In Lemon, opening Aug. 25, Brett Gelman plays a man every bit as broken as the film’s title implies. Isaac is a failed actor whose agent (Jeff…
Stop Clowning Around and Check Out These Brooklyn Horror Festivals
It’s not yet September, but it already feels like Halloween, thanks to the release of Darren Aronofksy’s Mother! and a remake of Stephen King’s It.…
New Wythe Avenue Tower; Cup & Saucer Mulls Return
On Wythe Avenue, a proposed 19-story building that would dwarf most of Williamsburg secured a $35.5 million financing package. [The Real Deal] This past Monday…
PMS Got You Down? This Masseuse Wants to Give You a ‘Moon Cycle Massage’
Rachel Beider, owner of Massage Williamsburg and Massage Greenpoint, is making your monthly visit from Aunt Flo a whole lot easier. Yesterday Beider and her…
Performance Picks: Demystifying Sex, Activist Storytelling, Adolescent Witchcraft
WEDNESDAY The Sex Myth: A Devised Play August 16-20 at HERE Arts Center, 8:30 pm (Sunday at 4 pm): $35 I don’t think it’s hyperbole…
Tribeca Launches a TV Festival With Louis C.K., Amy Sedaris and a Will & Grace Reunion
The people who used to brag about not owning a TV set are the same ones who now complain that there are too many shows–…
Photos: The Wild, Wonderful Elements Festival Banged On in the Bronx
Deep in the Hunt’s Point section of the Bronx, behind the Bruckner Expressway and along the rotting industrial wharves, was a party bigger than any other in…
Photos: Last Night at Schiller’s Liquor Bar, Now Closed After 14 Years
Schiller’s Liquor Bar closed out its last night Sunday with cheers, confetti and cocktails galore. The bistro, which in May announced that it would shutter due to a rent…
Brace for a Lengthy Webster Hall Closure; Beer Yoga Destinations
Although the driver who killed Neftaly Ramirez in a Greenpoint hit-and-run last month will not be charged, the case will remain open for the foreseeable…
Hungry For Stink? Sorry, L7: Pretend We’re Dead Is No Stinker
Pretty much exactly two years ago, we told you about L7: Pretend We’re Dead, the Kickstarter-funded documentary about the ’90s grunge band. The doc is…