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Category Archives: Film

RED BANK: BEAM US UP, BASIE
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“KHAAANNNN!” The coming of the mighty Shatner is heralded at the Count Basie Theatre with a three night Kirk-out of films in the classic STAR TREK franchise. Below,Middletown’s own BillyContinue reading "RED BANK: BEAM US UP, BASIE"
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February 1st, 2016 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: ELVIS IS EVERYWHERE, MAN
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Double Trouble: Mike Albert and Scot Bruce (above) represent two different eras of Elvis Presley’s legacy, as the King’s eleventh annual Birthday Bash returns to the Basie on Friday night…whileContinue reading "RED BANK: ELVIS IS EVERYWHERE, MAN"
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January 13th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MEET THE NEW DEPARTMENT HEADS
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Cliff Keen, above, is the new director of public utilities, and Charlie Hoffmann, below, runs parks and rec. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD RecentContinue reading "RED BANK: MEET THE NEW DEPARTMENT HEADS"
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January 12th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: A CHRISTMASSY TRIO AT BASIE
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The forecast calls for indoor snow, timely spirits and much music, as A CHRISTMAS CAROL heralds a week of holiday entertainments on the Count Basie stage. The dizzyingly jam-packed daysContinue reading "RED BANK: A CHRISTMASSY TRIO AT BASIE"
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December 14th, 2015 @ 5am
As part of the Social Action Film Series, the documentary feature ‘Wings of Life’ screens for free this Sunday evening at the Unitarian Meetinghouse in Lincroft. We’ve long looked toContinue reading "LINCROFT: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEE-ING"
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November 12th, 2015 @ 6am
Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School On the evening of Thursday, November 12, the feature-length documentary film Beyond Measure will be given a free, public-invited screening inside theContinue reading "FREE DOC FILM AT RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN"
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October 28th, 2015 @ 5am
Here’s the trailer to “After Sandy,” a new film made over the past three years by Middetown resident Joe Minnella to document the rebuilding efforts at the Jersey shore in theContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: FILM TRACKS SANDY RECOVERY"
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October 27th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: BASIE OPENS PROJECT FX 2.0
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Press release from Count Basie Theatre They come from communities all over New Jersey; from high schools and colleges with a campus anywhere in the Garden State. And on AprilContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE OPENS PROJECT FX 2.0"
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October 12th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: BASIE UNVEILS NEW ARTS SPACE
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Guests mingled in the new Count Basie Theatre Performing Arts Academy Monday. Below, Yvonne Lamb Scudiery and Mayor Pasquale Menna spoke at the unveiling. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE UNVEILS NEW ARTS SPACE"
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September 21st, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: FILM, FOOD, FORTUNE AND FIRSTIES
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The documentary feature AUGUST WILSON: THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND receives a free public-welcome screening on August 19 at Two River Theater. The 7:30 pm event is just partContinue reading "RED BANK: FILM, FOOD, FORTUNE AND FIRSTIES"
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August 17th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: CBI GOES ‘ABOVE AND BEYOND’
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Congregation B’nai Israel’s “Lunch and a Movie” series continues on Thursday, August 13, with a screening of producer Nancy Spielberg’s documentary feature ABOVE AND BEYOND. Press release from Congreagtion B’NaiContinue reading "RUMSON: CBI GOES ‘ABOVE AND B ...
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August 10th, 2015 @ 3am
RED BANK: GET OUT AND STAY OUT
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Layonne Holmes (right) and the Motor City Revue roar into Sandy Hook as the up-next act in the summer beach concert series. Weather permitting, Tuesday night marks the twice-scheduled debutContinue reading "RED BANK: GET OUT AND STAY OUT"
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July 20th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WOODY ALLEN FILM TO DEBUT HERE
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Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix pair up in IRRATIONAL MAN, the latest feature from writer-director Woody Allen, and the latest sneak-peek screening from the folks at the borough-based Monmouth ArtsContinue reading "RED BANK: WOODY ALLEN FILM TO DEBUT HERE"
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July 14th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: GO SET YOUR WATCHES
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The 1962 film version of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ screens for free at the Count Basie Theatre Tuesday as River Road Books celebrates the July 14 publication of Harper Lee’s long-awaitedContinue reading "RED BANK: GO SET YOUR WATCHES"
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July 13th, 2015 @ 5am
Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre is $1 million richer this month, thanks to a Brielle-based charity. The Charles Lafitte Foundation, founded by Vonage board chairman Jeffrey Citron and his wife,Continue reading "RED BANK: BASIE NETS $1M FOR STUDENT ARTS"
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July 8th, 2015 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN: WINNERS, SINNERS AND LOSERS
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Melissa McCarthy and Bill Murray are neighbors thrown together by necessity in ST. VINCENT, one of the free movies screening in July at Middletown Library.  The free Movie Mondays (andContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WINNERS, SINNERS AND LOSERS"
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July 6th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: BASIE’S STAR-STUDDED STANDUP
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Top-of-their-game comedy kingpins Kevin James (Saturday; two shows) and Marc Maron (Sunday) bring their crowd-tested mojo to the stage of the Count Basie Theatre on a busy weekend of laughs.Continue reading "RED BANK: BASIE’S STAR-STUDDED STANDUP"
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June 25th, 2015 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: FREE FILMS UNDER THE STARS
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Quinton Aaron and Sandra Bullock star in a free Sunday night screening of ‘The Blind Side’ at Fair Haven Fields. Red Bank’s Movies in the Park lineup includes a JulyContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: FREE FILMS UNDER THE STARS"
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June 23rd, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: SHARKS, DOGS, MOCKINGBIRDS
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We’re gonna need a bigger screen: forty years after JAWS redefined the summer movie, it’s safe to go back in the Count Basie (formerly Carlton) Theatre to catch an anniversaryContinue reading "RED BANK: SHARKS, DOGS, MOCKINGBIRDS"
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June 22nd, 2015 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY: ON TOP OF THE WORLD AT 102
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Centenarian Carlotta Niles with the balloon she rode in France on her 102nd birthday, above, and back at home in Shrewsbury, below. (Photos by Betsy Ford and John T. Ward.Continue reading "SHREWSBURY: ON TOP OF THE WORLD AT 102"
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June 18th, 2015 @ 9am
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PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...