John 5 talks about “The Lords of Salem” and Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival

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Guitarist for Rob Zombie’s band

Tribeca Film Festival Review “A Single Shot”

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An atmospheric thriller held together by a strong central performance by Sam Rockwell

Tribeca Film Festival Review “V/H/S/2″

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A faster, funnier follow up to the enjoyable 2012 horror anthology.

Tribeca Film Festival Review “What Richard Did”

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..an impressive, slow-burning morality tale that I find myself continuing to think about days afterwards.

Tribeca Film Festival 2013 – Red Carpet Coverage & Film Reviews

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Coverage of: “A Single Shot”, “Lil’ Bub”, “Trust Me” and “What Richard Did” with more to come!

The Sixth Annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Announces Artist Lineup

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Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Machine Head, Children of Bodom, Behemoth and Many More

Win Family of Four Pack to See Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival at UCF Arena in Orlando FL This March! [ENDED]

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This giveaway will remain open until February 15th

Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival Comes to the UCF Arena in Orlando FL This March!

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Mickey Mouse and friends rock the world with the stars from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story in their new touring show Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. Disney hits are remixed to the hottest sounds of today featuring hip hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock, country and much more! The irresistible lineup of performers, [...]

Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna talks about touring with Rockstar Mayhem Festival

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Lead singer for the seminal NY thrash band Anthrax

The Devil Wear Prada’s Andy Trick talks Rockstar Mayhem Festival and recent live CD/DVD release

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Bassist for the metal-core band The Devil Wear Prada

Concert Review “Rockstar Mayhem Festival” Scranton, PA

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“Rockstar Mayhem Festival” Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Asking Alexandria, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada, White Chapel, I The Breather, Bleeding Ink Date: Saturday, August 4th 2012 Venue: Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars On Saturday August 4th the heavy metal circus known as “The [...]

Concert Review “Rockstar Uproar Festival” Syracuse, NY

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“Rockstar Uproar Festival” Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Adelitas Way, Fozzy, In This Moment, Duece, Candlelight Red, Mindset Evolution, Cruz Date: Saturday, August 25th 2012 Venue: New York State Fair Grand Stand, Syracuse, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars The Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival came to the Great New York State Fair on Saturday [...]

SyFy Kicks off Summer 2012 with Memorial Day Weekend Movie Festival

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SYFY KICKS OFF SUMMER 2012 WITH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MOVIE FESTIVAL PREMIERE OF SUPER SHARK ON SATURDAY, MAY 26 AT 9PM NEW YORK – May 18, 2012 – Syfy will kick off Summer 2012 with a four-day, Memorial Day weekend movie extravaganza highlighted by the dyn-o-mite premiere of Super Shark, starring classic TV stars Jimmy Walker (“J.J.” on Good Times) and [...]

Tribeca Film Festival Review “One Nation Under Dog”

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Directed by: Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Amanda Micheli, Jenny Carchman Producers: R.J. Cutler, Julie Goldman, Allyson Luchak, Danielle Renfrew, Ellen Goosenberg Kent Tribeca Film Festival Running time: 73 minutes Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars It’s difficult to say who One Nation Under Dog, which screened last week at the Tribeca Film Fest, will appeal [...]

Tribeca Film Festival Review “Burn”

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Directed by: Tom Putnam, Brenna Sanchez Producers: Tom Putnam, Brenna Sanchez Tribeca Film Festival Running time: 85 minutes Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “Burn”, winner of the Heineken Audience Award for Documentary at TFF, takes a look at the firefighters of Detroit, a city where abandoned buildings are everywhere and arson is rampant. [...]

Peter Cilella talks his new film “Resolution”

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Star of film “Resolution”

Tribeca Film Festival Review “Off Label”

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Directed by: Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher Producers: Anish Savjani, Vincent Savino Tribeca Film Festival Running time: 80 minutes Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “Off Label”, a new documentary from Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher, draws its power from getting personal with those most affected by the pharmaceutical industry’s usage of humans as [...]

