Jen Kirkman A Tour is a Place in Itself by Jay S. Jacobs Jen Kirkman is a road warrior, a standup comedian who has been hitting the clubs and auditoriums for a couple of decades now. In fact, we spoke with her a couple of years ago when she acknowledged that it was no big … Continue reading
Backstreet Boys – The Axis Theater – Las Vegas, NV – March 8, 2017 Time to break out your old t-shirts everyone, because Backstreet’s back… all right! The boys are back in town, and that town is Sin City! The Backstreet Boys have started their Las Vegas residency tour at Planet Hollywood. The “Larger Than … Continue reading
STYX – LIVE AT THE ORLEANS ARENA LAS VEGAS (2016) Featuring Tommy Shaw, James “JT” Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman, Ricky Phillips and Chuck Panozzo. Directed by Larry Jordan. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 132 minutes. Not Rated. It’s all too easy to forget, thirty-some years after Styx first officially broke up at the height … Continue reading
Shania Twain – Still the One – Live from Vegas SHANIA TWAIN – STILL THE ONE – LIVE FROM VEGAS (2015) Featuring Shania Twain, Cory Churko, Hardy Hemphill, JD Blair, Keith Nelson, Jason Mowery, Joshua Ray, Justin Schipper, Ryan Kowarsky, Don Kowarsky, Andrea Whitt, Jennifer Eriksson, Mandy Andreason, Adrian Lee, Paul Benshoof, Miguel Perez, Devin … Continue reading
DIGITOUR SLAY BELLS 2014 by Debbie Wagner The face of concerts has changed a bit in the last years. It’s not always the fan favorite that has gone platinum in records sales or one who has won a Grammy or two that people are flocking to see. Now some of the most popular tours out … Continue reading
Last Vegas The cheesy pun in the title of Last Vegas pretty much lets you know how seriously this film can – or should – be taken. It’s silly, it’s goofy, it’s flashy, it’s light. Surprisingly, it’s also not all that bad. Last Vegas tells the story of four seventy-ish Brooklyn boyhood friends whose lives … Continue reading
The Hangover Part III The Hangover series sort of wheezes its way across the finish line with The Hangover Part III. Or does it? A final segment during the ending credits appears to be teasing yet another adventure for the Wolfpack, even though the ads and all the stories leading up to Part III insist … Continue reading
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone A good magician knows how to make his audience look in one direction when he is performing the trick in the other. This kind of subtle sleight of hand is not exactly in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone‘s bag. However, the movie has an obvious passion for the world of magic and … Continue reading
Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita by Jay S. Jacobs Spanish film director Fernando Trueba has had a long, fascinating career which has branched out in many directions. He started out as a movie critic in the 1970s for the newspaper El Pais. He has since worked as an … Continue reading
The Hangover Originally posted December 10, 2009 The travel commercials which claim “Whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” have found their full-length companion with The Hangover. This good-natured and surprisingly funny look at a bachelor party gone dangerously awry takes a well-worn storyline – these waters have also been trod in the likes of … Continue reading
