Tony Walton, award-winning Broadway and film designer and resident of Sag Harbor, died peacefully Wednesday, March 2 from complications of a stroke. He was 87 years old. Walton was an award-winning director and production designer for Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, television, ballet and opera. He was nominated for 16 Tony AwardsRead More →
Journal Staff Tanya Manus Travel the world in March as concerts, theater and a film festival take you on an international tour of entertainment. Take a dream musical vacation through Scotland, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic when the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra performs “22 Countries in 2 Hours”, atRead More →
Italian-Argentinian filmmaker Marcelo Grion is finally releasing his first self-financed feature – a project that has spanned more than 20 years. The film is a sci-fi thriller – expect time travel and alien terrorists – called The Prototype. Grion started shooting it in 16mm 23 years ago. It will premiereRead More →
Trailer Through Tom Stockman | February 8, 2022 Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium horror, thriller and supernatural streaming service, has announced that The spine of the night will be available to stream exclusively on the platform starting Thursday, March 24, 2022. Exclusively for Shudder, the platform will be the only subscriptionRead More →
NEW YORK, 07 Feb. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bragar Eagel & Squire, PC, a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, reminds investors that class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of Oak Street shareholders. Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSH), FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCFS), NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: NRXP,Read More →
Every day or month is a new “national” day or month for something on social media, an excuse to flood our feeds with posts about meaningless holidays. While it’s all fun, the importance of an awareness day or month has become diluted among national coffee and margarita days. But theseRead More →
NEW YORK, 02 Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bragar Eagel & Squire, PC, a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, reminds investors that class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of First Solar shareholders, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCFS), Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT) and BrightRead More →
Ghosts are everywhere in Nikyatu Jusu’s atmospheric debut feature, “Nanny,” though few of them look like what we’ve come to expect from decades of horror movies. Sometimes it’s just a feeling, a particular gust of wind. Sometimes it’s a photograph. Sometimes it’s a story. And, sometimes, just sometimes, it’s aRead More →
“The Curse of the Patasola” hits theaters in select markets (including Atlanta, at Marietta’s Studio Movie Grill) on January 21. It will also be available on demand from the same day on many platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Prime Video and Google. Play, as well as through various cable and streamingRead More →
NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bragar Eagel & Squire, PC, a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, reminds investors that class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of shareholders of Meta Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMAT), Talis Biomedical Corporation (NASDAQ: TLIS), FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCFS) andRead More →
Beloved for her warmth and generosity, Alsobrook used her marketing savvy to support early Sundances and the independent films she loved. The independent film community lost one of its own last month, Jane Alsobrook. Her close friend, Michelle Satter, founding director of artist programs at the Sundance Institute, sent usRead More →
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#To classify–Bragar Eagel & Squire, PC, a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (“FirstCash” or the “Company”) ) (NASDAQ: FCFS) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on behalf ofRead More →
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bragar Eagel & Squire, PC, a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (“FirstCash” or the “Company”) ) (NASDAQ: FCFS) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on behalf of allRead More →
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it much harder for black Americans to access mortgage credit, according to a new analysis of federal data, complicating efforts to close the racial wealth gap. A report by Zillow Z, -2.16% ZG, -2.21% published Thursday found that the mortgage denial rate was 84% higherRead More →
Show hours are 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday to January 30. Cost: $ 18, $ 20. Season tickets are available. Call 937-424-8477 or visit www.daytonplayhouse.org. 2) Home show If you’re looking to remodel your home in 2022, the Greater Dayton Home Show has professionals inRead More →
