Tony McNamara The Provocative Poor Things Starring Emma Stone has Racked up Multiple Award wins and Noms Due to a Great Script by Brad Balfour It may have taken a while, but director Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things ultimately rose to the Awards season challenge, winning several Golden Globes and garnering 11 Oscar nominations: Best Actress, … Continue reading
Ed Lachman Legendary Cinematographer Gets An Oscar Nomination for El Conde, the Strangest Vampire Movie of All Time by Brad Balfour When American cinematographer and director Ed Lachman joined the Oscar nom list, it was as a real outlier. All the other films nominated were expected – Poor Things, Maestro, Killers of The Flower Moon, … Continue reading
JA Bayona and Enzo Vogrincic Society of the Snow is One of the Most Harrowing films of All Time – and Chilling As Well by Brad Balfour It’s an understatement to say that I’ve seen lots of films with varying degrees of frightening circumstances informing them. But Society of The Snow was one of the … Continue reading
Dermot Mulroney Look Out, Old Mack is Back By Ronald Sklar Once again, busy actor Dermot Mulroney is stepping – or in this case, singing and dancing – outside his comfort zone. “I’m always comfortable when I’m having fun,” he insists, however. This time, the fun presents itself not in another movie (there are lots … Continue reading
Matthew Vaughn Master Mash-up Movie Maker Kicks Out His Latest Wacky Comic Adventure Argylle – Starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Alfie the Cat by Brad Balfour No matter what, British director Matthew Vaughn is having a good time making movies. Besides being married to former supermodel Claudia Schiffer, he’s just seen his mega-wacky, big-budget comic spy thriller, Argylle, get … Continue reading
Papa Is a Rolling Stone by Alex Branco Recently we had a chance to sit down with recording artist Darren Weiss, widely recognized as Papa. We had the privilege of delving into his new album – Dig Yourself or Dig a Hole and exploring the nuances of his creative process and the musical journey that … Continue reading
Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Steve Postell & Denny Tedesco Keeping It In the Immediate Family By Jay S. Jacobs It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the Immediate Family – guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russ Kunkel – played on most of … Continue reading
Phil Traill, Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert Serve Up 90s Nostalgia With Good Burger 2 By Kayla Marra The 90s were a time of iconic fashion trends, formative moments in pop culture history, unforgettable music, and timeless sitcoms. One of the most memorable films to stem from this era is Good Burger – starring Kenan Thompson … Continue reading
NXCRE and the Villains Take Us Down to Dabbington City by Natalie Orozco We’re sitting in an outdoor lounge area at The Broadway in Brooklyn, the band just wrapped up sound check and the anticipation is real. NYC based alternative band NXCRE and the Villains has been getting steady buzz since the release of their … Continue reading
Quinn Lemley Through Rita Hayworth – The Heat is On, Singer/Performer Transforms Into the Legendary Star by Brad Balfour On Nov 20, 2023, the singer/style queen Quinn Lemley will present her last NYC performance of The Heat Is On! – Rita Hayworth at Don’t Tell Mama (343 W 46th St.), the long-established cabaret center in midtown Manhattan, before going … Continue reading
