Dana Carvey and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Making Good First Impressions by Jay S. Jacobs Everyone has one. An impression, that is. The ability to change your voice and mannerisms to portray another person – usually a celebrity – for a good-natured laugh. While impressions play a huge role in comedy television, it’s rather surprising that … Continue reading
RABIN IN HIS OWN WORDS (2015) Featuring archival footage of Yitzhak Rabin, Leah Rabin, Shimon Peres, Menachem Begin, Golda Meir, David Ben-Gurion, Moshe Dayan, Anwar Sadat, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein, Hosni Mubarak, Gerald Ford, Betty Ford, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Yitzhak Shamir, Moshe Arens, Benjamin Netanyahu, Dalia Rabin-Pelossof … Continue reading
ELVIS & NIXON (2016) Starring Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks, Evan Peters, Sky Ferreira, Tracy Letts, Tate Donovan, Ashley Benson, Dylan Penn, Ritchie Montgomery, Danny McCarthy, Ian Hoch and Jeff Caperton. Screenplay by Joey Sagal & Hanala Sagal and Cary Elwes. Directed by Liza Johnson. Distributed by Bleecker Street. 86 … Continue reading
Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Colin Hanks, Johnny Knoxville & Liza Johnson Dramatize a Famous Meeting of the Minds with Elvis & Nixon by Jay S. Jacobs There are few meetings in American history which are quite as surreal as the December 1970 pow wow between then President Richard Milhaus Nixon and the King … Continue reading
Shearwater & Cross Record – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA – March 25, 2016 A trip to Seattle last week afforded me the ability to check out a venue I have always wanted to visit (The Crocodile) and one of my favorite bands who I have missed live for various reasons for a number of … Continue reading
Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell – Jorgensen Auditorium – UCONN – Storrs, Connecticut – March 5, 2016 In the thick of primary politics, three of the finest female American singer songwriters are touring with the backing of the League of Women Voters: Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell. This past Saturday at … Continue reading
RACE (2015) Starring Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree, Shanice Banton, Carice van Houten, Jeremy Irons, William Hurt, Chantel Riley, Shamier Anderson, David Kross, Jonathan Higgins, Amanda Crew, Tony Curran, Barnaby Metschurat, Vlasta Vrana, Jesse Bostick, Moe Jeudy-Lamour, Gaetan Normandin, Jacob Andrew Kerr, Dondre Octave, Jeremy Ferdman, Giacomo Gianniotti and Tim McInnerny. Screenplay by Joe … Continue reading
WHERE TO INVADE NEXT (2016) Featuring Michael Moore, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Krista Kiuru, Tim Walker. Amel Smaoui, Jenny Tumas, Pasi Sahlberg, Halla Tomasdottir and Borut Pahor. Written by Michael Moore. Directed by Michael Moore. Distributed by Dog Eat Dog Films. 110 minutes. Rated R. With politics in a weird state of flux, with some people feeling … Continue reading
TRUTH (2015) Starring Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss, Bruce Greenwood, Stacy Keach, John Benjamin Hickey, Dermot Mulroney, Noni Hazlehurst, Philip Quast, David Lyons, Rachael Blake, Andrew McFarlane, Natalie Saleeba, Connor Burke and Chris Mulkey. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Directed by James Vanderbilt. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 121 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
MUSTANG (2015) Starring Gunes Nezihe Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit Iscan, Ilayda Akdogan, Nihal Koldas, Ayberk Pekcan, Serife Kara, Suzanne Marrot, Aynur Komecoglu, Sevval Aydin, Enes Surum, Burak Yigit, Erol Afsin, Aziz Komecoglu, Kadir Celebi, Muzeyyen Celebi, Aykut Karatay, Ercan Koksal, Serpil Ucar, Huseyin Baysal, Bahar Karimoglu and Seril Reis. Screenplay by Deniz … Continue reading
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