Cork-based Quintet Bowden Releases New Songs and Album “Glacier”
May 31, 2025 No Responses

Cork-based Quintet Bowden Releases New Songs and Album “Glacier”

Just months after their acclaimed return with "Be Your Own God," the Cork-based five-piece Bowden are back with a new single, “Faster,” released on May 2nd — a final taster before their long-awaited debut album, "Glacier," out on May 23rd.
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Metrograph Presents A Special Program of Bill Plympton’s Twisted Toons This Sunday, June 1st
May 29, 2025 No Responses

Metrograph Presents A Special Program of Bill Plympton’s Twisted Toons This Sunday, June 1st

Bill Plympton is the American underground animator par excellence, his meticulously hand- drawn style, with its fluid, distending line and voluptuous figures, one of the most immediately recognizable in
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“Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” Is a Bold Boisterous Expression of Tom Cruise’s Love of Science Fiction
May 29, 2025 No Responses

“Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” Is a Bold Boisterous Expression of Tom Cruise’s Love of Science Fiction

Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning”Director: Christopher McQuarrieScreenplay: Christopher McQuarrie/Erik JendresenCast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Esai Morales, Pom Klementie...
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The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival Program Lineup Contains A Myriad of Possibilities
May 26, 2025 No Responses

The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival Program Lineup Contains A Myriad of Possibilities

Preview by Brad Balfour Tribeca FestivalJune 4 – 15, 2025Various venues across NYC Celebrating film, games, and audio storytelling, the Tribeca Festival hits NYC June 4th to the 15th.  With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is synonymous wit...
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Pope Leo XIV Holds His First Public Mass And Makes His Presence Known As An American for The World
May 21, 2025 No Responses

Pope Leo XIV Holds His First Public Mass And Makes His Presence Known As An American for The World

Report by Brad Balfour There are so many symbolic things in the election of American Bishop Robert Prevost who became the pope of the Catholic Church, that it’s hard to contain them in any one piece. Being renamed Pope Leo...
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It’s a Brilliant Time to Attend “The United States vs. Ulysses” at Irish Arts Center in Light of Current Issues
May 21, 2025 No Responses

It’s a Brilliant Time to Attend “The United States vs. Ulysses” at Irish Arts Center in Light of Current Issues

Review by Brad Balfour Play: “The United States vs. Ulysses”Playwright: Colin MurphyDirector: Conall MorrisonCast: Clare Barrett, Ross Gaynor, Morgan C. Jones, Mark Lambert, Ali White, Jonathan WhiteDates: April 30 – June 1Where: Irish Arts Center726...
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The Great New York State Fair Will Again Feature The Steve Miller Band in August
May 20, 2025 No Responses

The Great New York State Fair Will Again Feature The Steve Miller Band in August

Preview by Brad Balfour/Paddy McCarthy The Great New York State Fair is happening again this coming summer. So be ready as there will be great talent with music for everybody’s taste. The Fair starts Wednesday, August 20, 2025, and runs...
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Actor-Producer George Clooney — in his Broadway debut — Garners Tony Noms for His Hit Play “Good Night, and Good Luck”
May 16, 2025 No Responses

Actor-Producer George Clooney — in his Broadway debut — Garners Tony Noms for His Hit Play “Good Night, and Good Luck”

Photos: Roger Wong Report by Brad Balfour Back in the 1950s and ’60s, a few journalists rose to prominence as voices of integrity and trust. At the top of the heap was former CBS European war correspondent, Edward Roscoe Murrow. He...
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Classic Rocker John Cafferty Returns with a New Album after 37 Years — “Sound of Waves”
May 7, 2025 No Responses

Classic Rocker John Cafferty Returns with a New Album after 37 Years — “Sound of Waves”

Photo: Terry Lee Cafferty Exclusive Interview by Brad Balfour For many bands having a song is a film can boost one’s career. But for John Cafferty and his Beaver Brown band, they not only wrote and performed songs for the...
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In “We Were Dangerous,” Māori Actress Rima Te Wiata is a Commanding Presence
May 7, 2025 No Responses

In “We Were Dangerous,” Māori Actress Rima Te Wiata is a Commanding Presence

Exclusive Q&A By Brad Balfour Though the nation of New Zealand may seem like a far-off isolated place, disconnected from much of the world, it is in fact a fount of creative filmmaking, and a major global cinematic center. Much...
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