Anna Deavere Smith Notes from The Field Tackles Issues Through Many Voices by Brad Balfour With a raft of accolades in her résumé, American actress/playwright/professor Anna Deavere Smith produces work that highlights the plight of the underclass, the unvoiced and those overlooked by entitled society. In her most recent one-woman production – Notes from The … Continue reading
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The Magic of Belle Isle (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE MAGIC OF BELLE ISLE (2012) Starring Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Madeline Carroll, Emma Fuhrmann, Nicolette Pierini, Kenan Thompson, Fred Willard, Ash Christian, Kevin Pollak, Jessica Hecht, Boyd Holbrook, Rosemary Howard, Michael Morana, Debargo Sanyal and Jean-Pierre Serret. Screenplay by Guy Thomas. Directed by Rob Reiner. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 149 minutes. Rated PG. In … Continue reading
Joshua Malina – Hail to the Chief
Joshua Malina Hail to the Chief by Jay S. Jacobs There are lots of ways that people go about trying to get their first big break in acting. Some people kill themselves working a minimum wage job while floating from audition to audition. Some try other arts, like music or modeling, as an entrance. Some people sit on a stool in … Continue reading
Peter Krause- Helping to Make TV Safe for Smart People
Peter Krause Helping to Make TV Safe for Smart People by Jay S. Jacobs The fall of 1998 was a tough time for television comedy. The networks tried to come up with a plan for post-Seinfeld TV, but the best they seemed to be able to come up with were tired retreads like Jesse, Two of a Kind and Maggie … Continue reading