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Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Palisades Park Police Sergeant's New Book Examines Changing Role Of Law Enforcers In Film
A history of how law enforcement was portrayed on the big screen in the first half of the 20th century had never been written -- until now. A Palisades Park police veteran who's also a prolific author has just released his fifth book, "Law Enforcement in American Cinema, 1894-1952," which examines the history of police and policing on the big screen during that period. "Film is a site where public sentiments toward the police are both created and reflected," Sgt. George Beck wrote. Cineastes have often focused on the way gangsters and other criminals are romanticized in movies -- or film, …
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Regal Cinemas Temporarily Closing 500 Theaters - 14 in MA and CT
With not enough blockbuster movies to screen, on Thursday, Oct. 8 Regal Cinemas is temporarily closing more than 500 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. This includes 10 theaters in Massachusetts and four in Connecticut. In all 536 theaters will close and impact 40,000 employees across the U.S. Massachusetts movie theaters began reopening in August after they were shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic in March. But moviemakers have been experimenting with airing new releases in people’s homes, major markets like New York City are yet to reopen, and customers are still cautious about going to the…
Armonk, NY
Business
Hollywood Comes To Westchester With New Professional Sound Stage
The longtime owner of a Westchester video production company is attempting bringing Hollywood to one of the county’s smallest villages. Robert DePalma, the owner of DePalma Productions in Scarsdale, and co-founder Joe Piacentino, have expanded their business in Westchester with the opening of Azure Stages, a professional sound stage located on Summerfield Street in the heart of the village. The co-founders envision the stage being utilized clients in the film, video production and photography industries for commercials, event and modeling photography, feature films, special effects shots, m…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
New Movie Filmed In Hudson Valley Contributed Over $21M To State Economy
Production of Paramount Pictures’ Hudson Valley-based supernatural thriller "A Quiet Place," was a booming success for New York’s economy, according to the studio. The film, starring husband-and-wife John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, follows a family trying to silently escape mysterious creatures that hunt by sound, generated more than $21 million in local economic activity and contributed over $12.5 million in wages to more than 600 local workers, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. "A Quiet Place" will be available in theatres starting Friday, April…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Neighbors
Hillsdale Native's Documentary Shines Spotlight On Women In Hollywood
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- A Pascack Valley High school grad is behind a new documentary about women filmmakers and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's investigation of hiring practices in Hollywood. "Half the Picture," by Hillsdale native Amy Adrion, is being screened at the Sundance Film Festival taking place Thursday, Jan. l8 to 28, according to NorthJersey.com. The Bergen County native, who now lives in Los Angeles, produced the film with her husband, David Harris. The concept grew out of her own frustrations after graduating from UCLA film school in 2009. Adrion inte…
