Gareth Edwards Dynamic Sci-Fi Director Envisions an Artificial Intelligence-infused World Decades From Now in His Latest Film The Creator by Brad Balfour Employing actors with global reputations and locations all over the world, master sci-fi film director Gareth James Edwards has now put out The Creator. The film considers the effects of the Artificial Intelligence … Continue reading
Nightly Getting to Know Nightly By Kayla Marra Nashville-based alternative band Nightly is comprised of three incredibly talented musicians- Jonathan Capeci, Nicholas Sainato, and Joseph Beretta. Nightly (it’s an abbreviation for night, love you) got their start in 2016, working on several projects and EPs. They signed with Interscope Records in July of that year, … Continue reading
Prem Murti Multi-Talented Musician Makes a Song Worthy of Award Nominations and International Recognition by Brad Balfour Never in a million years did I expect that composer/musician Prem Murti and I would cross paths. The Indian-based composer/performer produced the song “Love and Peace” which has won the Best Music Video and Best Experimental Film honors … Continue reading
Allie Colleen Who Allie Is By Dave Parsons For a new recording artist like Allie Colleen, it can be tough just getting started. You travel all over the map, anywhere they want you to play, paying your dues and finding your audience. You end up playing at far off places like the Marshall County Fair … Continue reading
Luke McManus Irish Director Makes a Doc of Dublin and Life on Its North Circular Road By Brad Balfour Having been to Dublin before, my image of the city is filtered through one idealized version or another. I’ve met buskers on Grafton Street and seen hipster haunts in Temple Bar. I’ve traipsed over to the … Continue reading
Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Maya Hawke, Jake Ryan and Wes Anderson Take Us Down To Asteroid City by Jay S. Jacobs No one in filmmaking has such an eccentrically idiosyncratic narrative voice as Wes Anderson. The acclaimed writer/director has been putting … Continue reading
Sean Claffey Director Tackles Income Disparity and Other Economic Travesties Through his Doc Americonned by Brad Balfour At CraicFest 2023, director Sean Claffey debuted his powerful doc Americonned. It offers commentary by various political and sociological experts and an examination of ordinary citizens’ lives in order to address the impact that super-capitalists – the one percenters – … Continue reading
Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Marlon Wayans and Alex Convery How Is the Air Up There? By Jay S. Jacobs Air Jordan has conquered yet another facet of pop-culture. The biofilm Air has gotten some of the best reviews of the year since it was released to theaters last month. The film, about the … Continue reading
Khris Davis Channeling the Champ in Big George Foreman by Jay S. Jacobs It’s never easy to play someone who is larger than life. However, Khris Davis has the goods. Davis was born in Camden, New Jersey and started his acting career in nearby Philadelphia. And, coincidentally, he has played a few parts based on … Continue reading
Katie Boyle Irish Comedian Celebrates Her Life in America with a Show at Littlefield in Brooklyn, this Sunday, April 30th by Brad Balfour Though the cliches abound about dark Irish humor and the Gaelic gift of gab, a list of comedians from Ireland doesn’t instantly pop into mind. Well, Kildare native Katie Boyle is working … Continue reading
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