DIXIA DE TIANKONG (THE SHAFT) (Zhang Chi, 2008) MoMA Film, Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd St. between Fifth & Sixth Aves. January 21-27 Tickets: $10, in person only, may be applied to museum admission within thirty days, same-day screenings free with museum admission, available at Film and Media Desk 212-708-9400 www.moma.org Not to […]
Who: James Brandon Lewis, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Kwami Coleman, Todd Bryant Weeks, Bianca Cosentino, Dolores Sanchez, Emily Tellier, Omari Wiles What: Experimental multidisciplinary street performance ritual exploring links between jazz and memory in Harlem Where: 126th & 125th Sts. between Fifth & Madison Aves. When: Thursday, June 24, free, 5:00 Why: Conceived by new media […]
SCENE PARTNERS Vineyard Theatre Gertrude and Irving Dimson Theatre 108 East 15th St. between Union Square East & Irving Pl. Tuesday – Sunday through December 17, $37.80-$160.92 www.vineyardtheatre.org The confusion begins with Scene Partners at the Vineyard even before the show starts. The program says it’s set in 1985, and the script explains, “And make […]
New Museum of Contemporary Art 235 Bowery at Prince St. Wednesday – Sunday through January 15, $12-$16 (free Thursdays 7:00 – 9:00 pm) 212-219-1222 www.newmuseum.org experience slideshow Just because Carsten Höller’s first-ever New York City retrospective, “Experience,” includes the optional “Upside-Down Goggles,” an optical device that flips everything you see, doesn’t mean the German artist […]
ROBIN HOOD (Ridley Scott, 2010) Opens Friday, May 14 www.robinhoodthemovie.com Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett join the long line of illustrious acting duos that have teamed up as Robin Hood and Maid Marion (or Marian), following in the footsteps of Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland (THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD), Sean Connery and Audrey […]
DIOSES (GODS) (Josué Méndez, 2008) MoMA Film Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd St. between Fifth & Sixth Aves. Thursday, January 14, 4:00 & Saturday, January 23, 1:30 Series runs January 14-29 Tickets: $10, in person only, may be applied to museum admission within thirty days, same-day screenings free with museum admission, available at […]
TOP OF THE HEAP (Christopher St. John, 1972) BAM Rose Cinemas 30 Lafayette Ave. between Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St. February 18-24 718-636-4100 www.bam.org George Lattimer is not just a cop; he’s a Black cop on the edge in Top of the Heap, screening at BAM February 18-24. The 1972 blaxploitation flick was written, […]