Alaena One of Life’s Unguilty Pleasures By Jay S. Jacobs Singer and songwriter Alaena (born Alana Potocnik) has learned a lot about the world as a woman in rock over the past decade or so. Previously best known for playing in the death metal band Winds of Plague, Alaena decided a couple of years ago … Continue reading
Category Archives: Interviews
Dan Blank – Taking Podcasts for the Long Haul with Carrier
Dan Blank Taking Podcasts for the Long Haul with Carrier by Jay S. Jacobs It’s late at night. A truck is driving across the highways and byways of this land. The driver is trying to stay awake, wishing that they were home. The truck is making some weird noises. The trucker decides to listen to … Continue reading
Jim Carter, Kevin Doyle, Imelda Staunton and Michael Engler – Going Back to Downton Abbey
Jim Carter, Kevin Doyle, Imelda Staunton and Michael Engler Going Back to Downton Abbey by Jay S. Jacobs Downton Abbey was served at the Philadelphia premiere party for the movie of the beloved TV series. Show favorites Jim Carter and Kevin Doyle, new cast member (and legendary British actress) Imelda Staunton and director Michael Engler … Continue reading
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Promise of a New Role
Charlotte Gainsbourg Promise of a New Role by Jay S. Jacobs “With maternal love, life makes a promise at dawn that it can never hold. You are forced to eat cold food until your days end. After that, each time a woman holds you in her arms and against her chest, these are merely condolences. … Continue reading
Hannah Pearl Utt, Jen Tullock & Oona Yaffe – On the Big Screen Before They Know It
Hannah Pearl Utt, Jen Tullock & Oona Yaffe On the Big Screen Before They Know It by Jay S. Jacobs It makes sense that Hannah Pearl Utt and Jen Tullock’s first film looks at the downtown New York theater world, because that was where it all began for them. The two met years ago in … Continue reading
Jillian Bell and Paul Downs Colaizzo Get a Runner’s High with Brittany Runs a Marathon
Jillian Bell and Paul Downs Colaizzo Get a Runner’s High with Brittany Runs a Marathon By Austin Gomberg It was a long run – a marathon, I guess – for the indie film Brittany Runs a Marathon to get out from the starting line. A sweet, funny and soulful look at an out-of-shape thirty-something woman … Continue reading
Drew Fonteiro – Every Time He Dies
Drew Fonteiro Every Time He Dies by Jay S. Jacobs It’s the goal of every young actor – landing their first leading role. Now that time has arrived for Drew Fonteiro, playing a mentally disturbed EMT tech named Sam, who is murdered on a lake house vacation and whose spirit is literally transferred into the … Continue reading
Deep Blue, The World’s Biggest Shark, Invades Comic-Con!
Kimberly Jeffries & Mark Mohler Deep Blue, The World’s Biggest Shark, Invades Comic-Con! By Lindsey Blick Where can you find a 20-foot long Great White Shark roaming the streets? Only at San Diego Comic-Con, of course! A crew of five carried the shark (about as big as a bus) up and down the streets of … Continue reading
Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden & Michael Schur – The Good Place Says Goodbye at Comic-Con 2019
Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden & Michael Schur The Good Place Says Goodbye at Comic-Con 2019 By Lindsey Blick It was an emotional outing for the cast of The Good Place at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. The cult-favorite NBC show stars Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden, and William Jackson Harper. … Continue reading
Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani – Action Drives an Uber
Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani Action Drives an Uber by Jay S. Jacobs Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista come from totally different worlds – at least as far as show business is concerned. Which is why it was so dementedly brilliant to cast them together in the action comedy Stuber. Nanjiani comes from the comedy … Continue reading