Emelyn Stuart has run The Ocktober Film Festival, a showcase of emerging filmmakers, since 2013. Each year, she’s rented venues for it. One year, she…
A Look at Industry City’s New Tugboat Bar, Ping-Pong Arena, and Mini Golf Course
Last week we shared some details of the summer offerings at Sunset Park’s Industry City – including mini-golf, ping-pong, and a satellite eatery of the…
BAMcinemaFest Unspools Lineup: Alex Ross Perry, Kumail Nanjiani, Jenny Slate and More
One of our very favorite film festivals, BAMcinemafest, returns June 14 to 25. According to the just-released lineup, there’ll be new films from Alex Ross…
Call It a Craven Ploy, But This Horror Film Festival Is Snuffing to Sneeze At
Tis the season for Lovecraft festivals and flesh-suspension ziplines, but aside from all that, we’re pretty much living in an age of horror. I mean, Stephen King just compared an actual…
Look Behind You! It’s the First Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
First Brooklyn gets an “institute of horror studies” and now, on the weekend of October 14, a horror film festival. Ministry is right– everyday is Halloween! No,…
Twillerama, the Trillest Film Festival for Animations and by Animations
A quick hypothetical for you: if real people host film festivals with “real films,” then wouldn’t it make sense that an animated film festival should…
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…
Film: Dangle for Expanded Cinema and See Marnie's BF Looking Not So Hot
Iraqi Odyssey Thursday Dec. 3, 6:05 pm and 9:20 pm at IFC Center, 323 6th Avenue: $14 How much do you know about Iraq, like…
Week in Film: Kathleen Hanna on 16mm and Bomb Shelter Children of Botulism Turn Out Totally Normal
This week, cash in your change jar because you’re gonna need it for the screening of this lost Riot Grrrl film starring Kathleen Hanna. Also,…
Motorcycle Film Festival Is Not Just For ‘Gnarly, Bearded Harley Guys’
The annual Motorcycle Film Festival, if you’ve ever imagined there could be such a thing, might defy most of or even all of the expectations…