltergeist for years, eventually … Continue reading
Robin Williams Takes a Wild Ride in RV
ROBIN WILLIAMS TAKES A WILD RIDE IN RV by Brad Balfour Though it’s nearly impossible to capture a Robin Williams conversation as text, he’s mastered enough restraint over the years to lend his movie insights a measure of coherency. He brings the same maturity to director Barry Sonnenfeld’s droll new family comedy, RV. This time Williams … Continue reading
Hugh Grant Shares His American Dreamz
HUGH GRANT Shares His American Dreams By Brad Balfour Having been AWOL for a while, British comic great Hugh Grant finally resurfaces in the biting satire, American Dreamz. Playing the smarmy host Martin Tweed, he outdoes Simon Cowell in being the heartless destroyer of dreams. Grant has played this part before and virtually defines the character, … Continue reading
The Wiggles – Wiggling Around the World
The Wiggles Wiggling Around the World By Deborah Wagner When you mention the fab four, most people think of long hair and the 60’s. But, if you have children under five, then you know there are only four fab musicians that matter to your kids. Those are without a doubt the brightly-colored Australian exports, The … Continue reading
Aaron Eckhart Thanks You For Smoking
AARON ECKHART THANKS YOU FOR SMOKING By Brad Balfour Though actor Aaron Eckhart transforms the most insidious of characters into memorable moments of cinema – witness what he did with his character in director Neil Labute’s In The Company of Men – he makes the master pro-smoking lobbyist, Nick Naylor, of Thank You for Smoking almost heroic. With relative newcomer Jason … Continue reading
Bret Harrison – That Airport Star
Bret Harrison That Airport Star by Jay S. Jacobs Bret Harrison has been working in Hollywood for less than a decade but already he is making quite a name for himself. He has played significant roles in the series Grounded For Life and movie Orange County. Harrison was chosen by the producers of That 70s Show to replace star Topher … Continue reading