Probably the best known film to come out of the I Am Eye scene opens with a view from the cameraman’s car as John Heyn and…
Four Films: Nordic Noir Marathon, Iggy Live, and RZA Screens Kung-Fu Selects
Three Sisters Tuesday, June 21 (7 pm) and Sunday June 26 (7:30 pm) at Spectacle Theater: $5 For six months, documentary filmmaker Wang Bing embedded…
Brooklyn Film Fest Fave is a Short Inspired by the ‘Magic’ of Greenpoint
As a work-resident of Greenpoint, I feel lucky that I can reap the benefits of the neighborhood without having to pay the increasingly steep average…
House of Vans + Rooftop Films Collab: Two Music Docs and ‘Creative Workshops’
The great giver of free things, House of Vans, has announced they’re teaming up with Rooftop Films (the latter just dropped their 20th-anniversary summer programming) for…
Your Week in Film: Cronenberg’s Overdose Twins and Leaving Britney Alone
Grrrl Germs: a Visual History of Riot Grrrl 1990-1997 Various screenings, now through Saturday May 28 at Spectacle: $5. It’s been nearly 30 years since…
Week in Film: Fassbinder Gets His Doc and Patrick Stewart Plays a Punk Choker
Green Room Friday, April 29 through Thursday, May 5 at Nitehawk: $12 Is there anyone more punk than Patrick Stewart? Apparently there is, and it’s…
Awkwafina All Around Us: Queens Rapper’s Doc Debut and TV Takeover
Queens-born rapper Awkwafina (the alter-ego of Nora Lum) says she’s been doing some serious “hustling” in the last couple of years: recording an album, putting out an…
After You See ‘Visceral’ Danger Doc, The Bomb, You’re Gonna Be All, ‘Mind = Blown’
Taking a stance against nuclear weapons proliferation might not be as controversial as hating on vaccines– as we saw when Tribeca Film Festival announced it was…
Doc Series Burn to Shine from Fugazi’s Brendan Canty, Returns With ‘Vol.6 : Atlanta’
It’s been nearly a decade since Lee Tesche, guitarist for the Atlanta-rooted band Algiers (whose brain-jostling blend of gospel and hardcore punk has been sort of…
Week in Film: Visconti Double Trouble and Some Colombian Noir
Soplo de Vida Saturday April 9 and Saturday April 16, 10 pm at Spectacle: $5 Do you find yourself still watching new eppies of True Detective well…