Paging fans of prescient 1950s sci-fi cine-classics....two of them are coming soon to hotel conference rooms near you! First, I'll mark the 70th anniversary of 1951's original “The Thing” with a screening at the Best Western Plus, 446 Rt. 3 (next to 99 Restaurant) at 7 pm … [Read more...] about Newman Center Film Series-on-Tour: THE THING
Newman Center Film Series-on-Tour: THE CREEPING FLESH
In my previous blog entry promoting a screening of Woody Allen’s “Take the Money and Run” I addressed concerns about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in a satirical context, via the scene where Woody morphs into a rabbi as an unexpected side-effect of experimental … [Read more...] about Newman Center Film Series-on-Tour: THE CREEPING FLESH
Newman Film Series on Tour: TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
As a lifelong movie geek who's run the gamut of specialized interests from A to Z, presently there’s nothing more precious to me than prescient vintage cinema connecting to the here and now, preferably in a satirical vein. Such is the case with Woody Allen’s directorial debut … [Read more...] about Newman Film Series on Tour: TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
Newman Center Film Series on Tour: THEATRE OF BLOOD
Spoiling to say “good riddance” to the incomparably wretched year of 2020 with 110% determination to celebrate 2021, including on behalf of my Newman Center Film Series on Tour, I wondered what movie to ring 2021 in with? Hey, why not mark the 110th birthday of one of my all-time … [Read more...] about Newman Center Film Series on Tour: THEATRE OF BLOOD
Newman Center Film Series-on-Indefinite Tour Presents Citizen Kane
Having recently begun its new campaign to sustain 16mm (celluloid) exhibition in the digital age, the (suspended) Newman Center Film Series-on-Indefinite Tour is heading across Plattsburgh. Following an inaugural Halloween-night success at City Well downtown, starring two Dracula … [Read more...] about Newman Center Film Series-on-Indefinite Tour Presents Citizen Kane