Michael Haneke Makes A Loving Statement in Amour by Brad Balfour A cultivated couple in their 80s, retired music teachers Georges and Anne have a nice apartment in a fine Parisian neighborhood. One night, after seeing a former student perform, Anne blanks out at home, presaging the condition to come. Afterwards, surgery to correct her blocked … Continue reading
Category Archives: Interviews
Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin-Like The Film’s Subjects, Undefeated Directors Defy Odds and Get An Oscar Nom
Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin Like The Film’s Subjects, Undefeated Directors Defy Odds and Get An Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour I was glad to have interviewed doc directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin – whose film Undefeated cleared nearly all the award hurdles and got into that rarefied place of being a Best Documentary … Continue reading
Lulu – To Lulu With Love
Lulu To Lulu With Love by Jay S. Jacobs It’s almost impossible to believe that in a music career which has lasted about 50 years, with multiple hit singles, several TV series and a good amount of movie work, that Lulu has never played a full concert in New York City. That will all change this week … Continue reading
Quvenzhané Wallis – The Young Actress Gets Playful in Beasts of The Southern Wild
Quvenzhané Wallis The Young Actress Gets Playful in Beasts of The Southern Wild by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2013 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: February 12. 2013. They’re getting younger and younger these days – precocious stars who make their first movies before hitting puberty, garnering awards and accolades they don’t even quite comprehend. That’s certainly the … Continue reading
Dennis Christopher – An Actor’s Life: From Fellini to Breaking Away to Django Unchained
Dennis Christopher An Actor’s Life: From Fellini to Breaking Away to Django Unchained by Jay S. Jacobs You couldn’t make up Dennis Christopher’s life if you tried. It has been a wild ride made up of raw talent, hard work and sheer luck and it has translated into a show business career that has been … Continue reading
Danielle Panabaker & Nicole LaLiberte – Drawing First Blood in the War of the Sexes
Danielle Panabaker & Nicole LaLiberte – Drawing First Blood in the War of the Sexes by Jay S. Jacobs The indie film Girls Against Boys is trying to be the ultimate word on men pushing women too far. A bloody mix of Thelma & Louise and Death Wish, the film looks at Shae and Lu, … Continue reading
Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Josh Henderson and Julie Gonzalo – Kicking Back With the Ewing Young’uns
Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Josh Henderson and Julie Gonzalo – Kicking Back With the Ewing Young’uns by Jay S. Jacobs TNT’s reboot of the iconic nighttime soap Dallas became one of the surprise smashes of this past television season. The new series was a savvy mix of alumni from the original 1980s series – including … Continue reading
Jay Mohr-Mohr! Mohr! Mohr! (How Do You Like It? How Do You Like It?)
Jay Mohr – Mohr! Mohr! Mohr! (How Do You Like It? How Do You Like It?) by Ronald Sklar The beloved funnyman now rocks a powerful podcast. One person not caught up in the Charlie Sheen hoopla is comedian/actor Jay Mohr. In fact, Sheen, sober, sane and coherent, chilled uncharacteristically with the put-it-there-pal Mohr, who … Continue reading
Blair Redford Knows All There Is To Know About The Lying Game
Blair Redford Knows All There Is To Know About The Lying Game by Jackie Speiss Bad boy Blair may not be so “bad” after all. Recently we got to sit down with Blair Redford, who plays Ethan on ABC Family’s original series The Lying Game. Redford may have that daring, sultry stare that brings out … Continue reading
The Tubes – White Punks on Hope
The Tubes – White Punks on Hope by Ken Sharp Despite issuing a string of artistically inventive albums – The Tubes, Young and Rich, Now and Remote Control and a celebrated live stage spectacle showcasing the wild theatrics of lead singer Fee Waybill – by the turn of the ‘80s The Tubes were quickly going … Continue reading