For comic-book publisher Chris Hollmer and artist John Hebert, being indie and homegrown is just part of the fun (Metroland – June 30, 2005) There is something decidedly un-superhero about Erik Miller, the protagonist of Clifton Park publisher Naked Productions’ inaugural comic-book series, The Wannabe. Maybe it’s his affinity for playing Poison songs while he [...]

Arbor Hill’s Tivoli Preserve is an urban refuge, but when it comes to protecting people who fish there, the lines of responsibility are not always clear (Metroland – June 23, 2005) ‘One day, my mom, my friend and I went to a pond,” wrote Brook Nichols, a 12-year-old student at Albany’s School 19, in a [...]

Friends of the Madison have many ideas for reusing the vacant Madison Theater—now they just need a sympathetic owner (Metroland – March 10, 2005) ‘Hi, my name is Larry Barnet, and I saw Lassie, Come Home in the Madison Theater for 35 cents,” laughed one of Tuesday night’s speakers. “It was a while ago, but [...]

A recent film festival proves that, like a flesh-eating zombie, the local indie horror scene refuses to die (Metroland – February 3, 2005) Lesson number one for aspiring fright-film auteurs: When it comes to creating a bloated corpse sans Hollywood budget, pay attention to the little things, or else you just might start to resemble [...]