Mar 14 2011 - 12:23am
Friday's earthquake in Japan forced supermodel Petra Nemcova to recall the nightmare she encountered in a near-death experience in the 2004 Thailand tsunami, caused by a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean. Read more
Mar 12 2011 - 12:05am
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for the WV made "Super 8." The Northern Panhandle of WV and particularly Pittsburgh have gradually became a favorite location for Hollywood small town deju vu. “Super 8” is the first potential “blockbuster” for Weirton, although it was used in portions of the Academy Award winning “Deerhunter” and was home for a young Daryl Hannah for “Reckless.” Read more
Mar 9 2011 - 4:13pm
Yes! Your Huntington Symphony Orchestra will be performing for possibly its last time period this coming Saturday March 12. Read more
Mar 9 2011 - 4:10pm
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Writers Andrea Fekete and Phil St. Clair will read from their work at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in the Shawkey Room of the Memorial Student Center on Marshall University’s Huntington campus. Read more
Mar 9 2011 - 4:08pm
The Museum in the Park at Chief Logan State Park will be the site for participants to gather for the annual Sue Browning Wildflower Hike on Saturday, April 16, at 8:30 a.m., for complimentary coffee and breakfast pastries and registration. Read more
Mar 9 2011 - 2:03am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - With the Academy Awards complete, the mid-March cinema in-between's take over screens. Award flicks are lessening; it's too soon for Summer Super Hero blockbusters; so Hollywood tosses a mixture. Battle for Los Angeles, though not 3D, dazzles with a special effects flick that's similar to summer fare. Mars Needs Moms (2D and 3D) has a family friendly sci-fic base and Red Riding Hood scares, but only to the limits of PG-13. Read more
Mar 9 2011 - 1:32am
Gore Verbinski’s “Rango” is a rather strange film. Read more
Mar 9 2011 - 12:09am
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Mar 8 2011 - 12:00am
At the "True Blood" PaleyFest panel, the cast revealed upcoming details on the hit HBO show's fourth season of vampires, werewolves, fairies and more. Oh my! Read more
Mar 7 2011 - 7:44pm
You gotta love Los Angeles, where behind the phony tinsel lies the real tinsel. That's not original with me; it's from a particular favorite of mine, writer/actor Oscar Levant (1906-1972): "Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel." Read more
Mar 6 2011 - 11:47pm
If all you know about the Tudors -- who ruled England from 1485 to 1603 -- comes from watching the TV series and movies about Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth I, you don't know jack. Read more
Mar 6 2011 - 11:43pm
Portland, Oregon is flooding and they can't blame it on Beauty Killer Gretchen Lowell in "The Night Season" (Minotaur Books, 336 pages, $24.99) Chelsea Cain's latest Archie Sheridan police procedural/thriller. Read more
Mar 6 2011 - 3:01am
After a two-month hiatus I'm back to do my best to bring to life the experiences of visiting interesting events in the area. Read more
Mar 6 2011 - 1:48am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – When opportunities arise ,they come more than in pairs. In this case, you can catch a professional “road show” of “The Wizard of Oz” on Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. It’s at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Ky. Read more
Mar 5 2011 - 6:57pm
American Idol judge and Superstar Jennifer Lopez appeared on "Extra" at The Grove Thursday night to meet thousands of her biggest fans after her new single "On the Floor" premiered on "American Idol." Following the live taping, Jennifer greeted thousands of her biggest fans and treated them to a private screening of the video -- including the alternate endings. Read more
Mar 3 2011 - 9:40pm
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF (HNN) – One of the highlights of the last “Idol’ had Naima Adepapo singing “Summertime” and Judge Jennifer Lopez telling her she looks like an exotic flower. Read more
Mar 3 2011 - 4:40am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Not fading fast: King’s Speech; Fading Out: True Grit. Hanging on… 127 Hours , Black Swan and the Fighter. The Oscars were kind to the King, so he’s likely to be playing a little longer. “Black Swan” and “The Fighter” copped the Best Actress (Natalie Portman) and bboth Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories (Christian Bale, Melissa Leo) , so that adds a little more leg to their theatrical runs. Read more
Mar 3 2011 - 3:00am
David Harrison, the British historian whose "The Genesis of Freemasonry" I reviewed on this site last April Read more
Mar 2 2011 - 12:03am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Not fading fast: King’s Speech; Fading Out: True Grit. Hanging on… 127 Hours , Black Swan and the Fighter. Read more
Mar 1 2011 - 2:42am
In Part from Filmmakers Release
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – A documentary about one community’s drug problem improvement after 63 churches and 3,500 people marched declaring their desperation for God will be shown at 12 noon, March 8 at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center. Read more
Feb 28 2011 - 1:39am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – A Huntington woman who earned her theatre degree at Marshall University has been nominated in Syracuse , New York , for her performance in “Six Dance Lessons” at the Cortland Repertory Theatre. Read more
Feb 28 2011 - 12:03am
n her first interview since leaving rehab, actress Lindsay Lohan breaks her silence and tells “Extra’s” Jerry Penacoli about her days in treatment, her fears for the future -- and offers a look inside her new life.
