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HBO takes Woodstock back to the 1950s

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Two women left disappointed from Woodstock Classic Cinemas Theatre after they discovered the movie promoted in the marquee, “Carmen Jones,” wasn’t really being shown. As it turned out, that 1954 film starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte was just part of the makeover along Main Street to prepare for shooting of scenes for an HBO […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.

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