The show times are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays until January 30. Cost: $18, $20. Season passes are available. Call 937-424-8477 or visit www.daytonplayhouse.org. 2) Living room of the house If you’re looking to remodel your home in 2022, Greater Dayton HomeRead More →
January 12 – From the classic Clint Eastwood to an original new musical, here are some notable happenings to check out this weekend and next week. 1) “In the woods” “Into the Woods” premiered at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego in 1986 before hitting Broadway the following year.Read More →
If you have several high-interest loans, debt consolidation can help you manage your finances by combining multiple debts into a single payment. We researched and selected the five best debt consolidation loans to help you get back on track and adequately manage your monthly bills. Our Top Picks for BestRead More →
For some, however, the cartoons don’t so much depict the Chinese as racist stereotypes about them. Viewers took to social media to condemn the film. “This is how the Chinese were portrayed in an exaggerated way during the colonial period. We were discriminated against for so long that it doesn’tRead More →
MIAMI (AP) — The owner of a Miami-based payday loan company has defrauded hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars and repaid others with money he acquired through a Ponzi scheme, according to a newspaper article and federal regulators. About 500 investors, including many from the Venezuelan American communityRead More →
MIAMI (AP) — The owner of a Miami-based payday loan company has defrauded hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars and repaid others with money he acquired through a Ponzi scheme, according to a newspaper article and federal regulators. About 500 investors, including many from the Venezuelan American communityRead More →
MIAMI (AP) — The owner of a Miami-based payday loan company has defrauded hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars and repaid others with money he acquired through a scheme Ponzi scheme, according to a newspaper article and federal regulators. About 500 investors, including many from the Venezuelan AmericanRead More →
MIAMI (AP) — The owner of a Miami-based payday loan company has defrauded hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars and repaid others with money he acquired through a Ponzi scheme, according to a newspaper article and federal regulators. About 500 investors, including many from the Venezuelan American communityRead More →
Payday lenders have effectively leveraged the sovereign reserve status of Native Americans. Often, they forge partnerships with tribal members to provide loans in addition to the Internet, which is beyond state law. However, the FTC has also started to actively monitor these lenders. While some tribal lenders are run byRead More →
Ahead of her run on the indoor track at Boston University on Dec. 4, Annie Rodenfels was nervous. The competition director had hired Rodenfels and his teammate, Abbey Wheeler, to serve as rabbits for a top-level 5,000-meter race. Their job: to establish a steady pace for the first 15 lapsRead More →
DebtHammer.org results show 80% say their short-term loan made their financial situation worse instead of helping them Low-income households see savings as impossible, but with the right strategy, it is possible to build up an emergency fund that can avoid the need for payday loans. – Dr Robert H. ScottRead More →
// = do_shortcode (‘[in-content-square]’)?> Annes Elwy, who plays Cadi in The Feast / Gwledd A Los Angeles Times reviewer hailed a “remarkable” performance in a Welsh-language horror film. Film critic Noel Murray, who reviewed Celebration, Where Gwledd in Welsh, for the Californian newspaper, had warm words for Annes Elwy, whoRead More →
Seduced and abandoned, a 2013 mock documentary about the nonsense of independent film financing directed by James Toback and starring Alec Baldwin, hasn’t aged well. Baldwin and a pre- # MeToo Toback (the director’s career derailed in 2017 after hundreds of women accused him of sexual misconduct, charges he denied)Read More →
Fresh from its UK premieres at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival, Bantu mother, will have its Spanish premiere at the Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva, and is also part of the selection of LIFFY 2021 (Latino & Iberian Film Festival At Yale), in the United States. LIFFY strivesRead More →
WALLINGFORD – A Wallingford native brought his love of horror films to the big screen and became part of the legacy Hollywood franchises. “I grew up loving the ‘Halloween’ franchise and grew up loving the films of John Carpenter, who directed the first movie,” said Ryan Turek. “It was kindRead More →
Three years after the premiere of the first film by Halloween with which David Gordon Green almost completely restarted the saga of Jean Charpentier, comes a second part of what will be a new trilogy. Almost as if he had completely rejected all of the films that followed the originalRead More →
