Chris Hayes – Catching Us Up on the Twilight of the Elites by Ronald Sklar MSNBC’s Chris Hayes explains the decay of authority in America, and why you’d better step up. This first decade of the 21st century has been glorious (think iPod and 30 Rock), but it’s also going down as one giant sorry-ass fuck-up. … Continue reading
Keith Powell Two, Two, Two Characters in One by Ronald Sklar His 30 Rock character gave us two-for-one; now he’s going for the whole nine yards. “Deep inside of me somewhere there is a Toofer,” 30 Rock actor Keith Powell admits. He’s talking about his TV alter ego, nicknamed Toofer by the 30 Rock on-camera … Continue reading
Tony Danza – Teacher, Teach Us by Ronald Sklar The actor spent a lifetime in front of the camera — but he always wanted to teach. Tony Danza is quoting Shakespeare to me, and it goes a little something like this: There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on … Continue reading
The Perks of Being The Wallflowers by Ronald Sklar Jakob Dylan and his mates craft a Wallflowers reunion album, which means the boys are back in town. Wallflowers roll call! Ready — and: Jakob Dylan (lead vocals), Greg Richling (bass), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), Stuart Mathis (guitar) and Red Hot Chili Peppers/Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons. And they’re … Continue reading
A THOUSAND WORDS (2012) Starring Eddie Murphy, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Kerry Washington, Ariel Winter, Steve Little, Allison Janney, John Witherspoon, Jack McBrayer, Emanuel Ragsdale, Lou Saliba, Alain Chabat, Kamala Jones and Ruby Dee. Screenplay by Steve Koren. Directed by Brian Robbins. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 91 minutes. Rated PG-13. I’m not sure when Eddie … Continue reading
Wang Chung Abducted by the 80s by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 6. 2012. From The Urban Dictionary: “wang chung Going out and having fun, in a vague, undefined kind of way (since no one ever knew what Everybody Wang Chung Tonight meant, exactly).” There you have it. Plenty of … Continue reading
OneRepublic, The Wanted, Karmin, Bridgit Mendler, Hot Chelle Rae, Ed Sheeran, Cher Lloyd and Olly Murs Backstage at the 2012 Q102 Jingle Ball – Rockin’ in Philly By Jackie Speiss and Deborah Wagner http://www.popentertainment.com/jingleball2012.htm Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 8, 2012. When Q102’s Jingle Ball holiday concert rocked Philadelphia the other night, … Continue reading
Susanna Hoffs Someday, Someway by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not often that over 30 years into your career, you get to do some of your most interesting, acclaimed work. However, that is exactly where Susanna Hoffs finds herself. That may seem a weird thing to say, because back in the 1980s, Hoffs was a star. … Continue reading
LAWLESS (2012) Starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Dane DeHaan, Noah Taylor, Lew Temple, Bill Camp and Bruce McKinnon. Screenplay by Nick Cave. Directed by John Hillcoat. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 110 minutes. Rated R. Once upon a time the good guys and bad guys … Continue reading
THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (2012) Starring Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Odeya Rush, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rosemarie DeWitt, David Morse, M. Emmett Walsh, Lois Smith, Dianne Wiest, Common, Michael Arden, James Rebhorn, Rhoda Griffis and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Screenplay by Peter Hedges. Directed by Peter Hedges. Distributed by Walt Disney Picture. 100 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
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