Luther: Never Too Much (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Luther: Never Too Much (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH (2024) Featuring Carlos Alomar, Fonzi Thornton, Robin Clark, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Richard Marx, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Nile Rodgers, Clive Davis, Lisa Fischer, Ava Cherry, Cheryl Lynn, Valerie Simpson, Marcus Miller, Nat Adderley Jr., Jocelyn Brown and archival footage of Aretha Franklin, David Bowie and Luther Vandross. Directed … Continue reading

Spinning Gold (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Spinning Gold (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

SPINNING GOLD (2023) Starring Jeremy Jordan, Wiz Khalifa, Jason Isaacs, Jason Derulo, Jay Pharoah, Michelle Monaghan, Dan Fogler, Sebastian Maniscalco, Winslow Fegley, Ledisi, Sam Harris, Caylee Cowan, Chris Redd, James Wolk, Tayla Parx, Lyndsy Fonseca, Peyton List, Pink Sweats, Casey Likes, Alex Gaskarth, Michael Ian Black and Vincent Pastore. Screenplay by Timothy Scott Bogart. Directed … Continue reading

Jeremy Jordan and Timothy Scott Bogart – There’s People Out There Spinning Music Into Gold
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Jeremy Jordan and Timothy Scott Bogart – There’s People Out There Spinning Music Into Gold

Jeremy Jordan and Timothy Scott Bogart People Out There Spinning Music Into Gold by Jay S. Jacobs There are lots of people whose name you probably don’t know who are responsible for much of the music which has made up the soundtrack of your life. People like Neil Bogart. Neil Bogart started as a singer … Continue reading

Flashdance (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Flashdance (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

FLASHDANCE (1983) Starring Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Lee Ving, Ron Karabatsos, Belinda Bauer, Malcolm Danare, Phil Bruns, Micole Mercurio, Lucy Lee Flippin, Don Brockett, Cynthia Rhodes, Durga McBroom, Stacey Pickren, Bob Harks, Liz Sagal, Robert Wuhl, Matt Landers and Marine Jahan. Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas. … Continue reading

Studio 54 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Studio 54 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

STUDIO 54 (2018) Featuring Ian Schrager, Bob Colacello, Nile Rodgers and archival footage of Steve Rubell. Directed by Matt Tyrnauer. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 98 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2018 Philadelphia Film Festival. You would think that a movie about arguably the most decadent place in the last century would be more interesting … Continue reading

Jimmy Webb’s New Memoir The Cake and the Rain Is a Rollicking, Musical Romp
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Jimmy Webb’s New Memoir The Cake and the Rain Is a Rollicking, Musical Romp

Jimmy Webb’s New Memoir The Cake and the Rain Is a Rollicking, Musical Romp by Mark Mussari “There were two of me,” Jimmy Webb states at one point in his highly engaging new memoir The Cake and the Rain (St. Martin’s Press). Truer words could not be spoken by the composer of some of contemporary music’s … Continue reading

Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals and Alex Cary Exercise Their Special Set of Skills in Taken
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Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals and Alex Cary Exercise Their Special Set of Skills in Taken

Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals and Alex Cary Exercise Their Special Set of Skills in Taken by Jay S. Jacobs “I don’t know who you are.  I don’t know what you want.  If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money.  But what I do have are a very particular set … Continue reading

So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

Various Artists-So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross (J Records) After the tragic death earlier this year of one of the greatest soul voices of his generation, it is nice to see a tribute to this consummate artist and spine-tingly good singer who pretty much defined the quiet storm and smooth jazz genres. The lineup … Continue reading