Lionel Richie – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – March 29, 2025 What makes a legend? To me, it’s a person who is admired for his or her exceptional achievement, their impact on their craft and on the world, and what they have done throughout their lifetime that has positively impacted society, art, or culture. … Continue reading
STUDIO 666 (2022) Starring Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, Jeff Garlin, Whitney Cummings, Leslie Grossman, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega, Kerry King, Marti Matulis, Jason Trost, Jimmi Simpson and Lionel Richie. Screenplay by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes. Directed by BJ McDonnell. Distributed by Open Road Films. 106 minutes. … Continue reading
Ben Stiller, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Horovitz & Noah Baumbach Examine Life While They’re Young by Jay S. Jacobs What happens when hip young professionals in New York City reach their forties and realize that they are no longer as hip nor as young as they had always imagined? This is the quandary behind Noah Baumbach’s … Continue reading
Endless Love In the continuing attempt to remake each and every film from the 1980s, Hollywood’s eyes have finally turned to this 1981 potboiler. Not that the original Endless Love was all that popular – critically or in the box office. In fact, at the time it was considered to be something of a bomb. With over … Continue reading
Enrique Iglesias Touring in a State of Euphoria by Jay S. Jacobs Enrique Iglesias is back on the road, and he’s determined that tonight he’s gonna move you. A star now since the late 90s, Iglesias has ridden his unique mixture of Latin rhythms and hip-hop beats to the top of the charts. Though he … Continue reading
MTV 20 Collection Pop/Rap/Jams/Beats (Image Entertainment-2001) Although music videos are no longer important, they still hold the power to mesmerize. MTV – the art director’s dream – hardly anticipated the influence that this frenetic form would hold over the popular culture when it debuted in 1981. Call it art or call it crass commercialism, music … Continue reading
Live Aid (Warner Strategic Marketing-2004) It’s been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. There is no better example of this than the agonizingly sixteen-hour-long Live Aid broadcast on July 13, 1985 (now available on DVD). The official excuse for the concert was to raise money to feed the starving people … Continue reading
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