HBO Series Featuring Array Of Hollywood Stars Filming In Hudson Valley HBO Series Featuring Array Of Hollywood Stars Filming In Hudson Valley
HBO Series Featuring Array Of Hollywood Stars Filming In Hudson Valley Star watchers will want to be on the lookout for Hollywood A-listers as a number of new movies begin filming in the Hudson Valley this spring, including a new HBO mini-series. “White House Plumbers” a five-part HBO limited series, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux will begin filming in Orange County, in Newburgh, in May, according to the Hudson Valley Film Commission.  Set in the early 1970s, the series will tell the true story of former President Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal that led to his resignation. Harrelson is slated to play CIA officer E. Howard Hunt and T…
Casting Call: Extras Sought For HBO Series Being Produced In Hudson Valley Casting Call: Extras Sought For HBO Series Being Produced In Hudson Valley
Casting Call: Extras Sought For HBO Series Being Produced In Hudson Valley A casting agency is seeking extras for an HBO series that is being produced in the Hudson Valley. Set in the early 1970s, "The White House Plumbers," is a limited series from the producers of "Veep" and "Succession" that will tell the true story of how former President Richard Nixon’s "own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect," according to a statement by Grant Wilfley Casting. Filming will begin in May 2021 in Ulster County (including Kingston), Dutchess County (Poughkeepsie),…
Westchester Native Craig Carton Returns To WFAN After Serving Time In Prison For Ponzi Scheme Westchester Native Craig Carton Returns To WFAN After Serving Time In Prison For Ponzi Scheme
Westchester Native Craig Carton Returns To Wfan After Serving Time In Prison For Ponzi Scheme Westchester native Craig Carton is back in the WFAN booth more than three years after he was last on the air following a conviction for operating a Ponzi scheme. Carton, who grew up in New Rochelle, was ordered to spend 42 months in prison last April, three years of supervised release, ordered to pay $4,835,186.56 in restitution, and to forfeit $4,590,000 for running a Ponzi scheme that purportedly covered his gambling debts. On Thursday, Oct. 29, after 1,150 days off the air, Carton was back on WFAN in the afternoon drive, making a solo guest spot during the last hour on what will be his f…
Comedian John Oliver's On Hand As Danbury Dedicates Sewage Plant In His Honor Comedian John Oliver's On Hand As Danbury Dedicates Sewage Plant In His Honor
Comedian John Oliver's On Hand As Danbury Dedicates Sewage Plant In His Honor The tongue-in-cheek, back-and-forth banter between Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton and HBO’s John Oliver has come to an end as the comedian took the trip to celebrate the naming of the city’s sewer plant after him. Oliver, the host of “Last Week Tonight,” took shots at Danbury during a segment on his show last month, making fun of its history. In response, Boughton mockingly said that the city will become known for something else: it’s sewer plant named after the HBO star. Earlier story - John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions After being j…
It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver
It's Official: Danbury Approves Renaming Sewage Plant After HBO's John Oliver Comedian John Oliver’s bluff was called and he now has a “poop plant” named in his honor in Fairfield County. The Danbury City Council voted 18 to 1 to take Oliver up on his offer after the HBO late-night star offered thousands of dollars to the city if it named its wastewater treatment facility the “John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.” The war of words began in September when Oliver took a shot at the city during a rant on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight.” 
 Earlier story - John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions “If you’re going …
Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer
Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Thousands of dollars of potential charitable donations may be getting flushed down the toilet as comedian John Oliver’s deadline to name the Danbury sewage plant after him approaches. Oliver and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton have been engaged in a playful war of words after the comedian took shots at the city during a spot on “Last Week Tonight,” prompting the mayor to suggest they will name the city’s sewage plant after the comedian. Original story - War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton In response, Oliver took the jab in stride and offered to do…
John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions
John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions John Oliver is showing that like Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, he can take it as well as he dishes it out. During the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight,” on HBO Sunday night, Aug. 30, Oliver offered to donate $55,000 to charities in Danbury if Boughton followed through on the joke of renaming the city’s sewage plant in his honor. Original story - War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Oliver said that he would donate $25,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank, $25,000 to Donors Choose fund for Danbury teachers, and $5,000 to ALS Connecticut if Boughton…
War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton
War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is giving comedian John Oliver a taste of his own medicine. During his weekly HBO show “Last Week Tonight” Oliver took a shot at the city during his main story about jury selection in a lengthy, expletive-filled rant about how people of color are excluded from becoming jurors. While speaking about cities missing African American and Hispanic jurors and the impact of their absence, Oliver concluded by taking a jab at Danbury. 
“If you’re going to forget a town in Connecticut, why not Danbury?” he mused. “Because, and it’s true, (expletive deleted) Danbury. "From…
'I Know This Much Is True': Here's New Premiere Day For HBO Series Produced In Area 'I Know This Much Is True': Here's New Premiere Day For HBO Series Produced In Area
'I Know This Much Is True': Here's New Premiere Day For HBO Series Produced In Area Once planned to premiere in April, a much-anticipated HBO series filmed in the Hudson Valley staring Mark Ruffalo has been moved back a couple of weeks. According to HBO, the series' first episode of, "I Know This Much Is True" will premiere on HBO at 9 p.m., Sunday, May 10. Based on the book by author Wally Lamb, the series tells the story of identical twins, played by Ruffalo, and follows the trials, betrayals, and ultimately, the forgiveness, in their lives. Much of the filming was done in the Hudson Valley, mainly Dutchess County, specifically in a Mount Carmel neighborhood in Poughke…
Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal
Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal Frank Tassone, the disgraced former Long Island school superintendent whose embezzlement scheme was chronicled in a new HBO movie, "Bad Education," has responded to the weekend release of the film. The plot of the film centered on Tassone’s larceny scheme at the Roslyn School District in Nassau County, in which more than $11 million was embezzled through the school district during his tenure before he was ultimately busted and arrested. The scandal was uncovered by a student reporter investigating the district’s budget who had previously been encouraged by Tassone to dig deeper into what wa…
ICYMI: HBO Chronicles Superintendent's $11M Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District ICYMI: HBO Chronicles Superintendent's $11M Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District
ICYMI: HBO Chronicles Superintendent's $11M Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District A new HBO movie called Bad Education is not only based on a true story, but one that was far too real for taxpayers in a suburban school district in the area who were scammed out of millions of dollars. After being credited with bringing a Long Island school district unprecedented prestige, especially for a rise in early college admissions, the superintendent and his assistant became embroiled in an embezzlement scandal. The superintendent of the Roslyn School District, Dr. Frank Tassone, played by Hugh Jackman, was eventually arrested in an $11.2 million larceny scandal, that als…
I Know This Much Is True: Here's When HBO Series Produced In Area Debuts I Know This Much Is True: Here's When HBO Series Produced In Area Debuts
I Know This Much Is True: Here's When HBO Series Produced In Area Debuts If you were one of the lucky ones who was chosen to appear as extras in the upcoming new Mark Ruffalo HBO series your day on the screen is fast approaching. According to HBO, the series, "I Know This Much Is True" will premiere on HBO on Monday, April 27. Based on the book by author Wally Lamb, the series tells the story of identical twins, played by Ruffalo, and follows the trials, betrayals, and ultimately, the forgiveness, in their lives. A lot of the filming was done in the Hudson Valley, specifically in a Mount Carmel neighborhood. A trailer of the film doesn't show a lot of the are…