Saturday, February 11, 2012

Band of Brothers: Episode 10: Points (2001)

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Presented by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg , the epic WWII miniseries Band of Brothers originally aired in 2001 on HBO in 10 parts to c...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Nancy McDonald "If You Can Play Scranton" Book Signings

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Author Nancy McDonald has scheduled 2 book signing events in Scranton during the next few weeks to promote the recently published revised ...
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...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Nancy McDonald, Author of "If You Can Play Scranton" Book Signing Dec. 24th at SNHS

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Book Signing Saturday, December 24, 2011 11 a.m. Steamtown National Historic Site 150 South Washington Avenue Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 340...
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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Perez Hilton Namedrops Scranton

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Broadway's Critically Acclaimed Venus in Fur, Directed By Scranton Native Walter Bobbie, Will Re-Open February 2012 For Limited Engagement

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The Broadway production of the David Ives play Venus in Fur , directed by Scranton native Walter Bobbie and starring Nina Arianda and ...
Monday, November 07, 2011

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling (2011)

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Mindy Kaling , writer and co-star of the NBC sitcom The Office (set in Scranton ), has recently published a collection of humorous essays a...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Wilkes-Barre Native Santo Loquasto Is Scenic Designer For Broadway's Relatively Speaking

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Three-time Tony winner and Wilkes-Barre native Santo Loquasto is the Scenic Designer for Broadway's Relatively Speaking , which opene...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy by Jacqueline Kennedy (2011)

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"Well, I don't remember talking with him (JFK) about Scranton ." Jacqueline Kennedy Wednesday, June 3, 1964 Referencing Will...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Wayne County Native Josh Fox Wins Emmy For Directing Gasland

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Congratulations to documentary filmmaker and Wayne County native Josh Fox for winning an Emmy for Outstanding Direction for Nonfiction Prog...
Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Medusa Amulet by Robert Masello (2011)

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My colleague and fellow avid reader Michele L. told me about "the most random reference to Scranton " she ever came across in a no...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson (2006)

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This reference comes from Brian Fulton , Librarian at the Times-Tribune and webmaster of the Pages from the Past blog of their website. I...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Pajama Diaries Comic Artist (and Kingston Native) Terri Libenson to Appear at B&N Friday, August 19th

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Terri Libeson , a native of Kingston, PA and author/artist of the nationally syndicated comic strip The Pajama Diaries , will be signing ...

War by Sebastian Junger (2010)

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Children's Librarian Elizabeth Davis emailed me this morning about a Scranton reference she discovered in a book she's currently r...

Kindred Spirits by Sarah Strohmeyer (2011)

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My wonderful colleague Michele L. , an avid reader like myself, has read so many books where she came across local references for this blog....
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Wife Vs. Secretary (1936)

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Don McKeon , one of the regular contributors to the blog, emailed me last night that he came across a Scranton reference in the 1936 classi...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Jay McCarroll, Season 1 Winner of Project Runway (1974 - )

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This past Friday and Saturday, NEPA native Jay McCarrol l was in Wilkes-Barre, PA for the Trunk Sale at the Outrageous boutique. My coll...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Jerry Orbach, Prince of the City by John Anthony Gilvey (2011)

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In a previous blog entry , I highlighted the local roots of the late Jerry Orbach --star of stage (the original Billy Flynn in 1975's C...
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