ACME Screening Room presents Third Annual Lambertville Halloween Film Festival and Monster Prom

(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- ACME Screening Room's Lambertville Halloween Film Festival is rising from the grave for its third year and bringing rising genre filmmakers, fan favorite Halloween flicks, and events to New Jersey's own 'Halloweenville'. LHFF invades this year from October 18-20, 2024.

Cinematic Wonder plays at the New Jersey Film Festival Jim Haynes AV Concert

by Irene Fizer - published 2024-10-15
The opening shot of the planet Jupiter’s swirling rings of fire, in Anita LaBelle and Albert Gabriel Nigrin’s 2024 experimental film Ascension from the Disco Inferno, becomes deeply ominous in retrospect, as a vision of an uninhabitable, hellish orb.   As the film tracks the descent of two club girls into an infernal discotheque—seemingly located in the cavernous basement of an abandoned mall, and lit by a glittering disco ball that bathes the space in crimson-colored sparks—the two women are revealed to be modern-day maenads, i.e., female followers of Dionysus, in search of a mindless state of bliss summoned via the copious ingestion of liquor and rituals of ecstatic dance.  

State Theatre New Jersey presents The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 8:00pm. After a screening of the iconic movie, The Princess Bride, actor Cary Elwes (Westly) will engage in a moderated discussion for a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic film revealing never-before-shared secrets and tales of inconceivable antics. Moderated by journalist and musician Alex Biese.

Ocean County Library Toms River Branch to Present '45 Years of Amityville: Cult Classic, Local Connections'

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Most of us know that The Amityville Horror, which redefined the thriller genre, turns age 45 this year. What many don't know is that the Ocean County Library has a featured role. Join us for a screening of this unforgettable film and a display of Amityville artifacts in the Bishop Memorial Wing of the Toms River Branch on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The event runs from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

State Theatre New Jersey presents a Screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" on November 2nd

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents a screening of the cult classic movie musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11:00pm. In addition to the screening, from 9:00pm to 11:00pm, there is a pre-show party hosted by Rutgers' Cabaret Theatre with beats by DJ IZM, a full-service bar, and a costume contest with prizes. Tickets are $15 and includes a goodie bag of props (while supplies last).

NBPAC to Screen "Running To Stand Still – Migrants Search For Hope In The Promised Land" with Talkback Afterwards

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) will present a free screening of the documentary film Running To Stand Still – Migrants Search For Hope In The Promised Land on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 6:00pm. The film runs 25 minutes and there will be a 45-60 minute talkback afterwards.

2024 Teaneck International Film Festival Preview

(TEANECK, NJ) -- The Teaneck International Film Festival, with its theme, Activism: Making Change, is back! A project of The Puffin Foundation Ltd., the 19th annual festival will be held November 7-14, 2024, featuring over 25 films, panel discussions, and parties, with filmmakers, actors, elected officials and industry guests attending.

From Egypt to Teaneck – Filmmaker Omar Hilal is making the trip for the Screening of "Voy! Voy! Voy!"

(TEANECK, NJ) -- Renowned filmmaker Michael Moore, who believes in combining activism with wit, would no doubt give a five-star review to the feature Voy! Voy! Voy!, the Teaneck International Film Festival's Centerpiece selection which will be shown following the TIFF gala, Saturday evening, November 9, 2024 at Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Rd., Teaneck. The screening is set for 7:00pm.

Tickets on sale for Teaneck International Film Festival 2024 films

(TEANECK, NJ) -- The 19th annual Teaneck International Film Festival is just a month away, and tickets are on sale now at www.teaneckfilmfestival.org, with a link to Eventbrite. The price is $10 in advance and $15 at the door, except for the Centerpiece, for which a $40 ticket must be purchased in advance.