Royal Young talks with indie music editor Amrit Singh, whose new film was featured at the LES Film Festival.
Like so many epic adventures these days, it began with a tweet. Amrit Singh, Executuve Editor of the indie music...
Rooftop Films opened this weekend with an advance screening of Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha” to a controversial reception. Almost drowned out by a spectacular spring thunderstorm, the evening started in the elaborately painted auditorium of Open Road High School...
Our favorite outdoor movies series, Rooftop Films, kicks off its 17th summer season this weekend right here on the LES with two signature programs: This is What We Mean by Short Films, and a sneak peek at writer and...
Our friends at Rooftop Films have announced the lineup for the opening weekend of their 17th Annual Summer Series. They’ll be kicking off the summer season down here at the Open Road Rooftop at New Design High School (350...
This week The Jewish Daily Forward features the Kickstarter campaign in support of Michael Levine's Streit's Matzo documentary film project. The production team has raised $14,000; they've got to hit $60,000 by the end of May. The documentary, "a...
The fabulous French film Delicatessen will grace the screen at The Sunshine Cinema this weekend in the midnight time slot on Friday and Saturday. The film was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro (creators of The City of...
Barbara Rubin’s film Christmas On Earth was shot at 56 Ludlow Street, the Lower East Side apartment of John Cale. Now, it is being projected onto the walls of Boo Hooray Gallery, a short hike from the long vacant...
In addition to dining out at local eateries this weekend, there are plenty of other easy, fun things to do (art exhibits, movies, shopping, gardening) while also boosting a variety of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. We've listed a few here;...
They are living right here on the Lower East Side but most of us are oblivious to the existence, let alone the daily travails, of New York’s “shift-bed” residents.  A hybrid documentary/live performance, “Your Day is My Night,” coming...
When the action movie Dead Man Down is released next April, Lower East Side residents will recognize plenty of the scenery. The film, starring Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace, shot scenes along Essex Street and on the grounds of...
