Star Wars Creator George Lucas Debuts at San Diego Comic-Con to Announce His Museum and Raises Questions of “What’s it All About Anyhow…” by Brad Balfour It’s hard to believe it but legendary director George Lucas – the mastermind who created the Star Wars saga had never appeared at San Diego Comic Con (last weekend, … Continue reading
Ice Cube & Deon Cole Goin’ Back To the Barbershop by Rachel Disipio and Jay S. Jacobs Ice Cube, whose early career as a member of the groundbreaking gangsta rap group NWA was dramatized by Hollywood with last year’s hit film Straight Outta Compton, is looking back again. At this point in his career, Cube … Continue reading
22 JUMP STREET (2014) Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Peter Stormare, Wyatt Russell, Amber Stevens, Jillian Bell, Ice Cube, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas, Nick Offerman, Jimmy Tatro, Caroline Aaron, Craig Roberts, Marc Evan Jackson, John Chrest, Eddie J. Fernandez, Rye Rye, Johnny Pemberton, Stanley Wong, Dax Flame, Rob Riggle, Dave Franco, Queen Latifah, Richard Grieco, … 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
THE DILEMMA (2011) Starring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Amy Morton, Chelcie Ross, Eduardo N. Martinez, Rance Howard, Laura Whyte, Grace Rex and Clint Howard. Screenplay by Allan Loeb. Directed by Ron Howard. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. Once upon a time, before he became … Continue reading
VALENTINE’S DAY (2010) Starring Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Topher Grace, Jamie Foxx, Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Emma Roberts, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Hector Elizondo, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Carter Jenkins, Queen Latifah, Bryce Robinson, Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner, Kathy Bates, Matthew Walker, Larry Miller, Megan Suri, Beth Kennedy, Katherine LaNasa, Kristen … Continue reading
ICE AGE – DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (2009) Starring Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Josh Peck, Seann William Scott and Chris Wedge. Screenplay by Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Mike Reiss and Yoni Brenner. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and Mike Thurmeier. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 87 minutes. Rated PG. I … Continue reading
Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron Hair Raising Success in Hairspray by Brad Balfour What a way to kick off a career. From high school student to major motion picture lead, 17-year-old Nikki Blonsky’s star turn as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, (the film version of the Broadway musical), deserves all the accolades the film has been garnering. In … Continue reading
STRANGER THAN FICTION (2006) Starring Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah, Linda Hunt, Tony Hale, Tom Hulce, Kristen Chenowith, Christian Stolte and Celeste Pechous. Screenplay by Zach Helm. Directed by Mark Forster. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 113 minutes. Rated PG-13. Who would have thought? Will Ferrell can actually act. Really, seriously … Continue reading
Kevin Bacon Comes Out of the Woods by Brad Balfour It’s not an easy role for anyone play – a pedophile just released from prison who struggles against resuming his criminal behavior while trying to establish a normal life. But if anyone can handle playing this role, the ever-versatile Kevin Bacon can, for The Woodsman is both challenging for the subject matter and … Continue reading
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