Paul Sorvino delivers copies of ‘The Trouble with Cali’ to Lackawanna County, public showing planned
From a press release: Finally, the taxpayers of Lackawanna County have their movie – “The Trouble with Cali.” Three Blu-ray discs were delivered to the county commissioners’ office this morning from actor and director Paul Sorvino. The arrival of the package from West Hollywood, California brings to a close a 10-year journey to secure the […]
ARCHIVES: Director Robert May searches for cinematic justice in ‘Kids for Cash’ documentary
When federal prosecutors charged Luzerne County judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan in 2009 with accepting millions of dollars from a new, privately-owned juvenile detention facility where they had harshly sentenced over 3,000 children, everyone in the country seemed to have an opinion on the scandal dubbed “kids for cash,” particularly about the corrupt judiciary. […]
ARCHIVES: Cloudy with a chance of death – Scranton horror movie ‘Deatherman’ comes to VHS
Many horror directors have gone down in cinema history for attempting to make a good, scary film and instead producing B-movie schlock. Bobby Keller, however, failed as a filmmaker in a much different way. “My original plan was to make a movie so bad that it was unwatchable, but I feel like I failed in […]
ARCHIVES: Short film gives Scranton rock band Felix Sarco one last ‘Crescendo’
Scranton psychedelic rock group Felix Sarco’s Polar Power Manifesto Magnet Supernova played their last show in February of 2007, but on Saturday, Sept. 11 at The Vintage Theater in downtown Scranton, the creative energy they left behind was alive and on display. Over 70 friends, fans, and curious movie lovers packed the small venue, joining […]
ARCHIVES: Psychedelic spirit of Scranton rock band Felix Sarco revived in short film ‘Crescendo’
Over seven years ago, a local band called Felix Sarco’s Polar Power Manifesto Magnet Supernova embarked on a mission to destroy conventional rock ‘n’ roll with a psychedelic sound and groove like no other musical group Scranton had or has had since. In about four years, they produced two albums and a diehard fan base […]
