Author: Matt Artz

Cinemax Reveals Trailer, Sets Premiere Date for NC-Filmed 'Banshee'

Filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, Cinemax has set its new drama Banshee, from True Blood creator Alan Ball, to premiere in January, and has revealed the first full trailer and two teasers for the series. You...

Norfolk, VA's Nate Parker to go 'Non-Stop' with NC Native Julianne Moore

Fayetteville, North Carolina native Julianne Moore will go Non-Stop with Norfolk, Virginia’s Nate Parker in a new action thriller starring Liam Neeson. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Moore (The Big Lebowski, Hannibal) has signed on...

Violins & Voices Christmas Concert

Violins & Voices Charity Christmas Concert Returns to Nags Head

The 4th Annual Violins & Voices Classical Christmas Concert returns to St. Andrews Church in Nags Head this December to kick off the Outer Banks holiday season with a gathering of local music talents...

Weekend Movie Update – Nov. 2, 2012

A  Disney video game bad guy with a heart of gold tries not to Wreck It in theaters this week, while Liam Neeson gets Taken at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for...

[BATB 2] 'Halloween' Movie Stars Join VA Beach Horror Convention

 Fans of the Halloween movie franchise likely already have their tickets to the second Blood at the Beach Horror Convention, taking over the Virginia Beach, Virginia oceanfront this November, featuring more than 40 celebrity guests, including...

ASG Brings NC Rock to Outer Banks Brewing Station [Concert Preview]

Formed in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina in 2001, ASG will bring its signature riff-fueled, distortion-driven rock back to the Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills live in concert this November. Originally formed as a three-piece instrumental...

VA's Trey Songz Faces Leatherface in 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'

Petersburg, Virginia native Trey Songz will go from performing on stage in front of thousands of fans to fighting for survival against the iconic “Leatherface” in Lionsgate Studios’ upcoming horror reboot Texas Chainsaw 3D. The new...

[BATB 2] VA Beach gets 'Weird' Reunion at 2nd Horror Convention

Cast members of the 1985 sci-fi comedy classic Weird Science will reunite for the first time ever at the second Blood at the Beach Horror Convention, taking over the Virginia Beach, Virginia oceanfront Nov....

Weekend Movie Update – Oct. 26, 2012

Victoria Justice goes trick-or-treating this week, while Gerard Butler goes surfing, Tom Hanks goes to the future, horror returns to Silent Hill, and Hotel Transylvania welcomes guests to The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update...

The Myers House NC owner Kenny Caperton and Michael Myers (OBXentertainment.com Editor in Chief Matt Artz) enjoy the view from atop a life size replica of Michael Myers' house from John Carpenter's 'Halloween'. (photo: Artz Music & Photography)

Celebrate 'Halloween' at The Myers House NC [photo gallery]

The ultimate Halloween party is happening this weekend in Hillsborough, North Carolina at the world’s only life-size replica of the home of the holiday’s most infamous cinematic icon. Built to almost identical specs of...

Nicholas Sparks Returns to NC in New 'Safe Haven' Trailer

Filmed in Southport, North Carolina this summer, the first official trailer for the upcoming Nicholas Sparks adaptation Safe Haven was released this week during a live Facebook chat with Sparks and the film’s stars Josh Duhamel...

'Iron Man 3' Trailer and First Photos Revealed!

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina this summer, the first official full trailer for Marvel’s highly anticipated Iron Man 3 arrived online yesterday, highlighting the much darker, more serious tone of this film as opposed to its...

NC-Filmed 'Trick or Treat' Rocks Halloween

Rock and roll will never die… At least not this Halloween! Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, Trick or Treat opened in theaters on October 24, 1986. and while it may not have the name...

'Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives' OBX Episode Airing in November

The first episode of The Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives with footage filmed on the Outer Banks this summer will air in November, and one local restaurant featured is hosting a big screen showing...

Bite into OBX Seafood Festival this Weekend

It will be a seafood lovers paradise in Nags Head this weekend, with the first ever Outer Banks Seafood Festival offering a taste of some signature local cuisine from 20 of the area’s top...

Learn Victorian Death Rituals at Island Farm's 'Draped in Black'

Island Farm c.1847 is hosting a dark exploration into Victorian era death rituals in a new Halloween-themed tour called ‘Draped in Black’. Friday and Saturday nights in October, Island Farm on Roanoke Island is taking visitors into the...

Weekend Movie Update – Oct. 19, 2012

Paranormal Activity begins again in theaters this week, while Tyler Perry gets a makeover and Clint Eastwood talks baseball at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Oct. 19, 2012!...

Brewing Station Hosts 11th Annual Exotic Erotic Halloween Ball

The Outer Banks Brewing Station will present its 11th annual Exotic Erotic Ball this Halloween in Kill Devil Hills, hosted this year by Bryce “The Guv’na” Graves of the Hellzapoppin Sideshow. The Exotic Erotic Ball XI happens...

Fear at the Pier Haunts Jennette's this Halloween

Fear is coming to Jennette’s Pier this Halloween for one night only, featuring a spooky new haunted tour. “Fear at the Pier” will take place on Sunday, October 28, at Jennette’s Pier in Nags...

Island Farm Hosts Pumpkin Patch Saturdays in October

Island Farm c.1847 is hosting their first pumpkin patch every weekend this month, celebrating old school Halloween with a hayride, corn husk doll making, and scarecrow stuffing for the whole family. Saturdays in October, Island Farm on Roanoke Island...