Monday, June 22, 2009

Eat, Drink, and Be Wary by Tamar Myers (1998)

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My delicious colleague, Judi Keller , has told me about yet another reference to Scranton in Tamar Myers's popular culinary mysterie...

Albright Memorial Library (Including Updates from Entertainment Blog) Now on Twitter

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The Reference Department at Albright Memorial Library, the creators of this blog, is now on Twitter. Any new entries to the Scranton & ...
Monday, June 15, 2009

WB Native Santo Loquasto Reteams With Woody Allen for New Comedy "Whatever Works"

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Production designer and Wilkes-Barre native Santo Loquasto has reteamed with legendary writer/director Woody Allen for the new comedy Wha...
Saturday, June 06, 2009

"The Office" Tours of Scranton Every Saturday Through August 29th

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Every Saturday through the summer, The Office Convention will be sponsoring tours of Scranton that highlight landmarks featured on the hit...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Scenes From "Blue Valentine" Filmed in Reference Department at Albright Memorial Library (Wednesday, May 13th, 2009)

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On Wednesday, May 13th, 2009, the Reference Department at Albright Memorial Library was used as a location to film scenes for the upcoming...
Friday, May 08, 2009

Participants Wanted For Upcoming Greg Matkosky Documentary on The Scranton Sirens, Scranton in the 1920s

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WVIA filmmaker Greg Matkosky ( Stories From The Mines ) is currently seeking people to be interviewed on-camera for his upcoming documenta...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Between A Wok and A Hard Place: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery With Recipes by Tamar Myers (1998)

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My delicious colleague and fellow avid reader Judi Keller informed me a popular food mystery by author Tamar Myers includes a reference to ...
Monday, May 04, 2009

Video Clip of Vivien Leigh Singing "Wilkes-Barre, PA" from Broadway musical Tovarich (1963)

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Here is an unexpected find from YouTube --A black-and-white TV clip of Vivien Leigh (with Byron Mitchell ) performing the song Wilkes-Barr...
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Scranton Native Wins Over $120,000 So Far on Jeopardy This Week

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Congratulations to Scranton native and former Dunmore resident Liz Murphy , who has won a total of $121,302 dollars on her five consecutiv...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Live With Regis and Kelly (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)

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During the Mailbox segment toward the end of last Tuesday's episode of Live With Regis and Kelly (April 21st), Kingston, Pennsylvania ...
Monday, April 27, 2009

The Rasputin Relic by William M. Valtos (2004)

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My groovy colleague Michele L. recently let me know that William M. Valtos's 2004 book The Rasputin Relic , which she is currently re...
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Isn't She Great? (2000)

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The life of bestselling author Jacqueline (Jackie) Susann , whose novels Valley of the Dolls and The Love Machine (which includes a refere...
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Edie Adams (1927-2008)

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Today, April 16th, would have marked the 82nd birthday of stage, screen and performing legend Edie Adams , a native of Kingston, Pennsylvani...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Wild Boys of The Road (1933)

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Be it consciously or unconsciously, director William Wellman frequently puts tracking shots of maps to show his characters' journeys i...
Saturday, April 11, 2009

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling to Shoot New Film "Blue Valentine" in Honesdale; Open Casting Call Monday, April 13th from 1-8 PM

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Hollywood is coming to Honesdale as Oscar nominees Michelle Williams ( Brokeback Mountain , TV's Dawson's Creek ) and Ryan Gosli...

Entertainment Weekly (April 17, 2009, Issue #1043)

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Scranton has a brief reference in this week's Entertainment Weekly in the Top Ten Funniest Actresses section which scrolls across t...

Entertainment Weekly (April 10, 2009, Issue #1042)

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There was a brief reference to Scranton in last week's Entertainment Weekly , the issue with Jennifer Hudson on the cover. Check out ...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Heroes For Sale (1933)

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A few years ago, Warner Bros. Home Video began releasing DVD box sets titled Forbidden Hollywood , excellent collections highlighting sever...