Kevin Doyle, Michael Engler, Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter at the Philadelphia premiere of “Downton Abbey.” Jim Carter, Kevin Doyle, Imelda Staunton and Michael Engler Going Back to Downton Abbey by Jay S. Jacobs Downton Abbey was served at the Philadelphia premiere party for the movie of the beloved TV series. Show favorites Jim Carter and Kevin Doyle, new cast member (and legendary British actress) Imelda Staunton and director Michael Engler met with fans, doing a quick Q&

Dan and Jeff in Potted Potter Dan and Jeff Entertaining the Muggles with Potted Potter By Leni Paul With shades of Hogwarts, I sat down in a secluded corner of a library – sadly, not an enchanted one – to chat (over the phone) with the Olivier-nominated British comedy writing/performing duo Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner. They are better known as Dan and Jeff, creators of the popular stage parody Potted Potter. We talked for nearly an hour about the birth of their show,

Our Abby McRae and Sami Speiss with Georgie at Warner Bros. Studio Hollywood’s Horror Made Here Tour. Hanging with the Ghouls at Warner Brothers Studio’s Horror Made Here Tour Recently, we were brave enough to visit Warner Bros Studios for their annual “Horror Made Here” Halloween event. The theme of the experience this year was $324 million dollar hit movie IT so we knew we were in for something special. After we received our passes, we hopped on a tram into the lot in where

The Magicians – Season One The Magicians Season One (Universal Home Video) The Magicians is sort of like what Hogwarts Academy from the Harry Potter books would be like if it were visualized by MTV – lots of gorgeous college-aged students misbehaving and experimenting with spells, sex and bacchanalia. This new series, which debuted on SyFy Channel last December, is based on the trilogy of novels by Lev Grossman – The Magicians (2009), The Magician King (2011) and The Magician

James McAvoy, Paul McGuigan and Daniel Radcliffe at the NY press day for VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN. Photo copyright 2015 Brad Balfour. James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe & Paul McGuigan Reveal Their Inner Monsters In Victor Frankenstein by Brad Balfour In an attempt to reboot another franchise, 20th Century Fox has pulled a genre bender on the Frankenstein tale – that of a creature created not by God, but by a man’s use of science and insane passion. Thanks to the late British actor Bo

Divergent DIVERGENT (2014) Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Jai Courtney, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Ray Stevenson, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn, Maggie Q, Christian Madsen, Casimere Jollette, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Justine Wachsberger, Amy C. Newbold and Ben Lamb. Screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor. Directed by Neil Burger. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. 139 minutes. Rated PG-13. Y.A. (Young Adult) novels have been f

Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint On Fire About Harry Potter by Brad Balfour Obviously, the best place to start investigating the fourth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is to begin with talking to the series' youthful stars – Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Emma Watson (Hermione), and Rupert Grint (Ron) – who held a pow wow in London to enlighten the world and

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER’S STONE (2001) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith and Julie Waters. Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Directed by Chris Columbus. Distributed by Warner Brothers.  152 minutes.  Rated PG. I am one of five people in the world who has never read one of the Harry P