After the 35th anniversary screening of Scarface at Beacon Theatre last night, director Brian De Palma told the packed house why he decided to remake the 1932 film:…
Juno Director Jason Reitman Tackles the ‘Very Taboo’ Subject of Parenting in Tully
Eleven years after his zany teen pregnancy screwball — a little film called Juno — Jason Reitman is back with a new kind of motherhood…
How a Bike Messenger Captured ’70s and ’80s NYC in a Tarot Deck
In 1987, bike messenger Giani Siri self-published The New York Tarot, a 93-card deck with photos of New Yorkers and city scenes used as art…
A ‘Central Park Five’ Exoneree Who Was Smeared By Trump Is Now Living His Fashion Dream
Park Madison NYC plasters graphic designs on otherwise plain garments — cars, angels and logos decorate hoodies, t-shirts and hats. Cherubs peek out from the…
Tracy Morgan, Last O.G., Returns to Bed-Stuy to Show Off New Basketball Courts
Bed Stuy has new hoops thanks to comedian Tracy Morgan, who returned to his childhood neighborhood yesterday to unveil new basketball courts at Marcy Playground. The…
Performance Picks: Trashy Comedy, Asian Drag, 4/20 Monotony
WEDNESDAY What’s Your Damage? Wednesday, April 18 at Wonders Of Nature, 8 pm: $5 A show called What’s Your Damage taking place at a space…
We Went Station to Station Trying to Score the New David Bowie MetroCards
“New Yorkers don’t wait on line for anything, except for David Bowie,” said a woman waiting in line this afternoon for the MTA’s new David Bowie…
SummerStage Lineup: Bowie Tribute, Femi Kuti, San Fermin Among 100+ Free Outdoor Shows
Hot on the heels of last week’s summer music festival announcements, the big daddy of them all– SummerStage– just dropped its dizzying lineup of more than…
You Talkin’ to Paul Schrader? Your Chance to Ask the Director About Taxi Driver
Paul Schrader will be back in movie theaters May 18 with First Reformed, a new one starring Ethan Hawke as a conflicted upstate priest who’s “cut from…
LES Scores City’s First Public Squash Court
When NYU shuttered its Coles Sports Center, we mourned the loss of its squash courts– one of the only downtown places where you could reenact the racquetball…