Director Crystal Moselle, who traced a family of Lower East Side shut-ins with her documentary The Wolfpack, is back in the public spotlight. This time,…
Week in Film: Punky Frida Kahlo, Buñuel in France, and More
The Girl Who Loves Roses Thursday March 30, 6 pm to 9 pm at Larrie, NY: free Kelsey and Remy Bennett, granddaughters of Tony Bennett,…
How Two Bushwick Movies Are Doing at Sundance
Last week, two films set in Bushwick premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Here’s the early word. The Incredible Jessica James Directed by Jim Strouse…
The Knitting Factor: New Documentary Weaves a Tale of Yarn Artists
At what point does something stop being beautiful once it becomes functional? Can something you use every day be made into art? Does art need…
DV8 Film Festival Calls for Lo-Fi Feeds and Shooting with Speed
Looking back, do you miss the days before everyone had a camera in their pocket? The days when getting your hands on the family camcorders felt…
Gather Your Coven, This Witchy Film Series is Required Attendance
It’s no wonder February is shaping up to be the perfect time to binge on witchy happenings– the start of the month is marked by…
Week in Film: Count Dracula in 35 mm and a Very 80’s Suburban Desert Noir
Moonwalkers Friday January 15 through Thursday January 21 at Village East Cinema It’s about time we got a moon-landing conspiracy theory comedy– I mean, it’s…
Spectacle Theater Reopens, Shows Off Its New Digs
Our favorite lil’ indie theater reopens tonight as a renovation project that choked up the reels for a whole month nears completion. For a brief time last…
Week in Film: STP Freak-Outs Plague the Hippies; an Xmas Demon Stalks ‘Non-Believers’
Silent Night, Deadly Night Friday Dec. 18 and Saturday Dec. 19, midnight at Nitehawk: $11 Everyone knows the only sufferable holiday films are Xmas-themed horror…
Film: Jayne County Leads an Outrageous ’80 German Trans Musical and Sisters Buck the Patriarchy
City of Lost Souls Friday Nov. 20th, 7:30 pm at Union Docs: $9 Juliet Jacques, the author of Trans: A Memoir, which accounts for her…