2020’s Reboot of “The Invisible Man” Quite A Visible Success
March 12, 2020 No Responses

2020’s Reboot of “The Invisible Man” Quite A Visible Success

Review by Brad Balfour The Invisible Man Director: Leigh Whannell Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen At one time, Universal Pictures made the best monster movies, creating a series of anti-hero pictures from Frankenstein to The Mummy. Through the 1930s to...
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Cultural Icon/Singer/Actor/Writer Jane Birkin Present A One-Time Concert — Gainsbourg The Symphonic
March 5, 2020 No Responses

Cultural Icon/Singer/Actor/Writer Jane Birkin Present A One-Time Concert — Gainsbourg The Symphonic

Interview and polaroids by Brad Balfour Jane Birkin & Guests — Iggy Pop and Charlotte Gainsbourg Gainsbourg The Symphonic Live the Beacon Theatre New York, NY Friday, March 6 In the mid-’70s, a French song, “Je t’aime moi non plus,&#822...
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Shane MacGowan’s Pogues Lives On Through the Group Poguetry — Now On Tour
March 5, 2020 No Responses

Shane MacGowan’s Pogues Lives On Through the Group Poguetry — Now On Tour

interview by Brad Balfour Poguetry/Lost Bayou Ramblers 2020 Tour March 5 – City Winery, Boston MA March 6 – City Winery, Philadelphia, PA March 7 – Black Cat, Washington DC March 8 – Rough Trade, Brooklyn, NY March 12 –...
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Astoria’s The Strand Smokehouse Offers A Local Down-Homey Place for Meat and Mead Lovers
February 20, 2020 No Responses

Astoria’s The Strand Smokehouse Offers A Local Down-Homey Place for Meat and Mead Lovers

by Brad Balfour The Strand Smokehouse 25-27 Broadway Astoria, NY 11106 info@thestrandsmokehouse.com 718-440-3231 Hours Tuesday -Thursday: 4pm – 12am Friday: 4pm – 1am Saturday: 12pm – 2am Sunday: 12pm – 12am Okay so maybe it took my lov...
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Director Todd Philips and Actor Joaquin Phoenix formed a Unique Union in making Joker An Award Oriented Hit
February 14, 2020 No Responses

Director Todd Philips and Actor Joaquin Phoenix formed a Unique Union in making Joker An Award Oriented Hit

by Brad Balfour Viewing Joker a second time — thanks to Deadline’s Awardsline screening series — not only provided further insight but also a chance to hear director Todd Phillips explain himself, just as he did at the film’s World...
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Valentine’s Day Gift Guide Viewed Through Emerald Lens
February 14, 2020 No Responses

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide Viewed Through Emerald Lens

by Brad Balfour Though it seems like Christmas season just ended, we’ve gone through several major life changing events from New Year’s day to the Super Bowl to the Oscars. And now Valentine’s Day is upon us as well. That...
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How Words Brought Me To My Irish Connections
February 13, 2020 No Responses

How Words Brought Me To My Irish Connections

Special Feature by Mike Greenly (Eileen Shapiro & Rosie O’Donnell photo: Billy Hess ) With my last name, people  assume I’m Irish. Not so. My father’s original name was “Greenberg” – but when he was applying to medical schools in...
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Oscar Worries or Not In This Day And Age
February 7, 2020 No Responses

Oscar Worries or Not In This Day And Age

The 92nd Academy Awards Ceremony Dolby Theatre Los Angeles Feb. 9th 2020 airs live on ABC starting at 8 pm Yes, I have been anguishing over the upcoming Oscars far more than I should in light of all the other...
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Former Southerner Mike Greenly Transforms From Corporate Exec To Life As A Lyricist & Inspirational Speaker
February 2, 2020 No Responses

Former Southerner Mike Greenly Transforms From Corporate Exec To Life As A Lyricist & Inspirational Speaker

If you were to meet septuagenarian Mike Greenly — whose demeanor matches the former corporate executive he is — you’d be surprised to learn that he’s a successful pop music lyricist who’s had 10 of his songs charted as Billboard...
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Take The Trip To Queens And Go Into Space Visiting MoMI’s Exhibition, “Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey”
January 19, 2020 No Responses

Take The Trip To Queens And Go Into Space Visiting MoMI’s Exhibition, “Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey”

Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) 36-01 35 Avenue Astoria, NY 11106 718 777 6800 movingimage.us Devoted to one of the most influential films ever made, Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey open...
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