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Hollywood Remains Hopeful for a Resurgence After a Lackluster Start to 2024

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Ridgewood NJ, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, a highly anticipated film of 2024, has garnered praise from both critics and audiences, offering a glimmer of hope for the struggling American box office. Following a series of disappointing weekends, high-profile flops, and one of the lowest-grossing months in recent history, the industry eagerly awaits the impact of this acclaimed sequel.

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Arts for Our Village Youth: WE WANT TO WATCH MOVIES IN RIDGEWOOD

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Ridgewood NJ, Arts for Our Village Youth is a new group in the Village of Ridgewood with the goal of supporting the interest of the youth of Ridgewood in the development of the new Performing Arts Center (the old Ridgewood Warner Movie Theatre). The group is the brain child of resident Zarmeen Patil, who asked in a Facebook post,”Who’s with me to fight the erosion of our community – our fight to keep the theatre. Let’s not fix what ain’t broken.”

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“Die hard” , the greatest Christmas movie ever made!

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Ridgewood NJ, this debate comes up every year , is “Die hard” , the greatest Christmas movie ever made ? Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp, and it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, and Bonnie Bedelia. Die Hard follows New York City police detective John McClane who is caught up in a terrorist takeover of a Los Angeles skyscraper while visiting his estranged wife.

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6 Key Ways to Foster Intimacy through Online Entertainment

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It can be difficult to feel close and intimate with our partners or friends due to the physical distance that often separates us. To bridge this gap, we might turn to online entertainment to share an experience virtually. Unfortunately, these activities can sometimes come up short when it comes to bringing two people closer together. However, there are several steps you can take to ensure that your online entertainment experiences foster meaningful connections with those you care about. 

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6 Creative Ways to Enjoy Free Things for Your Birthday

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Birthdays are the perfect time to celebrate, and often people go all out in spoiling themselves or those special to them. It can be easy to spend a lot of money trying to make it extra memorable, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Even on your birthday, there are plenty of ways to have a great time without spending a fortune. All it takes is a little creativity! This post will give you 6 unique ideas for making your upcoming birthday even more enjoyable without spending a dime. Continue reading 6 Creative Ways to Enjoy Free Things for Your Birthday

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Movie House Paramus Will Captivate Movie Fans of All Ages with its Creative Immersive Experience When It Opens June 2nd

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Paramus NJ,  From the team that created the immensely popular Christmas House and Halloween House comes the innovative new Movie House located on the first floor of the Paramus Park Mall at 700 Paramus Park. This one-of-a-kind immersive walk-through experience, opening June 2nd will delight both casual and hard-core movie fans. The much-anticipated launch promises an unparalleled experience, blending cutting-edge technology and creative and engaging activities with a diverse selection of films for audiences of all ages. 

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12TH Annual Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival

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Ridgewood NJ, celebrating their 11th anniversary, the Ridgewood Guild’s Annual International Film Festival has grown from a two-day event to a seven-day festival and special events including our World Cinema Night, our Student Night and our Main Festival all showcasing creative and inspiring filmmakers and films from around the globe.

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The Documentary “Shattered Lives” Premieres January 25th

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Shattered Lives describes the devastating impact of the Fraunces Tavern bombing
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Hawthorne NJ, Shattered Lives is a feature documentary based on the book of the same name, co-authored by Jeff Ingber and Joe Connor, Frank Connor’s son, and it chronicles the origins of the Puerto Rican independence movement, its transformation into a Cuban-led Marxist cause and the FALN’s decade-long reign of murder and destruction.  It also explores the hunt for the perpetrators by a group of dedicated FBI agents, and the inexplicable escape from prison by Willie Morales, the FALN’s chief bombmaker who eventually received asylum in Cuba, where he lives to this day.  Finally, the film exposes the political maneuvering that led to Presidents Clinton and Obama granting clemency to FALN members through their attorney, Eric Holder, and the emotional damage it caused to the families of the victims.

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New Jersey Supports A Thriving Film Industry

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Ridgewood NJ, while we primarily associate the film industry with Hollywood, the truth is that before Hollywood’s rise to power, New Jersey had actually been the world’s movie capital. New Jersey’s original claim to the cinematic throne comes from none other than the inventor Thomas Edison.

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Ridgewood Guild’s Annual International Film Festival will Return to a Live Format in April 2022

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Guild’s Annual International Film Festival will return to a live Film Festival in April 2022.  Celebrating it’s 11th anniversary, the Ridgewood Guild’s Annual International Film Festival has grown from a two-day event to a seven-day festival and special events including our World Cinema Night, Human Rights Festival,  Student Night and the Main Festival all showcasing creative and inspiring filmmakers and films from around the globe.

