tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149303762024-03-13T03:09:49.265-05:00Scranton & Wilkes-Barre in EntertainmentThis purpose of this blog is to put together a virtual list/collection of memorable (if fleeting) references to the cities of Wilkes-Barre, PA or Scranton, PA in movies/TV/music/Broadway/books (in the script, setting, lyrics, etc).
We'd like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support and suggestions for the Entertainment blog. I'll continue adding these as blog entries as time permits.Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-35887288873895906282018-04-19T17:07:00.002-05:002018-04-19T17:07:33.064-05:00Paper Towns (2015)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A brief reference to <b>Scranton </b>is featured towards the end of the 2015 film <b>Paper Towns</b>, based on the bestselling YA novel by <b>John Green</b>. Click on either link to place a hold on the <a href="http://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/3794446?query=paper%20towns;qtype=keyword;locg=331;detail_record_view=0;badges=1" target="_blank">DVD</a> or <a href="http://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/5202302?query=paper%20towns;qtype=keyword;locg=331;detail_record_view=0" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a>.Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-29257376308381598992018-04-11T16:52:00.002-05:002018-04-19T17:00:42.783-05:00Book: Outrageous! Monologues and the Odd Scene by Charles Busch (2017)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Meeting my favorite writer. Playwright/actor Charles Busch and me following a performance of his play The Divine Sister February 13, 2010 at Theater for the New City in New York.</b></span></div>
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Have you ever met your favorite writer, one you just wanted
to tell how much you loved their work, and they were just as wonderful as you
hoped they would be?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And has said author
ever included a reference to your hometown in one of his works? For me, that
writer is actor/playwright <b><a href="http://www.charlesbusch.com/" target="_blank">Charles Busch</a></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had the pleasure of meeting <b>Mr. Busch</b> in February 2010 after a
performance of his play The Divine Sister, and I must say he was one of the
kindest people I’ve ever met. Also, he includes a reference to <b>Scranton</b> in a revised monologue from one of his first and most successful plays.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, if you’ve never heard of <b>Charles Busch</b>: first, <i>tsk tsk
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actor/playwrights who has ever graced the New York stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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For nearly 35 years, <b>Charles Busch</b> has been a successful
playwright, actor, and staple of the New York City theater community. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A theater major and graduate of <a href="http://www.northwestern.edu/" target="_blank"><b>Northwestern University</b></a>, <b>Charles Busch</b> actually began to write his own plays out of necessity,
both to give himself great parts to play and casting himself as the leading
lady, magically channeling the ladies of the stage and screen he so admired all
his life—actresses from the stage (Eleanor Duse and Sarah Bernhardt) and screen
(Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Mae West) he had
admired since he was a young child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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In 1984 <b>Charles Busch</b> (with his talented group of friends including <b>Julie Halston</b>, <b>Andy Halliday</b>,
<b>Theresa Marlowe</b>, <b>Kenneth Elliot</b>, <b>Arnie Kolodner</b>, and the late <b>Bobby Carey</b> and <b>Meghan Robinson</b>)
formed his acting troupe <b>Theater-in-Limbo </b>(at the <b>Limbo Lounge</b> in the <b>East Village</b>), where he wrote and performed several
plays that led to Off-Broadway transfers.</div>
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Among Charles’s most successful plays is <b>Vampire Lesbians of
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off-Broadway plays in theater history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Charles’s other hit plays include: <b>Psycho Beach Party</b> (originally Gidget
Goes Psychotic); <b>The Lady in Question</b> (a tribute to Nazi war films of the 1940s);
the Christmas-themed <b>Times Square Angel</b>; and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2010’s The <b>Divine Sister</b> (a parody of every Hollywood film featuring
nuns), which ran for over eight months off-Broadway. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Charles</b> is also a Tony nominee for his 2000 play <b>The Tale of
the Allergist’s Wife,</b> which ran for 777 performances on Broadway and
starred theater legends <b>Linda Lavin</b>, <b>Michelle Lee</b> and <b>Tony Roberts</b>. <b>Charles</b>
recently adapted his play for <a href="http://deadline.com/2018/02/bette-midler-sharon-stone-cast-tale-of-the-allergists-wife-movie-andy-fickman-berlin-1202286621/" target="_blank"><b>an upcoming film version</b></a>, which is set to star
<b>Bette Midler</b> and <b>Sharon Stone</b>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Charles adapted his play <b>Die, Mommie, Die!</b> (winning the 2003
Grand Jury Prize for Best Film Performance) and <b>Psycho Beach Party</b> (featuring
future Oscar nominee <b>Amy Adams</b> in only her second film appearance) into
successful feature films. <o:p></o:p>In 2006, Charles made his directorial debut, wrote, and starred in the film <b>A Very Serious Person.</b></div>
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He is also the author of the 1993 semi-autobiographical
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In 2017, Charles published the book <a href="https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/outrageous-monologues-and-the-odd-scene" target="_blank"><b>Outrageous! Monologues and the Odd Scene</b> </a> - “a
colle<span style="color: #202020;">ction that puts the spotlight on the hilarious
monologues and two-character scenes from his many plays that have kept
