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As I said, if you’ve read this site, you knew what was coming next. There was no way we would be doing a week of Gothamist Interviews about New York film programmers without talking to Film Forum. Actually, we’re only dealing with half of Film Forum, a unique and remarkable theater because on one screenContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: FEB. OSCAR WEEK DAY 5 – BRUCE GOLDSTEIN (FILM FORUM)”

This has been a ridiculous week for me so far, and I’m just trying to make it through tomorrow. A new job, still not done with the old job, plus these Gothamist interviews … sadly it has precluded me from writing some of the other pre-Razzie, pre-Spirit Award, pre-Oscar things I intended. Hopefully tonight. MaybeContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: FEB. OSCAR WEEK DAY 4 – FLORENCE ALMOZINI (BAMCINÉMATEK)”

This has been a ridiculous week for me so far, and I’m just trying to make it through tomorrow. A new job, still not done with the old job, plus these Gothamist interviews … sadly it has precluded me from writing some of the other pre-Razzie, pre-Spirit Award, pre-Oscar things I intended. Hopefully tonight. MaybeContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: FEB. OSCAR WEEK DAY 4 – FLORENCE ALMOZINI (BAMCINÉMATEK)”

For day three of film programmer week at the Gothamist Interview we head across the East River to Astoria, Queens where those brave enough to leave the isle of Manhattan have the ability to visit the Museum of the Moving Image, formerly known as the American Museum of the Moving Image. Apparently, the original MuseumContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: FEB. OSCAR WEEK DAY 3 – DAVID SCHWARTZ (MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE)”

For day three of film programmer week at the Gothamist Interview we head across the East River to Astoria, Queens where those brave enough to leave the isle of Manhattan have the ability to visit the Museum of the Moving Image, formerly known as the American Museum of the Moving Image. Apparently, the original MuseumContinue reading “THE GOTHAMIST INTERVIEW: FEB. OSCAR WEEK DAY 3 – DANIEL SCHWARTZ (MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE)”

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”