Author: Matt Artz

Weekend Movie Update – Nov. 22, 2017: ‘Coco’ Celebrates Day of the Dead

Disney Pixar goes to the Land of the Dead in theaters this week. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the extended Thanksgiving weekend of Nov. 22, 2017! Disney Pixar’s latest animated musical celebrates Day...

Santa Claus is Coming to Kill Devil Hills Town Hall

The Christmas season has arrived on the Outer Banks and Santa Claus is coming to town, arriving early this year at Kill Devil Hills Town Hall. Kids are invited to come meet Santa at...

Weekend Movie Update – Nov. 17, 2017: ‘Justice’ Is Here

The most iconic superhero comic book characters of all time bring Justice in theaters this week, while a Star celebrates the true meaning of Christmas and a boy of Wonder steps into a bigger world. Here’s your...

208th U.S. Army Band to Perform Christmas Concert at Festival Park

The 208th United States Army Band will perform a free Christmas concert on Saturday, December 2, in the Film Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo, beginning at 6pm.   The event is...

2017 Festival of Trees Christmas Benefit Returns to Kill Devil Hills

The 29th Annual Outer Banks Hotline Festival of Trees will be held at the Ramada Plaza Nags Head Oceanfront in Kill Devil Hills on December 1 and 2, 2017.  Bargains abound at the Bazaar in...

‘Thor’ Sequel Ragna-Rocks [Review]

 I don’t know why it took so long for Led Zeppelin’s pummeling anthem “The Immigrant Song”, which includes lyrics about Thor’s “hammer of the gods”, to be used in a live action Thor movie, but...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Free Winter Climb Day Announced

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be open to the public for a free Winter Climb on Saturday December 9, 2017 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Volunteers from the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and...

Weekend Movie Update – Nov. 10, 2017: ‘Murder’ Mystery Train Ride

An all-star cast attempts to solve a Murder in theaters this week, while the Daddys celebrate Christmas in a blended family. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Nov. 10, 2017! Based on...

2017 Outer Banks Halloween Parade Highlights [Video / Photo Gallery]

The 4th Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade returned for a final march around Kelly’s Restaurant and Tavern in Nags Head on Sunday, October 29, 2017, and despite some rain, a spirited crowd turned out...

On the Orange Carpet, (from left) HIFF co-founder Matt Artz; 'Let's Go' writer/actor Tim Hass; 'Midnight Shift' director Dan Sellers; 'Close Calls' actress Jordan Phipps; 'The Transgressor' director Victoria Duncan; 'The Transgressor' actress Grace Folds; 'Lost in Buffalo City' director Raymond Wallace; HIFF co-founder Sue Artz; and 'The Cthulhu Candidate' director Alan Postscript, at the 2017 Halloween International Film Festival in Kill Devil Hills, NC on Oct 26, 2017. (photo: OBX Entertainment)

OBX Halloween International Film Festival 2017 Award Winners Announced

The 2nd Annual Halloween International Film Festival returned to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina for three days, October 26-28, featuring a total of 46 Official Selection independent films from eight different countries around the...

Weekend Movie Update – Nov. 3, 2017: ‘Thor’ Returns

Thor and the Hulk are back in theaters this week, while the Bad Moms celebrate Christmas. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Nov. 3, 2017! Marvel’s latest action sequel Thor: Ragnarok (rated...

OBX Halloween International Film Festival Returns Oct. 26-28

The 2nd Halloween International Film Festival returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina October 26-28, 2017 during HalloWeek on the Outer Banks, presented by Halloween Daily News and OBX Entertainment, featuring independent films submitted from...

'Boo 2: A Madea Halloween' goes trick or treating.

Weekend Movie Update – Oct. 20, 2017: Medea’s ‘Halloween’

Madea celebrates Halloween, the Brave fight fires, and something Different arrives in theaters this week. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Oct. 20, 2017! Tyler Perry’s new comedy sequel Boo 2: A Madea...

Jason Meets Michael at Killer Friday the 13th Halloween Event [Photo Gallery]

Two of the most iconic masked horror villains in all of pop culture, Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th films and Michael Myers from the Halloween films, were on the Outer Banks for...

‘It’ Returns As Scarier, Hungrier Pennywise [Review]

 It has returned to terrorize a new generation of kids, and he’s scarier, angrier, and hungrier than ever before in the new big screen adaptation of author Stephen King’s classic novel.   As in the...

UNC CSI Researchers Rediscover Forgotten Gunboat Near Rodanthe

A team of East Carolina University (ECU) graduate students led by Dr. Nathan Richards, head of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute’s (UNC CSI) Maritime Heritage Program and Associate Professor in the Program in Maritime...

‘The Houses October Built 2’ Joins OBX Halloween Film Festival

The 2nd Annual Halloween International Film Festival returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina this October 26-28, featuring more than 40 independent films from around the world, culminating with a special Showcase screening of...

4th Annual OBX Halloween Parade Returns to Kelly’s, Nags Head Oct. 29

The 4th Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade returns to Kelly’s in Nags Head on Sunday, October 29, 2017, starting with the pre-parade kickoff party at 2pm, with the walking parade itself beginning at 3pm,...

Kmart Halloween Carnival Joins OBX HalloWeek Festivities

HalloWeek is happening on the Outer Banks this year, with many Halloween events happening around the area, anchored by the 4th Annual Halloween Parade on Oct. 29, and also including the Halloween International Film...

Weekend Movie Update – Oct. 13, 2017: ‘Death Day’ is Born

A new slasher celebrates Death Day by hitting repeat in theaters this week. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Oct. 13, 2017! A horror film that is similar to the comedy...