Best of the Silver Screen and the Small Screen Best New Movie: Confess, Fletch The latest adaptation of Gregory McDonald’s Fletch novel series does an admirable job of bringing the comedic detective series to modern audiences, many years after Chevy Chase’s iteration of the character. Jon Hamm stars as the investigative reporter, Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher, hot on the case of searching for his wealthy fiancé’s (Lorenza Izzo) stolen collection of priceless paintings—until he stumbles into a murder investigation where he gets labeled the presumptive prime suspect. Greg Mottola, the director behind Superbad and Adventureland, helms the picture keeping …
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Harry Moore Uncharted Adapting video games into worthwhile feature films seems to be a prized treasure forever out of Hollywood’s reach, even when the source material appears tailer made for the blockbuster treatment. Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg star in Uncharted, the latest attempt at spinning gaming cartridges into celluloid gold. Holland stars as Nathan Drake, a young man who grew up alone in an orphanage after his older brother, Sam (Rudy Pankow), runs away to avoid being arrested for breaking into a museum. Now working as a bartender, Drake is approached by a stranger called Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Wahlberg), …
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Harry Moore Scream When a new maniac puts on the Ghostface mask and begins terrorizing the town of Woodsboro, it is up to the seemingly unkillable trio of Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley (played by franchise veterans Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette) to team up with a new generation of would-be teenage victims in order to uncover the killer and put an end to the carnage. It’s been 25 years since the first Scream, directed by the late great director Wes Craven, slashed its way into movie theaters and syphoned together a level of witty self-awareness …
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A Delightful Production of “A Christmas Carol” at Players by the Sea Brings New Twists and an Incredible Set
A DUAL CRITICS REVIEW: A CHRISTMAS CAROL ‘Tis the Christmas Season and no Christmas – past, present, or future – would be complete without the staging of “A Christmas Carol,” a touching morality story based on the novella by Victorian author Charles Dickens. Publication in 1843 brought him enduring fame, and audiences return to the story again and again, bringing new generations of children with them. Players’ production, directed by , opened on December 6 and will remain on stage through December 22, 2019. The script is an adaptation by playwright , and is as delightful as Dickens’ original story. Perhaps …
Read More »✌️WIN TICKETS✌️ Don’t Miss Hippiefest at the Thrasher-Horne Center!
Peace, Love and Rock & Roll! Throwback time when Hippiefest 2018 rocks its way into Thrasher-Horne Center AUGUST 2 at 7:30 PM. This year’s far out lineup includes: Vanilla Fudge – “Thoughts”, “You Keep Me Hanging On”, “Bang Bang”, “Season of the Witch”, “Shotgun” Badfinger featuring Joey Molland – “Come & Get It”, “No Matter What”, “Day After Day”, “Baby Blue” Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels – “Devil With Blue Dress On”, “Jenny Take a Ride”, “Little Latin Lupe Lu”, “Sock It To Me Baby” Rick Derringer – “Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo”, “Real American”, “Hang On Sloopy” With over twenty-two Billboard charted …
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FSCJ Artist Series Presents Chicago, May 17-20! CHICAGO is BACK IN TOWN and it’s PURE ENTERTAINMENT! Chicago, presented by the FSCJ Artist Series, returns to Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center for a limited engagement of six performances May 17-20, 2018. With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, CHICAGO is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history — and it still shows no sign of ever slowing down! Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, CHICAGO is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the …
Read More »🍿 MOVIE TICKET GIVEAWAY! 🍿 “I Feel Pretty” Starring Amy Schumer
In I FEEL PRETTY a woman who struggles with feelings of deep insecurity and low self-esteem, that hold her back everyday, wakes from a brutal fall in an exercise class believing she is suddenly a supermodel. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed? In Theaters April 20, 2018. CAST: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Phillips, Tom Hopper with Naomi Campbell and Lauren Hutton DIRECTOR: Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein WRITER: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein PRODUCERS: McG, Mary Viola, …
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April 27-29 WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE Now a three-day event with camping, the 2018 Welcome to Rockville Festival features over 45 bands on four stagesl. Lineup includes the Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osborne with Zakk Wilde, Billy Idol, Avenged Sevenfold, Queens of the Stone Age, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Stone Sour, Breaking Benjamin, Stone Temple Pilots, Halestorm, The Used, Bullet for my Valentine, Black Veil Brides, Asking Alexandria, Underoath,Killswitch Engage, Cluth, Thrice, Baroness, Hollywood Undead, Parkway Drive, Greta Van Fleet, Sevendust, Popeveil, Quicklsand, Trivium, Avatar,Red Sun Rising, Andrew W.K., Wolf Alice, The Sword,Red Fang, Atreyu, The Bronx, Power Trip. Butcher babies, …
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