Mahershala Ali Talks Smartly About His Latest Play and More by Brad Balfour When actor Mahershala Ali joined the cast of noted playwright Lydia R. Diamond’s off-Broadway production Smart People, he added another feather in his cap. He had just finished tackling both The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 1 & 2 and House of Cards. Now … Continue reading
The Witches of East End – The Complete First Season (Fox Home Video – 2014) http://popentertainment-moviereviews.tumblr.com/post/90452721851/the-witches-of-east-end-the-complete-first Lifetime cable network has had a bit of trouble getting their dramatic series to catch on. It will occasionally get a brief buzz in a long-running series like Drop Dead Diva or Army Wives, but more often have series … Continue reading
Billy Campbell and Jordan Hayes Take On a Pandemic in Helix by Jay S. Jacobs The Syfy Channel has high hopes for its new snowbound thriller series Helix. A shiny new variation of many science fiction nightmares has a mysterious and deadly disease – which may or may not be manmade – turning a bunch of scientists … Continue reading
Joel Gretsch Standing Up to the Visitors by Jay S. Jacobs Joel Gretsch never planned to become a sci-fi star, but somehow, he keeps getting pulled inexplicably in that direction. In a decade-plus career that has spanned movies like The Legend of Bagger Vance, The Emperor’s Club and National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Gretsch has always been open to … Continue reading
megalyn echikunwoke taking the coroner office on csi: miami by jay s. jacobs Even before she started popping up all over television when she was barely in her teens, Megalyn Echikunwoke had lived a fascinating, unique life. As a child, Echikunwoke (the name means “leader of men”) grew up on a remote Indian Reservation – despite the … Continue reading
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