Vera Farmiga, Lewis MacDougall, Peter Fonda and Shana Feste Breaking Down Boundaries by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not often that a movie’s press junket is stolen by a dog, but that is what happened last week at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York. The movie is Boundaries, a sweet and charming road trip comedy, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Actresses
The Irish Repertory Theatre Thrives on a String of Hits as it Approaches Another Gala Year
The Irish Repertory Theatre Thrives on a String of Hits as it Approaches Another Gala Year by Brad Balfour When Ciaran O’Reilly and Charlotte Moore founded the Irish Repertory Theatre, they opened in September 1988 with Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars. From that point on, it became a nexus for great play craft … Continue reading
Tami Stronach – The Childlike Empress Has Grown Up But is Still Neverending
Tami Stronach The Childlike Empress Has Grown Up But is Still Neverending by Bonnie Paul I was 11 years old when The Neverending Story premiered in theaters in 1984. I remember, vividly, that as soon as I returned from the theater, our family pulled out paper and started writing and illustrating our own neverending stories. … Continue reading
Hayley Orrantia – The Goldbergs Actress Likes Her Music Like She Likes Her Tea
Hayley Orrantia The Goldbergs Actress Likes Her Music Like She Likes Her Tea by Jay S. Jacobs On television, Hayley Orrantia is known as Erica Goldberg, the brainy and tough only daughter of a Jewish family in the Philadelphia suburban town of Jenkintown back in the 1980s. In real life, Orrantia is brainy and tough, … Continue reading
Julee Cerda – Reaching New Heights in Children of a Lesser God
Julee Cerda Reaching New Heights in Children of a Lesser God By Jay S. Jacobs Broadway is the dream, and Julee Cerda has finally reached it. The role which has made this dream a reality is in the much-anticipated revival of Mark Medoff’s Tony Award-winning play Children of a Lesser God, which became a smash … Continue reading
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY (2017) Featuring Mel Brooks, Jennifer Hom, Anthony Loder, Wendy Colton, Fleming Meeks, Richard Rhodes, Jan-Christopher Horak, Jeanine Basinger, Peter Bogdanovich, Anne Helen Petersen, Diane Kruger, Stephen Michael Shearer, Robert Osborne, Denise Loder DeLuca, Roy Windham, Manya Breuer, Guy P. Livingston, Tony Rothman, Prof. Danijela Cabric, Nino Amarena, Michael Tilson Thomas, … Continue reading
Hayley Mills Is Still A “Party Face” At New York’s City Center
Hayley Mills Is Still A “Party Face” At New York’s City Center by Brad Balfour When the question’s been asked: “Where are they now?,” actress Hayley Mills’ name often has come up. Remembered for winning an Oscar when she was 14 for playing the title role in Disney’s Pollyanna, the now 71-year-old is not just … Continue reading
Marisol Nichols – Confessions of a Riverdale Mom
Marisol Nichols Confessions of a Riverdale Mom by Rachel Disipio The Archie comics became a huge franchise back in the mid-twentieth century. However, when mentioning them to a teenage girl now, you will probably hear about the suspense, drama and mystery of the hit CW TV Show Riverdale. The first season of Riverdale focused on … Continue reading
Julie Ann Emery – Taking on the Preacher Man
Julie Ann Emery Taking on the Preacher Man By Jay S. Jacobs Many actors, after they have been working for a while, tend to take on safer roles. Why push boundaries when people like what you’re doing? That kind of attitude seems boring to Julie Ann Emery. Emery has been a regular presence on our … Continue reading
Karen Allen – Experiencing a Year by the Sea
Karen Allen Experiencing a Year by the Sea By Jay S. Jacobs One of the dirty little secrets of Hollywood is that for actresses, even ones who have been stars in huge films, it is difficult to get good roles after you reach a certain age. Therefore, the film Year by the Sea, based on … Continue reading