Jacob’s Movie Reviews….The Heat

By: Jacob Elyachar Lucille Ball & Vivian Vance. Carol Burnett & Vicki Lawrence. Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon. All three duos have made generations laugh and smile at their antics on television and on the Silver Screen. Now the 2010s have their own duo that has an abundance of chemistry and can make audiences laugh […]

Jacob’s Movie Review: Man of Steel

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 […]

Jacob Recaps….The 2013 MTV Movie Awards

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 […]

Jacob Reviews…42

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 […]

Jacob Reviews…Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Fans of My Little Pony

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 […]

Jacob’s Eye On….Kansas City Film Fest 2013-The Films

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: […]

A Tribute to Roger Ebert (1942-2013)

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 […]

A Conversation with Bronies producer Michael Brockhoff

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 […]

The 2013 Oscar Highlights

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 […]

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