Westchester's Pop Culture
July 2012
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07/24/12Scarsdale's Aaron Sorkin Gets Mixed Reactions for The NewsroomNow that we've all seen The Dark Knight—some people twice (ahem)—and since no other movies seem to be challenging Batman at the box office anytime soon, what are we supposed to do for our pop-culture fix? Well, there's always HBO. Posted at 02:21 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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07/17/12The Dark Knight Rises: Batmania Takes Hold
This summer, like every summer, has had its share of comic-book movies. And, as far as a crop of superheroes go, it's done pretty well. Everyone seemed pretty pleased with The Avengers, and even Posted at 12:42 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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07/10/12Update: Alamo Drafthouse is Totally Coming to Yonkers!
"Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is pleased to announce its plans for a second Alamo location in the New York City area in Yonkers, NY," read the annoucement in a press release. "Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers is slated to open during the 2012... Posted at 04:14 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
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07/03/12How Vast Is Your Metro-North Commuting Vocabulary?
If you're not a daily... Posted at 02:58 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
Earlier, I 
"Commuting is a death by a thousand tiny pin pricks, as opposed to the broadsword," says Michael Malone, writer, blogger at About This Blog
Marisa LaScala
Elmsford, NY
Articles Editor Marisa LaScala joined Westchester Magazine in 2003, and ever since she's blown every paycheck at the Greenburgh Multiplex. She also staunchly defends Richard Kelly, doesn't mind spoiling the endings of trashy movies you're curious about but don't want to pay to see, wishes the Hold Steady would come and rock out Westchester, misses Arrested Development more than anyone can imagine, and still watches cartoons and Saturday Night Live. You can find more of her cultural criticism at www.popmatters.com, where she is a staff writer.
Recent Posts
- Arrested Development: Trailer, Netflix, and the Culture of Binge-Watching
- The Great Gatsby: For Further Reading
- Why You Should Be Reading the Scouting NY Blog
- Theater Review: Guys and Dolls at the Westchester Broadway Theatre
- Theater Review: Matilda The Musical
- Stephen Apkon, Executive Director of the Jacob Burns Film Center, On His New Book
- Gimme the Loot Movie (and Its Ties to Westchester)
- Actress Vera Farmiga Plays the Mother You Always Dreaded in A&E's New Series "Bates Motel"
- The Power of Kickstarter: Veronica Mars Movie in the Works
- The Yellow Brick Road Leads to... Peekskill?
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