John Leguizamo’s East Village
The Local East Village
Feb 01The actor, comedian, writer and producer reflects on some of his neighborhood favorites. »
The actor, comedian, writer and producer reflects on some of his neighborhood favorites. »
1. Fifty Dollar Follow Focus This Kickstarter promises to do a solid for independent filmmakers everywhere. Anyone shooting on a DSLR system knows the importance of a follow focus system, and is aware of the dent it can make in your pocket. This simple... »
While we all like to tap into an artist's brain, find out exactly what goes on in their mind to make them create what they do, sometimes there isn't really more behind a work of art than simply a vision that a person is unable to explain through words.... »
As winter sputters along in New York, we're finding plenty of reasons to be homebodies —an activity that calls for the appropriate soundtrack. Like Atlas Sounds' opener "The Shakes," some of the best music for the season seems engineered for playing on... »
Yesterday we discovered the trailer for The Angelheads, an indie flick that takes its title from Howl and is set in the East Village. To find out who's behind the production, The Local stopped into a fundraiser at the Phoenix last night. »
Watch the trailer to find out. »
Sensitive to the cash-strapped culture lovers of the world, Recession Art began with the simple premise of uniting aspiring collectors with emerging artists. After three years of shows at Brooklyn's Invisible Dog, they have now opened RAC on New York's... »
By Jessica Edwards:If you passed a small yellow school bus with a license plate that read "onthesly", which was filled with a group from Ghana, and driven by a stocky bearded hippie-like fellow named Griffin...would you guess they'd be coming home to B... »