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Trump Cheers On West Point Alumni Group For Canceling Tom Hanks Award: 'Important Move!' Trump Cheers On West Point Alumni Group For Canceling Tom Hanks Award: 'Important Move!'
Trump Cheers On West Point Alumni Group For Canceling Tom Hanks Award: 'Important Move!' Calling it an “important move,” President Donald Trump cheered the West Point Association of Graduates for abruptly canceling this month’s ceremony to present Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks with the academy’s prestigious Thayer Award. In a Truth Social post on  Monday, Sept. 8, Trump wrote: “Our great West Point (getting greater all the time!) has smartly cancelled the Award Ceremony for actor Tom Hanks.  "Important move! We don’t need destructive, WOKE recipients getting our cherished American Awards!!!”  He added that the Academy Awards and other groups should review st…
Terence Stamp, Actor Who Played Superman Villain General Zod, Dies Terence Stamp, Actor Who Played Superman Villain General Zod, Dies
Terence Stamp, Actor Who Played Superman Villain General Zod, Dies Terence Stamp, the charismatic actor whose icy stare and commanding presence electrified screens from ‘60s through the blockbuster era of Superman, died on Sunday, Aug. 17. His family confirmed his death, at age 87, to The New York Times. No place or cause of death was given. Best known to millions as the fearsome General Zod in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), Stamp’s career spanned six decades.  His chilling demand, “Kneel before Zod!” became a cult catchphrase and marked his early acclaim and later reinvention. Born in London’s East End in 1938, Stamp survived the Blit…
Yes They Are: Melissa Etheridge & Indigo Girls Co-Headline 2025 Tour Yes They Are: Melissa Etheridge & Indigo Girls Co-Headline 2025 Tour
Yes They Are: Melissa Etheridge & Indigo Girls Co-Headline 2025 Tour Melissa Etheridge and the Indigo Girls are teaming up for the first time ever on the “Yes We Are” Tour, and Northeast fans won’t want to miss this rare co-headlining event. Tickets are already live—and you can grab yours now. The 2025 tour unites two iconic acts whose music has shaped generations. While Etheridge and the Indigo Girls have shared festival stages over the years, this marks their first full tour together, blending Etheridge’s fiery rock anthems with the Indigo Girls’ harmony-rich folk sound for an unforgettable concert experience. Catch them at these Northeast stops: Aug. 31…
'Anora' Breakout Star Mikey Madison Hosting 'Saturday Night Live' 'Anora' Breakout Star Mikey Madison Hosting 'Saturday Night Live'
'Anora' Breakout Star Mikey Madison Hosting 'Saturday Night Live' Mikey Madison, the 26-year-old breakout star of the buzzy, award-sweeping film "Anora," is set to host "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, March 29. Madison, who plays exotic dancer Ani in the critically acclaimed film by Summit, NJ native Sean Baker, took home the Best Actress Oscar for her powerful performance — one of many major wins for the film. Mikey Madison hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Morgan Wallen on March 29, 2025. Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live Sarah Sherman and Mikey Madison on SNL. Rosalind O'Connor/NBC The musical guest is Morgan Wall…
'Anora', Written, Directed By NJ Native Wins Best Picture At Academy Awards 'Anora', Written, Directed By NJ Native Wins Best Picture At Academy Awards
'Anora', Written, Directed By NJ Native Wins Best Picture At Academy Awards "Anora" was the little movie that could. The movie, written and directed by Sean Baker, who was born in Summit and raised in Short Hills, was named Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2.  "Anora" is about a Russian stripper who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch, only for his family to try and get the marriage annulled. "Anora" also won for Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Film Editing. A love story like no other. New trailer for Sean Baker's ANORA. Opens in NYC & LA 10.18. Posted by NEON on Wednesday, Octo…
3X Oscar Winner From Bergen County Nabs 9th Nomination 3X Oscar Winner From Bergen County Nabs 9th Nomination
3X Oscar Winner From Bergen County Nabs 9th Nomination New Jersey will be well represented at the 96th Annual Academy Awards. Thelma Schoonmaker, a graduate of Ridgewood High School, was nominated for Best Film Editing for "Killers of the Flowers Moon." Schoonmaker is a longtime collaborator of director Martin Scorsese and has been nominated for nine Oscars, winning for "Raging Bull," "The Aviator" and "The Departed." "Killers of the Flowers Moon" is a 206-minute epic Western about the murder of the Osage people in 1920s Oklahoma after oil is discovered on their tribal land. The movie received 10 nominations, including Best Picture.  Edwa…
Matthew McConaughey Making North Jersey Appearance Matthew McConaughey Making North Jersey Appearance
Matthew McConaughey Making North Jersey Appearance Matthew McConaughey is hoping his Sunday Funday in Bergen County is alright, alright, alright. As part of the tour for his new book "Just Because," McConaughey will be appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. "Just Because" is the Oscar winning actor's first picture book and features life lessons designed to empower readers both young and old to celebrate everyone's potential, according to a synopsis. This is McConaughey's second book. He previously wrote "Greenlights," a memoir. For more information on McConaughey's appearance, visit book-ends.com. 
Fountains Of Wayne Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus, 52 Fountains Of Wayne Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus, 52
Fountains Of Wayne Co-Founder, Montclair Native Adam Schlesinger Dies Of Coronavirus, 52 Montclair native and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger died Wednesday while battling coronavirus, multiple news reports say. The 52-year-old had been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week, his lawyer Josh Grier said. The Emmy-winning songwriter, possibly most well-known for his band's smash hit "Stacey's Mom," had been on a ventilator for the bug. Schlesinger won two Emmys and was nominated for Grammys, Tonys and Oscars. He was nominated a total of 10 times for Emmy awards, five of them for his work as the executive music producer for "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." The o…