Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I will tell you that I did overexert myself last week after having such a nice time at the Smith Point beach in Long Island and this week was the total opposite, now where would yea get...
An Unresolved Murder In West Cork Still Keeps Audiences Intrigued 25 Years Later
Story by Brad Balfour When Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found murdered on December 23rd, 1996, near her holiday home in Drinane, near Schull, County Cork, Ireland, it shocked not only the county but the country. It had been...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I did promise that I would head for the beach with my bucket and shovel and yes I did do that. I was at Smith Point in Long Island last Sunday and the sun was blistering down...
“F9” Continues The Fast Saga, Becomes A Hit and Provides Further Wealth to Vin Deisel
Review by Brad Balfour F9 (Fast & Furious) Director: Justin Lin Cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Michael Rooker, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron If there w...
Director/Musician Questlove Takes The Recordings of a 50-Year-Old Concert And Makes a Film and Manifesto
Report by Brad Balfour Back in 1969, The Woodstock Music Festival captured the world’s imagination. At virtually the same time, 100 miles away, Harlem hosted a music festival which was so totally overlooked that filmmaker Hal Tulchin — who recorded...
Presenting Two Of Ireland’s Greatest Flutists, Joanie Madden And James Galway
I just got news from a great friend of mine Mary Reed about another good friend and that is the one and only Joanie Madden of that super group Cherish the Ladies. It all happened last Tuesday when the National Endowment...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I was swimming last Sunday as it was 90 degrees and was it hot. I have to tell you this because here it comes: yes, the good weather is here at long last. Now I can get...
The Long Journey Behind This Summer’s Hot Film, “In The Heights,” Is Revealed by Its Two Lead Actresses
Story by Brad Balfour Preceding its world premiere at The 2021 Tribeca Festival, the musical celebration, In The Heights, enjoyed a special screening for the influencer set at the AMC 42nd St. the night before. Both the film — and...
Master Chef Wolfgang Puck and Director David Gelb Make A Film That Fills Us With A Dramatic Story of Survival and Success
Story by Brad Balfour Master Chef Wolfgang Puck made his name a brand through a love of all things food. Director David Gelb is getting good at making films about making food. Gelb’s debut feature doc, Jiro Dreams of Sushi,...
Drank The Gold Offers The Nourishment of Irish Traditional Music to Upstate New York and More
Q&A by Brad Balfour By now, it’s a familiar story. Due to the pandemic lockdown, bands and performers found themselves frozen out of live venues and were in danger of being driven out of the business entirely. For upstaters Oona...