The Florida Project catches gleams of wonder amidst the grind of poverty
Brooklynn Prince is a certifiable marvel channeling Moonee, the ringleader of a rabble of kids living on the brink of poverty in cheap, candy-colored Orlando motels.
All posts by Frances Marion Platt
Nowhere to Go: Ai Weiwei’s Human Flow
Sunday, Nov. 19 and Tuesday, Nov. 21: A staggering 65 million residents of our home planet can now be classified as refugees, mostly due to human-generated war, violence and privation.
Milton-born Mary Hallock Foote captured life in the Wild West on paper
Perhaps it’s time that the adventures of this bold, brave, prodigiously talented Hudson Valley native be rediscovered, in her own words and pictures.
This Hudson River hamlet stood in for a southern town in a Marlon Brando film
If visiting locations where a movie or TV show was shot is your idea of a fun way to spend a day, you might want to add the Hudson River hamlet of Milton to your exploration bucket list.
A pointless death in Iraq reunites Vietnam buddies in Last Flag Flying
Cranston dominates and is by far the most entertaining up front; Carell’s low-key portrayal of a mild-mannered man who waits far too long to rebel is the one that will crawl under your skin and come back to haunt you afterward.
Majestic edging Lindsley by 21 votes in Gardiner supervisor squeaker
The hotly contested race for Gardiner town supervisor looks to be in for a photo finish, with incumbent Marybeth Majestic hanging onto her seat by a 21-vote margin.
Rosendale election: Walsh, Metzger, Igoe and Pryslopski win; Pape hangs onto justice bench
There were no surprises in this year’s election returns in the Town of Rosendale: The only outcome there that was
First phase of New Paltz’s River-to-Ridge Trail nears completion
Avid cyclists in the New Paltz area have been agitating for decades for an alternative route west of the Wallkill River to the Shawangunk Ridge and now the Open Space Institute is making it happen. Check out the first section of the River-to-Ridge Trail, while not yet officially open or fully landscaped, is now walkable.
Seeking reminiscences of Splendor in the Grass filming in High Falls
Warren Beatty’s big-screen debut was Splendor in the Grass, which co-starred Natalie Wood. The movie, which was directed by Elia Kazan, came out in 1961 and was filmed at the waterfall near Kazan’s summerhouse in the Hudson Valley.
Over 200 survive UlsterCorps’ 8th annual Zombie Escape 5K at William’s Lake in Rosendale
With temperatures peaking in the low 60s, a light breeze and thin cirrus clouds scudding across a blue autumn sky, last Saturday was a perfect day for a run, and the foliage-bedecked grounds of the Williams Lake Resort the perfect setting.