Movies Playing in the Tri-Boro This Weekend

Offerings include the new "Star Trek" and last week's box office superhero, "Iron Man 3."

Trekkers rejoice! Filmmaker J.J. Abrams debuts his "Star Trek Into Darkness" this week, setting up an epic battle againt reigning champ  "Iron Man 3" for box office supremacy. Clearview Cinemas Kinnelon 8 is the place, along with the soon-closing Kinnelon 3 Cinema, to find these and other films. Here's the full list of what's showing this week, along with showtimes.  (Use the Moviefone widget to check out showings in theaters in other towns if you're going to be traveling.) THIS WEEK'S FILMS Kinnelon 3 Cinema Kinnelon 8 Clearview Cinemas' owner Cablevision is selling most of its tri-state properties, including the Clearview Cinemas 12, to Connecticut-based Bow Tie Cinemas. Due to the sale, according to Cablevision's website, the weekly …

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Bloomingdale Lyricist Has a Way with Words

Musical lyricist and librettist Mindi Dickstein is profiled.

NBC Cancels Sitcom 'Go On,' Which Starred Kinnelon Actor

The Matthew Perry vehicle got the axe along with comedies "The New Normal" and "1600 Penn."

We've seen the last from NBC sitcom "Go On." The half-hour program, which featured "Friends" actor Matthew Perry and Tony winner and Kinnelon High School alum Laura Benanti, was among three new comedies that debuted last fall but won't make next season's lineup, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Go On" centered on a television sports talk show host (Perry) who enters group counseling after the sudden death of his wife; Benanti portrayed Perry's therapist. Also on the chopping block were new comedies "The New Normal," which featured a gay couple having a child through surrogacy, and "1600 Penn," which depicted life in the White House for a divorced president, his new wife and their family. "Go On" and the other shows were challenged by …

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Children's Choir Wows Bloomingdale Council

The choir led the council in the Pledge of Allegiance and sang two songs from their repertoire at the last meeting.

After only three practices, the Bloomingdale Children's Choir gave a public performance before the Bloomingdale Council at its April 23 meeting. Director Keren Tuck said the choir is made up of fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students from Walter T. Bergen and Samuel R. Donald schools. "I think you'll be as proud of them as I am when you hear what they've managed to accomplish together in three short hours," Tuck said. The children sang "America the Beautiful" and "Home" by Phillip Phillips before the council and many of their parents. The Bloomingdale Children's Choir is operated by the Bloomingdale Recreation department. They practice each Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. The choir's mission, Tuck said, is to encourage music appreciation, …

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Monsters, Celebrities Take Over Sheraton Hotel

Debbie Gibson, Jerry Lawler, Patty Duke among stars at annual Chiller Theater event.

The Sheraton Hotel in Parsippany played host to all sorts of creatures, musicians and celebrities in the annual Chiller Theater event this weekend.  A constant flow of attendees from all over the area came to meet, be photographed with and get autographs from stars of television, movies and video.  Also on hand were numerous vendors selling everything from T-shirts to voodoo dolls to jewelry.  Some guests also dressed in costumes to share in the experience.

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Movies Playing in the Tri-Boro This Weekend

Offerings include the Mark Wahlberg-The Rock flick "Pain and Gain" and the ensemble rom-com "The Big Wedding."

Looking for something to do this weekend? As the weather gets warmer, expect the films to get funnier and more, um, explosive. (Yeah, we're waiting for the next Iron Man and Wolverine sequels—action, claws and stuff blowing up—and a new one in the "Hangover" comedy franchise that isn't about a forgotten bender.) At the local movie houses, it certainly looks like spring: The beautiful baseball biopic "42" continues (bring a hankie; you've been warned), as does Tom Cruise's sci-fi action flick "Oblivion. And new this week, there are "Pain and Gain" (a dark comedy featuring big, bulging muscular guys) and Diane Keaton, Aanda Seyfried, Robert DeNiro, Katherine Heigl and Topher Grace in "The Big Wedding" (what's spring without a romantic comedy…

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Movies Playing in Tri-boro This Weekend

Offerings include the presidential kidnap thriller 'Olympus Has Fallen' and last week's No. 1, '42.'

The weekend is nigh, and it's time to plan the next couple days' activities. Get your chores done and be sure to take time for fitness and outdoor fun. Do something to help someone, perhaps a random act of kindness. And yes, catch some television. But remember, there's nothing like the real big-screen experience.  Consider catching a film at the bicameral Clearview Cinemas in Kinnelon this weekend. There's something for everyone: the baseball biopic "42," about the legendary Jackie Robinson, is at the Kinnelon 8, along with the 3D version of the classic "Jurassic Park"; and at the Kinnelon 3, you'll find the Tina Fey rom-com "Admission." Here's the full list of what's showing this week, along with showtimes.  (Use the Moviefone widget to …

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Laura Benanti Joins Singers at 54 Below

Kinnelon native performed with Todd Almond, others.

Kinnelon native and Broadway actress and singer Laura Benanti joined several other singers on stage at 54 Below this week for a performance orchestrated by songwriter Todd Almond. The concert featured Tony Award-winning Benanti and Tony Award nominee Lindsay Mendez on Monday, according to Playbill.com. Benanti is a Kinnelon native and has starred in numerous Broadway plays and television shows, including the since-canceled NBC show, "The Playboy Club."  In addition to Monday's performance, Almond is working on a new musical with Warren Leight entitled "A Separate Peace."

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University Singers Perform at OLM

Kinnelon church parishioners treated to a capella concert.

Parishioners and event attendees were treated to a special a capella concert by University of Maine's University Singers on March 15 at Our Lady of the Magnificat Church. Seen in the video attached, the singers performed popular songs like "Swing Life Away" and other hit tunes. The group is led by University Singers conductor Dennis Cox, who has directed the singers for 35 years. Typically, the singers make stops at schools for assemblies and music programs run by UMaine alumni.

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University Singers to Make Tour Stop in Kinnelon

Popular, classical hits to be performed by singing group.

The advanced concert choir out of University of Maine, University Singers, will be making a stop on their 35th annual spring tour in Kinnelon at Our Lady of the Magnificat Church on March 15. More than 70 singers will come to the church as the last stop on the tour at 7:30 p.m. "The University Singers is an advanced concert choir with members from all academic disciplines. The ensemble tours the Northeast each spring and schedules a European tour every four years. At home, the group regularly performs with the university’s Oratorio Society and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra," according to a press release about the group. The group is led by University Singers conductor Dennis Cox, who has directed the singers for 35 years. Typically, the …

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