Greg Archer

Chicago, Los Angeles, Palm Springs

Multimedia Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Freelance Arts and Culture Journalist at Gannett

Best-selling author of "Grace Revealed." Entertainment Journalist w/bylines in USA Today Network, MovieWeb, The Advocate, Oprah https://t.co/0cBonhRBcm

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ARPA fund graces Autism Society Inland Empire

1 week ago | desertsun.com | Greg Archer

Greg ArcherInland Empire Community FoundationFor nearly 40 years, The Autism Society Inland Empire has been connecting people to the vital resources they need. Through advocacy, education, support, referrals and community programming, the organization has become an active change agent in the region, serving individuals and families with autism and developmental/ID disabilities from the Coachella Valley to Chino and from Barstow to Temecula.
CIELO Fund gives $450,000 in grants to Inland Empire Latino-led organizations

1 week ago | sbsun.com | Greg Archer

By Greg Archer | Contributing ColumnistThe Cultivating Inland Empire Latino Opportunity, or CIELO, Fund at the Inland Empire Community Foundation recently announced $450,000 in its 2025 round of grant awards. Forty organizations that serve the region received the grants. Since its launch in 2022, the CIELO Fund’s total investment through research, grantmaking, narrative change initiatives, and scholarship programs is $1.4 million.
'Octopus' Doc Finds Phoebe Waller-Bridge Narrating a Breezy Tale About Fascinating Tentacled Creatures

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

Phoebe Waller-Bridge slayed audiences with humor in Fleabag, but now the comic/actor/producer wants to pull heartstrings with the moving two-part Prime Video documentary Octopus! Waller-Bridge produces and narrates this outing, which is entertaining, humorous, and wonderfully educational.
'Octopus' Doc Finds Phoebe Waller-Bridge Narrating a Breezy Tale About Fascinating Tentacled Creatures

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

Phoebe Waller-Bridge slayed audiences with humor in Fleabag, but now the comic/actor/producer wants to pull heartstrings with the moving two-part Prime Video documentary Octopus! Waller-Bridge produces and narrates this outing, which is entertaining, humorous, and wonderfully educational.
Despite its Dubious Premise, 'Summer of 69' Delivers Great Laughs

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Jillian Bell |Liz Nicol |Jules Byrne |Greg Archer

In Jillian Bell’s directorial debut Summer of 69, high school senior Abby Flores (Sam Morelos) is crushing on Max (Matt Cornett), who’s confident and seemingly has his life together. "Wouldn’t it great to kiss him?," she muses. Maybe she could even lose her virginity to the guy. She’s been dreaming about "V day," in fact.
Josh Hartnett Flies High in 'Fight or Flight,' the Nuttiest Action-Packed Thriller of the Year

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

Josh Hartnett (Trap) keeps the beleaguered-albeit-sexy Zaddy vibe alive in Fight or Flight, a new action thriller that blends the gritty edge of the John Wick movies with the relentless spunk of Jackie Chan flicks. The film, directed by James Madigan, is as joyfully bombastic as it is gory and bloody. (So bloody, in fact.) It’s one of the best airplane thrillers to arrive in recent years, right up there with Gerard Butler’s Plane.
Natasha Lyonne Sizzles in Peacock Detective Series Return

1 week ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

Season 2 of Poker Face has arrived. Natasha Lyonne is as sharp as ever as the beleaguered and on-the-run accidental crime solver Charlie Cale. The guest stars that filter in this time around are epic. And some of the stories are pure gold. But not all of them. Which is what makes this season of Poker Face feel so different from Season 1. The stakes were high at every turn for Charlie back then—dashing off from glitzy Las Vegas, running from casino titans who thought nothing of murder.
'Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted' Is a Fitting Tribute to a Hidden Music Icon

2 weeks ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

You’d be forgiven if you had absolutely no clue who Swamp Dogg is before diving into Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted. By the end of this unconventional and truly entertaining music documentary, the legendary “convention-defying” singer/songwriter/record producer will find his way into your heart. Do a Google search. You'll be mystified.
Inland Caregiver Resource Center offers 2 programs to help older adults

2 weeks ago | pressenterprise.com | Greg Archer

By Greg Archer | Contributing ColumnistAs a recipient of grants from the American Rescue Plan Act Fund through Inland Empire Community Foundation, Inland Caregiver Resource Center, or ICRC, made strides with increasing referrals and outreach efforts to underserved communities in the region. “After the pandemic, people were still kind of reluctant to come out, especially our clients, caregivers, and older adults,” said Carmen Estrada, ICRC executive director.
'Electra' Is a Provocative, Playful Spin on a Classic Thriller

2 weeks ago | movieweb.com | Greg Archer

New generations occasionally riff on classics, but rarely are they as successful as Electra, a sexy spin on the 1969 classic film La Piscine (The Swimming Pool). That film found a journalist's boyfriend allowing her former lover to drown only to face scrutiny from a shrewd inspector. In Electra, an American couple (Abigail Cowen and Daryl Wein) heads to Italy to interview a beleaguered rockstar (Jack Farthing) at his girlfriend’s (Maria Bakalova) swanky countryside estate.