audiences in stitches for more than three decades. It is an invaluable resource
for actors seeking unique audition or competition material but can also be appreciated
by readers simply enjoying the work of a brilliant comic imagination." The book also features selections from previously unpublished plays, as well as insightful commentary on each of the monologues.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The <b>Scranton</b> reference occurs on page 37. It is featured in an expanded and revised monologue from <b>Busch's</b> first major success, 1984's <b>Vampire Lesbians of Sodom</b>. The play tells the story of two aging actresses battling over two centuries. The <b>Scranton</b> reference occurs in Act Two of the play, set in the 1920s. In the monologue, aspiring actress Renee Vain is not-so-delicately dumping her actor boyfriend King Carlisle in favor of one of the vampire lesbians, La Condesa.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please go away, King. You don't understand. You can never understand. Our dreams are different. You started out as a scrawny little boy from<b> Pennsylvania</b>. You may have become a great big movie star, the idol of millions but you're still a hick from <b>Scranton</b>.</div>
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<b>Charles Busch</b> is currently starring in his new play <b><a href="http://theaterforthenewcity.net/lilydare.html" target="_blank">The Confession of Lily Dare</a></b>, playing a limited 24-performance run at the <b><a href="http://theaterforthenewcity.net/lilydare.html" target="_blank">Theater for the New City</a></b> in New York.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Copies of <b>Charles Busch's Outrageous! Monologues and the Odd Scene</b> are available for purchase exclusively from Dramatic Publishing; <b><a href="https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/outrageous-monologues-and-the-odd-scene" target="_blank">click here to purchase a copy</a></b>.</div>
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Two films written by and starring <b>Charles Busch</b>—<a href="http://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/519207?query=die%20mommie%20die;qtype=keyword;locg=331;detail_record_view=0" target="_blank"><b>Die, Mommie, Die!</b></a>, and <b><a href="http://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/3162571?query=psycho%20beach%20party;qtype=keyword;fi%3Asearch_format=;locg=331;detail_record_view=0" target="_blank">Psycho Beach Party</a></b>, as well as the excellent documentary <b><a href="http://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/3221267?query=lady%20in%20question%20is%20charles;qtype=keyword;locg=331;detail_record_view=0" target="_blank">The Lady in Question is Charles Busch</a> --</b>are available to borrow for the Lackawanna County Library System.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Click on any of the three titles to place a
hold.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To see <b>Charles Busch</b> in his element, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdpibjkfbXo" target="_blank"><b>click here</b></a> to watch an extended clip of his 2010 hit play <b>The Divine Sister</b>. You can also <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUxq4BrzrrU" target="_blank">click here</a></b> to watch an interview with <b>Charles Busch</b>.</div>
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<br />Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-65139170166029371112017-09-20T08:35:00.002-05:002017-09-20T08:35:13.513-05:00Book: Teen Idol on the Rocks: A Tale of Second Chances by Bobby Rydell (2016)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Legendary singer<b> <a href="http://www.bobbyrydell.com/" target="_blank">Bobby Rydell</a> </b>stopped by our very own <b><a href="http://lclshome.org/b/library-express/" target="_blank">Library Express</a></b> on <a href="http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/recording-star-bobby-rydell-signs-copies-of-new-book-at-library-express-1.2235397" target="_blank"><b>Saturday, August 26th</b></a>, 2017 to meet fans and sign copies of his 2016 autobiography <b><a href="https://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/7205471?query=bobby%20rydell;qtype=keyword;locg=331;detail_record_view=0" target="_blank">Teen Idol on the Rocks: A Tale of Second Chances</a></b>. <b>Rydell </b>includes a reference to <b>Scranton</b> in the book.<br />
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<b>Bobby Rydell </b>had a string of hit songs in the late 1950s-early 1960s (including <b>Volare</b>, <b>We Got Love</b>, <b>Wild One</b>, and <b>Forget Him</b>). He also starred with <b>Ann-Margret</b> in the 1963 film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical <b><a href="https://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/3105349?query=bye%20bye%20birdie;qtype=keyword;locg=331;detail_record_view=0" target="_blank">Bye Bye Birdie</a></b>. He continues to tour all over the world. He was also memorialized in the 1978 movie <b>Grease</b> with the high school's name, <b>Rydell High</b>.<br />
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<b>Rydell </b>mentions <b>Scranton</b> on page 178 of his autobiography, discussing his change in management:<br />
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<i>The small one was fixed in a day. Stan Seidenberg was out. In 1986, I performed a benefit concert in <b>Scranton, Pennsylvania</b> for a close friend, a priest named <b>Father Joseph Sica</b>. I didn't like the way Stan handled the finances and we had a falling out. When I fell, it was right into the arms of Dick Fox, who has been my manager for the last thirty years. If only he knew back then what he was getting into."</i></div>
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<b><a href="https://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/7205471?query=bobby%20rydell;qtype=keyword;locg=331;detail_record_view=0" target="_blank">Teen Idol on the Rocks: A Tale of Second Chances by Bobby Rydell</a></b> is available to borrow from the Lackawanna County Library System. <b><a href="https://lackawanna.sparkpa.org/eg/opac/record/7205471?query=bobby%20rydell;qtype=keyword;locg=331;detail_record_view=0" target="_blank">Click here to place a hold</a></b>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.bobbyrydell.com/">www.bobbyrydell.com/</a></b></div>
