by Caroline Mullins | Jun 18, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Living, Movies, News
Sure, having free time in the summer is a blessing. But sometimes, we might run out of ideas for what to do with all of our free time. Yes, laying out on the beach every day is amazing, but sometimes, it’s nice to switch it up and find some different activities...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 1, 2018 | Events, Featured, Fitness, Lifestyle, Living, Movies, Music, News, NYC, Theater
MARK YOUR CALENDARS and let the SUMMER FUN begin June 2, 2018! Living in a big city has many pitfalls and stressful moments, but living in a big city also has the BEST perks. Think about it, you can go from uptown to downtown in 15-20 minutes, east to west in a flash...
by Deb Martin | May 11, 2018 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Movies, News, Uncategorized
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat opened tonight at IFC Center, in Greenwich Village. The documentary, by filmmaker Sara Driver, explores the artist’s early life on the streets of New York, and how the city, and the time, shaped his...
by Mike Hammer | May 6, 2018 | Entertainment, Featured, Movies
Julio Vincent Gambuto is so glad to be home. Even more precisely, the film writer and director is not only happy to be back in New York, but back making films – or ‘Valentines’ as he delightfully refers to them – that are centered around his home borough of Staten...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 20, 2017 | Culture, Featured, Movies
Let me lay out the scene for you: It’s sunny, late afternoon, plants are so beautiful they look as if they are smiling at you, the windows are wide and tall, the wood of the staircase that leads to the big porch where the wine is being poured is a perfect combination...
by Eva Troester | Aug 23, 2017 | Culture, Movies
Originally from the UK, Joanna Pickering followed her love of dramatic arts to New York City. Here, she was trained in Method Acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and has played worldwide in a number of films, indie as well as commercial, and in...