# Socko! The place where movies began is roaring back. Get the lowdown on what's rolling, who's rising, and why New Jersey's back in play. Page: Feed: --- ## [What the Hell Happened to Gender Equality in Hollywood?](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/what-the-hell-happened-to-gender) _2026-08-04 · SOCKO! magazine_ Director Greta Gerwig is an island in a sea of dudes. Socko!'s Editor in Chief Angela Matusik ponders if New Jersey’s burgeoning film industry has the chance to help change that. ## [3 New Jersey-Made Films We Can't Wait To See](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/3-new-jersey-made-films-we-cant-wait) _2026-07-28 · SOCKO! magazine_ Will New Jersey have a starring role in the next award season? These three films make the state a reel contender. Plus: Socko! scores a prize of its own. ## [7 Indisputable Reasons Why New Jersey Is The Future of the Film Industry](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/7-indisputable-reasons-why-new-jersey) _2026-07-14 · SOCKO! magazine_ Are you a part of it? Socko! wants to know. ## [Summer Is: Movies In a Park Near You](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/summer-is-movies-in-a-park-near-you) _2026-06-30 · SOCKO! magazine_ The days may be long, but the nights are extra sweet when there's a movie being projected on a big screen under the starry sky. ## [Spotted in Jersey: Bateman, Shalhoub, and a Whole Lot of UFOs](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/spotted-in-jersey-bateman-shalhoub) _2026-06-16 · SOCKO! magazine_ We're kicking off the summer early with a homegrown premiere, a film lovers' fest on the shore, and more star-studded production news. ## [Tony Shalhoub: Looking Back On Big Night At 30](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/looking-back-on-big-night-at-30-with) _2026-06-12 · SOCKO! magazine_ How an indie film shot on the Jersey Shore became the actor’s “game-changer” ## [THE MARTIANS RETURN TO NEW JERSEY](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/the-martians-return-to-new-jersey) _2026-06-11 · SOCKO! magazine_ Eighty-eight years after Orson Welles' set War of The World in Grover's Mill, a Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day has a special advance screening at Cranford Theater. ## [Look up! New Jersey Has Been Prepping For Disclosure Day Longer Than Spielberg Himself](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/look-up-new-jersey-has-been-prepping) _2026-06-11 · SOCKO! magazine_ Garden State residents will recognize many of the locations in the summer blockbuster and also the UFO lore that has been spoken about for decades ## [Asbury's Cathedrals Are Dying](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/asburys-cathedrals-are-dying) _2026-06-11 · SOCKO! magazine_ Convention Hall, Grand Arcade, Paramount Theatre, Casino, and more. Warren and Wetmore built them. ​And nobody is coming to save them the way Jackie Kennedy saved Grand Central. ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D7A6S2OwoilQ) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Normal People, Who Go to the Shore](https://sockomagazine.substack.com/p/normal-people-who-go-to-the-shore) _2026-05-30 · SOCKO! magazine_ What attracts talents like Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, and more to film their series in New Jersey? Let us count the reasons why.