“Hangover III” more like a cough syrup come-down By Vincent Abbatecola Director Todd Phillips handles a lot of boys-just-want-to-have-fun comedies, such “Due Date,” “Old School” and “Road Trip.” When “The Hangover” was released in 2009, it was the ultimate edition to this specialty trend. In a story about three friends trying to locate a fourth […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE – Relive the legend of Ricky Nelson with his twin sons Mathew and Gunnar Nelson at Westchester Broadway Theatre, Monday, June 3. Ricky Nelson Remembered showcases Nelson’s life with never before seen interviews with artists he influenced including Paul McCartney and Chris Isaak. Tickets at 914-592-2222 or broadwaytheatre.com. – “Laughter on […]
BY ERIN MAHER “Is it a man in a costume? Is it a bear? Or is it all in his head?” is the tagline that leaves the audience curious for answers for the new film, “Frostbite,” written, filmed, and directed by Rockland resident Bridget Machete. Machete, 22 of Pearl River graduated NYU’s film school in […]
BY HARRY WAITZMAN I discover groves of sunlight in my white clapboard hamlet. The pale Victorian homes look as if they were peeled from picture postcards and pasted on tidy lawns. Garage doors open and Irish cops and fireman fly to the Bronx to put down flames and mayhem. I’m conned by rust railroad tracks […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA Four years ago, J.J. Abrams sat in the captain’s chair as he rebooted the “Star Trek” film series, providing an action- and character-driven space epic to audiences both familiar and unfamiliar with Gene Roddenberry’s mythology. Having directed two films based on the franchise and being chosen to direct the next “Star Wars” […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE The classic story of the young Hollywood megastar who wants to be taken seriously (remember Marylyn Monroe) and takes acting lessons at an acting Studio in New York City is presented in this season’s opening production by Penguin Rep and its director Joe Brancato. It has a twist that makes it […]