Just last week, New York’s cinema scene looked like, well, something out of a horror movie. Movie theaters had been dark since March, and– even…
In New Docs, Punk Artist Dash Snow and Pop Artist Kenny Scharf Blaze Their Paths Downtown
At some point in Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide, one of the film’s talking heads opines that perhaps the artist isn’t taken more seriously because…
NY LGBTQ Film Festival Is the Latest to Park at the Drive-In
While New Jersey’s indoor movie theaters were allowed to reopen earlier this month (hence this weekend’s screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, limited to an…
Hookah Lounge Accused of Covid Violations Wins Restraining Order Against Liquor Authority
Over a month after its liquor license was suspended following a news report about “pandemic parties,” Cloister Cafe reopens tonight, having won a temporary restraining…
Cafe That Sued SLA Over ‘Pandemic Parties’ Won’t Win Back Liquor License Just Yet
An East Village hookah lounge that reportedly hosted “pandemic parties” has failed to secure a temporary injunction requiring the State Liquor Authority to reinstate its…
Four Stories That Didn’t Make the Wild, Timely New Documentary About New Jersey’s Most Infamous Amusement Park
“Honk your horn if you’ve told someone an Action Park story and people have doubted you,” Seth Porges told an audience that had just watched…
Lincoln Center’s New York Film Festival Is Latest to Go Drive-In
They closed down Lincoln Center and put up a parking lot. The New York Film Festival is the latest to announce that it will screen…
Rooftop Films Brings a Drive-In Movie Theater to Flushing Meadows Park
Last week we noted that several of the New York City area’s summer film festivals are– quite delightfully– taking the form of drive-in movie theaters.…
Suddenly, NYC Is a Drive-In Movie Mecca
When theaters went dark in March, film festivals quickly adapted by curating content online, but let’s face it, summer has come and you’re not about…
You Can Now Sit Down For Beer and Lobster Rolls at Riis Beach
Last week we reported that Rockaway Beach’s food vendors are returning, albeit only for takeout service. This week, some vendors on the other side of…