Monday, February 24, 2014

Dance, Fools, Dance Available To Borrow on DVD

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The 1931 Pre-Code classic Dance, Fools, Dance (featuring the first pairing of Joan Crawford and Clark Gable ) is now available to borrow ...
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...
Monday, January 13, 2014

The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adriana Trigiani (2012)

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Your truly with author Adriana Trigiani following her lecture in Scranton on April 18th, 2013. My wonderful colleague and fellow a...
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, October 03, 2013

Night Film by Marisha Pessl (2013)

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Since late Spring, Entertainment Weekly has been generating a lot of buzz about Marisha Pessl's second novel titled Night Fil...
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 ...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Miracle of the Bells Available To Borrow on DVD and Blu-Ray; Features Numerous References to Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke

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The 1948 classic film The Miracle of the Bells , starring Fred MacMurray , (Alida) Valli and Frank Sinatra , is available for the firs...
Monday, August 19, 2013

The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane by Kelly Harms (2013)

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My dear friend and fellow avid reader Michele L. came upon a Scranton reference in her summer reading. Kelly Harm's debut novel ...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Author Sebastian Junger To Speak in Scranton Thursday, October 3rd; Referenced Scranton in His Book "War"

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The 2013 selection for the Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series American Masters Lecture is Sebastian Junger ,  the bestselling au...
Saturday, July 06, 2013

Gasland Part II, Directed By Wayne County Native Josh Fox, To Premiere on HBO Monday, July 8th

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Gasland Part II , directed by Emmy -winning and Oscar -nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox , will have its television premiere Mond...
Saturday, June 29, 2013

The Fringe ("Season Five, Episode Three: "The Recordist") (October 12, 2012)

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The hit sci-fi TV show The Fringe recently wrapped its fifth and final season on FOX .  Near the beginning of the third episode of the...
Monday, April 01, 2013

Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani (2004); Author To Speak In Scranton Thursday, April 18th

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Bestselling author Adriana Trigiani will be the first speaker in the 2013 Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series on Thursday, April 18t...
Monday, March 04, 2013

Long Gone Daddies by David Wesley Williams (2013)

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  Barb Williams, who has regularly contributed Scranton references to the blog, emailed me recently to tell me her husband David Wes...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Wilkes-Barre Native Douglas Carter Beane Writes Two Broadway Shows Opening Spring 2013

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Wilkes-Barre native and two-time Tony nominee Douglas Carter Beane will be having a busy Spring, as two shows penned by Beane (a mu...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

John Henry Hopkins, Jr, Composer (1820 - 1891)

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In addition of Winter Wonderland by Honesdale native Richard B. Smith , I've recently learned that another traditional Christmas c a...
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...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Saturday Night Live (Saturday, October 13, 2012)

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Four years ago, Saturday Night Live presented a hilarious skewering of the Vice-Presidential debate between Joe Biden ( Jason Sudeikis) a...