Tom Hanks ‘obvious choice’ for ‘Bridge of Spies’ role, says Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks reunite this fall for another war film, this time set in The Cold War. Based on true events, Bridge of Spies centers on a Brooklyn lawyer (Hanks) is tasked with defending a KGB More...
Pat Patterson previews faith-based films ‘Gracia’ and ‘Play Ball’
Actress and producer Pat Patterson is busy these days as the faith-based film business has boomed and upcoming projects like Gracia, an adaptation of the Kairos Award winning screenplay for Play Ball as well as More...
First ‘Bridge of Spies’ trailer: Cold War drama from Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks
The first poster and trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Cold War drama, Bridge of Spies, has propelled the film onto every “must watch” list. The Jurassic Park director rejoins Tom Hanks on the film More...
Director’s Julie Taymor’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ set for June screening in theaters
Fathom Events and Omniverse Vision partner to present “Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in select U.S. cinemas on June 22 at 7:00 p.m. local time. This production is directed by Julie Taymor (Frida, More...
Two men arrested in New York, one in Florida, linked to ISIS
Three New York City men were arrested Wednesday on charges they allegedly conspired to join ISIS in Syria, while also trying to carry out attacks in the United States, the authorities said. The men had planned More...
Ismaaiyl Brinsley murder of officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos put police on alert
Two uniformed NYPD officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon as they sat in their marked police car on a Brooklyn street corner. Investigators believe was a crazed gunman’s assassination-style mission to avenge More...
Shigella outbreak strikes 43 in Brooklyn Jewish community in past month
At least 43 cases of shigellosis (primarily Shigella sonnei group D) have been diagnosed among the Observant Jewish community in Borough Park and Williamsburg since Nov. 14, according to the New York City Health More...
Eric Garner death: NYC hampered by thousands who continue to protest
Thousands continued to take to the street and protest the grand jury decision not to indict an officer for the death of an unarmed black man who died after being detained in a chokehold. Reports of 10,000 or more More...
Patrick Stewart talks ‘X-Men Days of Future Past,’ new costume and leaving ‘Star Trek’ behind
Fans have missed Patrick Stewart and maybe his role in X-Men: Days of Future Past will be the signs of the times – a return to more acting. “In science fiction and fantasy, you never say never,” Stewart More...
Reggae exec Dennis Graham arrested for 2002 murder of Winston King
An open murder case in Maryland moved ahead this week as a reggae music executive was arrested at JFK airport for an incident which occurred in 2002. The fugitive had created a new identity and eluded officials More...
NYC health advisory: Chinatown seafood markets linked to Mycobacterium marinum skin infections
The New York City Health Department announced Wednesday that it has identified an outbreak of a rare skin infection in persons who handled live or raw fish or seafood that was purchased in markets in Manhattan, More...
New York court upholds conviction of Paul Cortez who murdered his stripper ex-girlfriend Catherine Woods
The state’s highest court on Tuesday upheld the murder conviction of Paul Cortez in the 2005 killing of his stripper ex-girlfriend Catherine Woods. The Court of Appeals ruled the evidence against Cortez was strong More...
Rasel Siddiquee case: Muslim from Bangladesh beheaded Brooklyn landlord with sword
The original reports didn’t mention the murderer’s religion, motivation and stated that the man’s landlord in Brooklyn Mahuddin Mahumd has his throat slit. “Nearly decapitated” was More...
Illegal Chinese immigrant, Mingdong Chen, butchers New York family for having ‘too much’
Described as an illegal Chinese immigrant, a man became bitter and jealous that is cousin had “too much” and butchered the man’s wife and four children. Police report that Mingdong Chen, age 25, More...
Five-year-old girl crushed to death by a SUV in Brooklyn
photo/Alan Cleaver In a tragic incident, a 5-year-old girl was crushed by a SUV at a Brooklyn intersection. The incident happened near 5th Ave. and 55th St. in Sunset Park on Thursday, September 26. The accident More...
Target apologizes for ‘manatee’ label on plus sized clothes
Brooklyn shoppers in Target complained and created a national stir over a label that listed the color of a plus-size dress as “manatee gray,” saying it was insulting. The label for the same dress in More...
Cunard Cruise Line’s ‘Queen Mary 2’ struck with likely norovirus, 205 reported ill
RMS Queen Mary 2Public domain image/Malis via Wikimedia Commons In what appears to be the third cruise ship to be hit with a gastrointestinal illness outbreak, likely norovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and More...
New York police following shopkeeper link in bizarre ‘Number 8’ serial killer case
A suspected serial killer is being sought in New York after killing three Brooklyn shopkeepers with business addresses that share the number “8,” law enforcement officials told the press on Monday. Vahidipour More...
Jonathan Crupi arrested for murder of wife, Simonette, New York teacher
The husband of a teacher found dead in her Staten Island home in July was arrested and charged Tuesday with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Simonette Mapes-Crupi and Jonathan Crupi Jonathan Crupi, age More...
Former St John’s dean, Cecilia Chang, commits suicide as she faces trial for stealing $1 million
Former St. John’s Dean Cecilia Chang, fought her way up from Taiwan in 1975 to head the major university, was found dead Tuesday. Chang was accused of stealing more than $1 million from the school and More...