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Feb 27 2011 - 7:25am
With the Oscars tonight, I've thrown together this piece on who I would give the Oscar to and which nominee I feel has the best chance at winning. You may wish to save this until the Oscars are even closer, but I'll leave that up to you (if you decide to use it at all). Read more
Feb 27 2011 - 2:20am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – A stirring documentary of mountaintop coal removal packed viewers into the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center for the screening of “On Coal River.” A standing room only crowd discussed coal and the environment with filmmakers and environmentalist after the documentary. Read more
Feb 26 2011 - 2:21am
As scholars of Ernest Hemingway know -- and general readers, too -- some editions of Ernest Hemingway's memoir of his six years in Paris, Read more
Feb 26 2011 - 12:48am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – You can still see some of the film finalists of the Appalach Read more
Feb 25 2011 - 12:25am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Have you not had enough of Justin Bieber? This week, only in 3D venues, comes the Director’s Cut with an additional 40 minutes added to the concert biography. Read more
Feb 25 2011 - 12:24am
Chris Medina joined Mario Lopez at The Grove on Thursday to talk about his elimination on Wednesday's "American Idol," and Jennifer Lopez's emotional reaction. Read more
Feb 24 2011 - 12:57am
When I received my review copy of Stanley Meisler's "When the World Calls: The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and Its First Fifty Years" (Beacon Press, 288 pages, $26.95) I was frankly surprised that the Peace Corps -- founded in 1961, the year I graduated from college -- was still functioning. Read more
Feb 24 2011 - 12:52am
Reality TV star
Kim Kardashian talked with "Extra's"
Terri Seymour at the launch of her new frangrance "Kim Kardashian" at Macy's in Glendale, Calif. -- just another venture that has earned her family empire $65 million last year
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Feb 24 2011 - 12:22am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – A weekend of independent and eclectic entertainment comes to town as the Appy Film Festival unfolds about six weeks earlier than in previous years.
On Thursday, Feb. 24, you can see a host of free short films in the basement of the Marshall Memorial Student Center (BE5). They begin at 7 p.m. Read more
Feb 23 2011 - 1:43am
Some materials provided by WV Film Office
UNSTOPPABLE
Directed by Tony Scott, Denzel Washington and Chris Pine play a couple of railroad engineers frantically working to prevent an unmanned freight train carrying combustible liquids and poisonous gas from wiping out a city. While most of "Unstoppable" was filmed in Pennsylvania, six days of filming took place in various locations in the Northern Panhandle, including Benwood and Follansbee. Read more
Feb 23 2011 - 12:35am
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – On the weekend before Oscar-mania strikes, you might want to catch some of the lesser known flicks that are just barely holding on at the multiplex hoping for numerous Academy Awards to boost ticket sales. Likely, “The King’s Speech” and “True Grit” will be dragging in plenty of Oscar, so anticipate “Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” and “127 Hours” to fade fast , unless they post wins in the Best Picture or Best Acting categories. Read more
Feb 22 2011 - 9:02pm
WEIRTON, WV (HNN) - With all the film activities touted , such as the DVD release of "Unstoppable," Read more
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