Your Eye On Entertainment
By: Jacob Elyachar For the first time in seven years, the Man of Steel flew on the Silver Screen. Instead of sinking to the bottom of the ocean like Superman Returns, this film took moviegoers on a journey that breached Earth’s atmosphere and sent us to the remains of Krypton and back. There were three [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar I have fine memories of reading The Great Gatsby in Mrs. Kathy Duggan’s English class seven years ago at Blue Valley Northwest High School. My classmates and I would take turns reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel that was full of idealism, elitism and self-indulgence. When movie fans and literature lovers heard [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar The 2013 MTV Movie Awards kicked off with a bang as host Rebel Wilson reunited with the Pitch Perfect crew to perform a medley of their signature songs from the hit film. For her opening monologue, the Australian comedienne targeted North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and gingers. After the Bridesmaids breakout [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar Jackie Robinson is a baseball legend. From his humble start at the Kansas City Monarchs, he became the first African-American to break baseball’s color line as a member of the Montreal Royals but more notably…. the Brooklyn Dodgers. I recently had the chance to see the biographical film depicting Jackie Robinson’s first [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar Everyone has heard of Gleeks, Twi-hards and Trekkies. But have you heard of Bronies? Bronies are older fans of the children’s series, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I recently had the chance to learn more about this fan group, as they were the subjects of a documentary that was showcased at [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar Tomorrow, film fans will congregate at the Alamo Drafthouse in Kansas City to see over 113 movies in a span of five days (April 10-14, 2013). Out of all the movies that will be shown at this event, here are several films that should be on any attendee’s viewing list: Heartland: [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar The legendary and celebrated film critic Roger Ebert has lost his battle with cancer. Mr. Ebert was born in Urbana, Illinois on June 18, 1942 to Annabel and Walter H. Ebert. He slowly began to fall in love with journalism, when he attended Urbana High School during the late 1950s and wrote [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar When the Kansas City FilmFest starts in two weeks at the Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet, one of the highlights of the festival will be the screening of Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony. I had the privilege to correspond with Bronies producer Michael Brockhoff. He talked about the filming [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar Daniel Bostic has the distinguished honor and privilege of being the first actor to ever take my 5 Questions Challenge. From his political activities to his transition into acting and modeling, Daniel has become a rising star in not only the entertainment and political worlds but also in the social media arena. [...]
By: Jacob Elyachar There were incredible highlights during last night’s telecast of the Academy Awards. Here are some of the evening’s most memorable and talked about moments…. The Oscars celebrates James Bond One of the highlights in the early evening was the Academy Awards tribute to James Bond. After the montage of classic Bond moments [...]