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<br />Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-54019125142374230852017-07-03T12:10:00.002-05:002017-07-03T12:10:30.454-05:00Book: Theft By Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris (2017)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Where do I start with <b>Wilkes-Barre</b>?My hotel is located on the town square, which is bedecked with hanging electric flags, those interspersed with regular cloth versions the size of beach towels. They hang from wires, lampposts, and a huge metal armature built to support the dozens of speakers used to broadcast a looped tape of patriotic songs and marches. I arrived to 'The Battle Hymn of the republic,' which was followed by 'God Bless America,' 'America the Beautiful,' and, strangely enough, 'Dixie.' After these came a number of marches, including the song played when the president enters the room and something I recall hearing once on a coffee commercial. When finished, the tape returned to 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' and started all over again. The hotel feels like a indoctrination center.</div>
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'Our mayor is crazy,' everyone says. 'He's completely lost his mind.' <b>Wilkes-Barre</b> is shut tight by six o'clock, but still the music blares, playing for an audience of no one."</div>
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-72196136558206210942016-02-02T13:16:00.002-05:002016-02-02T13:16:39.918-05:00The Facts of Life (Season 3, Episode 16)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"The Four Musketeers" is episode 16 of the third season of the classic 1980s sitcom <b>The Facts of Life</b>, and it features a brief<b> Scranton</b> reference.<br />
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The episode revolves around Blair, Natalie, Tootie and Jo finishing up their their six month probation living with Mrs. Garrett after stealing a school van. The four girls are finally allowed to move into the Eastland dorms.<br />
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Does anybody know Lila Oliver?</div>
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Blair:</div>
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I do. She's a junior from <b>Scranton</b>. Not very pretty. Below average intelligence. Sloppy.</div>
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Jo:</div>
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Oh.</div>
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Blair:<br />You were MADE for each other.</div>
Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-3230162880015527032014-12-08T09:22:00.000-05:002014-12-08T11:57:39.164-05:00It Happened One Night (1934)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the first and best-loved "screwball comedies," <b>Frank Capra</b>'s 1934 classic <b>It Happened One Night</b> features a reference to <b>Wilkes-Barre</b>.<br />
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Opposites attract with magnetic force in this romantic road-trip delight
from <b>Frank Capra</b>, about a spoiled runaway socialite (<b>Claudette Colbert</b>)
and a roguish man-of-the-people reporter (<b>Clark Gable</b>) who is
determined to get the scoop on her scandalous disappearance. <br />
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Released in February 1934 (a mere four months before the<b> Production Code</b> was fully enforced), <b>It Happens One Night </b>was the first of only 3 motion pictures to win "big 5" at the <b>Academy Awards</b> (the other 2 being 1975's<b> One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</b> and 1991's <b>The Silence of the Lambs</b>): <b>Best Picture, Best Actor (Clark Cable), Best Actress (Claudette Colbert), Best Director (Frank Capra) and Best Screenplay (Robert Riskin).</b><br />
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39:25 minutes into the movie, Peter (<b>Clark Gable</b>) and Ellie (<b>Claudette Colbert</b>) are staying overnight at an autolodge, due to a washed-out bridge on their bus trip. When her father's spies approach their shared room, Peter and Ellie pretend to be a married couple in the midst of an argument:<br />
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"Yeah, yeah. I, uh...I got a letter from Aunt Bella last week. Uh...she said if we don't stop over to <b>Wilkes-Barre</b>, she'll never forgive us."<br />
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<b>It Happened One Night is available to borrow on DVD from the Lackawanna County Library System. You may place a hold by <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn892562515" target="_blank">clicking here</a> or <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocm43343756" target="_blank">clicking here</a>. </b></div>
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-67264856811384586072014-10-15T12:22:00.001-05:002014-10-15T17:19:12.548-05:00The Ghost Breakers (1940) Available To Borrow From Library; Features Scranton Reference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 1940 horror-comedy<b> The Ghost Breakers</b> is now available to borrow on DVD from Scranton Public Library. The film features a brief reference to <b>Scranton</b>, spoken by none other than comedy legend <b>Bob Hope</b>.<br />
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Directed by <b>George Marshall</b> (<b>Marlene Dietrich’s</b> “comeback” film <b>Destry Rides Again</b>, as well as <b>Bob Hope</b> and <b>Lucille Ball</b> in the film <b>Fancy Pants</b> and <b>Ball</b> again in episodes of her TV series <b>Here’s Lucy</b>) this breezy, timelessly amusing comedy re-teams <b>Bob Hope</b> and <b>Paulette Goddard</b>, who two years earlier appeared together in <b>The Cat and the Canary</b>.<br />
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Mary Carter (<b>Goddard</b>)
has just inherited a castle owned by her great-great grandfather off
the coast of Cuba and said to be haunted. Despite warnings and death
threats, she accepts the inheritance.<br />
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She is joined by radio broadcaster Larry Lawrence (<b>Hope</b>) who, believing he has killed a mob boss, flees New York with his butler, Alex (<b>Willie Best</b>).
She enables him to escape by stowing him in a trunk bound for Cuba. In
return, he promises to help rid her inherited castle of the ghosts and
ghoulish creatures said to inhabit it. Once on the island, the three
explore the eerie castle and search for the key to the castle's treasure
while being haunted by the ghosts of Mary's ancestors.<br />
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proves yet again that he is the master of the one-liner. The following
dialogue is spoken as Mary and Larry descend a staircase into the
dungeon of the castle--the scene takes place at the 1:21:14 mark, in the last five minutes of the movie:<br />
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Look at these railway tracks running through here.</div>
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Reminds me of my hotel room in <b>Scranton</b>.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocm49541420" target="_blank">Click here</a> to place a hold on The Ghost Breakers.</b>Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-53068463597746839082014-07-16T08:31:00.000-05:002015-03-04T14:44:43.326-05:00A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson (2013) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Local references related to legendary actress <b>Barbara Stanwyck</b> are numerous on this blog, from movies like <a href="http://wb-scranton-movies.blogspot.com/2007/01/remember-night-1940.html" target="_blank"><b>Remember the Night</b></a> and <a href="http://wb-scranton-movies.blogspot.com/2008/04/lady-of-burlesque-1943.html" target="_blank"><b>Lady of Burlesque</b></a> to books like the excellent <b>A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940</b> by <b>Victoria Wilson</b>. The first in a two-volume set (Volume Two is due in 2015), this 1000+ page is a thorough exploration of the life and career of the legendary actress. Alas, a local reference was bound to appear. <br />
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In the early 1930s, between filming movies, <b>Stanwyck</b> would often tour the country with her then-husband, vaudevillian <b>Frank Fay</b>. The following description of one such tour appears on page 358 of the book: <br />
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<i>"Through the late winter and spring (1932-1933), <b>Barbara</b> and <b>Fay</b> traveled with <b>Tattle Tales</b>, a 'gay gorgeous musical revue,' on its 'transcontinental' tour, to Portland, the Metropolitan in Seattle, Spokane, playing each city two or three nights and then moving east to Billings, Cheyenne, Colorado Springs, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, the Shubert in Cincinnati, the Hanna in Cleveland, <b>Wilkes-Barre</b>, the Lyceum in Rochester, Philadelphia, the Capital in Albany, making their way to the Broadhurst Theatre in New York." </i></div>
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<b>A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel True 1907-1940</b> is available to borrow from the <b>Lackawanna County Library System</b>; <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn875872994" target="_blank"><b>click here</b></a> to place a hold. </div>
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The uncensored version of <b>Barbara Stanwyck's</b> 1933 film <a href="http://lclshome.org/ai1ec_event/baby-facethou-shalt-not-ladies-of-pre-code-film-series/?instance_id=18067" target="_blank"><b>Baby Face</b></a> will kick off the upcoming "Ladies of Pre-Code" Film Series at <b>Scranton Public Library</b> on Wednesday, July 30 at 6 PM. <a href="http://lclshome.org/2949/library-to-present-pre-code-classic-film-series-starting-wednesday-july-30th/" target="_blank"><b>Click here</b></a> for more information. </div>
Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-16379864155182281872014-07-15T12:44:00.000-05:002014-07-15T14:37:41.917-05:00Out of the Furnace (2013) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My dear friend and colleague <b>Anna Kilcullen </b>recently told me about a passing reference to <b>Scranton</b> in the critically-acclaimed 2013 movie <b>Out of the Furnace</b>,<b> </b>directed by<b> Scott Cooper</b> (<b>Crazy Heart</b>). <b></b><br />
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Filmed mostly in<b> Braddock, PA </b>(located in the eastern suburbs of<b> Pittsburgh</b>),<b> Out of the Furnace </b>follows hard-working Russell Blaze<b> </b>(<b>Christian Bale</b>)<b> </b>as he takes matters into his own hands to seek justice after his brother Rodney (<b>Casey Affleck</b>) mysteriously disappears<b> </b>and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough. <br />
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About 10 minutes into the movie, Russell and his girlfriend Lena Taylor (<b>Zoë Saldana</b>) are lying in bed and discussing future plans:<br />
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Don't change the subject.</div>
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I want to run away somewhere. Let's do it. </div>
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Where? </div>
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I don't know. I've never been east of<b> Scranton</b>, but... </div>
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<b>Out of the Furnace</b> is available to borrow on both <b><a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn869482723" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn869482670" target="_blank">DVD</a></b> from the <b>Lackawanna County Library System</b>. <br />
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<b>Much thanks to the fantastic Anna Kilcullen for this reference. </b><br />
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-86793373297372206242014-07-14T16:40:00.002-05:002014-07-15T12:13:33.060-05:00The Purge (2013) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the things I really love about doing this blog is the fact that eagle-eyed movie fans like <b>Eric Drago </b>pick up on local references that are easy to miss. I've seen last summer's sleeper hit <b>The Purge</b> starring <b>Ethan Hawke</b>, but I never noticed the <b>Wilkes-Barre</b> reference hidden on a TV monitor in the background -- <b>Eric</b> did :-) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Directed by <b>James DeMonaco</b>, <b>The Purge</b> refers to a futuristic crime prevention concept of a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized. During this period, a wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eric emailed me the following: </span></span><br />
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the film <b>The Purge</b>, there are a number of scenes where we are shown camera
footage from different locations throughout the country. One such scene shows
