Looking Forward to 2026’s Award Season from The Golden Globes to the Oscars — Who Should Win and Will Win

Looking Forward to 2026’s Award Season from The Golden Globes to the Oscars — Who Should Win and Will Win

With this weekend’s broadcast Sunday, January 11, 2026, on CBS, the 83rd Golden Globes set up the award season finale to come — The Oscars. The 98th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, televised on ABC. It recognizes films released in 2025, with all the major categories to be awarded th...
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Rocker Bruce Springsteen Joins Jon Landau and Scott Cooper At a Screening of “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” in MoMA

Rocker Bruce Springsteen Joins Jon Landau and Scott Cooper At a Screening of “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” in MoMA

Feature by Brad Balfour Through his film, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” veteran director Scott Cooper chronicled rock superstar Bruce Springsteen’s personal and professional struggles during the conception of his 1982 album “N...
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New 2026 Waterford Crystals Installed On Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball to Celebrate “Infinite Edition: Life, Liberty, Happiness”

New 2026 Waterford Crystals Installed On Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball to Celebrate “Infinite Edition: Life, Liberty, Happiness”

Waterford’s Global Head Bentley Hardwick Photo: Brad Balfour Report by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor As everyone who watched New Year’s Eve in New York City this 2025/26, a newly redesigned Times Square Ball –again with Waterford crystals was revealed. U...
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In Director Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue” The Power of Music Is Celebrated Through Performances by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson

In Director Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue” The Power of Music Is Celebrated Through Performances by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson

Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Song Sung Blue”Director: Craig BrewerCast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hilbert Hensley  if you’re going to se...
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A Re-imagined William Shakespeare is Brought to Life by Paul Mescal while Jessie Buckley Plays Wife Agnes Who Copes with Their Son Hamnet’s Death

A Re-imagined William Shakespeare is Brought to Life by Paul Mescal while Jessie Buckley Plays Wife Agnes Who Copes with Their Son Hamnet’s Death

Feature by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Ever since director Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” was screened, there’s been lots of hype over the film. This has been happening particularly because of the performances by Irish-born Paul Mescal and Jes...
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Starring Ethan Hawke, The Film “Blue Moon” Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over

Starring Ethan Hawke, The Film “Blue Moon” Documents The Night Lyricist Lorenz Hart Realizes His Partnership with Richard Rodgers is Over

Feature by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Inspired by the letters of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart and Elizabeth Weiland, director Richard Linklater developed the biographical drama “Blue Moon” — with a script written by Robert Kaplow. It s...
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Actor Ashley Robinson Touts “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” Playing at The Irish Repertory Theatre This Month

Actor Ashley Robinson Touts “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” Playing at The Irish Repertory Theatre This Month

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Play: “It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play” Director: Charlotte Moore.Cast: Rufus Collins, Ali Ewoldt, Reed Lancaster, Leenya Rideout, and Ashley RobinsonWhen...
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Film Editor Michael Taylor Handles His Greatest Challenge Yet — Putting Together “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow” with Director Julia Loktev

Film Editor Michael Taylor Handles His Greatest Challenge Yet — Putting Together “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow” with Director Julia Loktev

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Though viewing the five and half-hour documentary, “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow,” might seem daunting, it hasn’t been for audiences or those giving awards. From its global debut...
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Mairéad Carlin Brings a Touch of Derry to Legendary Singing Team, Celtic Woman, for Their Latest Christmas Album

Mairéad Carlin Brings a Touch of Derry to Legendary Singing Team, Celtic Woman, for Their Latest Christmas Album

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour The vocal quartet Celtic Woman has a legacy of 12 Billboard number ones, more than 10 million album sales and three billion online streams to date. As the most successful all-female group in Irish history, they&...
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Candace Bushnell Tells True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City at Her Upcoming One-Person Show This Friday

Candace Bushnell Tells True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City at Her Upcoming One-Person Show This Friday

Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Event: Candace Bushnell performs “True Tales of Sex, Success, and Sex and the City”When: Friday, December 5, 2025 Time: 8 pmWhere: Adler HallNew York Society for Ethical Culture2 W 64th St.New Yor...
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