STOP MAKING SENSE (1983) Featuring David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry, Ednah Holt, Alex Weir and Bernie Worrell. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Distributed by A24. 88 minutes. Rated PG. “And you may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here?’” How did the world get so lucky to see … Continue reading
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Spinning Gold (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SPINNING GOLD (2023) Starring Jeremy Jordan, Wiz Khalifa, Jason Isaacs, Jason Derulo, Jay Pharoah, Michelle Monaghan, Dan Fogler, Sebastian Maniscalco, Winslow Fegley, Ledisi, Sam Harris, Caylee Cowan, Chris Redd, James Wolk, Tayla Parx, Lyndsy Fonseca, Peyton List, Pink Sweats, Casey Likes, Alex Gaskarth, Michael Ian Black and Vincent Pastore. Screenplay by Timothy Scott Bogart. Directed … Continue reading
Ken Sharp – I’ll Remember the Laughter (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Ken Sharp – I’ll Remember the Laughter (Jet Fighter) Back in the day, when an artist could not fit all the goodies they had stored up on a single slab of vinyl, they would release a two-record set. The latest collection by pop/rock anthropologist Ken Sharp is an embarrassment of riches. It wouldn’t even fit … Continue reading
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (2022) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, Julianne Nicholson, Quinta Brunson, David Bloom, Spencer Treat Clark, Dot-Marie Jones, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Will Forte, Scott Aukerman, James Preston Rogers, Tommy O’Brien, Nina West, Arturo Castro, Conan O’Brien, Jack Black, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Demetri Martin, Paul F. … Continue reading
Meghan Trainor – Takin’ It Back (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Meghan Trainor – Takin’ It Back (Epic) Since her debut single “All About That Bass” struck the airwaves in 2014, Meghan Trainor has been a hit. Meghan was born in Massachusetts in 1993, going on to independently record and release acoustic various albums before writing songs for other performers starting in 2013. In 2014, Meghan signed … Continue reading
Nothing Compares (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NOTHING COMPARES (2022) Featuring Sinéad O’Connor, Jeannette Byrne, Paul Byrne, Mike Clowes, Bill Coleman, Chuck D, Fr. Brian D’Arcy, John Grant, Kate Garner, Margo Harkin, Roisin Ingle, Dr. Sinéad Kennedy, Clodagh Latimer, Claire Lewis, John Maybury, Peaches, Marco Pirroni, John Reynolds, Elaine Schock, Skin and Jerry Stafford. Written by Eleanor Emptage, Kathryn Ferguson and Michael … Continue reading
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (Another PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG (2022) Featuring Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Judy Collins, Sharon Robinson, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright, Nancy Bacal, Steve Berkowitz, Adrienne Clarkson, Clive Davis, Shayne Doyle, Susan Feldman, Rabbi Mordecai Finley, Glen Hansard, Dominique Issermann, Vicky Jenson, Myles Kennedy, John Lissauer, Janine Dreyer Nichols, Amanda Palmer, Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman, Joan … Continue reading
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG (2022) Featuring Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Judy Collins, Sharon Robinson, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright, Nancy Bacal, Steve Berkowitz, Adrienne Clarkson, Clive Davis, Shayne Doyle, Susan Feldman, Rabbi Mordecai Finley, Glen Hansard, Dominique Issermann, Vicky Jenson, Myles Kennedy, John Lissauer, Janine Dreyer Nichols, Amanda Palmer, Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman, Joan … Continue reading
Billy Joel in Black and White (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
BILLY JOEL IN BLACK AND WHITE (2022) Featuring Billy Joel, Tommy Byrnes and Mark Rivera. Directed by Steven Cohen. Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 49 minutes. Not Rated. Billy Joel has long since given up on being a recording artist – his last pop album was River of Dreams in 1993, and he did … Continue reading
Who You Gonna Call? (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
WHO YOU GONNA CALL? (2022) Featuring Ray Parker Jr., Nathan Watts, Ollie Brown, Sylvester Rivers, Hamilton Bohannon, Ernie Hudson, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, McKinley Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Scotty Edwards, Don Passman, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenour, Steve Lukather, Boz Scaggs, Cheryl Lynn, Herbie Hancock, Clive Davis, Bobby Brown, Ivan Reitman, Elaine Parker, … Continue reading