Ellie Kendrick Levelling the Field by Jay S. Jacobs You always think of the bright, shiny places that young actors go to find stardom. However, acclaimed young British actress Ellie Kendrick is making a buzz by literally descending into the muck. Though she is only 26, Kendrick has been making a name for herself in … Continue reading
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Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte LeBon, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell and Terry George – Keeping the Promise
Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte LeBon, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell and Terry George Keeping the Promise by Jay S. Jacobs The Armenian Genocide in what is now Turkey happened over 100 years ago, but it is still a political hot potato all these years later. In the days during and after World War I, the … Continue reading
Woody Harrelson & Laura Dern – Being Brutally Honest About Wilson
Woody Harrelson & Laura Dern Being Brutally Honest About Wilson by Jay S. Jacobs We all know a guy like Wilson, a jaded eccentric who is as fascinated by people as his is offended by them. When casting Daniel (Ghost World) Clowes’ popular graphic novel about a middle-aged curmudgeon trying to find a reason in … Continue reading
Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals and Alex Cary Exercise Their Special Set of Skills in Taken
Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals and Alex Cary Exercise Their Special Set of Skills in Taken by Jay S. Jacobs “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set … Continue reading
Julie Benz Can Check Out Any Time She Likes, But She Can Never Leave
Julie Benz Can Check Out Any Time She Likes, But She Can Never Leave by Jay S. Jacobs Life must be a little scary for Julie Benz. In an acting career that has lasted over two decades, Benz is still probably best known as the ill-fated wife of the titular serial killer in the popular … Continue reading
Rosamund Pike – United She Stands
Rosamund Pike United She Stands by Jay S. Jacobs It’s Sunday afternoon at the Peninsula Hotel on Fifth Avenue in New York. Actress Rosamund Pike has come down with a terrible cold. She has developed a case of laryngitis, her voice a hoarse croak, while on the road for a publicity tour for her film … Continue reading
André Holland and Carra Patterson Drive August Wilson’s Jitney onto The Broadway Stage
André Holland and Carra Patterson Drive August Wilson’s Jitney onto The Broadway Stage by Brad Balfour Before he died in 2005, playwright August Wilson had created the 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle (or Century Cycle) chronicling black American life which spanned over 10 decades. This work is not only Wilson’s benchmark but is a touchstone for fans … Continue reading
Marlo Thomas – Who’s That Woman?
Marlo Thomas Who’s That Woman? by Deborah Wagner Once upon a time, in classic TV land, every week someone would look at a young, independent, happening sixties woman, point at her and refer to her as being “That girl!” The character of Ann Marie on the series That Girl was the first “modern” American woman … Continue reading
Backstage at the Nickelodeon Halo Awards
The Nickelodeon Halo Awards – Pier 36 – New York, NY – November 11, 2016 I can see your Halo, Halo, Halo. We don’t want to give too much away but it is safe to say that the Nickelodeon Halo Awards, airing November 27th, is an awards show you do not want to miss. Hosted … Continue reading
Anna Deavere Smith – Notes from The Field Tackles Issues Through Many Voices
Anna Deavere Smith Notes from The Field Tackles Issues Through Many Voices by Brad Balfour With a raft of accolades in her résumé, American actress/playwright/professor Anna Deavere Smith produces work that highlights the plight of the underclass, the unvoiced and those overlooked by entitled society. In her most recent one-woman production – Notes from The … Continue reading