“My First Ex-Husband” Transforms True Stories of Failed Couples Into Hilarious Comedic Opportunities

“My First Ex-Husband” Transforms True Stories of Failed Couples Into Hilarious Comedic Opportunities

Review by Brad Balfour Play: “My First Ex-Husband”Writer: Joy BeharDirector: Randal MylerCast: Judy Gold, Susan Lucci, Cathy Moriarty, Tonya Pinkins  Where: MMAC Theater248 W 60th St, (between Amsterdam & West End Avenues) With the Off-Broadway world premiere of “My First Ex-Husband” — a new...
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Through Jesse Eisenberg’s Uncanny Lens, “A Real Pain” Brings Holocaust Remembrance Day into Focus and Gives Co-star Kieran Culklin an Oscar Advantage

Through Jesse Eisenberg’s Uncanny Lens, “A Real Pain” Brings Holocaust Remembrance Day into Focus and Gives Co-star Kieran Culklin an Oscar Advantage

Feature by Brad Balfour Film: “A Real Pain”Director/Writer: Jesse EisenbergCast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, Daniel Oreskes As I reflect on another Holocaust Remembrance Day now past, the ...
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Daisy Ridley of “Star Wars” Fame is the Heroine in a Brand New Action Thriller “Cleaner”

Daisy Ridley of “Star Wars” Fame is the Heroine in a Brand New Action Thriller “Cleaner”

Feature by Brad Balfour With indefatigable energy, Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley bounded to her chair on stage in the AMC theater on 42nd Street after a screening of “Cleaner,” her latest feature. There, she expounded on her career up through...
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Director Olatunde Osunsanmi Takes Star Trek Into New Directions With a Film Based on Section 31

Director Olatunde Osunsanmi Takes Star Trek Into New Directions With a Film Based on Section 31

The Paramount+ streaming film "Star Trek: Section 31" takes Star Trek in a new direction in its tone and essence as the franchise embarks on a new direction. Star Trek has a famous quote: “To boldly go where no man has gone before.”
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The New Movie “Heart Eyes” Lights Up Valentine’s Day and Night with The Bright Color Red — From Blood

The New Movie “Heart Eyes” Lights Up Valentine’s Day and Night with The Bright Color Red — From Blood

Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Heart Eyes”Director: Josh RubenCast: Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, Jordana Brewster Heart Eyes,” the rom-com slasher film, is in the running to be the date movie for anyone a...
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Origin’s Theater Company’s Annual Fundraiser Sets the Stage for 2025’s 1st Irish Festival

Origin’s Theater Company’s Annual Fundraiser Sets the Stage for 2025’s 1st Irish Festival

Origin’s Theater Company’s annual fundraiser event in The American Irish Historical Society (991, 5th Avenue) took place Thursday, January 23rd, 2025. For over 20 years Origin Theatre Company has provided a space in NYC for Irish and Irish inspired theater...
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Eccentric Director Robert Eggers Devises Unique Imagery and a Peculiar Storyline for His Re-imagining of “Nosferatu”

Eccentric Director Robert Eggers Devises Unique Imagery and a Peculiar Storyline for His Re-imagining of “Nosferatu”

Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Nosferatu”Director: Robert EggersCast: Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson As legendary characters go, few offer as much inspiration as does th...
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Denis Villeneuve, Co-writer, Producer, Director of “Dune: Part Two” Waxes Eloquently About His Sprawling Creation

Denis Villeneuve, Co-writer, Producer, Director of “Dune: Part Two” Waxes Eloquently About His Sprawling Creation

Photo: Brad Balfour Feature by Brad Balfour In light of the climate change events affecting humanity lately — from intense wildfires in Los Angeles to the shock snowfalls in the South to the sudden deep freeze on the East Coast...
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The Jewish Experience Through Cinema at New York Jewish Film Festival This January

The Jewish Experience Through Cinema at New York Jewish Film Festival This January

Preview by Brad Balfour New York Jewish Film FestivalJanuary 15 – 29, 2025Film at Lincoln Center – Walter Reade Theater165 West 65th StreetNew York, NY 10023 The Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center collaborate once again this January for...
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“Wolf Man” Writer/Director Leigh Whannell Creates His Own Take to This Classic Horror Character

“Wolf Man” Writer/Director Leigh Whannell Creates His Own Take to This Classic Horror Character

Feature by Brad Balfour Film: “Wolf Man”Director/writer: Leigh Whannell Cast: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Benedict Hardie, Ben Prendergast, Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly, Milo Cawthorne Many years ago, starting in t...
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