Spring is Here and So is The Big Apple Comic Con There are comic cons and then there are comic cons. While the New York Comic Con is a huge affair with thousands of attendees and media stars, bigger isn’t necessarily better. And that’s the case here. Thankfully, there has been The Big Apple Comic Con, … Continue reading
Jim Steranko Master Storyteller Makes His Mark At The Big Apple Comic Con This March 25th–26th by Brad Balfour More than half a century ago, artist/writer Jim Steranko changed the way comic book storytelling was visualized. He brought in design elements originally conceived through design and fine art ideas. Back then, artists coming from the … Continue reading
Niki Waltl Thanks To An Oscar Nom for the Documentary Navalny, Cinematographer is in the Spotlight by Brad Balfour With Oscar night fast approaching – this Sunday, March 12th – it’s time to get inside some of the nominated films in various categories such as Best Documentary Feature. Among those nominees is Navalny – which … Continue reading
Getting On to The New Normal, NYC’s New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square Returns Unrestrained It was cold on Tuesday, but thankfully, not too cold as a few days before so I headed up 25 floors above One Times Square. Nothing would have stopped me from visiting the New Year’s ball with its myriad … Continue reading
Michael Carbonaro Making Comic Book Magic Through the Eyes of the Impresario of The Big Apple Con by Brad Balfour Boy, it’s hard to keep track of comic book impresario Mike Carbonaro. Maybe he can sit still for a two-hour movie – or so – such as the 93-minute The Night At The Opera, a … Continue reading
New York’s Big Apple Comic Con Celebrates the Holiday Season Through Its Third Annual Christmas Con Preview by Brad Balfour What would make this holiday season the best ever? Well, besides winning a billion-dollar lottery or having a secure garage for your new Lamborghini, it could be by finding some incredibly rare collectible. And, if … Continue reading
Randy Edelman – City Winery – New York, NY – August 28, 2022 Composer/Singer/Songwriter Randy Edelman Performed Heartfelt Compositions at City Winery Offering a Preview of His Shows to Come in DecemberAlong with Randy Newman, Paul Williams and Van Dyke Parks, among others, pop singer/songwriter Randy Edelman has established himself as a member of the snarky, eccentric songster … Continue reading
Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Dhanush, Julia Butters, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard, Regé-Jean Page, Jessica Henwick, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo An Incredible Cast Is Assembled for The Russo Brothers’ Action Thriller The Gray Man by Brad Balfour So far this summer, I’ve put in my time superhero-fied watching Taika Waititi’s Thor: … Continue reading
HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG (2022) Featuring Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Judy Collins, Sharon Robinson, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright, Nancy Bacal, Steve Berkowitz, Adrienne Clarkson, Clive Davis, Shayne Doyle, Susan Feldman, Rabbi Mordecai Finley, Glen Hansard, Dominique Issermann, Vicky Jenson, Myles Kennedy, John Lissauer, Janine Dreyer Nichols, Amanda Palmer, Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman, Joan … Continue reading
Clarissa Riddles/Purcell Transformed by Irish Sean Nos Singing, Musician Redefines Her Style For All Her Audiences by Brad Balfour Sometimes, a musician comes across the computer screen which produces a profile not just because of the music but the backstory, too. That was certainly the case for singer/songwriter Clarissa Riddles (née Purcell) who not only … Continue reading
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