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Movies Are Back in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s Bow Tie Warner Theater will open today .Thursday June 10th.  Itf its just to hot out there for you a movie may be just the ticket . The theater will be showing brand-new Hollywood movies starting with “In The Heights”, “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway”, and “A Quiet Place Part II” this Thursday.

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The Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival Celebrates its 10th Anniversary With an All Virtual Festival February 27 to March 3

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Ridgewood NJ,  The Journey of the 2020 RGIFF! The Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival, originally scheduled as a live film festival event in April 2020 had to be postponed until October 2020 due to NJ Covid 19 restrictions. When NJ tightened Covid 19 restrictions further and closed theaters and banned all public gatherings, the Festival Committee was determined to NOT CANCELING the Festival. The Festival Committee decided to do a Virtual Film Festival in December 2020. Of course, never having done a virtual festival before, we experienced technical issues in learning a totally new platform to host the Festival. Committed to holding our Festival, the 2020 Festival dates was pushed out yet once again. Hence, that’s how we got here – our 2020 Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival being held virtually from February 27-March 3, 2021. We feel this is the continuation of the journey of our 2020 Festival and, hopefully, will be calling for submissions soon for our upcoming 2021 Film Festival.

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Director Jennifer Linch martial arts romantic comedy, ‘Kung Fu Ghost’ to be released in 2020

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Hollywood CA, Film Director Jennifer Linch presents her new martial arts romantic comedy, ‘Kung Fu Ghost’ to be released in 2020.

According to Jennifer Linch, “There is no supernatural romantic martial arts comedy being made for the last 45 years so I need to make one so I can watch it. Because that’s what I want to watch. “

She goes on, “I want to make martial arts comedy because I love and train in martial arts and I love comedy. I just want to make a film that even just 1-2 people can watch it and laugh and have fun.   And I think the most important thing when watching Kung Fu Ghost is that you should get some beer, some wings or some special brownie, then you will have a super great time watching it.”

“Kung Fu Ghost “, follows Daisy played by Jennifer Linch who inherits a spooky old estate in America from her grandfather, a martial arts master whom she had never met. When she arrives in the US and shows up on the property, she soon discovers the house is haunted by her grandfather’s spirit and the ghost of a mysterious man named William played by Noah Sargent. When treasure-hunting criminals descend on Daisy’s new home, she is forced to call on her new supernatural friends to fend them off. 

Director: Jennifer N Linch

Writer: Ivan White

Producer: Robert Brooke Eldridge

Director of Photography: Jerome Dolbert 

Stunt Coordinator: Shane Alexander

Action Supervisor: Jason Q. Truong 

Camera: Red Epic 8K, Angenieux Lens

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Movie Night on the Beach at Graydon Pool – Friday, August 11th

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Ridgewood NJ, Movie Night on the Beach at Graydon Pool , Friday, August 11th (raindate 8/12th) . Movies begins at sundown.  Admissions begins at 7PM.  Tickets – $5  CASH ONLY

Please bring a flashlight, folding chair or a blanket.

Water’s Edge Cafe will be open for special movie treats of:  popcorn, candies, ice cream and beverage.

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The Mall of the Future Will Offer Dinner, Movies, and a Colonoscopy

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But not in that order. E-commerce is driving out retailers, and boomers are aging—so here come the doctors.

The Runway at Playa Vista in Los Angeles recently added a Whole Foods, a movie theater, and upscale shops and restaurants—retail center staples intended to attract affluent shoppers, condo-buyers, and tech companies to the mixed-use development. The next big tenant slated to move in, however, is a little different: A 32,000-square-foot doctors’ office, where the Cedars-Sinai Health System plans to house outpatient services, including cardiology and orthopedics.

While urgent-care centers have been strip-mall staples for decades, the chance to catch dinner, a movie, and a surgical procedure under the same roof is new—and coming soon to a mall near you. The reason is commerce: Mall operators are looking for tenants that trade in entertainment and services to replace the brick-and-mortar retailers slowly being strangled by Amazon.com and its online competitors. Rents, particularly at older malls, are a bargain.

The health-care industry, meanwhile, is moving away from centralized campuses to bring services closer to patients at a time when two key demographics are entering prime years for consumption. Boomers are hitting an age when they can expect to use more health-care services; millennials are starting families and beginning to make doctors appointments for their kids.

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