“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” Is a Film To Offer Closure For the Long-Running Series
September 27, 2025 No Responses

“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” Is a Film To Offer Closure For the Long-Running Series

Review by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor Film: “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”Director: Simon CurtisScreenwriter: Julian FellowesCast: Simon Russell Beale, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy,Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, HarryHadden-Paton, Robert...
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“The Studio” Is a Series About The Movie Business That’s Both Funny And Revealing, Winning Mutiple Emmys in Comedy and More
September 26, 2025 No Responses

“The Studio” Is a Series About The Movie Business That’s Both Funny And Revealing, Winning Mutiple Emmys in Comedy and More

Photo: Brad Balfour Feature by Brad Balfour, Art Editor After Emmy Award presenter Stephen Colbert got a rousing ovation, Seth Rogen took the first award of the night, Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Apple TV+’s “The Studio” —...
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Artists, Writers, Actors Assemble at Javits for New York Comic Con 2025
September 18, 2025 No Responses

Artists, Writers, Actors Assemble at Javits for New York Comic Con 2025

Photo: Brad Balfour Preview by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor New York Comic ConOctober 9 – 12, 2025 Javits Center429 11th AvenueNew York, NY 10001 The Javits Center once more becomes deluged by nerdy happenings as the New York Comic Con returns...
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Composer/Pianist/Singer/Songwriter Randy Edelman Plays a Great Game In Song and Film
September 3, 2025 No Responses

Composer/Pianist/Singer/Songwriter Randy Edelman Plays a Great Game In Song and Film

Photo: Billy Hess Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour After a successful summer show in The Appel Room of Jazz at Lincoln Center, composer/pianist Randy Edelman returns to New York for a series of fall concerts. A while back he conducted...
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After 50 years, Project Children Founder Denis Mulcahy Sees His Concept Being Celebrated For Its Peace-Making Effect
September 1, 2025 No Responses

After 50 years, Project Children Founder Denis Mulcahy Sees His Concept Being Celebrated For Its Peace-Making Effect

world full of turmoil over various factions, ethnic and religious communities, the story of Project Children is a ray of light and hope to counter all the negativity. Founded in 1975 by Denis and Pat Mulcahy, the charity has worked to bring Irish children to l...
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Signifying the Fall Art Season, The Armory Show 2025 Arrives at the Javits Center
August 28, 2025 No Responses

Signifying the Fall Art Season, The Armory Show 2025 Arrives at the Javits Center

Preview by Brad Balfour, Arts Editor The Armory ShowSeptember 5- 7, 2025Javits Center429 11th AvenueNew York, NY 10001 One of New York’s great art shows, The Armory Show, returns to the Javits Center September 5th to the 7th. The Armory...
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Conor McPherson’s Classic Play “The Weir” Starts Out as Simple Escapism but Turns Out to be Much More
August 21, 2025 No Responses

Conor McPherson’s Classic Play “The Weir” Starts Out as Simple Escapism but Turns Out to be Much More

 
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Bio-pix, Classic Directors, New Filmmakers and Much More at the 63rd New York Film Festival This Fall
August 18, 2025 No Responses

Bio-pix, Classic Directors, New Filmmakers and Much More at the 63rd New York Film Festival This Fall

Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” Preview by Brad Balfour 63rd Edition of The New York Film FestivalSeptember 26 – October 13, 2025Lincoln Center and Other Venues in NYC Lincoln Center’s massi...
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In “Weapons,” Actor Josh Brolin Goes from Angry Man To Hero — Making Such a Turn is a Skill He’s Demonstrated in His Many Movies
August 13, 2025 No Responses

In “Weapons,” Actor Josh Brolin Goes from Angry Man To Hero — Making Such a Turn is a Skill He’s Demonstrated in His Many Movies

olin may not be the most intense guy in the room, but he makes even the most intense parts he's played seem like something that comes to him naturally. It’s like second nature to him or so it seems.
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Master Guitarist Gary Lucas Will be Going to Dublin as a Mentor to Young Musicians for The International Songwriting Retreat
August 6, 2025 No Responses

Master Guitarist Gary Lucas Will be Going to Dublin as a Mentor to Young Musicians for The International Songwriting Retreat

Gods & Monsters Exclusive Q&A by Brad Balfour When master musician Gary Lucas posted that he was invited to Ireland to be a mentor for serious musicians attending the International Songwriting Retreat, I had to look into the situation. The...
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