Tag: movies

ASBURY PARK – The Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) is coming back for its 24th year, ready to showcase 205 films from 19 countries across nine venues in Asbury Park and Cranford. The festival runs from March 26 to 29.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – At a time when it seems like movie run times are getting longer (Academy Award winner “The Brutalist” clocked in at 3 hours and 35 minutes), the annual FilmOne Fest in Atlantic Highlands is like a breath of fresh air. The short film festival, which takes place this year July 19, challenges filmmakers to keep their stories under two minutes in length.

HOLMDEL – When the hit Apple TV+ series “Severance” needed a distinctive setting to bring its dystopian corporate world to life, the show’s producers found the perfect backdrop in an unlikely place: Bell Works. 

A special red-carpet premiere at the Count Basie Cinemas is on hold, several actors are back home in Monmouth County, and producers filming along the Jersey Shore are incurring economic losses: The Two River community is witnessing the trickle-down effect of two major Hollywood strikes that have brought television and film production to a standstill.

If not being able to sip your favorite alcoholic concoction or brew kept you from enjoying that cinematic gem showing at Basie Center Cinemas, it’s time to buy your tickets.

The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority introduced a new Mega Parcel for purchase on the former U.S. Army post with an expanded use of "film and digital media," paving the way for a possible bid from Netflix.

By Joan Ellis Oscar night is great fun without a dominating blockbuster. Given a wide spread of good movies and strong performances in 2012, I’ll have...

By John Burton RUMSON – Rob Margolies has been behind the movie camera again. The 29-year-old Rumson native, who is a 2001 graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven...