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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges

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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges

November 1, 2025

SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...

Technically impressive ‘Chicken Run’ sequel falls short of original’s charm

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Technically impressive ‘Chicken Run’ sequel falls short of original’s charm

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Jan 10, 2024

There’s nothing quite as exciting – or anxiety-inducing – as a surprise sequel to a movie that came out decades before, especially if the original fil...

‘The Color Purple’ is a musical adaption true to its origins

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‘The Color Purple’ is a musical adaption true to its origins

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Jan 03, 2024

Adaptations are almost always impossible to pull off. Plenty of TV shows, movies and stage productions are based on books, comics and earlier written ...

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Second ‘Aquaman’ finishes DCEU not with a bang but a whimper

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Dec 27, 2023

It’s no secret that comic book movies reached an apex several years ago and, with a few rare exceptions, have been more and more disappointing since t...

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In ‘Saltburn,’ class ain’t classy and the grass ain’t greener

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 29, 2023

I love movies for a lot of reasons, but getting to spend a couple of hours transported to a world or a lifestyle outside my own is a big one. Visiting...

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‘Hunger Games’ prequel is new presentation of familiar territory

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 22, 2023

Of all the movie series with the long line of sequels, prequels, re-boots and re-imaginings in recent years, the one I last expected to see a prequel ...

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Warriors return to ‘the Ralph’ following 35-24 semifinal win over Portville/C-R

SPENCER BATES Sports Editor

Nov 04, 2023

SALAMANCA — It has been a long 22 years, but the Warriors will make their triumphant return to Highmark Stadium for the first time since 2001. In a re...

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Cliché-ridden ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ a scare-less snoozefest

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Nov 01, 2023

Introducing kids to horror movies can be such a slippery slope. Of course you shouldn’t show “The Exorcist” to a 10-year-old, but it’s usually around ...

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Personal story drives American epic ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Oct 25, 2023

“They don’t make ‘em like they used to,” is something people have been saying for decades, and yeah, of course movies aren’t made the same way in 2023...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue for 10/26/23

Salamanca Press

Oct 24, 2023

Over the weekend I saw the highly anticipated and assuredly excellent “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the new Martin Scorsese film starring longtime col...

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Deb’s Pressing Issue for 10/12/23

Salamanca Press

Oct 10, 2023

It’s back! The legendary Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus officially kicked off its two-year North American tour Sept. 29 in Bossier City, La...

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Wall Street underdog story makes ‘Dumb Money’ a smart comedy

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 27, 2023

This has been the year of the business movie. We’ve already seen “Air,” the story of Nike signing Michael Jordan and the birth of the Air Jordans; “Te...

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Branagh takes on horror in Poirot mystery ‘Haunting in Venice’

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 20, 2023

The directing career of Kenneth Branagh is unlike anyone else in Hollywood. An early master of Shakespeare on the stage, Branagh’s directorial debut w...

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Washington, Fuqua reunite for satisfying, vengeful ‘Equalizer 3’

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 06, 2023

The genre best described as “older actor who did big action movies a couple decades ago but is still kicking butt today even though he’s an AARP membe...

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If ‘Retribution’ calls, don’t pick up – just ignore it

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Aug 30, 2023

Liam Neeson needs to stop playing husbands/fathers who are really good at their jobs, somehow stronger beyond his 70-year-old body and travels to work...

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Dissapointing ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ makes foreign enemies to lovers boring

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Aug 23, 2023

It doesn’t matter what the so-called experts predict based on what the market is doing or what trends are hot right now — no one knows what’s going to...

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Dracula side-quest sets sail in ‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Aug 16, 2023

The template for the type of horror movie where a group of people are stuck in one place and an unstoppable force picks them off one by one — inspirin...

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CCLAA’s ‘Charlie Brown’ performances begin Friday at Seneca Theater

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Aug 09, 2023

SALAMANCA — From the pen of Charles M. Schulz to the stage at the Ray Evans Seneca Theater, come see Linus, Lucy, Pigpen, Peppermint Patty and the ent...

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Good Medicine Creatives gallery opens, highlighting Seneca artists

DEB EVERTS Press Reporter

Aug 09, 2023

SALAMANCA — Good Medicine Creatives art gallery has opened its doors at 215 Broad St., the former WGWE radio station building, serving as both a class...

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‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Barbie’ have a lot more in common than expected

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Aug 02, 2023

The two biggest movies in the world continued their domination this past week as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” once again topped the box office returns, ...

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New ‘Mission: Impossible’ sees Cruise saving the world and the movies

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Jul 19, 2023

One of the contenders for the hardest working person in Hollywood just scored another victory on his quest to make seeing the latest movie in the bigg...