Category Archives: Interviews

Martin McDonagh – Going Back to Bruges
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Martin McDonagh – Going Back to Bruges

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Martin McDonagh Going Back to Bruges by Jay S. Jacobs Irish playwright Martin McDonagh has never played by the rules in the theater, so it should be of no surprise that his feature film debut as a screenwriter and director would be a quirky, fascinating affair. In Bruges tells the slightly surreal, definitely funny and often … Continue reading →

Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy – Love and Death in Bruges
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Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy – Love and Death in Bruges

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Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy Love and Death in Bruges by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of toiling on big-budget blockbusters that only occasionally took flight – Oliver Stone’s Alexander and Michael Mann’s Miami Vice come to mind – Colin Farrell has definitely downsized for his latest two roles. Ironically, in both Martin … Continue reading →

Charlie Gracie – What More Could You Ask?
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Charlie Gracie – What More Could You Ask?

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Charlie Gracie What More Could You Ask? By Ronald Sklar Usually, it’s the other way around for Paul McCartney, but in this instance, it was Sir Paul who had always wanted to meet a certain musician who had influenced him in his early years.  The year: 2000. Philadelphia native Charlie Gracie, the influence in question, was scheduled … Continue reading →

Mike Papantonio – Progressively Speaking
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Mike Papantonio – Progressively Speaking

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Mike Papantonio Progressively Speaking by Ronald Sklar Say what you want about lawyers – and you probably do – you can’t accuse attorney Mike Papantonio of selling his soul to the highest bidder. In fact, the only green he cares about is environment-friendly, safe for babies and other beings who will eventually inherit the earth. … Continue reading →

Julian Schnabel – Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
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Julian Schnabel – Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

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Julian Schnabel Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Brad Balfour Director Julian Schnabel comes to filmmaking under odd circumstances. Long before he made his first film, he was a world-class fine artist – the self-proclaimed lion of the New York art world – whose paintings and other works … Continue reading →

Ron Livingston Rescues Holly and Finds Something of Himself
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Ron Livingston Rescues Holly and Finds Something of Himself

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Ron Livingston Rescues Holly and Finds Something of Himself by Brad Balfour When I first met Ron Livingston, he was a featured personality at the New York Independent Television Fest kicking off his Fox TV show, Standoff (he starred as Matt Flannery, a senior FBI negotiator). He had come to my attention previously through the film The Cooler, but … Continue reading →

Jon Bernthal – Countdown to Day Zero
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Jon Bernthal – Countdown to Day Zero

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Jon Bernthal Countdown to Day Zero by Jay S. Jacobs With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East there have been rumblings that eventually the United States may have to reinstate the military draft. The film Day Zero takes this one step further – imagining what will happen after this occurs.  Day Zero focuses on three New York-area friends who receive … Continue reading →

The Manhattan Transfer – 35 Years and Still Swinging
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The Manhattan Transfer – 35 Years and Still Swinging

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The Manhattan Transfer 35 Years and Still Swinging By Mark Mussari Where in the musical landscape hasn’t the Manhattan Transfer taken us?  From their inception in the mid-1970s as a cabaret act with doo-wop tendencies to their be-bop covers to their daring experiments in jazz and swing, Cheryl Bentyne, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and founder … Continue reading →