by Downtown Magazine | Oct 12, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Events, Movies
The NYC Independent Film Festival is known for bringing great indie cinema, no matter the genre or format, to New York City for a week-long celebration of the medium. Now in its sixth year — 2015’s festival runs from October 12th and 18th — not only are...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Oct 12, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Movies
What do Heathers, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Tommy Boy, Ice Age and The Sandlot all have in common? Besides being hit movies, they all feature the music of composer David Newman. With scoring credits for over 100 films, David is one of the top...
by Rachel Veroff | Sep 25, 2015 | Culture, Editor's Pick, Movies
New York is a city of movies, and of all the movies about New York, The Warriors (1979) is one of the cult classics that has definitely earned its place in the canon. Directed by Walter Hill, the film follows a leather-clad gang as they make the dangerous journey...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 23, 2015 | Culture, Movies
I first met Sean Baker at a friend’s birthday party about a decade ago, and was amazed that I was talking to a co-creator of the Fox series Greg The Bunny. In getting to know Sean a little bit over the next few years, I got to learn more about Greg getting a new...
by Rachel Veroff | Sep 19, 2015 | Culture, Entertainment, Movies
If you were in Tribeca this weekend, you might have spotted the cast and crew of Paul Feig’s new Ghostbusters movie. The supernatural comedy flick features an all-female cast, and some speculative jokes have been circulating that the film’s working title...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 8, 2015 | Culture, Movies
Putting my ignorance out there in the forefront: I never dance by choice and have only seen ballet live once. But there are few things that I love more than a documentary about a true master of a craft. In turn, Paul Taylor: Creative Domain captured my attention as...
