Rick Marshall
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A&E Editor @TimesUnion.com | Professional Geek | Award-Winning Writer / Editor / Podcaster / Journalist | Rotten Tomatoes & Critics Choice | Cat Guy Past: MTV News, Digital Trends, Mental Floss, Daily Gazette, IFC, etc. More @ Linktr.ee/That_Rickmarshall
When you walk down the street and suddenly find yourself on the set of a horror movie, but it's actually quite lovely. #filmsky #horror #518film
‘The Conjuring’ prequel movie, ‘Bridgeport,’ begins filming in Albany next week
Road closures, parking restrictions and night shoots will begin next week as cameras roll on the horror movie.
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Just want to share that editing this feature allowed me to use “Slutever” in a headline/summary. #filmsky
Hudson Valley native Karley Sciortino waited 13 years for Olivia Wilde thriller to reach theaters
Slutever blog writer Karley Sciortino reflects on growing up in Highland and writing the new Olivia Wilde thriller.
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A new Buggy Jive track? Nicely done, Thursday.
"Holy Falling Down" - Lyric Video - Buggy Jive
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I'm not sad about missing San Diego Comic-Con this year (after being there every year for a decade or so back in the day) but I'm thrilled local cosplay & geek couture designer Cat Gravereaux will be there repping the Capital Region at the Her Universe fashion show. (via @katkiessl.bsky.social )
Fort Edward designer to compete in Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con
Local cosplay designer Cat Gravereaux will head to this year's Her Universe Fashion Show at Comic-Con with one of her biggest cosplay creations yet.
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Working on this story for @timesunion.com took me back to my days of film-blogging & digging up movie scoops for MTV News. I almost put "EXCLUSIVE!" in the headline just for nostalgia's sake. #filmsky #horror
Horror movie filming in Schenectady is likely 'The Conjuring' prequel film
Project with working title “Bridgeport” casting for Capital Region actors is probably “The Conjuring: First Communion”
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Fascinating & terrifying... "What we no longer believe is that we will always be able to look at an AI story and know. Bona Books accidentally bought an AI story. Indeed, we very nearly bought two, with a further three longlisted. And this is a problem bigger than just us."
Bona Books 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼@bonabooks.bsky.social · 4w agoAI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:
There's a beloved bald eagle in Waterford, NY, named "Mr. Peebles." Albany Symphony commissioned a new piece in his honor. "The Ballad of Mr. Peebles" will be performed on a floating platform in the Erie Canal this Friday. This is the news we all need today. (Full article in thread below.)
Captain America dropping truth bombs.
Dave@daveamp.bsky.social · last mo.Captain America never misses
Tuesday Tip: Have a hobby that's just a bobby. Thanks to increasingly toxic hustle culture, everyone is under a ton of pressure to turn our hobbies into sources of income, which is very much not the point of a hobby. We all need things we do just for fun and just for ourselves. #ComicBookDad
Visited the "Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing" exhibition while we were in Chicago. It explores the character's history, cultural significance and legacy, and has something to offer everyone, from longtime fans like me to kids (and adults) who know Spidey best from the big screen. Check it out!
Visited the "Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing" exhibition while we were in Chicago. It explores the character's history, cultural significance and legacy, and has something to offer everyone, from longtime fans like me to kids (and adults) who know Spidey best from the big screen. Check it out!
Cybertronic Spree remains on my bucket list of must-see bands. Someday, I hope to see them live. 'Til all are one.
Cybertronic Spree@cybertronicspree.bsky.social · last mo.Yes! We cover the 𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖗𝖊 soundtrack to Transformers: The Movie! And yes, we write original music! And yes, we even have fun side projects, like Rumblefrenz, Rumble's alt-indie band, which has a new single out right now! ROCK AND ROLL OUT \m/
Fellow Jeopardy nerds (and Learned League llamas), this one's for you:
Colonie resident, New York state worker to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’
Two decades after her first attempt, Jessica Davis finally got to compete on the popular trivia game show, airing July 7.
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"When jazz legend Sonny Rollins died on May 25, the Hudson Valley lost one of its own. Rollins was a native of Sugar Hill in Harlem, a contemporary of Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk and Dizzy Gillespie. But for his final decades, he lived a private life in the towns of Woodstock and Germantown."
The saxophone colossus next door: Sonny Rollins’ quiet upstate life
The jazz icon spent his final decades in Germantown and Woodstock, where neighbors remember his wisdom, humility and privacy.
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Went to Chicago for the weekend. Saw the most bat-crap BONKERS fireworks show in a random park, put on by a group of guys who arrived in a caravan of expensive trucks filled with a ridiculous amount of explosives. It was... intense.
Crazy fireworks show in Chicago
YouTube video by Rick Marshall
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Made sure to set aside some time to visit one of my favorite places while we're in Chicago. If you like arcade games, Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, Illinois, is an absolutely necessary destination. youtube.com/shorts/fZSNz...
Galloping Ghost Arcade: One of my favorite places in the US
YouTube video by Rick Marshall
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Many of y’all asked how you can support and donate to our female athletes and the celebrations,,, so I created a Go Fund Me. I’m hopeful this can have an impact beyond the weekend and help those that represent the best of the US gofund.me/140322128
Donate to Support She Got Game: Celebrate Female Athletes, organized by Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav, the legendary rapper and Hollywood personality, has long been… Flavor Flav needs your support for Support She Got Game: Celebrate Female Athletes
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That volunteer was Nic Cage, obvs...
PBS News@pbsnews.org · last mo.The National Archives in the UK says it has discovered a vanishingly rare copy of the Declaration of Independence. The document was found by a volunteer reviewing the letters of an 18th-century Royal Navy captain, who had labeled it simply as "another paper."
If Universal had given David Lynch five hours over two movies to do Dune Part 1 in 1984 and Part 2 in 1987, we would never have stopped talking about it. This movie was such a shockingly beautiful disaster...
I used to get excited about the World Cup news. Now I get excited about Eurovision news. Oh, Canada. Rock on.
Eurovision, eh? Canada will compete at the glitzy song contest in 2027
Canada is set to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time next year. The European Broadcasting Union and Canadian broadcaster CBC announced that Canada will join the contest in...
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I... didn't even know this was a thing... Like, with all of the other loony conspiracies flying around, I missed this one. Huh.
Cabel Sasser@cabel.panic.com · last mo.some amazing things happening over on threads — ever since they “shut down CERN”
Bear & Bird continues to be one of Schenectady's underappreciated gems. Always something new & fascinating to see there, w/ amazing exhibits like this popping up.
Schenectady gallery showcases rare miSci collection curated by the late Chris Hunter
Rare MiSci artifacts, including Thomas Edison memorabilia, are on display through mid-July at Bear and Bird gallery.
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One of the first local news stories I wrote for Metroland 20+yrs ago was about Madison Theatre closing. One of the last news stories I wrote for Metroland was about Madison Theatre reopening. I am so sick of this particular cycle of news. Please make this arrangement work.
Madison Theatre under new operator, gains two restaurants
The Pine Hills neighborhood movie theater, currently temporarily closed, will be flanked by Pho Yum and Made in Colombia.
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This week was all about viewing the monthly film club movies I was too busy to watch the last few weeks, so I had to squeeze them in before tonight's meet-up. Just under the wire! #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday #FilmSky
