k.d. liag: Ingénue Redux – Live at the Majestic Theater K.D. LANG: INGÉNUE REDUX – LIVE FROM THE MAJESTIC THEATER (2019) Featuring k.d. lang, Daniel Clarke, David Piltch, Grecco Buratto, Rich Hinman, Andrew Borger, Moorea Masa and Tahirah Memory. Directed by Daniel E. Catullo III. Distributed by MVD Visual. 106 minutes. Not Rated. k.d. lang’s career was in kind of a weird place twenty-five years ago when she released the album which would become her biggest hit ever. She had

Aviv Cohen at Gramophone Studios in Los Angeles. Photo by Ashley Foster. Aviv Cohen Thinks She’s in Love with Music By Lindsey Blick Meet up-and-coming singer/songwriter Aviv Cohen! She is from Toronto, Canada and at the youthful age of 12, she is a powerhouse and a force to be reckoned with! She is a classically trained vocalist, piano player, and currently is enrolled in dance classes and guitar lessons. She has previously performed across Canada for sold out crowds as a me

Pretty Much – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – November 3, 2018 – Photo by Angela DiGaetano © 2018 PRETTYMUCH & Gunnar Gehl – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – November 3, 2018 Opening the night for PRETTYMUCH’s Funktion Tour stop at Philadelphia’s Theater of the Living Arts on Saturday, November 3rd was Gunnar Gehl. He is a singer/songwriter and a major heart-throb. When opening up on the stage, all the fans screamed for him. His set list was a m

P!NK – Atlantic City Boardwalk – Atlantic City, NJ – July 12, 2017 Fresh off her kick-ass performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl LII, Philly’s own P!NK will hit the road for an eighty-six city 2018 Beautiful Trauma World Tour on Thursday March 1st in Phoenix, AZ. Ending in Los Angeles on June 2nd, P!NK’s months on the road will wind her across the US, Canada and Europe. But no tour could be complete unless the 38-year-old superstar came home to Philadelphia and Apri

Natasha NATASHA (2015) Starring Alex Ozerov, Sasha K. Gordon, Aya-tatyana Stolnits, Igor Ovadis, Deanna Dezmari, Genadijs Dolganovs, Aidan Shipley, Pavel Tsitrinel, Mila Kanev, Lola Tash, Alla Kadysh, Sergiy Kotelenets, John Mavro, Jonathan Purdon, Joshua Teixera, Grisha Pasternak and David Boyce. Screenplay by David Bezmozgis. Directed by David Bezmozgis. Distributed by Menemesha Films. 93 minutes. Not Rated. With immigration currently such a hot-button topic, it is surprisi

So Pitted – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – January 12, 2016 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2016 METZ, Bully & So Pitted – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – January 12, 2016 Tuesday night at the First Unitarian Church was a triple ode to punk rock. Opening the show was So Pitted, playing their first ever set of East Coast dates. Based out of Hawaii, they darkened the barely lit room to a blue hue and blasted some thrashing guitars and drums into the ears of t

R5 R5 Sibling Harmony by Ruth Bekele Many bands consist of a sibling or two, but the pop rock group R5 takes that to a new level with four Lynch siblings on the roster – Riker (bass/vocal), Rocky (lead guitar/vocals), Ross (rhythm guitar/lead vocals) and Rydel (keyboard/vocals) along with their close friend Ellington Ratliff (drums/vocals). Since originally forming in 2009, the band has signed with Hollywood Records and have been writing and releasing original music. They hav

Vera Farmiga stars as Norma Bates in the A&E series “Bates Motel.” Vera Farmiga and Kerry Ehrin Checking In To Bates Motel by Jay S. Jacobs It takes a certain amount of self-confidence to take on an iconic character and try to make it your own. Therefore, it must have given Vera Farmiga pause when she was offered the role of arguably the most infamous mom in film history, Norma Bates, the bitter and shrill mother of serial killer Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 196

Dallas Smith backstage at the Santander Center in Reading preparing for a show with Florida Georgia Line and Colt Ford on November 17, 2013. Photo copyright 2013 Sami Speiss. Dallas Smith Hitting the Tippin Point by Danielle Speiss Dallas Smith is a veteran of the stage, but he is a newcomer to the US country scene. He's had a highly successful career as front man for the Canadian rock band Default, whose first record The Fallout achieved platinum album certification and spaw

Laurence Leboeuf Laurence Leboeuf On the Road to Foreverland by Jay S. Jacobs Foreverland was a film that was literally life and death to its young writer/director Max McGuire. The film was about a twenty-something man who was stricken with the disease cystic fibrosis, who has to travel the length of the west coast of the US to scatter the ashes of a friend who had just died of the malady. McGuire knows a lot about the subject, because he has the disease. Still, he did not wa

Anvil! The Story of Anvil ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (2009) Featuring Steve “Lips” Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Ivan Herd, Chris Tsangarides, Tiziana Arrigoni, Glenn Gyorffy, Slash, Lemmy, Scott Ian, Tom Araya, Lars Ulrich, Michael Schencker, Carmine Appice, Cut Loose and Mad Dog. Directed by Sacha Gervasi. Distributed by Ahimsa Films.  90 minutes.  Not Rated. This film about an aging rock band on the road has been getting compared left and right to the classic 80s satirical mock-docu

Ellen Page in “Juno” Ellen Page Nurtures the Screen In Juno by Brad Balfour When Juno was first released, who would have believed that this quirky comedy with a strong female perspective on youthful sexuality and teen pregnancy written by an ex-stripper would so resonate with both the public and the awards-nominating community? But impact it did, garnering key Oscar nominations, even though director Jason Reitman (Best Picture/Director), star Ellen Page (Best Actress) and wri

Breckin Meyer in “Blue State.” Breckin Meyer Blue Period by Jay S. Jacobs With interest in politics at a high-water mark in the United States due to an unusually intriguing race for President, perhaps it is a happy coincidence that the film Blue State positions a breezy romantic comedy in the midst of ancient history: the fallout of the Bush-Kerry election of 2004. The movie stars Breckin Meyer as John Logue, a former Kerry campaign worker who on the eve of the election drunk

Blue State BLUE STATE  (2008) Starring Breckin Meyer, Anna Paquin, Adriana O’Neill, Joyce Krenz, Richard Blackburn, Seun Olangunju, Nicolas Oullette, Grace Lynn Kung, Cory Cassidy, Leigh Enns, Liz Sroka and George W. Bush. Screenplay by Marshall Lewy. Directed by Marshall Lewy. Distributed by 20th Century Fox.  90 minutes.  Rated PG-13. If you have a 1.20.09 bumper sticker (or even if you know what they mean), then you have a kindred spirit in John Logue, the lead character i

Childstar CHILDSTAR (2005) Starring Don McKellar, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Rendall, Dave Foley, Kristin Adams, Brendan Fehr, Michael Murphy, Peter Paige, Alan Thicke, Gil Bellows, Noam Jenkins, Toby Proctor and Eric Stoltz. Screenplay by Don McKellar and Michael Goldbach. Directed by Don McKellar. Distributed by Sundance Channel Home Entertainment. 99 minutes.  Rated R. There are few things in the world less stable than being a child star in Hollywood.  Once in a blue moon

Low Millions LOW MILLIONS EX-FILES BY JAY S. JACOBS It’s never easy to make your own way when your father is a legend in your chosen pursuit. Just ask Julian Lennon, Jakob Dylan and so many others, even if you sound nothing like them, the comparisons will still come. Adam Cohen is in an even weirder position than most. His father is the legendary novelist-turned-song-poet Leonard Cohen, who is revered by critics, but has always been more of a cult artist than a popular one. S