Lawrence C. Connolly

Author: Lawrence C. Connolly

  • Opening Week: Bring on the Nightmares

    We have arrived! The anthology project that Producer-Director Mick Garris first envisioned when his ground-breaking series Masters of Horror concluded its run in 2007, is now playing on big screens across the country and on home screens via VOD (where it is currently closing on Jordan Peele’s top-ranked Us. Also of note (for me and…

  • Bracing for Nightmare Cinema:
    This Week & Beyond

    This week, five strangers will enter an abandoned theater to watch their darkest fears play out before them. And you can join them. It all kicks off this Thursday, June 20, when the cast and crew of Nightmare Cinema gather at the historic Hayworth Theatre (2511 Wilshire Blvd) for a special pre-release screening of  the…

  • An Evening of Nightmares

    With the theatrical release of the new anthology film Nightmare Cinema just over a week away, Cranked-Up Films and Shudder are launching An Evening of Nightmares — a curated screening series that, according to a recent article at Deadline.com, “centers on filmmakers showcasing their own work and the work of their creative influences.” Scheduled for June…

  • Unleashing 100 Years of Nightmares

    I’m the projectionist, curator of 100 years of nightmares trapped in a silver screen that never forgets. — Mickey Rourke as the Projectionist. This month, the new anthology film Nightmare Cinema concludes its successful run on the international festival circuit to open in select theatres around the country. The film releases on June 21, just…

  • NIGHTMARE CINEMA:
    In Theaters & On Demands on June 21:

    It’s official! This summer, Mickey Rourke’s Projectionist will unleash 100 years of nightmares onto a silver screen that never forgets. According to Cranked-Up Films, the new feature Nightmare Cinema will be released to theatres and on demand on June 21. Reviewer Mike Sprague sums up the film this way: Rourke plays the projectionist, and the shorts he…

  • St. Patrick’s Day Weekend @ Riley’s
    Connolly-Davis Band & The Wild Geese!

    Next Saturday, over 200,000 revelers are expected to pack Pittsburgh’s streets for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. That’s in the morning. But after the parade runs its course, the place to be will be Riley’s Pour House, where live bands will perform all day and into the night for some of the best people…