Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Sigourney Weaver & Douglas McGrath Living in Infamy by Jay S. Jacobs Imagine you have spent years of your life and incredible effort to put together a movie script. You finally get it finished, get interest for the sale of the movie and even get an all-star cast including Sandra Bullock, … Continue reading
“Weird Al” Yankovic Straight Outta the Box By Ronald Sklar Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: October 9, 2006. Some artists – Nirvana, for instance – didn’t feel that they had truly made it until Weird Al Yankovic had parodied them. Right on – the man who got his start with his silly but rockin’ accordion, … Continue reading
ERNST JORGENSEN FOLLOWS HIS DREAM By Ken Sharp When you’re an Elvis Presley fan, if a newly released CD, book or DVD has the name Ernst Mikael Jorgensen stamped upon it, you’re guaranteed one thing, a flawlessly executed, rigorously researched and historically sound project of exceptional quality, class, and listenability. From his highly praised work … Continue reading
jason segel how he got on mother by jay s. jacobs Jason Segel has gotten a bit of an odd specialty in his Hollywood career – he has become an integral part of some of the most interesting TV ensembles of recent years. His first meshing was on the cult favorite Freaks and Geeks – in which he … Continue reading
Stephen Fried Gia and the High Cost of Beauty by Ronald Sklar Twenty years ago, the fashion world’s first supermodel, Gia Carangi, died of complications from AIDS. It was a shock that made the world reel, at a time when the human race was just barely coming to grips with the reality of the illness … Continue reading
Zoë Saldana Finds Creative Shelter in Making Haven by Brad Balfour Originally posted on September 12, 2006. For actress Zoë Saldana making the indie film Haven had a lot to do with confronting her roots as being of Caribbean descent. While she’s been through the drill of characters of her age and ethnicity such as … Continue reading
Melissa Greene Portrait of an Artist as a Grown Woman By Jay S. Jacobs The lure of Hollywood is a seductive one – a siren’s call promising fame, money, love and power. People travel many miles, endure great hardships, work demeaning jobs and face incredible competition – all in the quest to capture the glimpse … Continue reading
David Boreanaz – Earning His Bones by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on September 9, 2006. Most actors go their entire career looking for a role on a long-running series. With the second season premiere of his popular FOX forensic drama Bones, David Boreanaz is now making his mark on his third multi-year show. Boreanaz knows … Continue reading
The Naked Cowboy On Broadway by Ronald Sklar Robert Burck, aka The Naked Cowboy, stands at the crossroads of the world, a prism strumming a guitar. Through the millions of people who curiously walk by him, marvel at him, laugh at him, laugh with him, narrow their eyebrows at him, pose with him (he claims to hold … Continue reading
Cheyenne Kimball One Original Singer by Jay S. Jacobs It almost sounds like a cliché to say that you have seen someone growing up on TV. However, in the case of young singer/songwriter Cheyenne Kimball, it is undeniable. Granted she is only sixteen years old so she still has a lot of growing to do, … Continue reading
