John Cafferty Classic Rocker Returns with a New Album after 37 Years – Sound of Waves by Brad Balfour For many bands having a song is a film can boost one’s career. But for John Cafferty and his Beaver Brown band, they not only wrote and performed songs for the soundtrack to Eddie And The … Continue reading
Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda and Gavin O’Connor Taking Another Appointment with The Accountant by Jay S. Jacobs It’s been almost a decade, but The Accountant is back. The action-adventure film, starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, JK Simmons and Anna Kendrick was a moderate hit when it originally played in … Continue reading
Larry Kirwan Rocker-turned-Writer Debuts His Latest Novel, Rockin’ the Bronx and Spurs ’80s Recollections by Brad Balfour During the annual Origin First Irish Festival, legendary Irish rocker Larry Kirwan presented a book launch, reading and performance of his latest novel, Rockin’ the Bronx, in April. Hosted by the New York Irish Center, this rare event added … Continue reading
Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo, Li Jun Li, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Ryan Coogler Talk About Sinners by Brad Balfour While continuing with the Creed and Black Panther franchises, director/writer Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan’s latest team-up surfaced when it was reported that the … Continue reading
Matt Dillon In the French Film Being Maria, Veteran Actor Brings the Legendary Marlon Brando Alive by Brad Balfour Of all the features in Film at Lincoln Center’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema (held March 6 – 16, 2025), Being Maria was the one that really piqued my interest. Freely adapted from Vanessa Schneider’s 2018 memoir … Continue reading
Alyssa Fedele and Zachary Fink Looking At the People Behind the Cyber By Jay S. Jacobs The Web3/Cryptocurrency world is shrouded in mystery to the average consumer. What’s the deal with Bitcoin? How is Web3 different? Why are NFTs so expensive? Who are the people behind the technology? Documentary filmmakers Alyssa Fedele and Zachary Fink … Continue reading
Daisy Ridley of Star Wars Fame is the Heroine in a Brand-New Action Thriller Cleaner by Brad Balfour With indefatigable energy, Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley bounded to her chair on stage in the AMC theater on 42nd Street after a screening of Cleaner, her latest feature. There, she expounded on her career through Cleaner and … Continue reading
Olatunde Osunsanmi Director Takes Star Trek Into New Directions With a Film Based on Section 31 by Brad Balfour The Paramount+ made-for-streaming feature Star Trek: Section 31 gives Star Trek a new spin through its tone, fast pace and range of new characters. As the franchise embarks on a new direction, the famous Star Trek quote – “To boldly … Continue reading
David Glover and Caroline Marsden Changing What We Know About Vietnam By Jay S. Jacobs All of these decades later, Americans still have strongly conflicting views on the war in Vietnam. The conflict has been the subject of films, TV shows, books, documentaries, even songs. Yet, other than certain iconic images, many people do not … Continue reading
Denis Villeneuve Co-writer, Producer, Director of Dune: Part Two Waxes Eloquently About His Sprawling Creation by Brad Balfour In light of the climate change events affecting humanity lately – from intense wildfires in Los Angeles to the shock snowfalls in the South to the sudden deep freeze on the East Coast – the literary Dune … Continue reading
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