Animate! Philadelphia Premieres October 3rd-5th, 2025 Celebration of all things animation to be held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) – September 8, 2025 – GalaxyCon, the largest consumer and fan engagement company, is excited to announce the debut of Animate! Philadelphia, October 3rd-5th, 2025 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, … Continue reading
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Phil Rosenthal – Feed Your Head
Phil Rosenthal Feed Your Head By Jay S. Jacobs Phil Rosenthal has made a living at least partially for just being a really nice, relatable guy. From behind the scenes to in front of the camera, from a podcast studio to theater stages, he’s conquered many of the toughest jobs in entertainment simply through his … Continue reading
Kusama: Infinity (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
KUSAMA: INFINITY – THE LIFE AND ART OF YAYOI KUSAMA (2018) Featuring Yayoi Kusama. Written by Heather Lenz and Keita Ideno. Directed by Heather Lenz. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 80 minutes. Not Rated. I love it when I have no idea about who a person is before I watch a documentary. Having seen this film, … Continue reading
R5 – Rydel Lynch Tells Us About Their New Addictions
R5 Rydel Lynch Tells Us About Their New Addictions by Maggie Mitchell Are you looking for a new addiction? Well, my suggestion would be listening to the new R5 EP conveniently titled “New Addictions.” The family group is made up of brothers Ross, Riker, and Rocky Lynch, sister Rydel and their close friend (and her … Continue reading
William Shatner & Terry Bradshaw – It’s Never Too Late
William Shatner & Terry Bradshaw It’s Never Too Late by Jay S. Jacobs Better Late Than Never has one of the crazier television premises to come along in a while. Take four pop culture living legends – two from television and two from athletics: William Shatner, a/k/a Captain Kirk of Star Trek, Henry Winkler better … Continue reading
Gene Simmons Exercises His Freedom to Rock
Gene Simmons Exercises His Freedom to Rock by Ken Sharp For a group routinely dismissed by short-sighted critics as a flash in the pan, a joke band comprised of talentless, cretinous musical goons soon to be forgotten and quickly discarded on the junk heap of failed rock bands past, KISS are having the last laugh. … Continue reading
Josh Hartnett Pulls the Strings with Bunraku
Josh Hartnett Pulls the Strings with Bunraku by Brad Balfour The California-born Josh Hartnett had developed a steady career appearing in such Hollywood films as The Faculty, Black Hawk Down, Lucky Number Slevin and Pearl Harbor. In 2002, he starred in an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello, O, set in an American high school, as Hugo – the film’s version of Iago. … Continue reading
John Denver – Around the World Live (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
JOHN DENVER – AROUND THE WORLD LIVE (2009) Featuring John Denver. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 592 minutes. Not Rated. In the twelve years since his untimely death in a plane crash – and a good 30 years on from his popular heyday – it has become all too easy to … Continue reading
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (2009) Featuring Steve “Lips” Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Ivan Herd, Chris Tsangarides, Tiziana Arrigoni, Glenn Gyorffy, Slash, Lemmy, Scott Ian, Tom Araya, Lars Ulrich, Michael Schencker, Carmine Appice, Cut Loose and Mad Dog. Directed by Sacha Gervasi. Distributed by Ahimsa Films. 90 minutes. Not Rated. This film about an aging rock … Continue reading
Ken Watanabe – Cinematic Survivor
KEN WATANABE CINEMATIC SURVIVOR by Brad Balfour With Oscar-nominated Japanese actor Ken Watanabe playing General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima, director Clint Eastwood assured audiences that he employed a actor equal in stature to the commander who held the island of Iwo Jima for several weeks against overwhelming odds. The Battle of Iwo Jima … Continue reading