HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Several thousand moviegoers decked out in tuxedos and evening gowns turned this Ohio River community into Tinsel Town for Tuesday’s premiere of the Warner Bros. film “We Are Marshall.”

The movie, which was filmed partly in Huntington, chronicles the city’s and Marshall University’s rise from the ashes following the Nov. 14, 1970, plane crash that killed most of the school’s football team and many prominent members of the community. The plane was returning from a game at East Carolina when it crashed into a hillside near Tri-State Airport. Read the rest of this entry →

Head over to Chud.com to read a new interview with Matthew. This article is also now archived in the Print Interviews section.

If you didn’t get to see the live footage of the premiere, head over to WSAZ to watch some clips.

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