Tessanne Chin Counts On Her Fans by Ally Abramson Tessanne Chin is living her dream. After winning season five of The Voice in late 2013, Chin began performing all over the place, touring and racking up fans all over. Before her Voice experience, Chin was no stranger to the music business. She even released an … Continue reading
Stephen McHattie Dances With Wolves by Jay S. Jacobs Who says every actor craves stardom? Stephen McHattie has been a busy working actor for over 40 years now, but he loves the fact that his character roles tend to give him a certain amount of anonymity. Despite the fact that he has appeared in roles … Continue reading
Hello, Her Name Is… Bridgit Mendler by Maggie Mitchell True to the lyrics of her hit song “Hurricane,” you can certainly say that talented singer/songwriter Bridgit Mendler is “standing in the eye of the hurricane.” At the age of twenty one, the popular singer/songwriter and actress is a calm, sweet person surrounded by a crazy … Continue reading
Disney’s Animated Big Hero 6 Turns Actor Ryan Potter into A Super Hiro by Brad Balfour Winning the weekend audience sweepstakes, Disney’s latest animation spectacular, Big Hero 6, made over $50 million in its first week. The animated film beat out the sci-fi mega story Interstellar — and provided a fascinating take on near-future versions … Continue reading
Willie Garson Saying Goodbye to White Collar by Jay S. Jacobs Willie Garson has been pretty lucky recently in long-term TV roles. First he spent several years playing Sarah Jessica Parker’s flamboyant best guy-friend in HBO’s Sex and the City. He quickly followed up that beloved character with one that has become even more widely … Continue reading
Alley Mills, Olivia d’Abo & Danica McKellar – Looking Back in Wonder by Jay S. Jacobs On January 31, 1988, just moments after Washington killed Denver in Super Bowl XXII, ABC aired the premiere of a new little series about suburban life in the 1960s. The Wonder Years broke a lot of rules in television, and … Continue reading
Eva Longoria – Celebrating La Raza with The ALMA Awards by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that glamorous and super-smart actress Eva Longoria has been host of The Annual ALMA Awards for eight years now. Created by the NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization … Continue reading
Michael K. Williams Doesn’t Kill the Messenger By Brad Balfour The new film Kill the Messenger provides a cautionary tale both for the public at large and journalists in particular. It fictionalizes the real experience of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb who stumbles onto a story that leads to how the crack exploded on to … Continue reading
TO BE TAKEI (2014) Featuring George Takei, Brad Takei, Nancy Takei, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig, Howard Stern, Dan Savage, Daniel Inouye, B.D. Wong, Wil Wheaton, Dan Parent, John Cho, Tom Ammiano, Norman Mineta and Lea Salonga. Written by Jennifer M. Kroot. Directed by Jennifer M. Kroot. Distributed by Starz Media. 93 … Continue reading
Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs We’ve been following Eric McCormack’s cult drama Perception on TNT for three seasons now. Surprisingly the third season may be the best yet, a mixture of deep twisty mysteries and intriguing personal interactions. It is a show that is unashamedly intelligent and academic, and yet at the … Continue reading
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