Paul Willistein
Program HostPaul Willistein is Editor of the Lehigh Valley Press Focus section, a position he has held since 2008. He has received more than 30 Keystone Media state newspaper journalism awards and an Allentown Arts Commission Arts Ovation Award. He reviews movies and theater and writes features stories about arts and entertainment, news stories about municipal and school topics and takes photographs for Lehigh Valley Press newspapers and websites.
He has taught screenwriting and media studies at Northampton Community College. He was marketing and public relations director at The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. For 22 years, he worked at The Morning Call, where he was Features Editor, Arts Editor and Entertainment Editor. He worked for the former Bethlehem Globe-Times as Arts Editor, Night Editor and News Reporter. He studied American Studies and film-making at Syracuse University and attended Southern Lehigh High School.
He has written, directed and produced documentary films, some of which have been telecast on public television stations, and narrative fiction films, some of which have been shown in film festivals. He was host and producer of “Hot Splices,” a movie review-interview show; producer and co-host with Michael Gontkosky of ”The Movie Show,” a movie review show, and “Valley Arts,” a Lehigh Valley arts interview show, all telecast on RCN. He is a songwriter, having co-written “Do The Dutch (Hey Now)” with Steve Brosky and Mike Krisukas.
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Meteorology is at the center of this biographical drama, which recalls how weather played a major part in the Allies' invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. -
The Star Wars film branches off of the television series 'The Mandalorian,' which concluded in order to prioritize the making of a film. -
The King of Pop is portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson and Juliana Valdi in the new biopic, covering the life of Michael Jackson from his time in the Jackson 5 to the Bad World Tour. -
The concert documentary film provides a behind-the-scenes look at the tour and mind of Billie Eilish, one of the most relevant artists of her generation. -
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci draw viewers back into the world of high fashion 20 years after the events of the first film. -
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville returns with a film about Lorne Michaels, the co-creator of "Saturday Night Live." -
The animated adventure comedy is based on the Nintendo video game franchise, with stars like Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jack Black reprising their roles from the 2023 prequel. -
Exploring the existential threats and potentials of artificial intelligence, the film is an attempt by creator Daniel Roher to grasp what his child is being born into. -
Ryan Gosling plays a teacher who's been assigned to a deep-space mission aimed at saving the planet. -
Disney-Pixar's latest animation feature tells the story of a college student whose consciousness is transferred to a mechanical beaver.
