Altan Irish Ensemble Makes for Thoroughly Modern Traditionalists by Brad Balfour When the Irish group Altan visited New York during St. Patrick’s week, it transformed the City Winery in lower Manhattan into a pastoral scene. It was rich with lilting melodies, harmonious voices and the engaging sonics of various traditional instruments such as violin, accordion, … Continue reading
Rita Coolidge – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 15, 2018 Photos by Jim RInaldi © 2018. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Jesse McCartney Things Are Always Better with Jesse McCartney by Jackie Speiss It has been about a decade since PopEntertainment.com had the privilege of catching up with singer/songwriter/actor and, of course, self-proclaimed grill master Jesse McCartney. Last time we got the chance to hang out, McCartney had just released his third solo album Departure, which … Continue reading
Jesse McCartney – Harrah’s Pool After Dark – Atlantic City, NJ – April 14, 2018 Photos by Jackie Speiss © 2018. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Jack and Jack – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY – April 13, 2018 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures! Photos by Maggie Mitchell © 2018 Continue reading
THE FINAL JOURNEY (LEANDERS LETZTE REISE) (2017) Starring Jürgen Prochnow, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Tambet Tuisk, Suzanne von Borsody, Artjom Gilz, Kathrin Angerer, Kai Ivo Baulitz, Andreas Patton, Jevgeni Sitochin, Natalia Bobileva, Jurij Rosstalnyi, Nina Antonova, Valentina Sova, Georgi Povolocki, Maria Kochur, Inna Miroschnichenko, Kirill Karpuk, Sofa Galabyrad, Alexander Dubovich and Björn von der Wellen. Screenplay by … Continue reading
THE GARDEN (SOMMERHÄUSER) (2017) Starring Thomas Loibl, Laura Tonke, Ursula Werner, Günther Maria Halmer, Christine Schorn, Inge Maux, Mavie Hörbiger and Emilia Pieske. Screenplay by Sonja Maria Kröner. Directed by Sonja Maria Kröner. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 96 minutes. Not Rated. Screened from Kino! 2018 Festival of German Films The Garden (Sommerhäuser) is not … Continue reading
CASTING (2017) Starring Andreas Lust, Judith Engel, Milena Dreissig, Nicole Marischka, Stephan Grossmann, Tim Kalkhof, Ursina Lardi, Marie-Lou Sellem, Corinna Kirchhoff, Andrea Sawatzki and Victoria Trauttmansdorff. Screenplay by Nicolas Wackerbarth and Hannes Held. Directed by Nicolas Wackerbarth. Distributed by The Match Factory. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Screened from Kino! 2018 Festival of German Films Moviemaking … Continue reading
Rita Coolidge Living in the Spirit World by Jay S. Jacobs If Rita Coolidge didn’t have a life as interesting as she has, it would seem like someone had to make it up. She showed up in Hollywood as a teen, a young woman proud of her Native American heritage and blessed with a sweet … Continue reading
AARDVARK (2017) Starring Zachary Quinto, Jenny Slate, Sheila Vand, Jon Hamm, Tonya Pinkins, Dale Soules, Marin Ireland, Peter Grosz, Jacinto Taras Riddick, Stephen Schnetzer, Noah Robbins, Brigid Ryan, James Joseph O’Neil, Michael Oberholtzer, Alex Kramer, Charlie Semine, Lauren Kroll, Brian Tweedy and Ashley Williams. Screenplay by Brian Shoaf. Directed by Brian Shoaf. Distributed by Great … Continue reading
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