Village Visions
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Time: TBD
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church – free event
Milford Moons by Richard C. Morais with Marta Hallett, publisher
Moderator: John DiLeo
Author Richard C. Morais, Foliofina publisher Marta Hallett, and moderator John DiLeo will share the unlikely story of how the lush coffee table book with 250 pictures of nighttime Milford came about, while answering questions about locations, effects, and purpose.
Audience: Pike County residents.
Richard C. Morais
Richard C. Morais is a financial journalist and novelist best known as the author of the bestseller The Hundred-Foot Journey, a culinary novel that follows the life of an Indian chef as he conquers the rarified world of French haute cuisine. In 2014, Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey released The Hundred-Foot Journey as a film starring Helen Mirren and Om Puri.
His novel The Man with No Borders is the story of an aristocratic Spanish private banker living in Switzerland and coming to terms with his life.
Mr. Morais has also had a distinguished journalism career, including service as Forbes’s longest-serving foreign correspondent, as European Bureau Chief
Marta Hallett picture
Marta Hallett
Marta Hallett bio
John DiLeo
John DiLeo is the author of eight books about classic movies: And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies (1999), 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember—But Probably Don’t (2002), Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery (2007), Tennessee Williams and Company: His Essential Screen Actors (2010), Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies (2012), Ten Movies at a Time: A 350-Film Journey Through Hollywood and America 1930-1970 (2017), There Are No Small Parts: 100 Outstanding Film Performances with Screen Time of 10 Minutes or Less (2022), and Not Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances (2024).
He has been an annual participant in the Black Bear Film Festival (Milford, PA), conducting onstage interviews with such notables as Farley Granger, Arlene Dahl, Marge Champion, Keir Dullea, Jane Powell, Rex Reed, Tab Hunter, Lorna Luft, Jane Alexander, and Illeana Douglas.
DiLeo spends most Sunday afternoons introducing classic movies (and leading post-film discussions) at the historic Milford Theater in Milford, PA.
He can be found on social media, including Facebook, Instagram (john.dileo.12), and his website is johndileo.com.