Thursday, October 29, 2015

Anacostia Web Series Update: Daytime Legend Elizabeth Hubbard Joins Martha Byrne in Emmy Award-winning Show Anacostia

The cast of Anacostia at the 2014 Emmy Awards
Elizabeth Hubbard joins Martha Byrne in the fourth season of the web series Anacostia, new episodes debuting Decenber 2015 

(Press Release) Washington, D.C.– Two-time Emmy Award winner Elizabeth Hubbard joins ANACOSTIA in the role of Eva Montgomery. Best known for her role as shrewd businesswoman Lucinda Walsh of As the World Turns from 1984 – 2010 will make her Web Series debut this fall in a role that was “custom made for her” says series creator Anthony Anderson. 

Monday, October 26, 2015

From Salem to Northvale, NJ - The Cast of Days of Our Lives Holds Book Signing in Jersey Celebrating 50 Years on #NBC


It's hard to believe that those Salemites have been loving, scheming, serial killing, celebrating, back from the dead rising, partying, laughing, gossiping, University Hospital working, super coupling, Hortoning, Bradying, Brady's pub dining, marrying, mall-walking, mysterious drug-trying, lake house visiting, Christmas-ball hanging and oh so much more since DAYS OF OUR LIVES #DAY50 began in black and white so long ago.


Galen Garing and Deidre Hall at Books and Greeting in Northvale, NJ.                                         Photo by Suzanne Curry

Friday, October 23, 2015

From Manhattan to Brooklyn and Back: Tracy Morgan Returns to NJ - See Him Live at Bergen PAC in 2016

#TracyMorgan to Perform at NJ's BergenPAC
Actor/Comedian Tracy Morgan makes a triumphant return to the Garden State after his tragic accident on the NJ Turnpike. Back and better than ever, as shown on his recent appearance hosting Saturday Night Live, Tracy is sure to delight audiences with his humor and stories. Tickets are on sale now for his April 2nd, 2016 appearance at Bergen PAC in Englewood NJ, just outside of Manhattan. For tickets:
visit www. BergenPac.org
Tracy recently visited Jimmy Kimmel while filming in Brooklyn. Tracy took Jimmy on a tour of his "very own" zoo: 

Other guests scheduled at the Bergen Performing Arts Center are Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Lisa Lampanelli and Frank Sinatra Jr. 

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Review of Winterthorne: Wonderfully Wicked and Entertaining: A Web Series To Watch


Winterthorne - Watch it.

Like most people of my generation, (I am not a millenial) I am not used to watching web series. I'am a soap gal. And a TV gal. 

But I am being enticed to the Internet because of all the soap people populating these shows.

Knowing some of the people involved in a new four part series, Winterthorne, I decided to give it a look.

Winterthorne is produced by Michael and Barbara Caruso Productions and written by Michael. Michael is a web series pioneer, known for DeVanity. Starring in this four-part mini series with Michael are Martha Madison (DOOL), Lindy Gray (Dallas), Kristen Storms (GH) Gordon Thompson (Dynasty), Kathleen Gati (GH), Josh Thrower (Seeing Past It), John Paul Lavoisier (OLTL), Kevin Spirtas (DOOL, OLTL), Ron Hanks (Golden California) and Conrad Bluth (Nickelodeon). 

It takes a bit of a change of habit to start watching web series. If you're like me, and you're used to watching TV at night, shutting off that TV (unless you are viewing it on a device) and using your computer like a television takes some planning. I decided night time after prime time was time for web viewing.

The thing about turning on a computer to watch a show is the distractions. A boob tube is just one screen, and you have to switch a channel to get distracted. So watching a web show takes some concentration. Email is just one click away.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Alysia Reiner and Sarah Megan Thomas' First Broad Street Pictures Production Equity The Movie Selected for the 2015 Creative Coalition Spotlight Initiative Film


Alysia Reiner and Sarah Megan Thomas at launch of  new film Equity
Broad Street Pictures' new drama, Equity, the first female-driven Wall Street movie, is honored to be selected as a Creative Coalition 2015 Spotlight Initiative Film.

 “It’s exciting to see a notable female-led film being released, especially with only 1.9 percent of recent Hollywood releases being directed by women.  Not only is this the first film that showcases the executive women of Wall Street, it’s also a film that artistically and deftly weaves a thrilling tale set in the financial arena,” said The Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk.  “The Creative Coalition is proud to count Equity among other notable films in the 2015 Spotlight Initiative slate.”  

Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) stars with Alysia Reiner in Equity
"Our goal was to make the best movie we possibly could that totally disrupts the way women are portrayed in film," said Broad Street Co-founder and actress Alysia Reiner. “We are thrilled to be chosen as a Creative Coalition Spotlight Initiative film," adds Broad Street Co-founder/actress Sarah Megan Thomas.
 

The Creative Coalition's Spotlight Initiative is an integrated partnership that champions the art and craft of independent filmmaking by providing cause-related marketing strategies and issue campaign resources that allow the film’s message to reach beyond the movie screen.  By bringing in influencers from the business, entertainment, arts, and policy arenas to support Spotlight Initiative films, The Creative Coalition is able to promote socially relevant, independent filmmaking.

Friday, October 16, 2015

Gina Avino's Girls' Night Out Features Health & Wellness Vendors: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to Benefit

Spend a night with your friends and help breast cancer research at the same time. Gina Avino of Ramsey's Artistic Interiors presents Girls Night Out, Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at 103 Main Street in Ramsey, NJ.