Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Thursday, April 19, 2018

Paper Towns (2015)

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A brief reference to Scranton is featured towards the end of the 2015 film Paper Towns , based on the bestselling YA novel by John Gre...
Monday, December 08, 2014

It Happened One Night (1934)

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One of the first and best-loved "screwball comedies," Frank Capra 's 1934 classic It Happened One Night features a r...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The Ghost Breakers (1940) Available To Borrow From Library; Features Scranton Reference

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The 1940 horror-comedy The Ghost Breakers is now available to borrow on DVD from Scranton Public Library.  The film features a brief ref...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Out of the Furnace (2013)

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My dear friend and colleague Anna Kilcullen recently told me about a passing reference to Scranton in the critically-acclaimed 2013 movie...
Monday, July 14, 2014

The Purge (2013)

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One of the things I really love about doing this blog is the fact that eagle-eyed movie fans like Eric Drago pick up on local references...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Lady of Burlesque (1943) Available To Borrow on DVD From Library

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The 1943 classic film Lady of Burlesque , starring Barbara Stanwyck , is now available to borrow on DVD from Scranton Public Library .  Ba...
Monday, June 30, 2014

The English Teacher (2013)

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Released in 2013, The English Teacher is a dark comedy about a single English teacher from Kingston, Pennsylvania who helps a former stu...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Dance, Fools, Dance To Be Shown Wednesday, August 13th at Scranton Public Library

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The 1931 Joan Crawford classic Dance, Fools, Dance , which centered on the murder of a reporter named Bert Scranton , will be screened at ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The Front (1976)

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In one of only a handful of films he appeared in that he did not direct, acclaimed filmmaker Woody Allen stars in the 1976 comedy/drama...
Saturday, October 05, 2013

Dear Mom, Love Cher (2013)

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Georgina Holt (86 year-old mother of Cher): "We got down to twenty cents, I remember that, and I said, 'Johnny, this will buy ...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Jason X (2001); Yup, Even A Friday the 13th Movie Has A Scranton Reference

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  I've seen every Friday the 13th movie numerous times, but I have NEVER noticed the Scranton reference in 2001's Jason X ...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Argo (2012)

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Brian Fulton , Librarian at The Times-Tribune and all-around groovy guy, went to see Argo , the critically-acclaimed movie directed by an...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Atlas Shrugged Part II Opens Friday; Will It Mention Scranton?

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Part II of the Atlas Shrugged film adaptation opens Friday, October 12th at Cinemark in Moosic .  The novel includes a brief Scranton ref...
Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Free Tickets Now Available For Upcoming Library Lecture Tuesday, August 7th

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Free tickets for the next Library Lecture are now available at all Lackawanna County Libraries. John Anthony Gilvey , author of "...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

John Anthony Gilvey, Author of "Jerry Orbach: Prince of the City," To Speak at Library Lecture Series Tuesday, August 7th

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Author John Anthony Gilvey , author of Jerry Orbach: Prince of the City , will be the next presenter in the Matthew J. Flynn Librar...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Actor Paul Dano, Who Has Roots in Scranton, To Appear At Pocono Community Theater Friday, April 27th

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Actor Paul Dano , who has roots in the Scranton area, will be attending a screening of his latest film Being Flynn , co-starring Robert DeN...
Friday, March 30, 2012

Warren Stevens (1919-2012)

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Clarks Summit native and character actor Warren Stevens passed away on Tuesday, March 27th at the age of 92. Born on November 2, 1919 in C...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Miller's Tale, Jason Miller Documentary, Now Available To Purchase on DVD

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Miller's Tale , Rebecca Marshall Ferris's excellent documentary on the life of Scranton native Jason Miller , is now available to ...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

Jason Miller's Second Film, 1974's The Nickel Ride, Now Available On DVD

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My colleague Evelyn Gibbons emailed me a New York Times article that announced the release of a DVD featuring Jason Miller' s second...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Was Scranton Ever Mentioned In A Holiday Film? Yup! 1940's Little-Seen Remember The Night, And We Have It On DVD!

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Scranton is mentioned in passing in the 1940 holiday classic Remember the Night , written by Preston Sturges and featuring the first onscr...
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