SUFFERN, N.Y. — Something strange was happening at the historic Lafayette Theatre on Halloween night. Costumed characters were gathering outside, excited moviegoers were making their way through the doors, and inside, a 102-year-old movie palace was preparing to welcome visitors into a world where almost anything could happen. The occasion was a special Halloween presentation […]

An op-ed by Robert Jowasizas, Monday Morning News Anchor for Rockland News. Remember Rocky III? Clubber Lang, played by Mr. T, repeatedly called out Rocky Balboa, demanding a chance to fight the champion. But Rocky’s longtime manager, Mickey Goldmill, wanted no part of it. Mickey knew Clubber Lang was a serious challenger. He was concerned […]

A night at the movies, inside and outside the screen. On Thursday evening, October 8, Suffern’s historic Lafayette Theatre welcomed a packed audience for a homecoming screening of Concessions, an independent comedy-drama written and directed by Mas Bouzidi. The film follows the final day of the fictional Royal Alamo Cinema in Albany, New York. It […]