Taylor Swift – Caesar’s Superdome – New Orleans, LA – October 26, 2024 On the weekend of October 25th-27th, New Orleans welcomed Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to their city to perform three sold-out shows at the newly renovated Caesar’s Superdome. Although the Superdome is home of the New Orleans Saints, Swift and the Swifties sure … Continue reading
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER: NEW ORLEANS (2022) Featuring The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Ledisi, Mystikal, G-Eazy, Snoop Dogg, WIlliam Bell, Anders Osborne, Galactic, Mannie Fresh, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Christian Scott, Donald Harrison, Big Freedia, Ani DiFranco, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, PJ Morton of Maroon 5, Rebirth … Continue reading
BLUE BAYOU (2021) Starring Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O’Brien, Linh Dan Pham, Sydney Kowalske, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Emory Cohen, Susan McPhail and Sage Kim Gray. Screenplay by Justin Chon. Directed by Justin Chon. Distributed by Focus Features. 119 minutes. Rated R. Sometimes when a film shines a light on an important subject, you want to … Continue reading
MA BELLE, MY BEAUTY (2021) Starring Idella Johnson, Hannah Pepper, Lucien Guignard, Sivan Noam Shimon, Tony Legaillard, Franck Bouchet, Sarah Taupneau-Wilhelm, Annie Corbier, Maryline Roca, Jose Graell, Pascale Troy, Nicolas Delaffon, Axel Vidal and Philippe Soulier. Screenplay by Marion Hill. Directed by Marion Hill. Distributed by Good Deed Entertainment. 93 minutes. Not Rated. Sometimes the … Continue reading
Demián Bichir Invitation to the Adventure of a Lifetime by Jay S. Jacobs You’ve been seeing a whole lot of Mexican actor Demián Bichir in the movies and on TV these days. While Bichir has been a well-known actor in his native land for well over a decade, and even had some show-stopping turns in … Continue reading
Steve Ward Shares His Tough Love by Ronald Sklar The host of the VH1 hit explains how it’s cruel to be kind. “I don’t think we’ve learned anything from success,” claims VH1’s Tough Love host Steve Ward. “We’ve learned everything from failure. So if you have the courage to accept the fact that maybe you’re the problem, … Continue reading
Wendell Pierce Doing God’s Will in New Orleans by Jay S. Jacobs Sometimes life can be going so well and suddenly almost everything you have ever known is completely torn apart. Take Wendell Pierce. He had long toiled to become a respected actor, appearing in films such as Waiting to Exhale, Sleepers, Get on the Bus, … Continue reading
Jason Lee Walking in Memphis by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of playing the title character in the popular sitcom My Name Is Earl and starring in such kid-friendly comedies as Alvin and the Chipmunks and Underdog, Jason Lee is taking a totally different tack for his return to series television. Memphis Beat is a moody and slightly downbeat, yet … Continue reading
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009) Featuring the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery, Jennifer Cody, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jim Cummings, Peter Bartlett, Terrence Howard, Elizabeth M. Dampier, Breanna Brooks, Emeril Lagasse, Randy Newman and Oprah Winfrey. Written by Ron Clements, Rob Edwards, Greg Erb, John Musker, … Continue reading
THE OUTSIDERS OF NEW ORLEANS – LOUJON PRESS (2007) Featuring Louise “Gypsy Lou” Webb, Jon Edgar Webb, Wayne Ewing and the voice of Charles Bukowski. Directed by Wayne Ewing. Distributed by Wayne Ewing Films. 58 minutes. Not Rated. This short documentary pays tribute to LouJon Press, a little-known self-run publishing house that in a small … Continue reading
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