BY GEORGE J. DACRE A black man kills two white men who raped and beat his 10-year-old daughter and goes on trial in a Mississippi courtroom before Judge Omar Noose. Carl Lee Hailey, played by Sheldon Roberts, claims he did what he had to do and his attorney Jake Tyler Brigance, played by Damon Fischetti, please Hailey not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. […]
A scene from the new indie movie “The Secret Garden” was shot in Nanuet, NY on Thursday, February 4. Starring AJ Cross as Peter Sebastian, “The Secret Garden” is a taut psychological thriller that takes one lone spy to the edge to fight a secret war that may lead to nuclear fallout. Based on a paean by Jorge Louis Borges, […]
Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of founding artistic director Joe Brancato and executive director Andrew M. Horn, announces its 2016 season, the professional Equity company’s 39th at its home in Stony Point (Rockland County), New York, a season filled with current and controversial subject matter. “The upcoming season is a wonderful opportunity to meet […]
BY BARRY WARNER The annual tradition of the Easter Egg Hunt always stirs up thoughts of new life, the warmth of spring and flowers blooming. Last Saturday, hundreds of children, with their family members, lined up to receive colored wicker baskets, a sticker and a chance to guess the number of jelly beans in the big jar. As the […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Yes, Don Quixote never gives up and a wonderful cast brings “Man of La Mancha” to life at the mainstage of WBT. Anchored by an unforgettable performance from Paul Schoeffler in the dual role of Miguel Cervantes/Don Quixote, who is put in a Spanish prison in the late 18th Century, during […]
By Vincent Abbatecola Eight years ago, producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves gave audiences the found-footage monster movie, “Cloverfield.” While it seemed like the type of film that would get a sequel right away (depending on it’s success), that wasn’t quite the case. Over the years, it started to look like we wouldn’t get […]