Nick Rutherford and Robert Schwartzman Seeking the Elusive Unicorn by Jay S. Jacobs It’s funny how life goes sometimes. For example, had Robert Schwartzman and his future wife not stopped into a Manhattan bar one night and both gotten propositioned by a strange woman who referred to herself as a unicorn, the filmmaker’s second film … Continue reading
MISS BALA (2019) Starring Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Anthony Mackie, Aislinn Derbez, Matt Lauria, Cristina Rodlo, Ricardo Abarca, Thomas Dekker, Daniela de la Fe, Omar Ayala, Sebastián Cano and the voice of Will Blagrove. Screenplay by Gareth Dunnett-Alcocer. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 104 minutes. Rated PG-13. Being from the Philadelphia … Continue reading
SECOND ACT (2018) Starring Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Milo Ventimiglia, Leah Remini, Freddie Stroma, Charlyne Yi, Treat Williams, Annaleigh Ashford, Dave Foley, Larry Miller, Dalton Harrod, Alan Aisenberg, Dierdre Friel, Lacretta, Dan Bucatinsky, John James Cronin, Phil Nee, Meng Ai, Elizabeth Masucci, Ellen Cleghorne and Michael Boatman. Screenplay by Justin Zackham and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. Directed … Continue reading
Jim Beviglia – Playing Back the 80s (A Decade of Unstoppable Hits) (Rowman & Littlefield) It’s hard to condense the music of an entire decade into a concrete and meaningful listing. That goes doubly for an adventurous and musically rich era like the 1980s. I could probably easily come up with a list of hundreds … Continue reading
VICE (2018) Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Eddie Marsan, Shea Whigham, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Bill Camp, Lily Rabe, LisaGay Hamilton, Adam Bartley, Justin Kirk, Joseph Beck, Aidan Gail, Don McManus, Andrea Wright, Bob Stephenson, Jillian Armenante, Violet Hicks, Kirk Bovill, Kyle S. More, Matthew Jacobs, Angela Leib, Alfred … Continue reading
Stalking the Red Carpet with the cast and creators of Mowgli – Legend of the Jungle The stars came out to celebrate the release of their film Mowgli – Legend of the Jungle. Based on the book The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, the movie takes a darker look at the tales that also inspired … Continue reading
GREEN BOOK (2018) Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Dimiter Marinov, Mike Hatton, Iqbal Theba, Sebastian Maniscalco, P.J. Byrne, Montel Miller, Joe Cortese, Maggie Nixon, Von Lewis, Jon Sortland, Don Stark, Anthony Mangano, Paul Sloan, Quinn Duffy, Seth Hurwitz, Hudson Galloway, Gavin Foley, Rodolfo Vallelonga, Louis Venere and Frank Vallelonga. Screenplay by Nick Vallelonga, … Continue reading
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018) Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, Mike Myers, Aaron McCusker, Dermot Murphy, Aaron McCusker, Meneka Das, Bomi Bulsara, Dickie Beau, Neil Fox-Roberts, Philip Andrew, Matthew Houston, Michelle Duncan and Max Bennett. Screenplay by Anthony McCarten. Directed by Bryan Singer. Distributed by … Continue reading
Olivia Lichtenstein & Nick Bedu If You Don’t Know Teddy Pendergrass by Now by Jay S. Jacobs In the early 1980s, Teddy Pendergrass was just on the cusp of superstardom. The Philly-native soul man was known for his silky voice, charismatic performances and athlete’s physique. He had platinum albums, sold-out concerts and was a massive … Continue reading
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Revisiting the Ghosts of Christmas Eve by Jay S. Jacobs 2017 was a very difficult year for Trans-Siberian Orchestra. In April of last year, the popular band which mixes rock, theater, classical and holiday music into a stunning and popular stage show, lost its leader. Paul O’Neill died suddenly in April of 2017, … Continue reading
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