By: Jacob Elyachar 13 years ago, an unknown Australian actor named Hugh Jackman made his silver screen debut playing one of Marvel’s iconic heroes: Wolverine of the X-Men. After the original X-Men trilogy, a solo film and a cameo in the relaunched X-Men series, Jackman returned to play the feral superhero for a sequel that […]
Happy 70th Birthday Mick Jagger! The Best Collaborations
July 26, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Jake’s Take would like to wish Sir Mick Jagger a very “Happy Birthday!” The Rolling Stones front man has collaborated with hundreds of artists over his six decades in the entertainment industry. Here are some of his best collaborations: “Beast of Burden” with Bette Midler (1983) While Mick did not actually perform […]
AGT has its first results show at Radio City Music Hall
July 24, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Last night, the first group of quarterfinalists made their Radio City Music Hall debuts! Some of them soared to the heavens and mesmerized audiences. Unfortunately, others hit sour notes and received tough love from the show’s judges Howard Stern, Mel B, Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum. Only four acts were advanced to […]
A Night at the Theater: The Little Mermaid
July 24, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Last night, thousands of people dove “Under the Sea” at Starlight Theatre to see the stage adaption of Disney’s beloved animated feature the Little Mermaid. While it kept true to the original animated classic, The Little Mermaid musical adaptation added several new twists to the production that helped expand the story such […]
Maggie & Jim’s problems highlight the second episode of “The Newsroom: Season Two”
July 22, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Over 2,200,000 viewers tuned in for the Season Two premiere that found the News Night with Will McAvoy team in hot water with the Atlantis World Media lawyers. So how did the News Night team landed in the hot seat? The flashbacks continued during this episode. Jim slowly began to get his […]
A Night at the Theater: Lucky Streak
July 21, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar The 2013 Kansas City Fringe Festival is here! Each year, the Indie Arts and Culture event bring in artists, fashion designers and playwrights from around the Midwest to showcase the best in rising talent. One playwright that I admire is Vicki Vodrey. I had the pleasure of meeting her at the 2012 […]
San Diego Comic Con 2013: Day Four Panel Preview
July 21, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Between all of the big announcements of Superman meeting Batman on the Silver Screen, the Guardians of the Galaxy cast assembling for the first time and the latest from Futurama, How I Met Your Mother and Once Upon A Time, I bet you are still catching your breath! We are in the […]
A Tribute to Helen Thomas (1920-2013)
July 20, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar The world of journalism has lost a true pioneer! Multiple outlets including ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN and the Hollywood Reporter have reported the death of former White House correspondent Helen Thomas. Ms. Thomas was born to Lebanese immigrants on August 4, 1920 in Winchester, Kentucky. As she moved with her […]
San Diego Comic Con 2013: Day Three Panel Preview
July 20, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar So you had a productive day yesterday and got to see some of your favorite actors from Games of Thrones and The Walking Dead plus got to hear from some of your favorite DC and Manvel Creators. Well, my friends…. Today will be your busiest day at the 2013 San Diego Comic […]
San Diego Comic Con 2013: Day Two Panel Preview
July 19, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Thousands of pop culture lovers have descended on San Diego to celebrate the best in comics, anime, film, video games and TV. As Day Two approaches, Jake’s Take has the ideal panels that all fanboys and fangirls should attend: 10 a.m. DC Comics: My Secret Origin! Wanted to know how your favorite […]
