Category Archives: Film
If you think this was a bad year for movies, I think you’re seeing the wrong movies. Yes, it’s hard…
From MPAC: Mayo Performing Arts Center presents free summer movies throughout July and August. Tickets will be available at the…
From Mayo Performing Arts Center: MPAC presents a full lineup of events for its 25th Anniversary season, ranging from world…
“April is the cruelest month,” T.S. Eliot wrote nearly 100 years ago — and spring break without anything planned can…
From the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School: Film critic Stephen Whitty returns to the Adult School on Wednesday, April…
From The Wellmont: The Glitter Ball: A Dance Floor Celebration Of Soul, R&B, and Funk featuring live music from Joe…
Be careful what you wish for. Last year, I complained that the Oscar broadcast was too long. I kvetched…
From the South Orange Performing Arts Center: La Cinematheque: Chinese Film Series This new film series will explore important films…
From the Hopewell Theater in Hopewell, NJ: An undisputed masterpiece and perhaps Hollywood’s quintessential statement on love and romance,…
From Victoria Carter: Are you looking for something cultural, inspiring, and fun to do with the whole family? If you…
For bleary-eyed film journalists, the end of September brings good news: Just one more marathon to run, the smartly selective,…
Get in the Halloween spirit at the New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival held at…
Michael Moore has another movie out and it’s bound to make a lot of people angry. Including some of…
The days are getting just a little cooler. The nights are getting a tiny bit longer. You may not be…
“BlacKkKlansman” is fiercely felt, indulgently overlong, proudly provocative and excitingly experimental. It’s full of great performances (and a couple of…
Stay cool and save cash by checking out the free flicks offered during August at Mayo Performing…
Celebrating its 11th year, the Jersey Shore Film Festival (JSFF) is returning to Allenhurst, Asbury Park,…
FilmOneFest 2018 will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 21 Founded in 2008, the festival…
“Mission” accomplished. Again. The latest chapter in Tom Cruise’s spy franchise is smart, stylish, adrenaline-fueled, and probably the best action…
What’s wrong with the movies isn’t the movies. It’s the movie audiences. Yes, I know the complaints about the films…
From SOPAC: Art in the Park, Concerts in the Park and Moonlit Movies are Wednesday night programs collectively known…
From Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo: Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites the public to enjoy…
From State Theatre of New Jersey: State Theatre New Jersey presents Sing-a-Long Grease, a unique, interactive…
Just under 51 percent of the American population are female. According to a 2016 industry study, so are 52 percent…
Parents face a lot of decisions, but one of the worst used to be: What movie can I actually, safely…
For a caper movie to be really fun, it’s got to know the fundamentals. Then twist them. “Ocean’s 8,”…
The State Theatre in New Brunswick is hosting free films all summer long. Some movies will…
When you see hundreds of movies a year for a living, you develop little quirks about the old-fashioned storytelling devices…
Longer ago, in a galaxy even farther away… That’s where the new “Solo” starts, as it takes us back before…
Looking forward to another cinema summer of sequels, superheroes and sex-crazed comedies? Me neither. But this time of year, that’s…
About two hours into the New York premiere of “Avengers: Infinity War,” a shocked Kevin Smith jumped forward and…
If the romantic comedy is an endangered species, Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein are its conservationists. As screenwriters, they’ve…
It’s a great time to go to the movies – if you’re a 12-year-old. Look at the local marquees, and…
You like him, you really like him! That much was clear from the resounding success of NewJerseyNext.com’s Kickstarter campaign…
Editor’s note: Read our story on “Ready Player One”‘s special New Jersey connection here. Beethoven…
At the end of the trailers for the new Steven Spielberg blockbuster “Ready Player One” there’s a quick shot of…
One of New Jersey’s favorite sons — hey, he directed a hit indie film titled “Garden State”! — Zach Braff…
There’s been a huge explosion of local film fests over the last few years – and yet, strangely, a lot…
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Also, sometimes, the road to the local movie theater. There is…
Did you know that New Jersey is considered the birthplace of the motion picture industry? It started in Newark when…
Editor’s note: Want to keep Stephen Whitty on NJNext.com? Contribute to our Kickstarter campaign! Love them, hate them, love…
Living comedy legend John Cleese is heading in your general direction for a live and truly unforgettable evening of conversation…
With the 90th Academy Awards only a week away — Sunday, March 4! — it’s time to brush up on…
It’s the end of the world, and they know it. A meteor – or was it a spaceship? –…
From SOMA Film Festival: Maplewood, NJ – SOMA Film Festival will screen an unprecedented 3 Oscar nominees at this years…
You talkin’ to me? Well, I’ve been talking to you for more than 20 years now, over at the Star-Ledger…
Film critic Stephen Whitty published approximately 5,000 stories for the the Star-Ledger over the past 20 years — opining on blockbusters,…
Before the Oscar and Tony nominations. Before the Emmy awards. Before his roles in “One Flew Over the…
From the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: 2018–19 POPS MOVIE SERIES Enjoy blockbuster movies on the big screen while the NJSO…
From the Film Institute at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ: Sundays with Scorsese This four-part…
NEWARK BLACK FILM FESTIVAL 2018 Season: Wednesdays | June 27, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8
From the SOMA Film Festival: Maplewood, NJ – The SOMA Film Festival returns for its…
“Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed…
An astronaut, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and the E Street band guitarist walk into an Asbury Park convention hall. That’s…
Film buffs looking for the ultimate movie experience can join the Count Basie Theatre’s Cinema Society…
You’ve seen that amazing play. You’ve been to that stunning dance concert. You’ve heard an enthralling band at a performing…
On Monday, January 15, Americans will be celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
Exhibit on view from January 20 to March 31, 2018 3rd Floor Gallery, Main…
From the Newark Public Library: Exhibit on view from December 14, 2017 to March…
“Our films rely greatly on archives, libraries and the work of many historians and scholars. So I am greatly indebted…
