Movies

JIM THORPE – The 8th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (JTIFF) returns Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4, at Mauch Chunk Opera House with four unforgettable days of groundbreaking cinema, electrifying live music and unforgettable parties to the historic Victorian town.

An everyday government decoder named Heller and his wife Sarah have what seems to be a satisfying life by most standards. They both work professional jobs and live a quiet life in their restored old farmhouse outside the bustling city.

Holland, Michigan, Brooklyn Pennsylvania, Ding Dong Texas, Chicken Alaska, Rough and Ready California, Toad Suck Arkansas, Santa Claus Indiana, or lastly Buttzville, New Jersey to name a few. There are some really funny and silly sounding town names around the country. Oh wait, how on earth can we forget to mention the zany Intercourse, Pennsylvania?

In the intelligence world, a spy is strictly defined as someone who is used to stealing secrets from an intelligence organization. To get into the field of espionage, you can either volunteer or be recruited.

Opera, a theatrical art form which originated in Italy during the Renaissance, with the very first opera generally considered to be “Dafne” (1597) by Jacopo Peri. So the next time you are a contestant on Jeopardy, thank me later, or on-air for extra kudos please!

Popular children’s toys over the decades have been sensationalized on many different levels. When I was a young tyke, I remember being entertained by the Talkboy recording device, and then the wildly popular Gameboy gaming system came out.

BETHLEHEM – ArtsQuest will host The Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22, at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, located in the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks.

Romance is dead — or so they say if you are living in the greater Washington State area of the country. For the past few years, a killer with red heart eyes is lurking around killing young couples on Valentine’s Day if they are caught showing affection in public. Sure sounds to me like somebody has a bone to pick with St. Cupid!

In my three years now writing for the Times Leader, I have only focused and written reviews on two documentary films.