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Jersey City Stands in for NYC in New Independent Film ‘Breaking Point’

By • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Arts, Featured

Actor and producer Robert Capelli Jr. is best known for his comedic work with the likes of Artie Lange in Waltzing Anna, and Danny Aiello in 2003′s Mail Order Bride. But the lifelong Hoboken resident’s newest film is a hardened look at corruption on New York City streets (even though it was shot in Jersey City).

Starring Busta Rhymes, Tom Berenger, and the late Jersey City boxing legend Arturo Gatti, most of Breaking Point was shot right here in Chilltown — and it might just mirror the city’s recent political distortion.


Artists Studio Tour Welcomes Thousands

By • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

Art appreciators fanned out to studios and shops all around the city — via bus, bike, foot and auto — to check out everything from traditional gallery works to huge public murals hung on a building to sculptures made out of Legos (not kidding) over the course of the two-day festival.


Jersey City Artists Studio Tour Returns This Weekend

By • Oct 1st, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

Chilltown promises to be packed with art enthusiasts of all stripes, from avid to amateur, when 400 artists show work at over 100 venues citywide at this weekend’s 19th annual Jersey City Artists Studio Tour. Be sure to check out our interactive map of all the exhibitions.

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