CSH Heads To The Silver Screen

CSH Heads To The Silver Screen

The football field, lockers and library are among the areas of Cold Spring Harbor High School that moviegoers may notice on the big screen come 2015, thanks to an agreement between the school district and Laika Productions, LLC.

The Cold Spring Harbor Board of Education voted Tuesday night to approve the signing of a contract that will allow for the shooting of scenes from a film called “Louder Than Bombs,” starring Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne and Isabelle Huppert, on the grounds of the district’s high school – a deal that will bring the district not only screen time, but $5,000 for each of five scheduled shooting days.

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Whitman’s Boyhood Home Honored

Whitman’s Boyhood Home Honored

The boyhood home of iconic Long Island poet and journalism trailblazer Walt Whitman will be, by week’s end, designated as a literary landmark – and to the advocates seeking to preserve and enhance the birthplace, those words have great value.

The birthplace of the founding publisher of The Long-Islander is set to be dedicated by the American Library Association’s United for Libraries division as a literary landmark during a special ceremony starting at 2 p.m. Sept. 5.

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Director Comes Home For Film

Director Comes Home For Film

Director Dan Stone - a Centerport native - called cast members and extras to Greenlawn Park on Wednesday for the shooting of a project called “Good Friday” – a feature-length film that will tell the story of an estranged father and son who make their way back to each other.

The film - which stars 10-year old Broadway actor Colin Critchley - has also brought in several extras from the local community as well, as filming takes place on numerous local landmarks!

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