Shirley

BOYLE Deeds filed recently in the office of Boyle County Clerk Trille Bottom include: Curtis King to Steven W. and Debbie King, 42 acres on Tennessee Ridge Road, gift; fair market value, $45,000. Keith W. and Carolyn R. Reid to Candace A. and James R....

"Portrait of Jason" begins with a test tone and a blurry image. And then, as the screen slowly comes into focus, the tone stops and you hear a crew member say: "This is Shirley Clarke, 'Portrait of Jason.' Roll one, sound one. Sound rolling, camera...

Two years ago Stephen Sachs began working on a play about the philosophy and practice of flamenco. He figured he had all the material he needed, having spent years in close proximity to flamenco dancers as the co-artistic director of the Fountain Theatre,...

Lost works, home movies, industrial films, abandoned technologies and other assorted cinematic ephemera all fall under the umbrella of miscellany known as "orphan film." The strange mix of the odd and slightly sad gets its own festival at the Linwood Dunn...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will showcase rarely seen, previously overlooked films with a two-day screening series "The Real Indies: A Close Look at Orphan Films" May 10 and 11 at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The series,...

Hollywood star Ben Stiller is the top attraction at this year's fundraiser for the Highland Park/Highwood Rotary Scholarship program. As part of the organization's Giving Gala Auction, the top item is the chance to attend the December red carpet...

George T. Frush Jr., 71, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at his home. Born June 18, 1941, in New York, he was the son of the late George T. Frush Sr. and Norma Bosch Frush. He retired from Mack Trucks Inc., Hagerstown, Md. He...

Robert W. Pavlosky, 81, Davidsville, died Jan. 10, 2013 at Conemaugh Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 25, 1931, the son of Charles S. and Anna A. (Surganic) Pavlosky. Preceded in death by parents and brother Stephen J. Pavlosky. Survived by wife of 57 years...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The search for what caused a massive, deadly explosion that rocked an Indianapolis neighborhood turned to natural gas Monday, with officials checking gas lines and a homeowner saying a problem furnace could be to blame. The...

Shirley Fout Miller was a walking medical miracle. She contracted tuberculosis at age 12 from her mother, about seven years after Shirley’s younger sister and only sibling, Joan, died of diphtheria at age 5 in 1931. Shirley was not expected to...

A state senator from Queens is in a bit of legal hot water. State Senator Shirley Huntley is surrendering to the attorney general as a result of a corruption investigation into non-profits. Just after 7 a.m. Monday Huntley, family members, and supporters...

Cuffed, but not cowering, New York State Senator Shirley Huntley turned herself in at the Nassau County Courthouse today to face charges that she funneled taxpayer money to a phony charity and then tried to cover it up. She tried for the sunny demeanor...