cinema

ALLEGANY — Darth Vader politely handed his ticket to the theater usher and headed to his seat. Kylo Ren filled up a big cup of soda. Chewbacca, much s...

OLEAN — Auditions for the well-known musical “West Side Story” will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Archbishop Walsh ...

FREEDOM — Friday the 13th: a date that fills some with dread and attracts attention from those interested in the paranormal. In the far northern reach...

The picture has been floating around the Internet for years, appearing primarily on the St. Bonaventure fan message boards. It’s easy to understand wh...

ALLEGANY — Doralee will be chased around the office by her lecherous boss and her friends will come to her rescue with songs on their lips in this wee...

WELLSVILLE — A filmmaker with ties to Allegany County will swing through for a screening of his latest work on his way to another international film f...

BRADFORD — Hilarious acts that include the cavorting Kapers Kuties on stage, as well as a bevy of other old and new entertainment, will be in store fo...

GREAT VALLEY — After Snoopy went over really well last year as Pumpkinville’s corn maze character, the Great Valley fall destination turned again this...

OLEAN — Murphy Tom presents himself — and his talents at filmmaking — as “an opportunity … for Olean and surrounding communities.” “You really have to...

OLEAN — Ever wanted to know the people behind some of the slayings of our nation’s leaders? The Olean Community Theatre has a production for you. ‘Ass...

OLEAN — Olean High School students are studying more film and other digital media in addition to regular print texts, thanks in part to grant-funded i...

Our editor Jim Eckstrom was lazily flipping channels this past weekend when he happened upon a scene on Turner Classic Movies. Eckstrom says at the ve...

D r. Ed Simone, professor of theater and director of the theater program at St. Bonaventure University, spent a week in Kuwait as an envoy for the U.S...

State & Union often dwells on history, as many of our readers know well. Today we mention some names out of the history of entertainment who will make...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 89th Academy Awards got off on the right foot, with a song and dance, but ended with the most stunning mistake ever to befall t...

In some ways the outdoor world is a lot like Hollywood. People are working hard to become celebrities in the hunting and fishing world, but a celebrit...

In our day of entertainment saturation, with any number of electronic sources at our fingertips, it is perhaps easy to forget that Olean once had no l...

OLEAN — The poetry of notable black writers will be read during a gathering Feb. 25 at the Olean Public Library in honor of Black History Month. The e...