Wayne White’s Playhouse by Ronald Sklar http://www.popentertainment.com/waynewhite.htm The brilliant creative mind behind Pee Wee’s Playhouse and other cultural landmarks continues to pop our eyes. You may not know him by name, but you know him as that guy behind the scenes responsible for blowing your mind. Wayne White is an artist, art director and puppeteer … Continue reading
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Tanita Tikaram Comes Back Strong
Tanita Tikaram Comes Back Strong by Jay S. Jacobs Back in 1988, Tanita Tikaram released Ancient Heart, arguably one of the defining albums of the decade. The most amazing part was that the album was the debut of a 19-year old British singer. Tanita Tikaram became a star in her native land, spawning four hit … Continue reading
Vamps (A Movie Review)
VAMPS (2012) Starring Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Dan Stevens, Wallace Shawn, Justin Kirk, Richard Lewis, Kristen Johnston, Malcolm McDowell, Sigourney Weaver, Zak Orth, Nestor Carbonell, Scott Thomson, Todd Barry, Natalie Gal, Meredith Scott Lynn, Gael García Bernal and Marilu Henner. Screenplay by Amy Heckerling. Directed by Amy Heckerling. Distributed by Anchor Bay. 93 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Chimpanzee’s Filmmakers Tell A True Tale of Loss and Bonding
Chimpanzee’s Filmmakers Tell A True Tale of Loss and Bonding by Brad Balfour While Marvel’s The Avengers is tentpole cinema’s paean to superhero glory, DisneyNature salutes a different sort of heroics through the true primate story told in Chimpanzee. British directors/producers Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield have fashioned this rousing drama out of three hard … Continue reading
Say Anything Jeff Dye… We’re Listening!
Say Anything Jeff Dye… We’re Listening! by Ronald Sklar – Photo by Harley Reinhardt http://www.popentertainment.com/jeffdye.htm With a hosting stint on MTV’s Money From Strangers and a growing following, Jeff Dye’s career goes boom! By rights, he is way too good looking to be funny, but there he is, that adorable Jeff Dye, making us laugh … Continue reading
Rose Marie – Icon: An Interview About “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
Rose Marie Icon: An Interview About The Dick Van Dyke Show. by Ken Sharp http://www.popentertainment.com/rosemarie.htm A show business veteran since the tender age of three, Rose Marie is best known for her role as the brash and fast talkin’ comedy writer Sally Rogers on The Dick Van Dyke Show. In this exclusive conversation, Rose Marie … Continue reading
Craig Marks Wants His MTV!
Craig Marks Wants His MTV! by Jay S. Jacobs Legend tells us the MTV blasted off on television on August 1, 1981 with the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” – a song that was like a shot off the bow of the staid music world and became the channel’s own personal mission statement. However, … Continue reading
Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate
Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate by Jay S. Jacobs There are very few opportunities that a music journalist will jump at quicker than the opportunity to see the three surviving members of the legendary (and legendarily squabbling) rock group Led Zeppelin together on the same stage. Even if you are not the band’s biggest … Continue reading
Tommy MacDonald Hits the Nail On the Head
Tommy MacDonald Hits the Nail On the Head by Ronald Sklar http://www.popentertainment.com/tommymac.htm The star of PBS’ Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac says that creating furniture from scratch is can-do, even for those who think of themselves as can’t-don’t. I’m trying to broaden the horizons of what has been shown on television for woodworking,” … Continue reading
Jeffrey Donovan Puts Us All On Burn Notice
Jeffrey Donovan Puts Us All On Burn Notice by Jay S. Jacobs When we last saw Michael Westen – the super spy played by Jeffrey Donovan in the popular series Burn Notice, he and his friends were stuck behind enemy lines in Panama with his mentor at the CIA dead set on exterminating all of … Continue reading