camera footage belonging to <b>Wilkes-Barre, PA</b>." </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>The Purge</b> is available to borrow on DVD from the library; <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn859596004" target="_blank"><b>click here</b></a> to place a hold. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Much thanks again to the ultra-groovy Eric Drago for this reference. </b></span></span></span>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/K0LLaybEuzA" width="560"></iframe>Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-29684211792441879462014-07-12T10:00:00.000-05:002014-07-12T10:00:29.071-05:00Lady of Burlesque (1943) Available To Borrow on DVD From Library <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 1943 classic film <b>Lady of Burlesque</b>, starring <b>Barbara Stanwyck</b>, is now available to borrow on DVD from <b>Scranton Public Library</b>. Based on the novel <b>The G-String Murders</b> by <b>Gypsy Rose Lee</b>, the film features a passing but memorable reference to <b>Wilkes-Barre</b>, spoken by <b>Stanwyck</b> herself (who plays dancer Dixie). <br />
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Eleven minutes into the film, an unnamed burlesque dancer enters
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<strong>Stripper: </strong> </div>
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That settles it! We <strong><em>GOTTA</em></strong> have a new one! </div>
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New what? </div>
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Oh, the <em>museum</em> piece. I haven't seen one like that </div>
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<a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocm52203354" target="_blank"><b>Click here</b></a> to place a hold on <b>Lady of Burlesque</b>. </div>
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If you are a fan of <b>Barbara Stanwyck</b>,<b> Scranton Public Library</b> will be screening the long-lost uncut version of 1933's <a href="http://lclshome.org/ai1ec_event/baby-facethou-shalt-not-ladies-of-pre-code-film-series/?instance_id=18067" target="_blank"><b>Baby Face</b></a> on Wednesday, July 30th at 6 PM in the Community Room (basement of Lackawanna County Children's Library). <b>Baby Face</b> kicks off a weekly month-long film series devoted to the<b> <a href="http://lclshome.org/2949/library-to-present-pre-code-classic-film-series-starting-wednesday-july-30th/" target="_blank">"Ladies of Pre-Code Hollywood"</a></b>. <a href="http://lclshome.org/2949/library-to-present-pre-code-classic-film-series-starting-wednesday-july-30th/" target="_blank"><b>Click here for more information on the film series</b></a>. </div>
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-58139126820141157512014-06-30T13:41:00.004-05:002014-07-12T10:26:40.902-05:00The English Teacher (2013)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Released in 2013, <b>The English Teacher</b> is a dark comedy about a single English teacher from <b>Kingston, Pennsylvania</b> who helps a former student and budding playwright by presenting his latest play at <b>Kingston High School</b>. The film stars <b>Julianne Moore</b>, <b>Michael Angarano</b>, <b>Greg Kinnear</b> and <b>Nathan Lane, </b>and it is narrated by <b>Fiona Shaw.</b> <br />
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The film includes numerous references to<b> Kingston</b>, as well as <b>Scranton</b> and other areas/places in <b>NEPA</b>. <br />
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"She lived in <b>Kingston, Pennsylvania</b>, not too far from where she was born. <b> </b></div>
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Teacher Linda Sinclair (<b>Julianne Moore</b>) accidentally pepper sprays her former student Jason Sherwood (<b>Michael Angarano) </b>when he approaches her at an ATM at night. </div>
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"Who uses pepper spray in <b>Kingston</b>?" </div>
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Linda gives Jason a ride home. </div>
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"Jason Sherwood. What ate you doing back here in <b>Kingston, Pennsylvania</b>? I thought you'd be tearing up Broadway by now." </div>
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Sign: "Welcome to <b>Kingston</b> High School. The Pride of <b>Kingston, PA</b>. Go Monarchs!" </div>
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Drama teacher Carl Kapinas (<b>Nathan Lane</b>) defends a production of Oklahoma done in masks. </div>
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"It was in the traditional Japanese nose style, for your information. And Lydia Plutka at the <a href="http://www.timesleader.com/" target="_blank"><b>Times Leader</b></a> called it 'profoundly imaginative,'" </div>
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"You wanna sell the board? You wanna sell the parents? Then sell them on Jason Sherwood, a former <b>Kingston</b> High School student who came back to inspire the next generation." </div>
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"We'll double normal ticket sales. You'll see. The people of <b>Kingston</b> are hungry for something new." <b> </b></div>
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During rehearsals for the play. </div>
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"And now, Mr. Sherwood, may I say on behalf of the entire <b>Kingston</b> High School Theater Department, it is an honor to have you with us." </div>
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Jason is offended by a comment from a student regarding the play. </div>
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<b>LINDA</b> </div>
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"Oh, come on! He's a kid. He's just an insecure kid from <b>Kingston, Pennsylvania </b>and you're a New York playwright." </div>
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<b>CARL </b></div>
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"I did keep at it. That's how I found my way to <b>Kingston</b> and to all of you." </div>
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<b>DR. TOM SHERWOOD </b></div>
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"Listen, so you know. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he's supposed to be taking LSAT prep tests up in <b>Scranton</b>." </div>
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Linda's bank statement reads charges from <b>Kingston</b> Gas & Electric, <b>Kingston</b> Wardrobe Supply, and <b>Kingston </b>Fabrics and Drapery. </div>
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Shot of <b>Kingston </b>High School opening night sign for the play </div>
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<b>DR. TOM SHERWOOD </b></div>
