Entertainment
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Media Rolls Out Red Carpet for 12th Annual Film Festival
Media will once again roll out the red carpet for its annual film festival from April 4-6 at the historic Media Theatre. The 2019 Media Film Festival continues its tradition of elevating superb storytelling with the screening of 52 short films created by emerging talent from the region. There will also be films from as…
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FROM CHESCO: What Happened Behind Pennhurst’s Closed Doors Stayed There … Until Now
Pennhurst, a groundbreaking documentary chronicling perhaps the worst case of institutional abuse of disabled people in U.S. history, will be released on Apple iTunes on March 26. The film follows the stories of former Pennhurst residents who relate their tales of abuse and survival against devastating odds. A visit to the former institution and interviews…
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Locals Invited to Red-Carpet Premiere of Movie Made in Delco
Joshua Coates, director and producer of Hollywould, a sci-fi/mystery thriller that was filmed in Delaware County, is inviting local residents to be among the first to see the movie at its red-carpet premiere at a film festival in Ridgewood, N.J., writes by Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. Scenes for the film starring Eric Roberts,…
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Historic Lansdowne Theater to Be Featured This Morning on NBC’s ‘The Today Show’
The Lansdowne Theater will be featured this morning on NBC’s The Today Show, writes Kevin Tustin for Delaware County News Network. According to Matt Schultz, Executive Director of the Historic Lansdowne Theater Corp., the segment will run sometime between 7 and 9 AM. NBC had expressed interest in doing a piece on the theater months…
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For Valentine’s Day, Neumann University Surveys Students About Their Favorite Romantic Movies
Love is in the air. This year, Neumann University surveyed its students about their all-time favorite romantic movies. Here are their Top Five Movies to Watch on Valentine’s Day: 1.) The Best of Me This emotional love story was the most popular choice among Neumann students. Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, The Best of…
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Delaware County’s Pop-Culture Past Featured on ‘The Goldbergs’
Delaware County has entered the national spotlight once again, with a piece of its pop culture history featured on the latest episode of The Goldbergs, the popular ABC sitcom set in Jenkintown, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. The “Bachelor Party” episode that aired on Dec. 5 showed Uncle Marvin Goldberg, played…
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Hollywood Arrives in Ridley Park
Last week, Hollywood returned to Ridley Park for a day as production trucks arrived on Henderson Avenue to film scenes for the new movie 17 Bridges, according to a report from the Daily Times. The movie stars Chadwick Boseman of Black Panther fame and Oscar winner J.K. Simmons and tells the story of a disgraced…
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Catholic Community Choir Presents ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ This Weekend at Cardinal O’Hara
Catholic Community Choir, a children’s theater organization established in 2007 that serves children in kindergarten through ninth grade in Delaware County and beyond, is presenting Willy Wonka Jr., sponsored by Dave White, from Nov. 8-11 at Cardinal O’Hara High School. Directed by Jeffrey P. Braconnier, Willy Wonka Jr. is the classic story of Charlie Bucket…
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Media Resident Explores His Half-Jewish, Half-Muslim Identity in One-Man Theatre Performance
Walnut Street Theatre’s Independence Studio has opened the season with a one-man show, entitled In Between and written and performed by Media’s Ibrahim Miari, writes Ruth Rovner for the Daily Local News. The production is an autobiographical account of the writer’s experiences with dual identity, the result of growing up in Israel as the son…
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Fox Developing New Sitcom Inspired by Upper Darby’s Girls Auto Clinic
Fox is developing a new sitcom inspired by the Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby and its team of female mechanics, writes Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The new show is called Patty’s Auto after Girls Auto Clinic founder Patrice Banks. Banks opened the shop in January last year. She is both the consulting…
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Haverford Resident, Film Director to Release His First Movie This Month
Epidemic, the first movie directed by Haverford resident Stephen Michael Giglio, will be released this month, writes Linda Stein for the Delaware County News Network. The horror film starts as a family drama that focuses on an estranged father who shows up at his daughter’s 30th birthday party to make amends. However, things soon take…
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Actor Who Starred in ‘Friday the 13th’ as Jason Voorhees Filming New Movie in Upper Darby
Actor Kane Hodder, famous for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in the popular Friday the 13th movie franchise, was recently spotted at Upper Darby Jail and in a nearby bar, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia magazine. Hodder was in town to shoot scenes inside the jail and at Busty’s Tavern on West Chester Pike for…
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Upper Darby Summer Stage Revives ‘42nd Street’ Almost 40 Years After It Won a Tony
Upper Darby Summer Stage, now in its 43rd year, serves the entire Delaware Valley, with 800 students ages 10 to 28 learning from theater professionals. Its home is a state-of-the-art, acoustically true performing arts center at Upper Darby High School, writes Hugh Hunter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This season, Summer Stage is featuring 42nd Street,…
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Haverford High Grad with ‘a Knack for Performance’ Gets Big Acting Break on TNT’s Flagship Show
Haverford High School graduate Damon Erik Williams has gotten a coveted chance to properly show off his acting chops for the first time on TNT’s Animal Kingdom, writes Brian Bingaman for Main Line Media News. Williams plays Linc, a motocross athlete who becomes intimately entangled with one of the main characters, Deran Cody. “Linc is…
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Lula’s Deli Corner in Clifton Heights Gets Taste of Hollywood
Lula’s Deli Corner in Clifton Heights is getting a taste of Hollywood, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. The deli on the 100 block of West Berkley Avenue is a location in a new movie starring Eric Roberts. Written, directed, and produced by Delaware County’s Joshua Coates, Hollywould is a sci-fi thriller about a…
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Tina Fey Returns to Upper Darby High School to Film Promo for Broadway Musical
Tina Fey returned to her alma mater last week to film a promotional video for the Broadway rendition of her popular movie Mean Girls, writes Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Fey visited Upper Darby High School with a group of a dozen production staff members and friends. Students were surprised and delighted when she…
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New Documentary to Explore Wawa, Sheetz Rivalry and Decide Which Is Better
A new documentary – Sheetz Vs. Wawa – will explore the epic rivalry between the fan bases of the two beloved chains of convenience stores, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Filmmaker Matthew Fridg claims the documentary will decide once and for all which is better. “We settle this here,” states the film’s tagline.…
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Havertown Native Directs Season Finale of Television Drama on ABC
Havertown native Tom Verica has directed nearly two dozen episodes of Scandal, the ABC drama set in Washington, D.C., including the April 19 finale, written by creator Shonda Rhimes and titled, ominously, “Over a Cliff,” writes Ellen Gray in The Philadelphia Inquirer. While Verica did not reveal how the show will end its seven-season run,…
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