New York International Children’s Film Festival February 23 – March 18, 2018 at Various Locations Throughout NYC With award winning shorts and features from around the...
The late singer Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan was the kind of rock ’n roll babe that we all were inspired by: one who was sensitive and...
Just as the Waterford ball drops, so does the anticipation for the 75th annual Golden Globes — the first major awards show of 2018. Being broadcast...
For 19 years, the iconic Waterford Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball has been launched to the excitement of New Year’s revelers worldwide. As part of...
For our last day Brad Balfour takes over. I have been wrangling for days to think of a premise for a gift guide because, as a...
Built around a confusing, complicated plot and premise, director David Ayer’s “Bright” pursues an intriguing premise that ultimately doesn’t work. In an alternate universe, the world...
Everybody in the western world, and maybe beyond it, knows the lovable children’s character Winnie the Pooh — the gentlest of gentle creatures, the one who...
In “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” a mother, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), doesn’t merely grieve for her daughter who was raped and murdered in a particularly...
We all should remember the Watergate break-in and its connection to the Nixon White House. The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein did the expose...
Thanks to his uncanny portrait of Winton Churchill, veteran actor Gary Oldman is likely to be nominated for an Oscar. But that’s only one of the...
When writer/creator Lapacazo Sandoval envisioned Taking The E-Train, her fun guide to riding this major subway line, she did anticipate that her little tome would enjoy life as...
Kong: Skull Island Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts Stars Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, John C Reilly Though this new re-boot of the cinematic...
It’s that time again: end of the month, and end of this phase of awards season. So the Oscars, Razzies and Indie Spirit Awards consume the...
John Wick: Chapter 2: directed by Chad Stahelski, written by Derek Kolstad, starring Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo, and Ian McShane Silence:...
The Founder: Directed by John Lee Hancock; starring Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini A film like The Founder illustrates what happens when...
One of the truly unconventional film stories told this year is that of early 20th century millionaire/socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (portrayed by Meryl Streep) whose love...
The Pigeon in the Taj Mahal Written by Laoisa Sexton Directed by Alan Cox Starring Laoisa Sexton, John Keating, Johnny Hopkins and Zoë Watkins Rush to...
Abigail’s Party Off Broadway Comedy/Drama Written by Mike Leigh Directed by Lee Brock Cast: Lily Dorment, Colleen Clinton, Sarah Street, Nick Hetherington and John Pirkis Anytime...
Patriots Day Directed by Peter Berg Screenplay by Peter Berg & Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer Story by Peter Berg & Matt Cook and Paul Tamasy...
As I look back through the year — sourcing the films released and those I saw— I’ve focused on one thread that ran through several films...
Though executive producer Ron Simons has had his indie hits and Broadway shows, his roots has been acting — and he continues performing to this day....
Brad Balfour has reviewed films for over the last 15 years and has spoken to everyone from Jennifer Lawrence to John Cena in settings ranging from press...
For the last 15 or so years, I’ve focused on film and, more recently, television programming, as the subject of my commentary. Much of my time...