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"If it's not too weird for you or me, Walter Mosley's speaking over at <a href="http://www.wilkes.edu/" target="_blank"><b>Wilkes</b></a> next week, and I thought maybe..." </div>
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In the end credits, a special thanks is given to <a href="http://www.wnep.com/" target="_blank"><b>WNEP - Newswatch 16 at 6 PM</b></a>. </div>
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<b>The English Teacher</b> is available to borrow on DVD from the Lackawanna County Library System. <b><a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn856022932" target="_blank">Click here to place a hold</a>. </b></div>
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-13102696810228798562014-06-18T10:27:00.003-05:002014-06-18T11:02:51.627-05:00Dance, Fools, Dance To Be Shown Wednesday, August 13th at Scranton Public Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 1931 Joan Crawford classic <b>Dance, Fools, Dance</b>, which centered on the murder of a reporter named <b>Bert Scranton</b>, will be screened at<b> Scranton Public Library</b> as part of its upcoming<b> "Ladies of Pre-Code" film series. </b> It will be shown Wednesday, August 13th at 7 PM in the Community Room (basement of Lackawanna County Children's Library). The screening is free with your library card.<br />
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For more information, please call Bill at (570) 348-3000, x3008 or email Bill by <b><a href="mailto:bcronauer@albright.org" target="_blank">clicking here</a></b>.<br />
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-82222581541320027252014-05-08T10:12:00.001-05:002014-07-12T10:26:15.665-05:00Face the Music: A Life Exposed by Paul Stanley (2014)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In April 2014, <b>Paul Stanley</b> published his autobiography<b> Face the Music: A Life Exposed</b>. <b>Stanley</b> is the last of the four original members of<b> <a href="http://www.kissonline.com/" target="_blank">KISS</a></b> to publish his memoirs. The book details not only the meteoric rise of <b>KISS</b>, but his overcoming being born with an ear deformity and deafness in his right ear. <br />
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On page 171 in <b>Face the Music</b>, <b>Stanley</b> relates a story previously published in <a href="http://wb-scranton-movies.blogspot.com/2014/03/nothin-to-lose-making-of-kiss-1972-1975.html" target="_blank"><b>Nothin' To Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975)</b></a> involving a bizarre incident with the band's opening act at the <b><a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3305" target="_blank">Paramount Theater</a></b> (now the <a href="http://www.kirbycenter.org/" target="_blank"><b>F.M. Kirby Center</b></a>) in <b>Wilkes-Barre, PA</b>: <br />
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<i>"There was no consistency. One night in <b>Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania</b>, our opening act was a circus juggler.He rode a unicycle and people in the audience tried to knock him down by throwing coins at him."</i> </div>
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<b><a href="http://wb-scranton-movies.blogspot.com/2014/03/nothin-to-lose-making-of-kiss-1972-1975.html" target="_blank">Nothin' To Lose</a> </b>identifies the performer as comedian<b> Kenny Kramer. </b><br />
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<b>Face the Music: A Life Exposed</b> is available to borrow from the Lackawanna County Library System; <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn858975599" target="_blank"><b>click here</b></a> to place a hold. Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-71745928258481031872014-03-26T10:21:00.003-05:002018-04-25T16:18:58.342-05:00Nothin' To Lose: The Making of KISS, 1972-1975 by Ken Sharp with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons (2013) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Monday, September 16th, 1974, <b>Wilkes-Barre</b> became a part of the beginning of <b>KISStory</b> as the legendary band <b>(<a href="http://rockhall.com/inductees/ceremonies/2014/" target="_blank">being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a></b> next month) played the <b><a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3305" target="_blank">Paramount Theater</a></b> -- now home to the <b>F.M. Kirby Center -- </b>on their first major tour as headliners. <b> </b><br />
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This information appears on page 247 of the book <b>Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS, 1972-1975</b> by <b>Ken Sharp</b>, with <b>Paul Stanley</b> and <b>Gene Simmons</b>. The book discusses the very early history of <b>KISS</b>, from its formation in the early 1970s to their struggle to find an audience to their triumphant 1975 double album <b>Alive! </b><br />
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Page 247 of <b>Nothin' to Lose</b> features an image from the 1974 tour ledger of <b>Gene Simmons</b> (pictured above) that lists the <b>Wilkes-Barre</b> date near the final leg of their tour. <br />
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<b>Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS, 1972-1975 </b>is available to borrow from the library. <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn852727212" target="_blank"><b>Click here</b></a> to place a hold on the book<b>.</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">UPDATED 3/29/14</span> </b>I just finished the book and I highly recommend it.<b> </b>Pages 386-387 feature a humorous anecdote when comedian <b>Kenny Kramer</b> (the inspiration for <b>Kramer </b>on the TV show <b>Seinfeld</b>) opened for <b>KISS</b> on Monday, December 23, 1074 at the <b>Paramount Theater in Wilkes-Barre</b> (according to previous information in the book--pictured above--they had previously played September 16, 1974).<b></b><br />
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-59754670595900443972014-02-24T17:16:00.001-05:002014-03-10T19:09:42.973-05:00Dance, Fools, Dance Available To Borrow on DVD <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 1931 Pre-Code classic <b>Dance, Fools, Dance</b> (featuring the first pairing of <b>Joan Crawford </b>and <b>Clark Gable</b>) is now available to borrow from Albright Memorial Library. <br />
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<b>Dance, Fools, Dance</b> includes a character named <b>Bert Scranton,</b> played b<b>y Cliff Edwards</b>. <br />
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Fearing her brother Roddy (<b>William Bakewell</b>) has become part of a bootleg gang, socialite-turned-cub reporter Bonnie Jordan (<b>Joan Crawford</b>) volunteers to cover the follow-up story to the murder of the paper's star reporter, <b>Bert Scranton</b> (<b>Cliff Edwards</b>), while he is investigating a Prohibition-era massacre.
