Archive for June, 2015
Paul Williams: A Little On The Windy Side – CD Review
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt 1981….I was 13 years old and my late father, Alvin, and I were in a record store in North Miami Beach Florida called Coconuts. Dad, was an avid record collector for many years, so I would usually accompany him as we sifted through bins looking for those rare gems and especially […]
Songs That Shook Up the World, Vol.1- “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”
By Ian Murphy In the summer of 1968, popular music was in the midst of an enormous growth period where seemingly every day some artist or another broke new ground. Within this sonic evolution, there was an undercurrent of (often in the Blues tradition) “ax-manship”, or a competition between top guitarists to push the boundaries […]
Discovery Family Acquires Dream Defenders from Tiny Island Productions – Breaking Entertainment News
Discovery Family has acquired the US rights to the 26-episode series, DREAM DEFENDERS, from Tiny Island Productions. The series follows 14-year-old twins Zoey and Zane Mercer through their dual dimension adventures—in both the ‘Realworld’ of Meridian, and the fantastical universes of the ‘Dreamworld’. A premiere date for the series will be announced at a later […]
Bitter Honey: The Holy Mackarel (Lead Singer Paul Williams) – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day
Murphy’s Perfect Pop Songs: “Straight On” by Heart
By Ian Murphy When you look at what constitutes a truly great pop song, you need to ask yourself: what are the criteria? For me, it has much less to do with historical significance or chart position but has more to do with the caliber of composition and what is actually going on in the […]
AMERICAN ULTRA In Theaters August 21- Breaking Entertainment News
American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike (Eisenberg), a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe (Stewart), is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to […]
Destination America Kicks Off Fourth of July Week with an All-Week Programming Stunt RED, WHITE AND YOU WEEK!
– Tune into American themed stacks from Jun. 29 – Jul. 3 from 8-11pm on Destination America- With a few days before Destination America’s inaugural Red, White and You, the network that brings you all-American entertainment is stacking the national holiday week with all-American themed programming each night of the week with RED, WHITE AND […]
Charlie Rich: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day
Evil With Power: ID’s New Series Untouchable – Breaking Entertainment News
A powerful résumé and a charming smile can be the keys to success—but they can also be beguiling tools to mask a cold-blooded killer. Investigation Discovery’s (ID) new series UNTOUCHABLE: POWER CORRUPTS offers an inside look into how a taste for power can turn into a thirst for blood, featuring the perplexing journeys of seemingly […]
Dick Van Patten DEAD at 86 – Beloved Actor Succumbs from Complications of Diabetes – Breaking Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Dick Van Patten a veteran character actor has died at the age of 86 from complications of Diabetes. He made his debut on stage at the age of 7 in 1935 and over the next 70 years, he would become beloved by millions of fans. I personally adored him on Eight […]
Destination America Marks Fourth of July with STAR-SPANGLED CELEBRATIONS
Destination America, part of Discovery Communications family of networks, and the only television channel dedicated to all-American entertainment, is bringing spectacular Independence Day celebrations to the two winning towns of its RED, WHITE AND YOU contest – Waveland, Miss., and Oroville, Calif. The line-up of fun in each town will encompass all the elements of […]
Dragon Blade In Select Theaters & On Demand on September 4th – Breaking Entertainment News
Starring: Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrien Brody Written & Directed By: Daniel Lee Synopsis: A massive success this year in its native China, “Dragon Blade” brings action spectacle on a grand scale to US audiences. Featuring an international cast led by Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody, the film features the […]
Kumiko The Treasure Hunter: On VOD & Digital HD Today & Coming to Blu-ray on June 30th
In this darkly comedic odyssey, Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel, Pacific Rim) stars as Kumiko, a frustrated Office Lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered VHS tape of a popular film she’s mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where a suitcase of […]
Happy Birthday to Frank Sinatra on his 99th Birthday – December 12, 2014 (Looking Back)
Grandma – In Theaters August 21, 2015
Starring: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Sam Elliott Written & Directed by: Paul Weitz —————————- Synopsis Lily Tomlin is Elle Reid. Elle has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle’s granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage […]
The Diary Of A Teenage Girl – In Theaters August 7, 2015 (Breaking Movie News)
Starring Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni and Kristen Wiig Written & Directed by Marielle Heller Based On the Novel by Phoebe Gloeckner
Investigation Discovery Joins the Manhunt in Prison Break: Killers On The RUN
Fear swept over the state of New York on the morning of Saturday, June 6, 2015 when news broke of the escape of inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat from the Clinton Correctional Facility. As the desperate search for the escapees spreads across the region, Investigation Discovery (ID) joins the manhunt in the one-hour special […]
Feature Entertainment Writer Ian Murphy Joins NewzBreaker
NewzBreaker Press Release You know him from Ringside Report where he writes under the byline of Ian “The Boxing Historian” Murphy. But what you didn’t know, is he even knows more about music. With that said, he is the newest Feature Entertainment Writer on NewzBreaker. On behalf of the team, we welcome him aboard.