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Community Arts Center awarded M&T Charitable Foundation grant

WILLIAMSPORT — The Penn College Community Arts Center recently announced it was awarded a generous grant of $5,000 from the M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank. This funding will be used to support the educational programming at the venue reinforcing the arts ...

Corleone crime family returns in a new ‘Godfather’ novel for 2027 release by Random House

NEW YORK (AP) — Decades after the last “Godfather” movie and more than 10 years since the last “Godfather” novel, the story of the Corleone crime family has a new chapter, presented for the first time from a woman’s point of view. Random House told The Associated Press that it had acquired a “Godfather” novel authorized by the estate of Mario Puzo and written by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani. “Connie” is scheduled for a fall 2027 release and will center on the Corleone family member played by Talia Shire, sister of director Francis Ford Coppola, in the three ...

Peter Jackson receives honorary Palme D’Or as Cannes flaunts star power despite Hollywood’s retreat

CANNES, France (AP) — The 79th Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with politics, artificial intelligence and the shifting priorities of Hollywood taking center stage at the film gathering on the French Riviera. The festival launched with a tribute to director Peter Jackson, handing the “Lord of the Rings” filmmaker an honorary Palme d’Or. He was introduced by actor Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in Jackson’s fantasy franchise, one of many notable faces on the Cannes red carpet, including Bong Joon Ho, Joan Collins, Heidi Klum and James Franco. “I’ve never ...

‘Olden Era’ breathes life into a veteran strategy franchise

I never expected this. I’ve written before about my love for the Heroes of Might and Magic (HoMM) series — but mostly the second and third installments. For those keeping track at home, HoMM2 came out in 1996, and HoMM3 came out in 1999. Now, HoMM3 in particular has been kept alive ...