The Film “Twisters” Whips the Summer Season into a Climatic Frenzy Of Life and Death
July 18, 2024 No Responses

The Film “Twisters” Whips the Summer Season into a Climatic Frenzy Of Life and Death

Review by Brad Balfour Film: TwistersDirector: Lee Isaac Chung Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane  With this summer season of intense weather and a vast array of tornadoes touching down in state after state, there’s no better...
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The Influential Brazilian Rockers Os Mutantes Performs a Rare Concert In Brooklyn
July 12, 2024 No Responses

The Influential Brazilian Rockers Os Mutantes Performs a Rare Concert In Brooklyn

Review by Brad Balfour Band: Os MutantesDate: Friday, June 28 – 8 PMVenue: Brooklyn Bowl61 Wythe Avenue When Brazilian psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes made a rare appearance at Brooklyn Bowl on June 28th, audiences had the World Music Institute...
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Legendary Film Editor Thelma Schoonmaker Celebrates Late Husband Michael Powell by Debuting The Doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” at Tribeca Fest and More
July 11, 2024 No Responses

Legendary Film Editor Thelma Schoonmaker Celebrates Late Husband Michael Powell by Debuting The Doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” at Tribeca Fest and More

Report by Brad Balfour “Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger”Director: David Hinton2024 Tribeca FestivalJune 11 [premiere] “Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger“Through July 31 Museum of Modern Art [MoMA] 11...
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All The Latest News On The Upcoming Great New York State Fair
July 5, 2024 No Responses

All The Latest News On The Upcoming Great New York State Fair

By Paddy McCarthy The Great New York State Fair’s ‘Spring into Summer’ Flash Sale already started on June 20th, so you should start booking your tickets now for one of the greatest fairs in North America. With the summer solstice...
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Director Thomas G. Waites Makes Much out of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” This Summer
July 2, 2024 No Responses

Director Thomas G. Waites Makes Much out of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” This Summer

Review by Brad Balfour Play: Much Ado About NothingDirector: Thomas G. WaitesCast: Aislinn Evans, Kaitlyn Mitchell, Artur Ignatenko, Jake Minevich, Jordan Elizabeth Gelber, Stephanie Londoñ, Dillon John Collins, Jacque Coqueran, Gilbert Cole, Surge, Brea...
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Celebrating The Fureys in the Hopes That The Group Will Tour in The States Again
June 29, 2024 No Responses

Celebrating The Fureys in the Hopes That The Group Will Tour in The States Again

[Photo courtesy of The Fureys] Music Report by Paddy McCarthy Yes, The Fureys are alive and well. When I say “alive,” I mean that they are touring all over Ireland. And the group will be in Scotland and England during...
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Debuting at Tribeca Festival, the Movie “Firebrand” Provides A Fresh Telling of Henry the Vlll’s Last Days and Last Wife Catherine Parr Starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law
June 20, 2024 No Responses

Debuting at Tribeca Festival, the Movie “Firebrand” Provides A Fresh Telling of Henry the Vlll’s Last Days and Last Wife Catherine Parr Starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law

When veteran Brazilian director, Karim Aïnouz. decided to make his English-language cinematic debut, he couldn't have picked a more difficult challenge. He set out to make an English-history period film about the last days of controversial British King Henry ...
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“Kneecap” —The Irish Language Doc/Feature — Makes A Bizarre Splash at This Year’s Tribeca Festival
June 12, 2024 No Responses

“Kneecap” —The Irish Language Doc/Feature — Makes A Bizarre Splash at This Year’s Tribeca Festival

Report by Brad Balfour Film: “Kneecap”Director/Screenwriter: Rich Peppiatt  Cast: Naoise Ó Cairealláin (“Móglaí Bap”), JJ Ó Dochartaigh (“Dj Provaí”), Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh (“Mo Chara”), Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Sim...
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Author/Speaker David Rabadi Helps The World be More Aware of Mental Health Issues Prompted by Repressed Sexuality
June 8, 2024 No Responses

Author/Speaker David Rabadi Helps The World be More Aware of Mental Health Issues Prompted by Repressed Sexuality

During this Pride Month, it’s important to consider the mental health issues prompted by denying one’s own sexuality.
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Out&About
May 29, 2024 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I went Out&About to the Irish Repertory Theatre last Wednesday afternoon to view Brian Friel’s Molly Sweeney with our Arts and Entertainment editor Brad Balfour. Brian Friel is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest dramatists a...
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