He fell in love with movies at an early age. With the release of his film “Empire,” Matthew Swanson has seen his dream come to fruition. “It is something that I have wanted to do as long as I can remember — since I was a little kid. I loved watching movies as a kid and it seemed ...
How many times have you stared at your blank computer screen or a blank sheet of paper? For some, it’s a recurring struggle while for others, it doesn’t happen often. For authors, when writer’s block does happen, and it may at some point, authors need to face the challenge head on. In its basic form, writer’s block is the inability to produce writing of value to the writer. It may also be a slowing of creativity. And if you ask an author if he has experienced writer’s block, his answer may be different compared to another writer. Writer’s block is different for ...
Western New York has its share of musicians that move away looking for that shot at stardom. Some come back as their stock rises. JB Aaron is one of those. The Niagara Falls native returns to his hometown today, to unveil a new song to the people he feels closest to. When he plays Stir at the ...
He is out for blood. Figuratively speaking of course, Lee Allen Howard has been writing dark fiction since grade school. “Since I was in second grade, I can’t do anything but. I started writing stories when I was in second grade,” Howard said. The son of a pastor, Howard grew up ...
In my younger years, I used to watch a lot of TV and movies. I watched TV and movies for entertainment, and that was it. As I have become older, I watch TV and movies for a different reason - writing. I guess it was always lurking in the background when I would watch something on the ...
FREDONIA — The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present Rembrandt, a special cinematic exploration of the masterful 2014 exhibition of the revered artist’s work, today, at 7 p.m. as part of its Art & Architecture On Screen Series. Every Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly anticipated; but this ...
