Box Office: "Train Home" Leads Labor Day Debuts; "Tillman," "Get Low" Hang On Nicely

At a single New York City theater, Lixin Fan's critically acclaimed doc "Last Train Home" led all specialty debuts this Labor Day weekend. According to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier today, the film, which follows a Chinese couple who move away from their rural village to earn money in a big city factory that produces goods for export, grossed an estimated $20,418 over the three-day ...

Arthouse Audit: 'Get Low' Makes It Four in a Row...

Get Low claimed the top spot among limited releases for the fourth weekend in a row, which is the year's longest streak. Runner-up Mao's Last Dancer added theaters and received a bump, while We Are Family opened below most recent Bollywood movies. Get Low dipped 27 percent to $1.2 million over the three-day weekend ($1.6 million including Monday) at 560 theaters. This brought its total to $5.8 ...

Pohatcong police investigate Wal-Mart robbery; suspect said to have pulled knife on store manager

POHATCONG — Township police are investigating a robbery that occurred last night at the Wal-Mart on Route 22. Township police responded to a report of a robbery at the Wal-Mart in the Pohatcong Plaza at approximately 7:05 p.m. Police were...

Hotel Chains Try Improv and iPods in Training

Chains are hiring improv comedy trainers and life coaches, or are conducting training sessions with iPods and other devices, to better cater to guests.

Hotel Chains Taking New Directions in Staff Training

Before two luxury hotels, the Andaz 5th Avenue in Manhattan and the Elysian Hotel in Chicago, opened their doors in recent months, both added something extra to their usual employee training practices: They hired improvisational comedy experts.