New York’s still ripe for catching movies, be it the common blockbuster or obscure fare, but it’s tough getting people in the door. Yet over…
Twisted Underground Cinema Comes Alive in ‘Pinion Armageddon’
A pioneer in lo-fi weirdo cinema– Spectacle Theatre aptly calls it “psychedelic splatterpunk”– Charles Pinion is in the grand tradition of opportunistic exploitation filmmakers. An artist…
Julie Orlick Debuts Her Surreal Opus, Silent Lovers
Two androgynous sisters, their cheeks caked with jewel-sized tears, embracing in silvery black-and-white. Contrasted against the downtown street, with its storied past muzzled by high-priced…
The Museum of VHS Is On Track to Make Its NYC Debut
Though the final VCRs were manufactured in Japan last year, VHS is far from extinct. Forty years after it was introduced, collectors still prospect many…
It’s Not Too Late to Get In On Bushwick’s Secret DIY Cinema
Initially, Samuel T. Adams had a condition for being interviewed: he must remain anonymous. “I got an email,” Adams explained to me, “from Janus Films…