This Week in Mal's World

This week in Mal’s World, we hear what Mal Vincent thinks of Broadway’s “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” now showing at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, through Sunday, March 18th. How does the singer-actress, Sarah Bockel, who does most of the singing in the title role, fill the voice of the icon? Mal also takes a look at whether shows like this are more “Jukebox Musicals” than theatrical performances. For more information visit: http://broadwaynorfolk.com/beautiful-the-carole-king-musical/

Norfolk native, Dorothy Jacqueline Keely, better known as Grammy Award-winning American jazz and pop music singer, Keely Smith, died this past December 2017. Smith performed and recorded in the 1950s with then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo performer. This week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent recalls knowing the singer, how she got discovered by Prima in Virginia Beach, and where she enjoyed coming back home to visit.

This Sunday, the 90th Annual Academy Awards will take place in Hollywood and this week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent once again predicts who he thinks will take home an Oscar in the major categories: Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best Actor/Actress, and Best Picture. Mal also shares a few behind-the-scenes facts about the production of the annual event, this year hosted again by Jimmy Kimmel.

This week in Mal’s World, granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, Patty Hearst, whose kidnapping case, conviction and controversy made headlines in the late 70’s, is back in the news after a new book and documentary about the famous case. This week, Mal Vincent recalls the time he interviewed Patty Hearst when she stepped into an acting role for the 1990 film, Cry Baby, starring Johnny Depp.

This week in Mal's World, with the reopening of the Natalie Wood death investigation, Mal Vincent reflects on the times he met the film star who drowned in 1981. Also, find out about why she was in the Hampton Roads area just days before she died.

This week in Mal’s World, Mal Vincent recalls his meeting with Liza Minnelli, star of the film, Cabaret. It’s one of the movies presented by the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, JANUARY 20 – 28, 2018 at the Naro Theatre in Norfolk. You might even hear Mal sing a line, or two! For more information on the festival and other films being featured, visit http://www.simonfamilyjcc.org/culture-enrichment/virginia-festival-of-jewish-film/

This week in Mal’s World, for more than 50 years, movie reviewer and critic Mal Vincent has produced his annual “Top 10 Film List” of the year. How many of the films of 2017 have you seen? Independent films are filling the bill for award nominations this year and Mal gives you a rundown of the movies he thinks are the top contenders.

The annual Golden Globe Awards airs this Sunday on NBC. This week in Mal's world, Mal tells us about the times he's attended the awards, how it's changed over the years, and he reveals the secret as to how he was able to interview every star at the events and during the ceremony!

This week in Mal’s World, Mal takes us to the Kennedy Center where “American In Paris” runs through January 7, 2018. Featuring the music of George and Ira Gershwin, the musical features a stunning combination of classic music, a timeless story, and breathtaking dance. Mal fills us in on why the stage version inspired by the award-winning film is just as grand and a site to see. For more information on the Kennedy Center performances, visit http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/TSTSC.

This week in Mal’s World, with the release of Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, Mal Vincent recalls the very first public showing he attended of the first Star Wars film in 1977. What was it like to interview the “big three”—Hamil, Fisher, and Ford? Find out as Mal takes you to a memory, far, far away.