Photo by myself on Seventh Avenue, in Midtown. Steam coming out of the streets is not an uncommon sight, especially when it's raining out. Billboards, too, are sometimes found outside Times Square. Wikipedia says that NYC has an extensive steam heating... »
As we previously announced, Brooklyn Heights Cinema will present a preview of our Heather Quinlan’s work-in-progress, If These Knishes Could Talk, on Thursday evening, February 9 from 6:45 to 8:00. Knishes and egg creams will be served. Proceeds will h... »
Look, I’m not a big film person. I ... »
#oscars And here we go! Announced just moments ago by Jennifer Lawrence and the usual old dude, here are the nominees for Hollywood's Superbowl. Hugo, with all of its high-tech bells and whistles, leads the pack with 11 nods. Other nominees range from ... »
BEST PICTURE: The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, War Horse.BEST ACTOR: Demián Bichir - A Better Life, George Clooney - The Descendants, Jean Dujardi - The Arti... »
Hello, and welcome (back) to the Oscars Death Race. As you may remember, the ODR is my ridonk attempt to see all the Oscar-nominated movies — ALL of them — before the ceremony. In that ... »
Kate Briquelet’s Brooklyn Paper story quotes Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner Kenn Lowy as saying he has “received e-mails from people interested in buying the building.” The Brooklyn Paper: “There are a lot of people who want to keep it around,” said Low... »
Fresh off the No. 1 success of The Grey, director Joe Carnahan has lined up a new project that's actually not so new. The L.A. Times reports that Carnahan has signed on to write and direct a remake of Death Wish, the 1974 vigilante thriller starring Ch... »
