Nashville, North Carolina may be best known for their Mother’s Day Blooming Festival and Nash Arts theatre productions. There’s more to this Nash County town, though, including its annual free concerts and free movies, designed […]
Groundbreaking Immersive Movie Experience Now Open Regal Entertainment Group, a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating one of the largest theatre circuits in the United States, announces that Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14 will be the […]
Resolving to spend more time with your loved ones in 2018? Want to get out and do more? Looking for an inexpensive night out with the kids? The Town of Wendell’s free Family Movie Night […]
‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,’ ‘Titanic,’ ‘Superman,’ Among the Titles Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today, December 13, 2017, announced the 2017 selections to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Selected for […]
Full Scale Productions will premiere its documentary Jewish American Soldiers: Stories from World War II on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Regal Ballantyne Village Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, to coincide with the Veterans Day holiday weekend. The documentary, produced in conjunction […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor The It movie trailer made this 2017 movie look scary. Seeing the film, I thought It was medium-scary. It was so creepy, though, that It made my skin crawl. Seeing it at […]
US Senator Mark Warner, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, and author Margot Lee-Shetterly are among the dignitaries honoring Katherine Johnson, former NASA employee and central character of the book and movie Hidden Figures, on September 22, 2017, 1pm, at NASA’s Langley Research Center […]
First North Carolina Location will Feature 11 Screens, 36 Local Beers, and 35mm Projection Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has unveiled plans to open its first location in North Carolina. Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh, an 11-screen theater, bar and restaurant, […]
The eighth-annual Share the Dream Talent Show is Saturday, January 14, 2017, starting at 6pm. It includes talent, a fashion show, Community Spirit Awards, vendors, and more. This annual local-talent show will be in the Edna Boykin Cultural Center, […]
**UPDATED December 19 from original December 9 post.** By Sherry L. Scoggins, Town of Wendell The Town of Wendell is planning community events for the coming year. Below is information on three events in early 2017. […]
The Franklin County Arts Council invites the public to enjoy an Afternoon Tea with artist Gauri Singh. The tea is October 15, 2016, 3-5pm, and the event is free including refreshments. Tes will befollowed by screening […]
Vance-Granville Community College invites the public to learn about the state’s new Industrial Hemp Program through movie screenings and discussions, organized with the NC Industrial Hemp Association. The free “Dinner and a Movie” events includes the film, Bringing it […]
As you’re packing up your blanket and lawn chairs, and rounding up friends/family, a crew is setting up an inflatable screen and preparing the concession stand. A PTA group is organizing the concession stand. Parks […]
A special screening of The True Cost film about sustainable clothing is coming up in Raleigh. Hosted by Capital Group Sierra Club and Redress Raleigh, this film explores the impact clothing purchases have on the planet. Each […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor While our kids are older than when they first watched Finding Nemo, they still found it cute and funny. My teenager and I went to see Finding Dory today, and despite both […]
Watch the film, It’s A Wonderful Life, in Technicolor at a special showing in Wilson NC. Make it a holiday tradition and see it on the big screen again! The It’s A Wonderful Life movie […]
By Frank Whatley, Sales Manager In keeping with the theme of Halloween, this issue’s movie review is Carrie — a 2013 remake of the 1976 horror classic. Usually the review is done by me, my wife, and my […]
One Direction: This is Us The movie review this issue is a little different. We reviewed the 3D movie about the band One Direction. Because the band has many young fans, instead of the whole family going I […]
By Frank and Kay Whatley For this issue, we reviewed The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. This film is the first of three films retelling the story of Bilbo Baggins. The films follow the story line […]
By Frank and Kay Whatley For this issue, we previewed The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first part of a three-part movie series based on the J.R.R. Tolkien children’s novel, The Hobbit, or There and […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor For this issue, we reviewed Red Dawn, a remake of a 1984 movie about an enemy army attacking on American soil. If you never saw the 1984 version, you’ll still be able to follow […]
By Kay Whatley This issue we’re reviewing a sequel, Taken 2, starring Liam Neeson. The original Taken came out in 2008 and was successful enough to lead to this sequel. The story bears many similarities to the first movie: […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor This issue we’re reviewing a family-oriented movie that recently came out, Trouble With The Curve, starring Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood plays a baseball scout dealing with growing old. Much of the […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor The movie review this issue is The Possession, a newly released supernatural horror film. The story revolves around a box referred to as a dibbuk box. It is professed to hold […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor The movie review this issue is Hope Springs, starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steve Carell. The Director, David Frankel, also directed The Devil Wears Prada. Streep and Jones play […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor The movie review this issue is The Dark Knight Rises. This final installment of the Batman film trilogy starts with a Batman in hiding, retired and disenchanted. As with most superhero […]
By Frank and Kay Whatley The movie review this issue is Madea’s Witness Protection. This latest Tyler Perry production brings the familiar characters back, this time to protect a government witness from the mob. The […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor The movie review this issue is Prometheus, a “prequel” to the Alien movies of the 1980s. Regardless of whether you’re a fan of the Alien movies, this sci-fi flick offers quite […]
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