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-55024547288322699482014-02-19T09:15:00.003-05:002014-02-19T09:16:50.481-05:00The Front (1976) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In one of only a handful of films he appeared in that he did not direct, acclaimed filmmaker <b>Woody Allen</b> stars in the 1976 comedy/drama <b>The Front</b>. The film, which deals with blacklisting in the entertainment industry in 1950s New York City, was directed by formerly blaclisted director Martin Ritt (<b>The Long Hot Summer, Norma Rae, The Sound and the Fury</b>) and co-stars former blacklisted actors <b>Zero Mostel</b> (<b>Mel Brooks' The Producers</b>)<b> and Hershel Barnard</b>. <br />
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<b>Allen</b> plays <b>Howard Prince</b>, a down-on-his luck cashier who poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand. <br />
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Around the 1:12:50 mark in the film, Howard is visited by Hecky Brown (<b>Zero Mostel</b>), a blacklisted actor from a television show Harold is "writing" for; Hecky is cooperating with the HUAC to entrap Harold into admitting he is a fellow Communist. They have the following exchange: <br />
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<b>The Front</b> is available to borrow on DVD from the library; <b><a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocm54357399" target="_blank">click here</a></b> to place a hold. It was also recently released on Blu Ray by <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/twilighttimemovies" target="_blank">Twilight Time</a></b>. Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-13950817825586920052014-01-13T13:57:00.004-05:002014-01-13T14:06:20.410-05:00The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adriana Trigiani (2012)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My wonderful colleague and fellow avid reader <b>Michele L.</b> recently finished bestselling author<b> <a href="http://adrianatrigiani.com/" target="_blank">Adriana Trigiani's</a></b> final book in her Valentine series. <b>The Supreme Macaroni Company</b>, released in late 2013 (and whose title Adriana first announced when she presented at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lackawanna-County-Library-System-Library-Lecture-Series/61767781092" target="_blank"><b>Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series</b> </a>on April 18th, 2013) continues the saga of the love, life and work of shoemaker <b>Valentine Roncalli. </b></div>
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<i>"I left him a message. God, I wish we were better Catholics and had some decent connections. If we did, we could climb up the food chain for a officiante. Our monsignor retired, and the one bishop we knew left for <b>Scranton</b> to live with his sister at the Mercy Home."</i> </div>
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On page 338, on the final page of her acknowledgements, <b>Adriana</b> thanks her "lifelong friend, (actor)<b> Joe O'Brien</b>, first of <b>Scranton</b> and then Manhattan." She pays tribute to her dear friend, who <b><a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-tribune/obituary.aspx?pid=164043890" target="_blank">passed away on April 3, 201</a><a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-tribune/obituary.aspx?pid=164043890" target="_blank">3</a></b>, shortly before<b> Adriana's</b> lecture in <b>Scranton</b>), as "the best brother and friend, and a fine actor who lit up the stage and screen with originality and passion." </div>
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<b>The Supreme Macaroni Company</b> is available to borrow from the<a href="http://www.lclshome.org/" target="_blank"><b> Lackawanna County Library System</b></a> in several formats: <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn857612728" target="_blank"><b>regular print</b></a>,<b> <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn843858979" target="_blank">large print</a></b>, and <b><a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn854900249" target="_blank">CD audiobook</a></b>. Click on the preceding links to place on a hold. </div>
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<b>Much thanks to Michele L. for this reference. </b></div>
Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-88898732196041592992013-10-05T09:36:00.001-05:002014-07-12T10:25:18.358-05:00Dear Mom, Love Cher (2013) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"And so I went to work in a diner for a dollar a night, from seven at night to seven in the morning <i>(pictured as White Tower Hamburger, but the it must have been a stock video because no restaurant by that name existed in Scranton, according to the 1946 City Directory)</i> in a strange town where I knew nobody. After two weeks, I went to go pay the money, then take her out. The Mother Superior wouldn't let me take her out and said that I should let her be adopted. Johnny was at his sister's in New York, and I had no way of contacting him."<br />
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This incident, told by <b>Cher's</b> mother Georgina Holt in the<b> <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/" target="_blank">Lifetime TV</a></b> documentary <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/dear-mom-love-cher" target="_blank"><b>Dear Mom, Love Cher</b></a> (premiere date May 6, 2013) inspired <b>Cher </b>to write the song <b>Sisters of Mercy</b>.<br />
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-75099429080281867462013-10-03T09:54:00.000-05:002013-10-03T09:54:26.591-05:00Night Film by Marisha Pessl (2013)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since late Spring,<b> <a href="http://www.ew.com/" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a></b> has been generating a lot of buzz about <b>Marisha Pessl's</b> second novel titled <b>Night Film</b>. Through text, images from websites and newspaper/magazine clippings, <b>Night Film</b> involves a disgraced investigative reporter researching the suicide of the daughter of a mysterious film director, which may or may not be cult-related. The reclusive director, Stanislas Cordova, makes controversial horror films on his massive estate (named The Peak), and the films are often banned and only screened in underground locations.<br />
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Pages 153-154 of <strong>Night Film</strong> consists of an article reproduction of an interview conducted by the reporter. The interview's subject is Nelson Garcia, a neighbor of the filmmaker: <br />
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Century Scientific, Inc., based in <strong>Scranton, Pennsylvania</strong>, is a company that specializes in medical equipment. They vend beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, and other therapeutic devices to private hospitals." </div>
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<strong>Night Film</strong> is available to borrow from the Lackawanna County Library System; <strong><a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn687652852" target="_blank">click here</a></strong> to place a hold. </div>
Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-57660677391214690752013-09-26T09:12:00.002-05:002013-09-26T09:13:58.380-05:00Jason X (2001); Yup, Even A Friday the 13th Movie Has A Scranton Reference <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've seen every <b>Friday the 13th</b> movie numerous times, but I have NEVER noticed the <b>Scranton</b> reference in 2001's <b>Jason X</b>; still unsure if I heard the dialogue correctly, I even had to turn on the closed captioning to verify the reference, but it's true. <br />
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<b>Jason X</b>, the 10th film in the <b>Friday the 13th</b> franchise, is affectionately referred to by fans as "Jason Goes To Space." <br />
