Jackie R. Jacobson Getting Ready to Ride the Next Wave by Kayla Marra Having grown up in Los Angeles, it’s no big surprise that it was always Jackie Jacobson’s dream to become an actress. Watching the Disney Channel, Jackie had her heart set on acting from a very young age. She set out early to break into the biz, and now at eighteen she is something of a veteran. From an early appearance on Criminal Minds in 2012, to Speechless in 2018, and many roles in between, Jacobson is

Ben Stiller at the New York press day for “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.” Photo copyright 2014 Brad Balfour. Ben Stiller, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Owen Wilson and Shawn Levy Director & Cast Come Alive with the Third Edition of Night at The Museum by Brad Balfour In the latest, most adventure-filled Night At the Museum edition (which hit theaters near the year’s end), security guard Larry Daley travels from New York to England – with animated crew i

The Witches of East End – The Complete FIrst Season The Witches of East End – The Complete First Season (Fox Home Video – 2014) 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 seem to burn out quickly like The Client List or receive critical blowback like Devious Maids.  Still, Lifetime has a very strong demog

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Paranormal Activity 4 Paranormal Activity 4 The Paranormal Activity series has been good for four movies in four years.  There is an argument as to whether they should have ever followed up the terrific original, which stumbled into a shocking zeitgeist popularity due to its do-it-yourself ultra-low-budget uniqueness.  The problem with uniqueness is that you can hardly ever recreate it, and you certainly can’t do it annually.  Yet while PA 2 and PA 3 have been greeted with co