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A red carpet was rolled out for cast and crew for the premiere of Soldier’s Joy last Saturday night.
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Capitol Theatre

Soldier’s Joy premieres at Capitol Theatre

Cast and crew came out as Soldier’s Joy premiered at the Capitol Theatre in Lebanon on Saturday night.

Apr 26, 2018 at 5:21 PM
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Lebanon High School

Lebanon High School marching band performs at Disney World

Members of the Lebanon High School marching band got the trip of a lifetime as they traveled down to Disney World in Orlando, Florida to perform and enjoy the park.

Mar 20, 2018 at 5:53 PM
Oprah Winfrey backstage at the 75th Annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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Golden Globes

Read the full transcript of Oprah Winfrey's speech that fired up the Golden Globes and see who won what

Oprah Winfrey won the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday's Golden Globes, making history as the first black female recipient. Her fiery acceptance speech will no doubt go down in history too, igniting speculation that maybe she has political aspirations.

Jan 7, 2018 at 10:53 PM
Natalie Morales arrives at the 75th Annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Laura Marano arrives at the 75th Annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Giuliana Rancic arrives at the 75th Annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Carly Steel arrives at the 75th Annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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Golden Globes

GALLERY: Golden Globe Awards

Celebrities arrive at the 75th Golden Globes on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Updated Jan 7, 2018 at 7:47 PM
The Mt. Juliet-based band Checkpoint Charley released the music video for ‘The Ballad of Han and Leia,’ on Wednesday. The song was written almost 20 years ago, and 17-year-old Bryson Sams, who has filmmaking experience, edited the video.
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Star Wars

Local talent releases Star Wars love song video

“The Ballad of Han and Leia” was written by Kevin Packard and Jesse Anderegg, the founders of the Mt. Juliet-based music group Checkpoint Charley, almost 20 years ago when Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released on the silver screen.

Dec 29, 2017 at 3:55 PM
Jonathon Turner, Jackson Busbey and Christian Lester display their love for Star Wars on Thursday during a premiere showing at the UEC Roxy Theater. The trio was among 600 people who attended the premiere of the film at the theater.
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Star Wars

Star Wars invades Wilson County

Summer Hicks, UEC Roxy manager, said more than 600 people attended the premiere showings of the film Thursday night, kicking off what she said will likely be a busy weekend for the film.

Dec 15, 2017 at 6:45 PM
Henry Spencer, played by Jack Nance, in the 1977 movie ‘Eraserhead’ gives his classic creeped-out look multiple times in the movie.
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Column

Sinclaire Sparkman: The lost art of creepy movies

In a culture that is constantly changing, filmmakers try to keep up with that frequency of fabula that captures the audience and leaves them with a new perspective or at least the satisfaction of good storytelling.

Updated Oct 13, 2017 at 1:00 PM
Photo courtesy of Facebook The Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library will host three special programs for children over Fall Break.
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Library

Special fall break programs to be featured at Lebanon Public Library

The Lebanon Public Library will hold three special events for children next week during fall break for Lebanon and Wilson County students.

Sep 27, 2017 at 3:08 PM
Jacob Smith
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Column

Jacob Smith: Scared witless by scary movies

As I prepare to embarrass myself in a crowd of people by screaming my lungs out and possibly hiding behind my bucket of popcorn, I’m reminded of my first experience with a horror movie.

Updated Sep 7, 2017 at 1:00 PM
The film from Mt. Juliet cinematographer was filmed in Iraq and Syria.
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Movies

Mt. Juliet cinematographer to unveil new film ‘The Longest Road’

An award-winning documentary film from a Mt. Juliet cinematographer that follows American veterans returning to Northern Iraq is set to play June 30 at the Full Moon Cineplex.

Updated Jun 21, 2017 at 11:00 AM
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Movie Debut

Mt. Juliet filmmaker to premiere new movie

The 1980s-style police thriller will have its first showing later this month

Updated Jan 4, 2017 at 11:00 AM
Lebanon teen Jake Presley answers questions Monday from an Access Hollywood reporter on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of The Accountant. Presley plays a role in the film that opened Friday nationwide.
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The Accountant

Karate world champion Lebanon teen has his red carpet debut

A year ago, 13-year-old Jake Presley made his on-camera debut in the AMC hit series, Into the Badlands. Since then, he was selected as one of fewer than 120 members of the prestigious Team Paul Mitchell Karate in its nearly 30-year history. He was featured in countless internationally distributed YouTube videos and is also one of the youngest competitors to win the AKA Grand Nationals Warrior Cup.

Updated Oct 16, 2016 at 8:00 AM
Henry Spencer, played by Jack Nance, in the 1977 movie ‘Eraserhead’ gives his classic creeped-out look multiple times in the movie.
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Eraserhead

Sinclaire Sparkman: The lost art of creepy movies

“We have lost the power of suggestion.” 

Updated Oct 14, 2016 at 12:00 PM
Julia Kartsen, of Mt. Juliet, runs during a scene of ‘Remember the Goal,’ a film that chronicles a girls cross country team’s run to a state championship. Kartsen joins Hailey Parker as Mt. Juliet High School cross-country runners in the film, which premieres Friday.
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Film

Mt. Juliet residents produce, star in film

A movie about a girls cross-country team has brought together people from the Middle Tennessee area, including the producer and two Mt. Juliet High School runners.

Updated Aug 25, 2016 at 8:00 AM
The last Jammin' with the General concert of the summer at the square in Lebanon saw a good turnout. Four on the Floor played hits from a variety of genres and decades.
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Community Events

Jammin’ with the General draws many locals to the square

Dozens of locals turned out to attend the last Jammin’ with the General summer concert of the year on the square in Lebanon Thursday evening.

Updated Jul 22, 2016 at 12:00 PM
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