Ben Stiller, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Owen Wilson and Shawn Levy Director & Cast Come Alive with the Third Edition of Night at The Museum by Brad Balfour In the latest, most adventure-filled Night At the Museum edition (which hit theaters near the year’s end), security guard Larry Daley travels from New York … Continue reading
Liam Neeson and Forest Whitaker – Veteran Actors on the Run in Taken 3 by Brad Balfour From Transporter to the Taxi series, the French producer/director/writer Luc Besson has displayed a uncanny instinct in making action thrillers that find passionate audiences. What makes the Taken series all the more remarkable – other than the 50-something … Continue reading
Rick Yune and Claudia Kim Korean Actors Add Intrigue to New Netflix Series Marco Polo by Brad Balfour With a storyline that includes drama, sex, and exotic visuals, Italian explorerMarco Polo‘s time spent in the court of 13th century Mongol ruler Kublai Khan provides all the necessary elements for a great television series. Netflix and … 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
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
Reese Witherspoon – Highlights the Truth of “The Good Lie” by Brad Balfour Nashville, Tennessee, might seem as remote a place from the African nation of Sudan as one could imagine. Yet given the fantastic journey of thousands of Lost Boys (and girls) who came to the United States in the 1990s — after an arduous walk from their homeland … Continue reading
James Franco – The Actor/Director Finds Salvation in Child of God by Brad Balfour The long journey to bring Cormac McCarthy’s controversial novel Child of God to the screen has taken the film from first being screened at last year’s New York Film Fest to finally getting a distributor and landing in cinemas. From its first … Continue reading
Megan Fox – TMNT’s Star Talks Pregnant Action Scenes & Which Turtle She’d Marry by Brad Balfour http://popentertainment-interviews.tumblr.com/post/95133157264/megan-fox-tmnts-star-talks-pregnant-action As if it were perfectly titled for her, actress Megan Fox made her film debut in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, starring opposite Lindsay Lohan. Following that appearance, Fox won the lead female role, Mikaela Banes, … Continue reading
Actor Jeff Bridges, Director Phillip Noyce Bring Lois Lowry’s Novel “The Giver” To Screens by Brad Balfour That it took two decades for the social science fiction book The Giver to be made into an effects-enhanced film well after The Hunger Games, Divergent, and other dystopian teen tales could be viewed either a blessing or … Continue reading
Donnie Kehr – From Broadway’s Jersey Boys To Clint Eastwood’s, the Actor Has Oh What a Night by Brad Balfour Actor/musician Donnie Kehr may not have a shitload of face time in the cinematic version of Jersey Boys but as loan shark Norm Waxman, he has the right moments that not only showcase his talents but places … Continue reading
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