Rafer Guzman
Film Critic and Entertainment Reporter at Newsday
Film critic at Newsday. [email protected]. This is not an actively used account.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Rafer Guzman
The band members hailed from New Jersey, upstate New York and even Canada, but for Long Islanders, The Rascals have always been an honorary local band. That’s because during the summer of 1965, The Rascals played six nights a week at a Hamptons nightclub called The Barge. There, the four musicians developed their chops, honed their stage presence and built a grassroots following.
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Rafer Guzman
Since its debut last Friday, "A Minecraft Movie" has broken multiple box office records and spawned a fan mania not seen since "Barbie." The Warner Bros. release is also becoming a bit of a problem, as young audiences have gotten so disruptive that one theater is New Jersey is banning unaccompanied children from screenings. If you’re planning on buying a ticket this weekend, here’s what you should know about the film:WHAT IS MINECRAFT?
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3 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Rafer Guzman
Long Island emo heroes Brand New will play Elmont’s UBS Arena on July 2, the band announced Monday. The show will be the last of a 24-date tour that begins May 30 in Seattle. Formed in Levittown in 2000, Brand New helped turn Long Island into ground zero for the emo-rock explosion of the era.
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4 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Rafer Guzman
Bobby Sherman, the onetime teen idol who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early ‘70s with such hit singles as “Little Woman” and “Easy Come, Easy Go,” has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. His wife, Brigitte Poublon, made the announcement in a Facebook post dated Tuesday. “To all of Bobby Sherman’s cherished fans,” Poublon wrote, “As many of you know, Bobby has been retired for some time and is no longer able to participate in cameos, sign autographs, or make appearances.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | Rafer Guzman
With the pandemic behind us and Hollywood box office expected to improve this year, it’s time to get back to a hallowed tradition at the movies: making fun of them. As Newsday’s film critic, I rate movies on a scale of four stars (the very best) to zero stars (the pits). Both extremes are rare: I give out maybe one or two of each in an average year. And while I love to heap praise on a great movie, I’ll be honest: The bad reviews can be fun to write (and, I hope, to read).
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