Monday, September 29, 2008

Pittson Native's Film "Fair Evil" To Get Local Premiere October 25th

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NEPA’s New Director Claude T. Martin presents A Warlight Pictures Film Connie Shelhamer Bill Armitage Johnny Paradise FAIR EVIL Evil is onl...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

UPDATE: "Xanadu On Broadway" To Close September 28th

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It was just announced that Xanadu , the hit Broadway musical with a book written by Wilkes-Barre native Douglas Carter Beane , will play i...
Monday, September 08, 2008

Monster: My True Story by Aileen Wuornos with Christopher Berry-Dee (2004)

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I recently read Monster: My True Story by Aileen Wuornos with Christopher Berry-Dee and to my surprise, the book reference Scranton as th...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

The Office: Season Four Now on DVD; Target Offers Exclusive Bonus Disc With Q&A From "Office Convention" in Scranton

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Check out the cover art for the just-released DVD set of The Office: Season Four . The sign in the background reads " Scranton Business...
Saturday, August 30, 2008

Pittston/Scranton Native Jay Parini's Novel The Last Station Adapted Into Film

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Pittston/Scranton native and author Jay Parini's 1990 novel The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Last Year is being made into ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Lethal Intent by Sue Russell (2002)

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Lethal Intent , subtitled "The Shocking True Story of One of America's Most Notorious Serial Killers," is a 2002 true-crime bo...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Antiques Roadshow (Monday, August 11, 2008)

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A few weeks ago, my colleague Martina S. was watching The Antiques Roadshow on WVIA and heard a passing reference to Wilkes-Barre . On th...
Friday, August 22, 2008

Diary of the Dead (Screenplay by George A. Romero), July 2006

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My colleague Brian Detrick , who works in our library's Technical Services Department and is a true horror buff (check out his awesome b...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The New Yorker (January 28, 2008, Volume 83, Issue 45)

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A couple of months ago, my colleague (and regular contributor to our blog) Evelyn Gibbons found a local reference in The New Yorker . On pa...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Entertainment Weekly (August 22/29, 2008, Issue #1007/1008)

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Check out this week's double issue of Entertainment Weekly , the one with Harry Potter and the Fall Movie Preview on the cover. On pag...
Thursday, August 07, 2008

Mad Men, "Flight 1" (Season 2, Episode 2) (August 3, 2008)

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My extra-ultra- g r o o v y colleague Elizabeth Davis from the Lackawanna County Children's Library , a huge fan of the AMC origina...
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Louis Teicher, Pianist (Ferrante & Teicher) (1924-2008)

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Regular blog contributor (and my gorgeous esteemed colleague) Evelyn Gibbons left an article from this morning's Citizens' Voice ...
Monday, August 04, 2008

Blondie (Friday, August 1, 2008)

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Comic Courtesy of King Features Don McKeon , who I can always count on for some good Scranton references, emailed me on Sunday about a refe...
Thursday, July 31, 2008

Request for Information Regarding W-B Based Film Companies "De Frenes and Company" or "BDF Films"

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A reader of this blog, Mike Champlin , recently sent me a question that I need your help with. He writes: "Hi Bill- "I saw your bl...
Monday, July 21, 2008

Entertainment Weekly, (July 25, 2008, Issue #1003)

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On page two of this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly (the Letters Page), is a brief box detailing this past weekend's The Offi...
Saturday, July 19, 2008

David Lepore, Set Designer and Emmy Winner for "Come On Over"

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David Lepore of Wilkes-Barre recently won an Emmy Award from the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

"Kelly" from "The Office" To Visit Scranton July 19th; "Kevin" in The Electric City the 25th and 26th

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UPDATED 7/11/08 I have good news to report for fans of NBC 's The Office --not one, but TWO cast members have planned visits to Scranto...
Thursday, July 03, 2008

Crawford O. "Bob" Swartz, Composer of "Home on the Range" (1855-1932)

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It's a piece of American music that brings back memories of a nostalgic time and a simpler life. It was President FDR's favorite s...
Monday, June 30, 2008

Dallas native Robert May's Latest Film "Bonneville" Released on DVD

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The latest film by producer and Dallas, Pennsylvania native Robert May , whose previous films include the critically acclaimed The Station ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Live With Regis & Kelly (Wednesday, June 18th, 2008)

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Steve Carrell from NBC's The Office was a guest on this morning's Live With Regis & Kelly to promote his new film Get Smart...