Duncan Sheik Bringing Down the Whisper House by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not a straight line to go from pop star to respected Broadway composer, but Duncan Sheik never believed in doing things the normal way. Sheik first exploded onto the pop culture radar in 1996, when his Gold-certified self-titled debut album yielded the mega-hit … Continue reading
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008) Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Mayershalalhashbaz Ali, Jared Harris, Elias Koteas, Phyllis Somerville, Tilda Swinton, Lance Nichols, Rampai Mohadi, Elle Fanning and Madisen Beaty. Screenplay by Eric Roth. Directed by David Fincher. Distributed by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. 168 minutes. … Continue reading
Peanuts 1960’s Collection (Warner Bros. Home Video-2009) Just because you have probably seen two of these six classic TV specials – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” – pretty much every year of your life, it doesn’t mean that they are not worth revisiting often and enthusiastically. For the classic … Continue reading
WOODSTOCK: 3 DAYS OF PEACE AND MUSIC – 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION – DIRECTOR’S CUT (1970) Starring Joan Baez, Canned Heat, Joe Cocker & the Grease Band, Country Joe McDonald & the Fish, Crosby Still & Nash, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Santana, John Sebastian, Sha Na Na, Sly & the … Continue reading
ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (2009) Featuring Steve “Lips” Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Ivan Herd, Chris Tsangarides, Tiziana Arrigoni, Glenn Gyorffy, Slash, Lemmy, Scott Ian, Tom Araya, Lars Ulrich, Michael Schencker, Carmine Appice, Cut Loose and Mad Dog. Directed by Sacha Gervasi. Distributed by Ahimsa Films. 90 minutes. Not Rated. This film about an aging rock … Continue reading
HOTEL FOR DOGS (2009) Starring Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Don Cheadle, Johnny Simmons, Kyla Pratt, Troy Gentile, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Robinne Lee. Screenplay by Jeff Lowell and Bob Shooley & Mark McCorkle. Directed by Thor Freudenthal. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 100 minutes. Rated PG. If we learn nothing else from Hotel for Dogs, … Continue reading
THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH (2009) Starring Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Nick Nolte, Mena Suvari, Omid Abtahi, Marc Macaulay, Joe Pawlenko, Seth Adams, Aaron Bernard, Katie Jensen, Patrick Jordan, Mark Tierno, Jeremy Moon, David Morse, William Kania, Keith Michael Gregory, Jocelyn Wrzosek and Jeff Hochendoner. Screenplay by Rawson Marshall Thurber. Directed by Rawson Marshall … Continue reading
Toby Lightman – The Tin Angel – Philadelphia, PA – April 19, 2009 Photos by Jay S. Jacobs © 2009. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Vincent D’Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe Cool Intentions by Jay S. Jacobs The Law and Order franchises are universally known for their high-caliber of acting. Of all of the great actors who have portrayed policemen or court officers in the series – including such respected names as Sam Waterson, Jerry Orbach, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Chris Noth – … Continue reading
Dino Misetic Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by Richard Vitali Dino Misetic, 27, is Washington DC based artist whose new exhibition “life and LIFE” opens April 23, 2009 at Mendelson Gallery in Pittsburgh. This young emerging artist, who got his degree in Fine Art in 2005 from Carnegie Mellon University, spends months creating each piece … Continue reading
