Entertainment
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Penncrest Grad Adapts Stephen King Novel into Blockbuster Horror Film
As he grew up, he was always drawn to Halloween walks at Glen Providence Park and drives-by of the Heilbron Mansion en route to Springton Lake Middle School. Now all grown up, it’s his stories that are drawing the masses into the clutches of horror. Penncrest alum Gary Dauberman is the writer behind the recently…
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‘Delco Proper’ Pilot About to Learn Its Fate
Whether the locally set Delco Proper pilot show for Comedy Central delivers a primetime punchline or just becomes the punchline will soon rest in the hands of network executives. Now in post-production, the 22-minute pilot episode of Delco Proper could spend the next six months in limbo while the television folks decide its fate, according…
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Villanova Playwright’s Thesis Debuts Off Broadway
He dared himself to do it, and he did. Now this week, after long months of waiting patiently and rushing impatiently, Villanova University alumnus Christopher Dayett watched his playwriting thesis come to life on the off-Broadway stage of the Acorn Theatre in New York City. “It still hasn’t sunk in yet that this is actually…
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Axalta of Glen Mills Taking Restored 1958 Impala from American Graffiti on Tour
Color experts from Axalta Coating Systems in Glen Mills brought the shine of one of America’s most cherished classic cars back to life when they refinished the 1958 Chevrolet Impala from the 1972 movie American Graffiti for legendary NASCAR crew chief Ray Evernham. “The paint was more than 40 years old and hadn’t been maintained.…
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Short Movie Partially Shot in Clifton Heights Gains Entry into Prestigious Film Festival
Auto Shop, the highly-anticipated dark comedy from Sailor Twift Studios, has been named an “official selection” to the fourth annual FLY Film Festival in Enid, Okla. Auto Shop is an unrated dark comedy following two characters through an increasingly contentious day at an auto repair shop. It is based in and around the blue-collar Roxborough…
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Actress from ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Credits Upper Darby Summer Stage for Her Success
Monica Horan Rosenthal, best known for her role as Amy in the popular television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, credits the Upper Darby Summer Stage for fostering her love of performing, writes Marissa Stern for the Jewish Exponent. According to Horan Rosenthal, a Darby native and Archbishop Prendergast graduate, it was one of the theater program’s…
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Comedy Central Orders Pilot for Aspiring Sitcom ‘Delco Proper’
A television experiment about three guys from a Delaware County lumberyard “peeking into their 30s without leaving behind the behavior of their 20s” is about to grow up on the screen, too. Comedy Central has ordered Delco Proper out of its awkward digital adolescence and into a full pilot, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report…
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Popular Actor, Motivational Speaker from Newtown Square Releases Self-Help Book
Michael J. Lyons – who grew up in Newtown Square, after spending three years as a child in Paris, and graduated from Cardinal O’Hara High School – proves that you’re never too old to chase your daydreams. Lyons, an actor who plays the Speaker of the House on the popular Netflix series House of Cards, could be…
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Sharon Hill’s Scenery First Brings the Revolution to Life
Working behind the scenes for nearly a year, Sharon Hill-based Scenery First has reshaped modern Philadelphia into the Revolutionary War stage it once was. This week, the world will be able to step back into history and walk on concrete floors made to “look muddy, icy, snowy, wet, or covered with human footprints or animal…
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Hollywood Comes Home with This Weekend’s Media Film Festival
“When you’re a young, struggling actor trying to make it in Hollywood, you need all the help you can get,” said Mary Beth Rim. “There was a group of us that had majored in theater at West Chester (University) who had all gone to L.A. around the same time, and we became a great support…
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Local Films Highlight 10th Annual Media Film Festival from April 7-8
Several outstanding local filmmakers will have their work screened as part of this year’s Media Film Festival to be held from April 7-8 at the historic Media Theatre. This year marks the 10th Anniversary for the annual event featuring short, independent films. Festival-goers will be able to witness a live script reading from Hollywood actor…
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Local Filmmaker, Owner of Marty Magee’s Try Their Luck on Irish American Films
Much more than luck is involved in bringing the Philly area’s rich Irish American heritage to television screens, and two Delaware County men are behind the scripts, cameras, and digital production of four upcoming feature-length films. The partnership of Marty Magee’s Irish Pub owner Joe Magee and Character Driven Productions Filmmaker and Producer Shawn Swords…
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New Documentary Tells the Story of Glenolden’s Vince Papale with Authenticity
The 2006 movie Invincible, which focuses on the incredible story of Glenolden native Vince Papale and his journey to playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, has been revisited in a documentary that recently premiered on Reelz, according to a report in The Allentown Morning Call. Invincible starred Mark Wahlberg as Papale and Greg Kinnear as coach…
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Actress from Wallingford Wows Audiences in National Tour of Tony-Winning Musical
Being a jack-of-all-trades has paid off for Wallingford native Lauren Thomas, as it has earned her a role in the national tour of the Tony-winning musical Once, writes Richard Duckett for the Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette. The versatile actress and Strath Haven High School graduate started her career at the Hedgerow Theatre in Media,…
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Prendie Grad, Saturday Night Live Alum Joins Cast of FOX’s Scream Queens
Upper Darby native and Saturday Night Live alum Cheri Oteri is returning to television with a new role in FOX’s black comedy Scream Queens, writes Conner Schwerdtfeger for Cinema Blend. Oteri, who graduated from Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill, became a household name when she joined Saturday Night Live. She is best known…
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Monsignor Bonner Grad, Famous Comedian Stars Opposite Disney Celebrity in New Family Movie
Jamie Kennedy, Upper Darby’s famous export, bumps heads with young Disney star Corey Fogelmanis in Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House, a new movie released directly on DVD, writes Stacy Grant for MTV. The movie is the third installment of the book series written by prolific author R.L. Stine. This latest chilling adventure focuses…
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Upper Darby Native, Star of Blair Witch Project Has Survived Life After ‘Death’
In an instant, an unknown actress who grew up in Upper Darby became an American movie sensation. And an instant later, her life was over. Not literally, though Heather Donahue will tell you her life was forever altered by The Blair Witch Project. “It’s quite a thing to crawl out from under: To have your…
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What’s the Philadelphia Union Worth? Ask Forbes
In a recent report calculating the value of Major League Soccer clubs, Forbes estimates that the Philadelphia Union is currently worth $152 million, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This ranks the popular team 14th out of the 20 clubs in the league in terms of dollars, and also reveals that it is in the…
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