Quinn XCII, Arizona & Julia Wolf – Skyline Stage at the Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA – May 11, 2023 Mikael Temrowski, more commonly known as Quinn XCII, took the stage at Philadelphia’s own Skyline Stage at the Mann on May 11th, one of the first stops on his The People’s Tour. The tour is in … Continue reading
Sergio Mendes More than Nothing By Jay S. Jacobs With a musical career spanning about 60 years now, Sergio Mendes is as responsible as just about anyone (with the possible exception of Antonio Carlos Jobim) for bringing Brazilian music to the world. Many of the highs of his fascinating career are explored in the new … Continue reading
THE KITCHEN (2019) Starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, Margo Martindale, Common, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, Alicia Coppola, E.J. Bonilla, James Ciccone, John Sharian, Stephen Singer, Myk Watford, Brandon Uranowitz and Annabella Sciorra. Screenplay by Andrea Berloff. Directed by Andrea Berloff. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. … Continue reading
THE HATE U GIVE (2018) Starring Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, KJ Apa, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, Dominique Fishback, TJ Wright, Megan Lawless, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Tony Vaughn, Marcia Wright, Al Mitchell, Karan Kendrick, Javon Johnson, Mike Stoudt, Tye Claybrook Jr. and Andrene Ward-Hammond. Screenplay by Audrey … Continue reading
A HAPPENING OF MONUMENTAL PROPORTIONS (2018) Starring Common, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Rob Riggle, Jennifer Garner, Anders Holm, Storm Reid, Marcus Eckert, John Cho, Katie Holmes, Nat Faxon, Kumail Nanjiani, Marla Sokoloff, Mary Birdsong, Al Madrigal, Lily Mae Silverstein, Monica Young, Rowan Smyth, Brendan Hunt, Debby Gerber, Michael Berthold, Jessica Mikayla Adams and Keanu Reeves. … Continue reading
Ice Cube & Deon Cole Goin’ Back To the Barbershop by Rachel Disipio and Jay S. Jacobs Ice Cube, whose early career as a member of the groundbreaking gangsta rap group NWA was dramatized by Hollywood with last year’s hit film Straight Outta Compton, is looking back again. At this point in his career, Cube … Continue reading
BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT (2016) Starring Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Anthony Anderson, Jazsmin Lewis-Kelley, J.B. Smoove, Common, Nicki Minaj, Lamorne Morris, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Margot Bingham, Deon Cole, Troy Garity, Michael Rainey Jr., Diallo Thompson, Tyga, Jamal Woolard, Renell Gibbs, Felicia O’Dell and Elizabeth Dozier. Screenplay by Kenya Barris … Continue reading
Christina Perri & Colbie Caillat – The Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 11, 2015 The name of the tour is “Girls Night Out… and the Boys Can Come, Too!” and that pretty much sums up the recent dual tour appearance by Colbie Caillat and Christina Perri. The estrogen level may have been a … Continue reading
SELMA (2014) Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Carmen Ejogo, André Holland, Martin Sheen, Cuba Gooding Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Common, Dylan Baker, Giovanni Ribisi, Alessandro Nivola, Wendell Pierce, Stephan James, Nigel Thatch, Tessa Thompson, Colman Domingo, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Omar J. Dorsey, Stephen Root, Ledisi Young, Niecy Nash, Martin Sheen and Lorraine Toussaint. Screenplay by … Continue reading
Genesis Rodriguez Makes Her Stand In Run All Night by Brad Balfour Actress Génesis Rodríguez Pérez shares a determination to survive and succeed with Gabriela Conlon, the character she plays in Run All Night. That action thriller stars 62-year-old Liam Neeson as estranged dad and former Irish Mafia hit man Jimmy Conlon. When his son … Continue reading
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