CHRIS ROCK IS A BUSY MAN By Brad Balfour However busy actor-comedian Chris Rock is, he never gets so worn out that he can’t crack a joke. And he has enough excuses to be exhausted, having both summer blockbusters, The Longest Yard and Madagascar, coming out on the same Memorial Day weekend. Yet Rock, one of the most … Continue reading
TOM WOPAT STATE OF BLISS By Ronald Sklar Tom Wopat had the nerve to forge a solid show business career that boldly defied the odds. Born and raised among seven other siblings on a dairy farm in rural Wisconsin, he is now – you’ll never guess — a veteran Broadway actor and singer who has played … Continue reading
Ice Cube Goes From Hip Hop to Hijinks by Brad Balfour Who would have thought that when Ice Cube appeared as a member of the original Los Angeles gangster rappers NWA that he would end up doing such a goofy and utterly cute yet pathetic comedy Are We There Yet? Yet as the hardcore star went from music to … Continue reading
Entourage The Complete First Season 2004 (HBO Video-2005) Entourage moves like an entourage – messy, aimlessly, shark-like, looking for trouble and always finding it. The next great HBO series screeches up next to you and dares you to jump in the ride. According to this savvy show, it seems that The New Hollywood is nothing … Continue reading
BRUCE WILLIS STANDS FIRM By Brad Balfour It’s hard to believe that superstar Bruce Willis, a man often heard over many explosions in his signature action adventure films like those in the Die Hard series, should be so soft spoken. Yet after his wildly successful career as a hardnosed hero, Willis still tries to challenge himself and … Continue reading
SAMUEL L. JACKSON LEARNING FROM RECONCILIATION By Brad Balfour Few actors prompt the same kind of awe that Samuel L. Jackson does after having played a remarkable range of characters; from the tough gangster in Pulp Fiction to the heroic Mace Windu in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Through the eyes of a harsh … Continue reading
Jamie Foxx What’d He Say? By Brad Balfour With the incredible buzz about the Ray Charles bio pic, Ray, comedian Jamie Foxx’s work has been hailed as a Best Actor Oscar shoo-in even though he’s also nominated for his work in Collateral). And that’s no joke; this former Texan has made the transition from TV funny man (In Living Color/The … Continue reading
JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS PLAYS A PERFECT MATCH by Brad Balfour For a young actor working with a master director like Woody Allen becomes an honor; it’s an even greater opportunity to perform for him in his first non-American made feature and a drama no less. In Match Point, Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers gets to play … Continue reading
THE AVIATOR (2004) Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law, Adam Scott, Matt Ross, Kelli Garner, Frances Conroy, Brent Spiner, Stanley DeSantis, Edward Herrmann, Willem Dafoe, Kevin O’Rourke, Loudon Wainwright III, Martha Wainwright and Rufus Wainwright. Screenplay by John Logan. … Continue reading
Kevin Bacon Comes Out of the Woods by Brad Balfour It’s not an easy role for anyone play – a pedophile just released from prison who struggles against resuming his criminal behavior while trying to establish a normal life. But if anyone can handle playing this role, the ever-versatile Kevin Bacon can, for The Woodsman is both challenging for the subject matter and … Continue reading
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