The Remains News

On October 29, 2013, on the one-year anniversary of the day that Superstorm Sandy struck New York City and the surrounding region with devastating consequences, the Museum of the City of New York will open a major photography exhibition featuring images taken by both professionals and everyday New Yorkers who captured astonishing moments - including with smartphones - during the storm and its aftermath. The exhibition, Rising Waters: Photographs of Sandy draws on work submitted by over 900 photographers, many of whom were personally and profoundly impacted by the storm.

Today, in honor of this week's biggest casting news, we salute multi-award-winning and awesomely accomplished stage, screen and soon-to-be SWEENEY TODD star Emma Thompson.

Bookkus Publishing will release its first book on September 3, 2013. DREAM CASTER, a young adult fanasy book, by Najeev Raj Nadarajah was previously self-published and received positive reviews on Goodreads, which brought it to the attention of the start-up crowdsourcing publisher. Bookkus has revolutionized the approach to publishing, using a community of reviewers to choose which of the books submitted to its website should be published. DREAM CASTER, which was submitted to the site in March 2013, will be published in paperback and eBook in early September, after receiving 4.2 stars from the Bookkus community of readers.

The Arab arts charity behind the winner of this years New Writing South Best New Play award has announced the return of Bulbul, an evening of performances of new writing from and about the Arab world and its surrounding regions. Supported by the Arts Council England, and running for the second year, Bulbul is Sandpit Arts' playwriting competition. The winners of this year's instalment wrote in response to the theme of 'crying over the ruins' a reference to the ancient Arab poets standing at the remains of the Bedouin campsite lamenting the loss of happier times.

'A Guide to Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Age Plant Fossils of Southwest Virginia' (published by Trafford Publishing) is a picture guide to fossil plants and a few fossil marine organisms found in close association with the coal measures in Southwestern Virginia. The fossils are sorted by groups and located as to coal seam horizon and geographic location. Short descriptions of each group of plant types are provided. This publication has been designed with the amateur (rock hound) in mind as well as a virtual guide for the more advanced collectors. There are 64 plates with more than 300 illustrations, most of which are in color.

This past Saturday evening, the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient (Sergeant Dakota Meyer) attended SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark. Bob Cuccioli, who plays Green Goblin, gave the following curtain call speech:

Halloween. The time of year when children dress up as monsters, goblins and ghouls. But are these creatures more than just overused Halloween costume ideas?

Fly on the Wall Theatre will present a Staged Reading of Martin McDonagh's acclaimed play: A Skull in Connemara - the second in his celebrated Leenane Trilogy (which includes The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Lonesome West).

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the full schedule and complete lineup for the upcoming film series, Jean-Luc Godard - The Spirit of the Forms.

From strange abductions, to mutated species, to bizarre occurrences, there are some phenomena that science cannot - or will not - explain. This summer Science Channel unveils some of these shocking and mind-boggling cases from around the world in the world premiere series THE UNEXPLAINED FILES. From mysterious disappearances and UFO encounters, to unidentified fanged predators and reported curses, THE UNEXPLAINED FILES investigates actual, inexplicable occurrences that have confounded scientists and inspired legends. Science Channel invites viewers on a mystifying journey that will challenge disbelief with THE UNEXPLAINED FILES premiering tonight, August 28 at 9PM ET/PT.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center previously announced it would host An Evening with Paul Schrader tonight, July 29. The evening will include the World Premiere of Schrader's drama THE CANYONS, the highly anticipated first public screening of the film, which will then be followed by a conversation between Schrader and the New York Film Festival Program Director, Kent Jones.

From strange abductions, to mutated species, to bizarre occurrences, there are some phenomena that science cannot - or will not - explain. This summer Science Channel unveils some of these shocking and mind-boggling cases from around the world in the world premiere series THE UNEXPLAINED FILES. From mysterious disappearances and UFO encounters, to unidentified fanged predators and reported curses, THE UNEXPLAINED FILES investigates actual, inexplicable occurrences that have confounded scientists and inspired legends. Science Channel invites viewers on a mystifying journey that will challenge disbelief with THE UNEXPLAINED FILES premiering on Wednesday, August 28 at 9PM ET/PT.

Heather Terrell's newest novel, RELIC, is a mix of dystopian fiction and high fantasy, wherein the remains of the human race reorganize as a medieval society at the North Pole after a catastrophic flood.

NewFilmmakers LA Film Festival offers an eclectic program suitable for a wide variety of cinema enthusiasts.

Westport Community Theatre presents its Summer 2013: Superstition one-act play festival. FREE to all tonight, July 12, and tomorrow, July 13 at 8 PM. Jointly produced by Westport Community Theatre and Milford's Eastbound Theatre.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today it will host An Evening with Paul Schrader on Monday, July 29. The evening will include the World Premiere of Schrader's drama THE CANYONS, the highly anticipated first public screening of the film, which will then be followed by a conversation between Schrader and the New York Film Festival Program Director, Kent Jones.

Join Fort Ticonderoga for an exciting two-day battle re-enactment highlighting the epic 1758 Battle of Carillon! Witness how the British amassed the largest army in North American history to date yet was stunningly defeated by a French army a quarter of its size. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21, 9:30am to 5 pm.