Roots (Lionsgate Home Video-2016) In 1976, the original Roots miniseries was a defining cultural event. It was not the first of the miniseries – or “novels for television,” as they dubbed the form at the time. A 1974 version of Leon Uris’ QB VII was the first miniseries to be filmed by the American networks. … Continue reading
STYX – LIVE AT THE ORLEANS ARENA LAS VEGAS (2016) Featuring Tommy Shaw, James “JT” Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman, Ricky Phillips and Chuck Panozzo. Directed by Larry Jordan. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 132 minutes. Not Rated. It’s all too easy to forget, thirty-some years after Styx first officially broke up at the height … Continue reading
THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016) Starring Neel Sethi and the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Garry Shandling, Brighton Rose, Emjay Anthony, Max Favreau, Chloe Hechter, Asher Blinkoff, Knox Gagnon, Sara Arrington, Russell Peters, Sam Raimi, Madeline Favreau and Jon Favreau. Screenplay by Justin Marks. Directed … Continue reading
FATIMA (2016) Starring Soria Zeroual, Zita Hanrot, Kenza-Noah Aiche, Chawki Amari, Dalila Bencherif, Edith Saulnier, Corinne Duchesne, Emir El Guerfi, Zakaria Ali-Mehidi, Zahra Addioui, Nadia Hamied, Isabelle Candelier, Franck Andrieux, Christiane Laroche and Hélène Balazard. Screenplay by Philippe Faucon. Directed by Philippe Faucon. Distributed by Kino Lorber. 78 minutes. Not Rated. It’s easy to forget … Continue reading
CELL (2016) Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Stacy Keach, Clark Sarullo, Owen Teague, Ethan Andrew Casto, Anthony Reynolds, Erin Elizabeth Burns, Joshua Mikel, Jeffrey Hallman, Mark Ashworth, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Catherine Dyer, E. Roger Mitchell and Alex ter Avest. Screenplay by Stephen King and Adam Alleca. Directed by Tod Williams. Distributed by Saban … Continue reading
Shawn Mendes – The Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA – August 14, 2016 The Shawn Mendes World Tour stopped by in Philadelphia, as Shawn took the stage at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts playing to a crowd of 13,000+ people. This was one of the biggest shows on the tour. Opening act James … Continue reading
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (2016) Starring Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda, Stanley Townsend, Allan Corduner, Christian McKay, David Haig, John Sessions, Brid Brennan and John Kavanagh. Screenplay by Nicholas Martin. Directed by Stephen Frears. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13. Talent is such a fickle thing. Knowledge, or interest, … Continue reading
SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) Starring Will Smith, Viola Davis, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Karen Fukuhara, Aidan Devine, David Harbour, Ben Affleck and Ezra Miller. Screenplay by David Ayer. Directed by David Ayer. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. Suicide Squad is the state … Continue reading
THE BRONZE (2016) Starring Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Cecily Strong, Haley Lu Richardson, Ellery Sprayberry, Christine E. Abraham, Brian Binder, Barak Hardley, Dale Raoul, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes and Olga Korbut. Screenplay by Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch. Directed by Bryan Buckley. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 107 minutes. Rated R. Actress … Continue reading
Slipknot, Marilyn Manson & Of Mice and Men – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ – July 27, 2016 On July 27th, a monstrous tour featuring the likes of Of Mice and Men, Marilyn Manson, and Slipknot, stormed through the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ. This show was an absolute spectacle and very well put together … Continue reading
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