The Bangles America’s Sweethearts by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe, but the Bangles have now been reunited for even longer than their original glory days. Even harder to believe is the fact that their latest CD, Sweetheart of the Sun, is as good as any of their albums. This is coming from a band which … Continue reading
Basia New Day for Her by Jay S. Jacobs “Once upon a time it was for real. Nothing mattered then, we were together.” Those are the first lines of “From Now On,” the first song that Basia Trzetrzelewska ever wrote with her long-time musical collaborator Danny White nearly thirty years ago. And somehow, decades after … Continue reading
Josh Hartnett Pulls the Strings with Bunraku by Brad Balfour The California-born Josh Hartnett had developed a steady career appearing in such Hollywood films as The Faculty, Black Hawk Down, Lucky Number Slevin and Pearl Harbor. In 2002, he starred in an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello, O, set in an American high school, as Hugo – the film’s version of Iago. … Continue reading
The Zombies Play It For Real, Once Again by Ken Sharp Copyright ©2011 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: September 25, 2011. When a beloved band from your past reunites and records new music, lofty expectations are likely to be met by inevitable disappointment. Whether you’re The Rolling Stones, Moody Blues or any other legendary classic rock … Continue reading
Judy Gold Living Life As Sitcom Fodder by Ronald Sklar “Exhausting but fulfilling” is how comedian Judy Gold half-kvetches about the demands of her off-Broadway hit, The Judy Show (DR2 Theater). The one-person performance (which includes piano playing), about how Judy pines for her own sitcom and amazingly can’t get it, is the ironic basis for, well, a hit sitcom. … Continue reading
Enrique Iglesias Touring in a State of Euphoria by Jay S. Jacobs Enrique Iglesias is back on the road, and he’s determined that tonight he’s gonna move you. A star now since the late 90s, Iglesias has ridden his unique mixture of Latin rhythms and hip-hop beats to the top of the charts. Though he … Continue reading
Katie Holmes and Guillermo del Toro Are Not Afraid of the Dark By Jay S. Jacobs When Guillermo del Toro was a little boy growing up in Mexico, he and his brother watched a 1973 TV movie called Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – which scared the bejesus out of the young boy. The movie, which … Continue reading
Jim Sturgess Life in One Day by Jay S. Jacobs Jim Sturgess has been courting stardom for years. First he turned heads in the States with The Other Boleyn Girl. When that film ended up only catching art house notice, he returned as the star of the slick Hollywood formula film 21 with Kevin Spacey. Then he showed off … Continue reading
Anne Hathaway One Day in Her Life by Jay S. Jacobs It seems like we’ve known Anne Hathaway forever, but surprisingly we’ve just passed the ten-year anniversary of her first film, The Princess Diaries. It’s been quite a whirlwind of a decade for the perky, beautiful actress. We have watched her grow up as she has become a superstar … Continue reading
Tom Felton Harry Potter Grad Walks and Talks His Villainous Ways by Brad Balfour British actor Tom Felton may not have expected to perfect his villainous chops, but nonetheless, after nearly a decade in the Harry Potter inner circle, he has done so excellently. Now that the fantasy franchise has ended – with the eighth and final … Continue reading
