Jackie’s Boy From Being a Street Performer, Carlos Battey Transforms and Becomes a Record Mogul and World-Class Artist by Brad Balfour When the pandemic hit, musicians were blessed and cursed at the same time. On the one hand, it shut down opportunities for live performance before paying audiences. On the other hand, it freed up … Continue reading
Eric Roberts and Aziz Tazi Working on Their Night Walk By Jay S. Jacobs Nearly 40 years after making the classic film The Pope of Greenwich Village together, Eric Roberts and Mickey Rourke are in a new film. Sadly, Roberts and Rourke don’t have any scenes together, but Roberts was still excited to work on … Continue reading
Mackenzie Lansing Mackenzie of Easttown By Ariella Lafayette Picture this. You’re a young upcoming actress trying to make a name for yourself. You get a juicy supporting role in a TV limited series. Fast forward a bit and the show has become one of the hottest things on television – and your character plays a … Continue reading
Sergio Mendes More than Nothing By Jay S. Jacobs With a musical career spanning about 60 years now, Sergio Mendes is as responsible as just about anyone (with the possible exception of Antonio Carlos Jobim) for bringing Brazilian music to the world. Many of the highs of his fascinating career are explored in the new … Continue reading
Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Courtney Parchman, Jacob Artist and Johanna Braddy Getting Together with the cast of The Get Together By Kayla Marra We have all seen the classic coming-of-age movie: American Pie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and essentially any of the Brat Pack movies starring Molly Ringwald, Demi Moore, Andrew … Continue reading
J Balvin You Can’t Take Medellín Out of the Boy By Jay S. Jacobs In recent years, Reggaetón has become the world music of Latin America. Perhaps the greatest ambassador for the musical style is international superstar José Álvaro Osorio Balvin, better known by his stage name of J Balvin. Balvin has sold over 35 … Continue reading
Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lauren London, Brett Gelman, Colman Domingo and Stefano Sollima Look Back Without Remorse By Jay S. Jacobs In a post-COVID world, the movie business is learning a whole new model. A big action thriller like Michael B. Jordan’s new film Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse – the first of two planned … Continue reading
On the Outside How Beautiful We Are By Kayla Marra How beautiful we all are. The world is full of unappreciated loveliness and untapped potential. We’re being reminded of that fact by the new pop/country boy band On the Outside. The group is comprised of young singers Dawson Huckabee, Jon Klaasen, Devin Hayes, Andrew Bloom, … Continue reading
Alanna Bale, George Tchortov and Chris Mark The Dark Side of Being Enhanced By Jay S. Jacobs Remember old school, kick-ass, action-adventure b-movies? Writer/director James Mark hopes you do. Growing up on the likes of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, he always wanted to become a Ninja. He started working in film as a stuntman … Continue reading
Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, John Amos, Louie Anderson, Wesley Snipes, Nomzamo Mbatha, Teyana Taylor, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Garcelle Beauvais, Luenell, Akiley Love and Bella Murphy Coming Back 2 America by Jay S. Jacobs Eddie Murphy was at the top of the world in 1988, having become a comic superstar … Continue reading
