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Day two of film programmer week at the Gothamist Interview takes us across town from a vital New York cultural institution on the west side to one of the most venerable and popular centers of art on the east side. Often overshadowed by the painters and sculptors featured in its galleries, the Department of FilmContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: FEB. OSCAR WEEK DAY 2 – LAURENCE KARDISH (MoMA)”

I mentioned this on Friday, and now here it is. Lily and I have another week of Gothamist interviews starting today. The schedule just happened to place us in the week leading up to the Oscars – appropriate for me, I suppose. Usually, we try to vary our interview subjects – to have people fromContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: FEB. OSCAR WEEK DAY 1 – KENT JONES (WALTER READE THEATER)”

What the hell is going on here in 2005? Just 51 days in, not even at the end of February and people keep dying. Johnny Carson, Phillip Johnson, Ossie Davis, Arthur Miller … now just this weekend Sandra Dee, John Raitt and suddenly announced last night, Hunter S. Thompson have all died as well. AndContinue reading “R.I.P. … EVERYONE?”

Sorry to have disappeared like that for the past couple days, but this time of transition to which I’ve alluded a few times has begun. I’ll mention more about that over the weekend or on Monday, but for now, it’s not to jump for joy because my friend Lily and I are back with moreContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: FEB. DAY 1 – JESSI KLEIN”

Last week on Tuesday, I mentioned there was an info session for volunteers for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. I also mentioned that there would be another info session the following Tuesday, which, as it works out is today. See, timing is all very circular; or at least my brain is. Or maybe it’s justContinue reading “SOMETHING LIKE DEJA VU: VOLUNTEER FOR TFF”

This is going to be a really busy week for me. The transition out of the old and into the new (jobs, that is) begins at long last, but in many respects, it’s a much bigger deal for me than simply finishing one job and starting another. I’ll talk more about that later in theContinue reading “A WALK THROUGH THE PARK WHERE THE SAFFRON IS FREE”

Whether he was the “greatest,” most “influential” or most “iconic” playwright in the history of America theater, Arthur Miller (who passed away last night at the age of 89) was a towering presence who won’t be soon forgotten. He wrote what many consider the greatest American play in history — Death of a Salesman —Continue reading “R.I.P. ARTHUR MILLER: DEATH OF A GREAT AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT”

I’m swamped today as I continue to get ready for my final days in my current job, so I haven’t had time to write any of the several posts I’ve intended over the past couple days. However, I went to the first night of the Walter Reade Theater’s “Film Comment Selects” series, which is dedicatedContinue reading “JUST PASSING THROUGH: A QUICK NOTE ON FILM COMMENT SELECTS“

Last night’s finale of The Amazing Race on CBS once again proved why this reality show has no rival on all of television. Due to both the nature of the game and phenomenal editing, virtually the entire two hour broadcast was an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with teams you’d want to win and others you wouldn’t.Continue reading “TAR: STILL SIMPLY THE BEST!”

Tomorrow night from 7 PM to Midnight is a Valentine’s Day fundraiser for WET, the independent theater company Women’s Expressive Theater. (Click the image for a larger version of the invite!) Actually, the benefit isn’t for the theater group itself; rather your ticket price will go to support a new outreach program for adolescent girlsContinue reading “SUPPORT “WET”: HMMM … NO GOOD PUN SEEMS APPROPRIATE”