Author: Matt Artz

NC-Filmed 'Piranha' Sequel Videos Surface

Unpredictable actor and former Celebrity Rehab television star Gary Busey is featured in a new video promoting the upcoming feature film Piranha 3DD, which was filmed in Wilmington, NC. The clip featuring Busey (The...

OBX Weekend Movie Update – May 11, 2012

Director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp’s eighth cinematic collaboration threatens to cast some dark shadows on the box office record-breaking success of The Avengers, while the 94-year-old Pioneer Theatre hosts the latest Nicholas Sparks romance.  Here’s your Outer Banks...

Lukas Nelson – Son of Music Icon Promises Real Rock [OBXE Interview]

When Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real return to Kelly’s in Nags Head this Friday, May 11th, be ready to rock.  OBX Entertainment caught up with singer, songwriter, and shredding guitarist Lukas and Promise of the...

Danielle Harris rocked her new OBXE decal at the Blood on the Beach Horror Convention

Actress Danielle Harris Directs a Killer Among Friends [OBXE Interview]

Actress Danielle Harris grew up in front of the camera, but now after over two decades in the spotlight the horror icon has directed a killer feature debut fittingly called Among Friends. OBX Entertainment...

Mustang Spring Jam – 5 Bands Live to Benefit Corolla Charity

The first ever Mustang Spring Jam is coming to Corolla this month featuring five bands live in concert, with proceeds to benefit the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. The action takes place under the covered deck at Mike Dianna’s...

SOULone to Play 'First Friday' May 4th

SOULone (aka: Brent Nultemeier) will perform on the Old Courthouse stage in Downtown Manteo tonight, May 4th, as part of this month’s popular First Friday celebration along the waterfront. Fusing musical styles including acoustic rock,...

[Now Filming] Trio of Scary Movies Haunting Wilmington

Hollywood producers are rushing east to cash in on North Carolina’s new tax incentives that were designed to bring more film productions to the state. The initiative is working, as the amount of productions...

Iron Man 3 Will be NC’s Biggest Blockbuster Ever

Today marks not only the eve of the North American opening of The Avengers – the first guaranteed hit of the 2012 summer movie blockbuster season – but we are also exactly one year away from...

OBX Weekend Movie Update – May 4, 2012

The summer blockbuster season officially begins this weekend with the arrival of the superhero epic The Avengers – featuring Marvel all-stars Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and The Incredible Hulk – opening Friday nationwide,...

ECSC: 50th East Coast Surfing Championship is America's Only 6-Star

The East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year and is now the only six-star rated Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) contest in America! The annual event put on the...

Nappy Roots bring Southern Hip-Hop to Port O' Call

Grammy nominated, platinum-selling southern hip-hop innovators Nappy Roots will take the stage at Port O’ Call in Kill Devil Hills on June 1, 2012! The group is perhaps best known for their 2002 hit ‘Po Folks’....

ECU Kids Show – May 5th at Festival Park

East Carolina University will present “Storybook Theatre Tales from Around the World” this Saturday, May 5th at 1pm in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Read on for the official press release. The production...

The Zombie Walk kicked off the first ever Blood at the Beach Horror Convention in VA Beach, April 20-22, 2012.

[BATB] Oh The Horror! – Convention Makes Dreams Come True

There were many tears shed at the first ever ‘Blood at the Beach’ Horror Convention April 20-22, 2012 in Virginia Beach, but not from fear of being chased by a masked psycho with a knife or a hungry zombie. These...

OBX Weekend Movie Update – April 27, 2012

The Gods wage war at the historic Pioneer, while there’s something for every taste among this week’s new releases. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of April 27, 2012! The fantasy adventure sequel...

Danielle Harris rocked her new OBXE decal at the Blood on the Beach Horror Convention

[OBXE Exclusive] Horror Icon Danielle Harris Confirms 'Hatchet 3'

[UPDATE] – This article was picked up by the largest genre entertainment news site in the world within hours after we ‘broke’ the story! We are thrilled and honored! CLICK HERE to see our shout-out...

'Beans Talk' Children's Show to Play Festival Park

Appalachian State University brings their production of the ‘Beans Talk’ Children’s Show to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo for two performances this Saturday, April 28th. Read on for the official press release. The...

Ride of Spring – Bike Week Still Roars a Decade Later

It’s been 10 years since the first ‘Bike Week’ was held over a three-day weekend in 2002, highlighted by a Sunday morning cruise around the Wright Brothers National Monument in Kill Devil Hills, sight...

Blood at the Beach Brings Horror to the People

Virginia Beach will get scary this weekend when the first ever Blood on the Beach Horror Convention takes over the Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center on Greenwich Road. Over 40 celebrity guests will be in...

OBX Weekend Movie Update – April 20, 2012

The fairest one of all arrives at the Pioneer, while a new romance meets a new comedy in local theatres this week. Here’s your Outer Banks movie update for the weekend of April 20, 2012! The big...

NC actress Addy Miller of ''The Walking Dead', photographed by Matt Artz on April 22, 2012 in Virginia Beach, VA.

Meet NC's Addy Miller – The Walking Dead's First Zombie [OBXE Interview]

Born and raised in North Carolina, Addy Miller just turned 12 in January, but she has already made television history as the very first zombie on screen in the opening scene of the first episode of...