Making Music on Her Own Terms, Performer/Composer Ruth Weber Stays True To Her Own Melodies

Making Music on Her Own Terms, Performer/Composer Ruth Weber Stays True To Her Own Melodies

Profile by Brad Balfour Most kids, when they embark on a musical trajectory, focus on making pop hits, club gigging and eventually radio. At the very least. Supposedly, they hope for a career that means big tours, private jets and...
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Director Baz Luhrmann Employs Flashy Music Video Tricks To Propel His Pop Culture Biopic “Elvis” to Success

Director Baz Luhrmann Employs Flashy Music Video Tricks To Propel His Pop Culture Biopic “Elvis” to Success

Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Elvis”Director: Baz LuhrmannCast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Luke Bracey, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Gary Clark Jr., Y...
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Actor Mark Wahlberg as Producer Gets His Passion Project “Father Stu” Out In Time for Easter

Actor Mark Wahlberg as Producer Gets His Passion Project “Father Stu” Out In Time for Easter

Review by Brad Balfour “Father Stu”  Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Jacki Weaver, Mel Gibson, Teresa Ruiz, Malcolm McDowell At 50-years-old, actor Mark Wahlberg has built a solid career as a macho male warrior, such as playing an embattled soldie...
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John Carpenter and Sandy King – Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities

John Carpenter and Sandy King – Halloween Offers Legendary Director and Wife/Partner Opportunities

Sandy King Q&A by Brad Balfour Horror films fascinate some people, while they repel others. A classic slasher series such as Halloween prompts extreme passions either way. Creating a supernatural menace that’s both relentless and hair-raising but see...
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Fandom Comes Alive Again at New York Comic Con 2021

Fandom Comes Alive Again at New York Comic Con 2021

New York Comic Con October 7-10Javits Center If it weren’t for comic books, I might have lived the mundane life of a college professor or some such. Or maybe not. But I do believe my start as an outlier was...
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Legendary Painter Vincent Van Gogh is the Focus of Global Immersive Experiences — Now In NYC

Legendary Painter Vincent Van Gogh is the Focus of Global Immersive Experiences — Now In NYC

Trend View by Brad Balfour Though there’s no permanent installation in the United States devoted to the immersive art experience, there are several shows in this country extolling a mythic version of Dutch-born painter Vincent Van Gogh. Ironic too, since...
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Professional Stage Meister Jeff Klein Gives Texas a Good Name with His Speakers Co-op

Professional Stage Meister Jeff Klein Gives Texas a Good Name with His Speakers Co-op

Profile by Brad Balfour With a torrent of Texan trauma in the news, the Lone Star State is under the microscope. Whether one leans left or right, there’s a constant bipartisan battle on the tube. From such issues as voter...
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“The Forever Purge” Is A Futuristic New Film That’s More A Part of These Times Than Ever

“The Forever Purge” Is A Futuristic New Film That’s More A Part of These Times Than Ever

  Review by Brad Balfour Director: Everardo Gout Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton The fifth in a cinematic series, “The Forever Purge” is the ultimate conclusion of an...
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A Unique Streaming Service Helps Alleviate Suffering of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones During the Pandemic and Beyond

A Unique Streaming Service Helps Alleviate Suffering of Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones During the Pandemic and Beyond

Feature by Brad Balfour During the pandemic lockdown, various technologies came to the rescue. Many felt they couldn’t survive without their devices, phones or laptops. Streaming services reigned supreme and Amazon provided every product possible. So Christo...
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Celebrating Irish Music and Culture at The Milwaukee Irish Fest This August

Celebrating Irish Music and Culture at The Milwaukee Irish Fest This August

Preview by Brad Balfour Milwaukee Irish Fest August 20 – 22, 2021 Henry Maier Festival Park 200 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Although Boston and New York are often thought of as THE American centers of Irish diaspora life,...
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