American arthouse cinemas used to play exclusively foreign language films. Then this black and white portrayal of Jewish life in 1890s New York by Joan Micklin Silver helped spark a change. The 4K restoration (released this month by Cohen Media and shown at the New York Film Festival) of JoanRead More →
NatGeo The rescue by Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free solo) took the specialty box by storm in five appearances in New York, LA and Chicago this weekend averaging nearly $ 14,000 per screen – the best opening PSA for a documentary aired on more than one market in moreRead More →
(Photo: Shutterstock) Regulations regarding pay-on-demand service providers are continually evolving to keep pace with a rapidly growing industry. In the post-pandemic economy, there is a surplus of jobs and a limited number of workers. Because of this, we see organizations offering more benefits, such as pay on demand, to attractRead More →
Inside this restaurant, there is food for thought. A young woman, Jade, wakes up in the movie “Green Hat Diner” and begins to piece together her past grief with the help of a sinister waitress, Ariel. Jade’s father has passed away. Ariel is also looking for a way out. Ariel’sRead More →
The Yiddish word naches conveys the idea of pride, specifically connoting the unique joy a parent feels over the accomplishments of their offspring. As in “I ran into Maurice and Doris Micklin at the market!” They said their daughter, the director, had just finished her first film. It’s a lotRead More →
Betty Gilpin as Crystal in “The Hunt”, directed by Craig Zobel. Survival horror stories elicit a unique sense of dread in viewers, as they pull to the core of what horrifies many of us. We’re fortunate that we don’t need to live a survival story, but know that an unknowingRead More →
Since 2001, the Screamfest Horror Film Festival has served as a launching pad for some of the best franchises and filmmakers in the genre. Movies such as The human centipede, 30 days of night, Trick or treats, and even Paranormal activity debuted at this iconic festival, which prides itself onRead More →
Sep 29, 2021 Screamfest Horror Film Festival is the largest and oldest horror film festival in the United States. the festival has announced its first wave of competitive feature films and short films for its 21st edition. From October 12 to 21 at the TCL Chinese Theater. The Screamfest SkullRead More →
The Sundance Institute, host of the annual Sundance Film Festival, is today named a Veteran and Independent Media Producer (Awake, Capernaum) Joana Vicente her new CEO. According to the email announcement from Sundance President Pat Mitchell: “Joana comes to Sundance as a true champion in discovering, incubating and nurturing independentRead More →
Growing up in the spotlight is far from easy, but Jasper Polish and Harlow Jane do it with grace. Harlow, daughter of Patricia Arquette, and Jasper, daughter of Jo Strettel, both star in the new film I love us, soon in the cinema. The film follows a man born intoRead More →
WINCHESTER – Virtual and in-person screenings of dozens of films from around the world will be presented during the four days of Skyline Indie Film Fest. The films will be screened in two theaters in Winchester, including blocks of shorts at the Bright Box Theater at 15 N. Loudoun St.Read More →
How many more zeitgeists can you get than a movie adapted from a viral Twitter feed? Not least that begins, “You all wanna hear a story about why me and that bitch ran into it?” Zola, a scary fairy tale / nightmare about two strippers on a bizarre weekend inRead More →
Acclaimed Polish director and President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland, has expressed growing fear in the world of independent cinema: that global streamers could kill theatrical cinema. Speaking via video link at a Cannes Film Market panel on Thursday, Holland called streaming platforms a “great unorganized black holeRead More →
The effective interest rates for payday loans in the United States, by state, for a loan of $ 300. In Maine, it’s 217%, the second highest in New England. Center for Responsible Lending Desperate for money and unable to access traditional lenders for all kinds of reasons, some Mainers turnRead More →
In recent months, several states have moved to limit interest rates on payday loans in an effort to prevent consumers from gaining the upper hand with these traditionally expensive loans. In the November general election, voters in Nebraska voted overwhelmingly to cap payday loan interest rates in the state atRead More →
Voters in Nebraska overwhelmingly supported a voting initiative on Tuesday that caps payday loan rates at 36% statewide, even though federal legislation restricting these high-cost loans remains at a standstill. About 83% of voters in Nebraska approved Measure 428, according to the Secretary of State for Nebraska, who provides electionRead More →
Highlights include “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” and the musical “Hair” The upcoming theater season at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television includes the production of Bertolt Brecht’s “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui”, the opera “Juana” – a collaboration between Opera UCLA and UCLA’s drama department –Read More →