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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…

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by Sam Barron
Events
Meet Wolf Of Wall Street Jordan Belfort In North Jersey Meet Wolf Of Wall Street Jordan Belfort In North Jersey
Meet Wolf Of Wall Street Jordan Belfort In North Jersey The real-life "Wolf of Wall Street" is coming to Bergen County. Jordan Belfort, whose memoir about running his own brokerage house inspired the Martin Scorsese movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" and the movie "Boiler Room" is signing copies of his new book "The Wolf of Investing: My Insider's Playbook for Making a Fortune on Wall Street" on Wednesday, Nov. 1. at 6 p.m. at Bookends in Ridgewood. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jordan Belfort (@wolfofwallst) In his new book, Belfort offers a guide to anyone who wants to master the st…

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by Sam Barron
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Morris County Musician Has Role In 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Out This Weekend Morris County Musician Has Role In 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Out This Weekend
Morris County Musician Has Role In 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Out This Weekend Martin Scorsese may be famous for his ties to New York, but he knows to use one of New Jersey's most talented musicians. Pete Yorn, a native of Montville, appears in Scorsese's new epic "Killers of the Flower Moon," about the murder of Osage tribe members in Oklahoma in the 1920s.  Along with Yorn, the movie features Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone. Despite being frequent Scorsese collaborators, this is the first time DeNiro and DiCaprio have appeared together in one of his feature-length films. Yorn has stayed true to his Jersey roots. In 2004, he released an albu…

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by Sam Barron
Events
Stephen Colbert To Interview Martin Scorsese At NJPAC Stephen Colbert To Interview Martin Scorsese At NJPAC
Stephen Colbert To Interview Martin Scorsese At Njpac Stephen Colbert will be sitting down with Martin Scorsese later this month at NJPAC in an evening that will benefit the Montclair Film Festival. Scorsese, an Academy Award winner, is being honored at this year's event, which runs Oct. 20 to 29. Colbert, an Upper Montclair resident, will be sitting down with Scorsese at NJPAC in Newark, on Oct. 27, and ticket sales will benefit the MFF. The event description calls the event its 2023 Filmmaker Tribute to Martin Scorsese, "one of cinema’s greatest filmmakers.  Click here to purchase tickets to "An Evening With Martin Scorsese & Step…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Not Funny: Joe Pesci Clashes With Jersey Shore Neighbors Over Long Docks Not Funny: Joe Pesci Clashes With Jersey Shore Neighbors Over Long Docks
Not Funny: Joe Pesci Clashes With Jersey Shore Neighbors Over Long Docks Joe Pesci thinks some of his Jersey Shore neighbors have taken things too far.  Their docks, for instance. The Ocean County resident has joined a neighborhood fight against two Lavallette property owners' applications for 315-foot docks -- more than twice the length of his own. Pesci, 76, says the standard 125-foot dock behind his $6.5 million mansion juts out just far enough at 91 Pershing Blvd. In a letter to Department of Environmental Protection officials, the Oscar-winner argued that doubling the length of docks will block Barnegat Bay views enjoyed by neighbors, and create…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Bergen Man Seized By Homeland Security Agents Following Twitter Threats Bergen Man Seized By Homeland Security Agents Following Twitter Threats
Bergen Man Seized By Homeland Security Agents Following Twitter Threats Federal authorities early Friday seized a 22-year-old Edgewater man who they said threatened to kill ICE agents. Carlos Alejandro Tariche was taken into custody by U.S. Homeland Security agents, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. The U.S. attorney said Tariche tweeted threats that included: “We need to kill all ICE agents”  “Why can’t mass shootings occur at @ICEgov buildings them mfs need to get smoked[?]” Tariche also used his Twitter account “to compare his feelings to that of Elliot Rodger, [who] carried out a mass shooting at Isla Vista, California, murdering six…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Is Hoffa Buried Beneath The Pulaski Skyway? Expert Says It's Likely Is Hoffa Buried Beneath The Pulaski Skyway? Expert Says It's Likely
Is Hoffa Buried Beneath The Pulaski Skyway? Expert Says It's Likely An author who spent decades researching the case of missing labor leader Jimmy Hoffa said new evidence he's uncovered strongly suggests he was buried in a former Jersey City landfill.  "[T]here should be a concerted effort to persuade the law-enforcement community to get a search warrant and perform an excavation at the former PJP Landfill, aka 'Brother Moscato’s Dump,' in Jersey City, New Jersey," the author, Dan Moldea, wrote on his Facebook page.  Pinning down the location of the former Teamsters president's remains has been a macabre parlor game in North Jersey ever since his …

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by Paul Milo