Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo Going Down on Their Criminal Record by Jay S. Jacobs In a world where life gets increasingly dark and where truth feels more and more negotiable, Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo dive into Criminal Record’s second season with characters who deal with moral gray zones as they try to keep … Continue reading
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Barry Keoghan – Irish Actor Plays With the Sinister Intent of Being a Crime Boss
Barry Keoghan Irish Actor Plays With the Sinister Intent of Being a Crime Boss by Brad Balfour Attending an early screening of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man recently at Netflix’s Paris Theater also gave me the opportunity to see and hear actor Barry Keoghan discuss his role as Duke Shelby, the son of master gangster/entrepreneur … Continue reading
Rose Byrne Gives a Career-Elevating Performance, Gaining Awards and an Oscar Nomination As A Troubled Therapist Dealing with Trauma
Rose Byrne Gives a Career-Elevating Performance, Gaining Awards and an Oscar Nomination As A Troubled Therapist Dealing with Trauma by Brad Balfour In If I had Legs, I’d Kick You, Australian actor Rose Byrne’s presence is extraordinary. The 46-year-old possesses energy that drives a performance traversing between the real and the surreal, full of physicality and emotion. … Continue reading
Eric Lutes – Life is a Roaring Success
Eric Lutes Life is a Roaring Success By Ronald Sklar Eric Lutes has never chased the easy version of a creative life. That instinct – toward challenge rather than comfort – runs straight through his new film project, The Roaring Game. It’s a rare collaboration that pulled him back into the particular alchemy of independent … Continue reading
Ronald Lee Oliver on Chip Oliver – Those Were the Days
Ronald Lee Oliver on Chip Oliver Those Were the Days By Ronald Sklar The late Chip Oliver’s life reads like a parable of late-1960s America: discipline and rebellion, muscle and mysticism, Hollywood lights and San Francisco communes. Told here through the voice of his younger brother, Ronald Lee Oliver, it’s also a story about family … Continue reading
Looking Forward to 2026’s Award Season from The Golden Globes to the Oscars – Who Should Win and Will Win
Looking Forward to 2026’s Award Season from The Golden Globes to the Oscars – Who Should Win and Will Win by Brad Balfour With this weekend’s broadcast Sunday, January 11, 2026, on CBS, the 83rd Golden Globes set up the award season finale to come – The Oscars. The 98th Academy Awards will take place on … Continue reading
Candace Bushnell Tells True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City at Her Upcoming One-Person Show This Friday
Candace Bushnell Tells True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City at Her Upcoming One-Person Show This Friday by Brad Balfour When scribe Candace Bushnell created Carrie Bradshaw as her alter-ego while writing her “Sex and the City” column, she didn’t want her parents to know that she’d just been to a sex … Continue reading
Netflix House is Better Than Home
Netflix House is Better Than Home All neighborhoods have that one house that everyone wants to hang out in. Now there’s a new favorite hangout house in King of Prussia, PA, that promises to bring joy to all ages in the Philadelphia area, and beyond! Starting today, November 12, 2025, Netflix House is opening it’s … Continue reading
John Davidson – From Prime-Time to Club Sandwich: The Reinvention of a Variety Icon
John Davidson From Prime-Time to Club Sandwich – The Reinvention of a Variety Icon By Ronald Sklar For decades, John Davidson was all that and a jar of Miracle Whip – a Broadway lead, a smiling television host, and one of Johnny Carson’s most trusted guest substitutes. Today, at 84, he has reinvented his career … Continue reading
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Interview
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Interview By Jay S. Jacobs It’s a tale as old as time. Two guys start a band. They are enthusiastic about the project and sure that stardom lurks ahead. They even set a goal of their ideal venue – the storied Toronto … Continue reading