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My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK (2022) Featuring archival footage of Alfred Hitchcock, Carole Lombard, Julie Andrews, Sean Connery, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Sylvia Sidney, Paul Newman, Tippi Hedren, Janet Leigh, James Mason, Grace Kelly, Shirley MacLaine, James Stewart, Bruce Dern, Doris Day, Anthony Perkins, Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, Laurence Olivier, John Wayne, Ingrid Bergman and Kim Novak. … Continue reading →

Devo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Devo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DEVO (2024) Featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Robert Mothersbaugh, Jim Mothersbaugh and archival footage of Bob Casale and Alan Myers. Directed by Chris Smith. Distributed by BMG. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival. Q: Are we not men? A: We are Devo. When the spuds of Devo appeared out of … Continue reading →

The Last Republican (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Last Republican (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE LAST REPUBLICAN (2024) Featuring Adam Kinzinger, Maura Gillespie, Sofia Kinzinger, Austin Weatherford and Steve Pink. Directed by Steve Pink. Distributed by Media Courthouse Documentary Collective. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival. Former representative Adam Kinzinger is an old-school fiscal Republican, the type of tax-and-spend, small-government, center-right conservative who have … Continue reading →

Thelma Schoonmaker – Legendary Film Editor Celebrates Late Husband Michael Powell by Debuting The Doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” at Tribeca Fest and More
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Thelma Schoonmaker – Legendary Film Editor Celebrates Late Husband Michael Powell by Debuting The Doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” at Tribeca Fest and More

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Thelma Schoonmaker Legendary Film Editor Celebrates Late Husband Michael Powell by Debuting The Doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” at Tribeca Fest and More By Brad Balfour Maybe I should have attended the opening night screening of Black Narcissus when Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese introduced the Museum of Modern Art’s [MoMA] … Continue reading →

Jon Batiste and Matthew Heineman – Through Award-nominated doc American Symphony Musician’s Compositional Achievement and His Wife’s Battle to Overcome Cancer are Examined
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Jon Batiste and Matthew Heineman – Through Award-nominated doc American Symphony Musician’s Compositional Achievement and His Wife’s Battle to Overcome Cancer are Examined

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Jon Batiste and Matthew Heineman Through Award-nominated doc American Symphony Musician’s Compositional Achievement and His Wife’s Battle to Overcome Cancer are Examined by Brad Balfour In 2015, when Stephen Colbert launched his version of The Late Show – taking over from David Letterman – one of his first moves was to invite musician Jon Batiste … Continue reading →

Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Steve Postell & Denny Tedesco – Keeping It In the Immediate Family
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Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Steve Postell & Denny Tedesco – Keeping It In the Immediate Family

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Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Steve Postell & Denny Tedesco Keeping It In the Immediate Family By Jay S. Jacobs It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the Immediate Family – guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russ Kunkel – played on most of … Continue reading →

Clerk (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Clerk (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CLERK (2021) Featuring Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Brian O’Halloran, Joey Lauren Adams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill, Justin Long, Penn Jillette, Richard Linklater, Judd Nelson, Jason Reitman, Michael Rooker, Scott Mosier, Grace Smith, Donald Smith, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Harley Quinn Smith, Walt Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Vincent Pereira, John Pierson, Janet Pierson, Trevor … Continue reading →

Luke McManus – Irish Director Makes a Doc of Dublin and Life on Its North Circular Road
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Luke McManus – Irish Director Makes a Doc of Dublin and Life on Its North Circular Road

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Luke McManus Irish Director Makes a Doc of Dublin and Life on Its North Circular Road By Brad Balfour Having been to Dublin before, my image of the city is filtered through one idealized version or another. I’ve met buskers on Grafton Street and seen hipster haunts in Temple Bar. I’ve traipsed over to the … Continue reading →

Sean Claffey – Director Tackles Income Disparity and Other Economic Travesties Through his Doc Americonned
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Sean Claffey – Director Tackles Income Disparity and Other Economic Travesties Through his Doc Americonned

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Sean Claffey Director Tackles Income Disparity and Other Economic Travesties Through his Doc Americonned by Brad Balfour At CraicFest 2023, director Sean Claffey debuted his powerful doc Americonned. It offers commentary by various political and sociological experts and an examination of ordinary citizens’ lives in order to address the impact that super-capitalists – the one percenters – … Continue reading →

Bobby Colomby and John Scheinfeld Explain What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears
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Bobby Colomby and John Scheinfeld Explain What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears

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Bobby Colomby and John Scheinfeld Explain What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears by Jay S. Jacobs “What goes up, must come down.” That line is not just the opening salvo of 1960s and 1970s hitmakers Blood, Sweat and Tears’ classic smash hit single “Spinning Wheel,” but it also is sadly a pretty … Continue reading →