Hudson Buzz

Howard Stern, Justin Long and Joshua Malina deliver this week's top Twitter contributions among celebrities with Hudson Valley ties.

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At No. 3 is former Briarcliff Manor disc...

Yonkers native William Dickerson took a bit of a scenic route to success, but today, he celebrates the release of his new survival thriller, "Detour."

The movie follows Jackson Alder, who finds a rare situation he can't talk his way out of: being trapped inside his car by a mudslide. Ruling out rescue efforts, Alder tries to stay alive despite the odds.

The main man...

Kate Mara has landed her first major role since the debut of her Netflix series, “House of Cards,” earlier this year. The Bedford native has signed on to star in “Transcendence,” the directorial debut of Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister.

Mara tweeted the news about her latest project on Wednesday.

#Excited “@theplaylist: Kate Mara Joins Wally Pfister's 'Transcendence' dlvr.it/386s4G”...

Tarrytown Music Hall will screen "The Princess Bride" tonight in advance of Mandy Patinkin's March 30 appearance there (Patinkin played Inigo Montoya in "Bride"). When we spoke to the "Homeland" actor last week, he told us about the Inigo Montoya quote that most resonates with him to this day — and it's not the one you might think.

What's the one you might think?...

It's another photo-friendly edition of the Tweets of the Week, featuring the week's top Twitter posts from celebrities with strong Hudson Valley connections.

Because the following embedded tweets, links and photos involve HTML coding, this feature is best viewed with a Web browser. If you missed previous installments of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week, click here.

In third place...

The international trailer for "Star Trek Into Darkness," directed by Sarah Lawrence College alumnus J.J. Abrams, offers a bit more dialogue and skin than its predecessors.

Slated for wide release May 17, the sequel to the rebooted sci-fi franchise just released a third trailer, featuring new levels of gravitas, thanks to Benedict Cumberbatch's villainous character John Harrison,...

While most celebrities would be shy to announce their age, Vanessa Williams proudly announced on Twitter that she is celebrating her 50th birthday today. Here’s the tweet from the Chappaqua resident:

Thanks for all the birtHday wisHes my fans. 50 is Fabulous! —Vanessa Williams (@VWOfficial) March 18, 2013

Williams also noted on Twitter that two days ago she celebrated the big 5-0 with...

Looking forward to the “Veronica Mars” movie? Then no doubt you’ll be excited to learn that the upcoming film will have a Hudson Valley connection. According to the show’s creator, Rob Thomas, Max Greenfield will reprise his role as Deputy Leo D’Amato in the film.

In an interview with E! Online, Thomas said the film will take place 10 years after the show concluded in 2007, fittingly enough...

A documentary about Robert Durst, a Scarsdale man who was suspected of being involved in his wife’s disappearance more than 30 years ago, has been given permission to film scenes at the Bedford Hills Metro-North train station inext month.

Marc Smerling, who wrote the screenplay for 2010’s “All Good Things,” a movie based on the true crime saga involving Durst and his wife, Kathleen Durst,...

The Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert De Niro in 2002, showcases new work from some of the brightest talents in dramatic and documentary film. The lineup for this year’s festival, taking place in New York City April 17-28, was announced this week and includes a number of films with ties to the Hudson Valley.

Matt Dillon, who was born in New Rochelle and raised in Mamaroneck, stars in...