2012 Tribeca Film Festival Reviews

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*UPDATED 05-02-12* – “BURN” & “ONE NATION UNDER DOG”

Tribeca Film Festival Review “Mansome”

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Directed By: Morgan Spurlock Producers: Jeremy Chilnick, Meri Haitken, Michael Rushton, Morgan Spurlock Featuring: Morgan Spurlock, Zach Galifianakis, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, Jason Bateman, Judd Apatow Tribeca Film Festival Running time: 84 minutes Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Morgan Spurlock’s newest documentary, Mansome, isn’t so much about what it means to be A [...]

Tribeca Film Festival Review “The Revisionaries”

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Directed by: Scott Thurman Producer: Pierson Silver, Orlando Wood, Scott Thurman Featuring: Kathy Miller, Don McLeroy Tribeca Film Festival Running time: 83 minutes Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars Before seeing “The Revisionaries”, I would have been hard-pressed to identify a more noxious sound than that of a dentist’s drill at work. I now [...]

Tribeca Film Festival Review “Take the Waltz”

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Directed by: Sarah Polley Producers: Susan Cavan, Sarah Polley Starring: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby Tribeca Film Festival Running Time: 116 minutes Our Score: 2.5 out of 5 stars In Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz, Michelle Williams is Margot, a young married woman who is terrified to discover the hot guy she shared a [...]

Tribeca Film Festival Review “Downeast”

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Directed by: David Redmon and Ashley Sabin Tribeca Film Festival MPAA Rating: Not Rated Running time: 76 minutes Our Score: 2.5 out of 5 stars Downeast tells the story of the aftermath of the closing of the United States’ last sardine canning factory in Gouldsboro, Maine. With the factory’s workforce unemployed–and because of many of [...]

Tribeca Film Festival Review “Side by Side”

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Directed by: Chris Keneally Producers: Chris Keneally, Keanu Reeves Featuring: Keanu Reeves, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, James Cameron, George Lucas Tribeca Film Festival Running time: 99 minutes Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Film lovers may or may not know that as of October 2011 the major manufacturers of cameras for motion [...]

MouseTrap Films Snaps up Four Pix for the Launch of Film Festival Flix & Redefines Indie Film Distribution

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First appearing on the scene at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, newly launched MouseTrap Films has been rapidly snapping up films for distribution via its FILM FESTIVAL FLIX monthly theatrical series and ancillaries. Acquisitions include “Face to Face,” “The Calling,” “The Holy Land of Tyrol,” and “Rancid.” MouseTrap President / CEO, Benjamin Oberman, has [...]

Book Review “A Perfect Haze: The Illustrated History of the Monterey International Pop Festival”

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Author(s): Harvey Kubernik, Kenneth Kubernik Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Santa Monica Press Release Date: November 1, 2011 Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Before Woodstock, the summer of 1967 brought us the Monterey International Pop Festival. It was the first festival where thousands of hippies went to experience the summer of love. The book [...]

Orlando Calling Festival Comes to Town November 12-13th

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The Orlando Calling event is shaping up to be on the biggest tours that the Orlando area has seen in quite a while.  It is a two day festival, spanning from Nov 12-13th will include 60 bands planned to perform.  We are hoping to cover this event and be sure to get some excellent coverage [...]

Concert Review: iMatter Festival 2011

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iMatter Festival 2011 Date: Friday, September 2nd Saturday, September 3rd, Sunday, September 4th 2011 Venue: Eldridge Park, Elmira, NY Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Check out our interviews with Texas In July, Emery and August Burns Red. iMatter Festival an event held annually for the past 2 years at Eldridge Park in Elmira, [...]

Florida Film Festival Review “The Happy Poet”

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Overall it is a joy to watch and go along on this trip.

Florida Film Festival Review “Illégal”

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The film is definitely dramatic and engaging

Florida Film Festival Review “Fanny, Annie & Dannie”

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The acting is film is good even if you have a hard time liking their characters.

Florida Film Festival Review “The Weird World of Blowfly”

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Director:Jonathan Furmanski Stars: Clarence Reid, Greg Bell and Jello Biafra Submarine Entertainment Running time: 89 minutes Rated: Not rated Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars Clarence Reid is 70 years-old and is the self-proclaimed original rapper using his alter-ego Blowfly. The film is a documentary chronicles his search for a comeback with new material, [...]

Florida Film Festival Review “Hamill”

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This inspiration story is really uplifting and highly recommended