By Ella Steinbeck After doing stand up for about 2 years I got a call from a friend. He had given my name to a manager who was scouting for “the principal female role in an upcoming movie”. They had scoured both coasts and still hadn’t found the girl they needed. If you are coming […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN Superheroes, villains and cosplay characters were among the many characters at Valley Cottage Library’s comic convention (ValCon) held Saturday, July 18. “The original comic cons were groups of guys and girls getting together to swap comic books,” a costumed Jennifer Daddio, Head of Teen Services, explained. “Libraries have joined […]
Review of “Ant-Man” by Vincent Abbatecola The latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Ant-Man,” based on the Marvel Comics superhero by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Larry Lieber, is now here, but it faced a big challenge when original director Edgar Wright left the project back in May 2014 due to creative differences with […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Comedian, actor, writer, producer and radio personality Artie Lange booked for the Newton, New Jersey Theatre August 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 17, call 973-383-3700. – Franki Valli and The Four Seasons tribute at Westchester Broadway Theatre, Elmsford on Saturday, July 18, 8 p.m. Dinner and show. […]
STORY AND PHOTO BY JANIE ROSMAN Sitting at the Art Café in Nyack earlier this week, Christopher Costabile spoke enthusiastically about the new property. “It’s exciting, it’s a new hotel, an upscale hotel,” Costabile, recently hired to manage TIME Nyack, said. “It’s considered lifestyle because it typically doesn’t fall into the category of a Marriott, […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF AND SARA WALDRON