Booktail Hour: The Jersey Shore ON FILM by Marci Mazzarotto
About this Event
On Friday, August 14th The ShowRoom Cinemas will be screening DELIVER ME FROM NO WHERE as a part of a series of films mentioned in the new book THE JERSEY SHORE ON FILM by Marci Mazzarotto! Before the movie, Asbury Book Cooperative will be hosting a Booktail Hour from 4:30pm-6pm. This is an opportunity to get your book signed and chat with the author over some local nosh!
RSVP so we know you are coming! OR purchase a copy of THE JERSEY SHORE ON FILM through this eventbrite.
Learn about the book:
Explore the Shore on the Silver Screen!
From the boardwalk to the bay, the Jersey Shore boasts a rich but somewhat overlooked history of filmmaking along its 130 miles of beautiful coastline.
Atlantic City, the Garden State’s most iconic town, has been featured in dozens of critically acclaimed films, including The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), Atlantic City (1980), and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Asbury Park, though largely known for its music scene, has graced the screen in numerous films, music videos, and television shows set and produced within the city’s mere 1.61 square miles of land and water, including The Wrestler (2008), I Saw the TV Glow (2024), and Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025). Cinematic gems like Coyote Ugly (2000), Amityville Horror (1979), A Complete Unknown (2024), and many others were produced on location from South Amboy to Cape May. And of course, there is Kevin Smith, the Red Bank native whose cinematic love letters to his home state helped change the face of independent film.
Marci Mazzarotto profiles more than 140 films, spanning 110 years, along with sundry TV shows and music videos that contribute to the richness of Jersey Shore’s film history.
Learn about the author:
Marci Mazzarotto is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Communication at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, New Jersey. She holds a PhD from the University of Central Florida in Orlando and an MFA from Asbury University in Kentucky. Her interests center on the intersection of media theory and creative practice with a focus on popular culture and mass media – particularly film and television. Originally from Southern California – with family roots in Southern Brazil – she now resides on the beautiful Jersey Shore.
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