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Because of his seemingly inability to be killed, <b>Jason Voorhees</b> is cryogenically frozen by scientists to prevent another murderous rampage; scientist <b>Rowan</b> (<b>Lexa Doig</b>) is accidentally frozen with Jason. A spaceship crew
revives them in the year 2455, when "Earth 2" has replaced the
now-uninhabitable Earth, and <b>Jason</b> proceeds to continue his trail of murder. <br />
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In the first sequence of the film, set in the present, <b>Rowan </b>and <b>Dr. Wimmer</b> (a brilliant cameo by director <b>David Cronenberg</b>) are disagreeing on whether or not to have<b> Jason</b> frozen: <br />
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<b>Rowan: </b></div>
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What are you doing here? </div>
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I'm taking the speciman. </div>
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Well, you can't. I haven't prepared the cryostatic chamber. </div>
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<b>Dr. Wimmer: </b></div>
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(SCOFFS) </div>
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I don't want him frozen. I want him soft. </div>
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<b>Rowan: </b></div>
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We've already discussed this. </div>
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<b>Dr. Wimmer: </b></div>
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Yeah. Well, I had to go over your head. I'm moving him to our <b>Scranton</b> facility. </div>
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<b>Jason X</b> is available on DVD and was also recently released on Blu Ray as part of the <b>Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection</b> box set. </div>
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Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-11438465673866105272013-08-26T18:22:00.003-05:002013-08-26T18:22:48.476-05:00Miracle of the Bells Available To Borrow on DVD and Blu-Ray; Features Numerous References to Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 1948 classic film <a href="http://wb-scranton-movies.blogspot.com/2006/05/miracle-of-bells-1948.html" target="_blank"><b>The Miracle of the Bells</b></a>, starring <b>Fred MacMurray</b>, <b>(Alida) Valli</b> and <b>Frank Sinatra</b>, is available for the first time on DVD and Blu-Ray. The movie was partly filmed in <b>Wilkes-Barre </b>and <b>Glen Lyon, PA</b> (it also features several reference to both places, as well as <b>Nanticoke</b>). <br />
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Synopsis: Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body
of an actress, who died after making her first and only film, back to
her hometown of Coal Town ("near <b>Wilkes-Barre</b>," according to the film) for burial. To arouse public interest, and to get the
reluctant studio head to release the film, he asks all the local
churches to ring their bells for three days.<br />
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<b>Miracle of the Bells</b> is available to borrow from Albright Memorial Library on both <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn841489642" target="_blank"><b>DVD</b></a> and <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn845330651" target="_blank"><b>Blu Ray</b></a>. Click on either link for more information; you may place a hold on the DVD. Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-65150879650566612562013-08-19T18:28:00.001-05:002013-08-19T18:29:24.184-05:00The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane by Kelly Harms (2013)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My dear friend and fellow avid reader Michele L. came upon a<b> Scranton</b> reference in her summer reading. <br />
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<b>Kelly Harm's</b> debut novel<b> The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane</b> tells the story of Janine Brown of Cedar Falls, Iowa, who wins a beautiful house that overlooks the coast in Maine. <br />
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problem: there are two Janine Browns in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and both
think they've won the house, especially when they are both contacted
from the network. <br />
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"We only made it to <b>Scranton</b> before I go stark raving
mad and demand a hotel with a TV that carries the Food Network." </div>
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<b>The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane</b> is available to borrow from the library. <b> <a href="http://www.lclscatalog.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/ALBRIGHT/x/5?searchdata1=ocn811597524" target="_blank">Click here</a></b> to place a hold. <br />
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<b>Much thanks to Michele L. for this reference.</b>Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-31501043678358361362013-07-20T08:33:00.002-05:002013-07-20T08:36:41.810-05:00Author Sebastian Junger To Speak in Scranton Thursday, October 3rd; Referenced Scranton in His Book "War" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 2013 selection for the <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lackawanna-County-Library-System-Library-Lecture-Series/61767781092">Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series</a>
</b>American Masters Lecture is <a href="http://www.sebastianjunger.com/"><b>Sebastian Junger</b></a>, the bestselling author of <b>The
Perfect Storm</b> and <b>War</b>, and the co-director of the 2010 documentary <b><a href="http://restrepothemovie.com/" target="_blank">Restrepo</a></b>.<br />
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<b>Mr. Junger </b>will speak at the <a href="http://www.scrantonculturalcenter.org/"><b>Scranton Cultural Center</b></a> on Thursday, October 3rd at 7 PM.<br />
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<a href="http://wb-scranton-movies.blogspot.com/2011/08/war-by-sebastian-junger-2010.html"><b>War features a brief reference to Scranton</b></a>. <br />
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In 2000 his book <b>The Perfect Storm</b> was adapted into a hit film starring <b>George Clooney</b> and <b>Mark Wahlberg</b>. <br />
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Tickets are free with your library card and will be available in
September at <a href="http://www.lclshome.org/member_libraries.php"><b>all libraries in the Lackawanna County Library System</b></a>, as
well as the <a href="http://www.scrantonculturalcenter.org/"><b>Scranton Cultural Center</b></a> box office.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.sebastianjunger.com/">www.sebastianjunger.com</a></b></div>
Reference Department, Albright Memorial Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179464534933665222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14930376.post-83255493760294411012013-07-06T08:18:00.000-05:002013-07-06T08:19:44.865-05:00Gasland Part II, Directed By Wayne County Native Josh Fox, To Premiere on HBO Monday, July 8th <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Gasland Part II</b>, directed by<b> Emmy</b>-winning and <b>Oscar</b>-nominated documentary filmmaker <b>Josh Fox</b>, will have its television premiere Monday, July 8th at 9 PM on <b><a href="http://www.hbo.com/#/documentaries/gasland-part-ii">HBO</a></b>.</div>
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<b>Fox</b> is a native of<b> Wayne County</b>; his original 2010 documentary <a href="http://www.hbo.com/#/documentaries/gasland-part-ii"><b>Gasland</b></a> was a <b>Academy Award nominee</b> for <b>Best Documentary Feature</b> and won an <b>Emmy Award </b>winner in 2011 for <b>Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming</b>. </div>
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