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Independent film Destination Marfa, written and directed by Lockney native Andy Stapp, is scheduled to premiere at Lubbock Premiere Cinemas on Tuesday.
Stapp presents his sci-fi feature and accompanying cast meet and greet following the screening. There will also be a Q&A on the creation and filming of the local movie.
According to information from imdb.com, the film was a winner of the Film Heals Award from the 2021 Manhattan Film Festival for Best Horror Picture and received honorable mention accolades from the 2021 Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival for Best Feature Film.
The film stars Tony Todd as Mayor Henry. Todd is perhaps best known for his chilling performance as Candyman. The 6-foot, 5-inch actor has consistently turned in compelling performances since his debut in the fantasy film Sleepwalk in 1986, according to information from imdb.com
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Southeast Michigan, the home of three domestic car companies, is the center of the auto universe to millions who live and work there. But as a place to take your favorite ride for a Sunday afternoon blast of legal speed, the Detroit area today ranks near the bottom of the hospitality list. Though amateur drag racing was nurtured if not invented here, drag strips struggle making a go of it. Milan Dragway, located 35 miles west of the Motor City and less than 20 miles south of Hagerty’s editorial offices in Ann Arbor is the latest quarter-mile track to keep its gates padlocked long after warm weather’s return.
Drag racer impresses circuit on first season
Photo, Brian Came of Wheels in Motion Photography.
Jonathan Gregson
Jonathan Gregson, of Wellsford, has caught the attention of the New Zealand drag racing circuit in his first season, being named “Rookie of the Year” at the NAPA Auto Parts Dragway Comp Series.
Gregson drives a front-engine dragster, powered by a naturally aspirated 166 cubic inch, four cylinder, Fontana engine.
His best time and speed to date, over a quarter mile, is 9.583 seconds at 136.2mph. That is the equivalent of accelerating from 0 to 220kph in 400 metres in 9.5 seconds. That time is just 0.13 milliseconds off the current class record, which stands at 9.453 seconds. Gregson says he intends to break the record next year.