Ken Sharp – Beauty in the Backseat (Jet Fighter) Power Pop Heroes is not just the name of rock journalist and musician Ken Sharp’s recent multi-volume book series – an oral history of the critically-beloved musical style interviewing some of its biggest stars – it also is an accurate description of Sharp and his band. … Continue reading
Troye Sivan & Kim Petras – Tower Theater – Upper Darby, PA – October 6, 2018 This past weekend, Australian singer Troye Sivan brought his “Bloom Tour” to the Tower Theater in Upper Darby. The show didn’t sell out, but the audience was super loud and excited to see Troye and his opening acts, Leland … Continue reading
KING COHEN: THE WILD WORLD OF FILMMAKER LARRY COHEN (2018) Featuring Larry Cohen, J.J. Abrams, Rick Baker, Eric Bogosian, Barbara Carrera, Cynthia Costas-Cohen, Joe Dante, F.X. Feeney, Robert Forster, Megan Gallagher, Mick Garris, Yaphet Kotto, Paul Kurta, John Landis, Laurene Landon, Traci Lords, Michael Moriarty, Tara Reid, Eric Roberts, Martin Scorsese, Janelle Webb and Fred … Continue reading
ANTONIO LOPEZ 1970: SEX, FASHION & DISCO (2018) Featuring Joan Juliet Buck, Paul Caranicas, Michael Chow, Tina Chow, Pat Cleveland, Grace Coddington, Bob Colacello, Bill Cunningham, Patti D’Arbanville, Jane Forth, Charles James, Donna Jordan, Karl Lagerfeld, Jessica Lange, Corey Tippin and archival footage of Antonio Lopez, Juan Ramos, Yves Saint Laurent, Grace Jones and Jerry … Continue reading
VENOM (2018) Starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Jenny Slate, Ron Cephas Jones, Michelle Lee, Melora Walters, Marcella Bragio, William W. Barbour, Mac Brandt, Sope Aluko, Sam Medina, Donald K. Overstreet, Christian Convery, Michelle Fang, Woody Harrelson and Stan Lee. Screenplay by Jeff Pinker, Scott Rosenberg and Kelly Marcel. Directed … Continue reading
THE HATE U GIVE (2018) Starring Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, KJ Apa, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, Dominique Fishback, TJ Wright, Megan Lawless, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Tony Vaughn, Marcia Wright, Al Mitchell, Karan Kendrick, Javon Johnson, Mike Stoudt, Tye Claybrook Jr. and Andrene Ward-Hammond. Screenplay by Audrey … Continue reading
HAL (2018) Featuring Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Jon Voight, Rosanna Arquette, Beau Bridges, Robert Towne, Dustin Hoffman, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Norman Jewison, Haskell Wexler, Louis Gossett Jr., Judd Apatow, Alexander Payne, David O. Russell, Allison Anders, Pablo Ferro, Chuck Mulvehill, Lee Grant, Nick Dawson, Judd Apatow, Buddy Joe Hooker, Robert C. Jones, Diana Schroeder, … Continue reading
TEA WITH THE DAMES (2018) Featuring Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Joan Plowright and Dame Eileen Atkins. Directed by Roger Michell. Distributed by IFC Films. 83 minutes. Not Rated. For the nostalgic, Tea with the Dames seems like a fabulous premise for a documentary – four friends, all with the British Honor of … Continue reading
NIGHT SCHOOL (2018) Starring Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Al Madrigal, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Rob Riggle, Romany Malco, Fat Joe, Taran Killam, Ben Schwartz, Anne Winters, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Keith David, Loretta Devine, Jacob Batalon, Yvonne Orji, Bresha Webb, Tilda Del Toro, Mason Guccione, Maria Legarda and Brooke Butler. Screenplay by Kevin Hart, Harry Ratchford, Joey Wells, … Continue reading
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
