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‘Escape’ returns to Plattsburgh Effort made possible by community support, says Stiller By Pete DeMola EDITOR
PLATTSBURGH | Hollywood came to the Lake City last week with a screening of Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora” at Cumberland 12 Cinemas in Plattsburgh. Executive producer and director Ben Stiller chatted with attendees ahead of the screening of the first episode of the seven-part limited series, which was showcased in six rooms simultaneously. “This is so exciting for me to finally bring this back here where it all started,” Stiller told the crowd. The effort capped off a two-and-a-half year journey, he said. Stiller’s Red Hour Productions shot locally in Plattsburgh and Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, where the crew spent 12 days filming with the governor’s permission. He said it wouldn’t have been possible without the community’s support. “It’s literally impossible to imagine doing that without that cooperation,” Stiller said. The escape from Clinton Correctional Facility by two convicted murders in 2015 immediately drew comparisons to Hollywood capers like the “Shawshank Redemption.” The nation’s attention was kept rapt for the 23-day manhunt, which contained all of the sordid tropes that played themselves out on Tinseltown screens over the years, including illicit jailhouse romances, morally ambiguous characters
Ben Stiller facilitated a screening of “Escape At Dannemora” in Plattsburgh last week. and pulse-pounding police chases. Stiller said he tried to keep the gritty series true to life while showcasing the nuances that contextualized how events unfolded in the way that they did as prison worker Joyce Mitchell aided Richard Matt and David Sweat in their escape from the maximum security prison. “Things don’t just happen in a vacuum,” Stiller said. “There other factors.”
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Screening in front of the local crowd was daunting, he said. “This is probably the toughest audience.” The seven-part limited series “Escape at Dannemora” premiered Sunday, Nov. 18 at 10 p.m. on Showtime and will be available to watch online. ■ This story has been edited and abridged for print. For full coverage, including an interview with Ben Stiller and local residents, visit us online.
Fate of footbridge hangs in balance School board issues firm ultimatum to city: Take ownership or the bridge is dead By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
The Plattsburgh City School Board has informally agreed that they won’t agree to fix the Webb Island Footbridge unless the City of Plattsburgh takes permanent ownership.
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PLATTSBURGH | As far as the Plattsburgh City School Board is concerned, the condition of the Webb Island Footbridge has evolved into a do-or-die scenario. At a meeting last week, the school board’s position was unanimous: If the City of Plattsburgh
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