films

 

POSTED by
 
Denise Tong
 
 
 
 

Paley Center Salutes John Lennon | November 18, 2010

Paley Center Salutes John Lennon

Calling all Beatles fans: New York City’s Paley Center for Media is honoring John Lennon through December 31 with a photo exhibit, ”This Boy…John Lennon in Liverpool,” and screenings of four documentaries: Imagine: John Lennon, What’s Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A., The U.S. vs. John Lennon, and Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon’s Imagine Album. Fans can even be a part of the exhibit via the Center’s screen display of relevant tweets–they simply tweet their thoughts about Lennon and tag #LennonPaley.

Visit the Paley Center’s Lennon page for details.

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare

 

POSTED by
 
Denise Tong
 
 
 
 

Curator Sir Norman Rosenthal Leads November Art Talks at 92Y | September 22, 2010

Curator Sir Norman Rosenthal Leads November Art Talks at 92Y

This November, Manhattan’s 92Y will host ”Art in Context with Sir Norman Rosenthal,” a series of talks moderated by the former Secretary of Exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

For the series, Sir Norman Rosenthal will speak with Anselm Kiefer (Tuesday, November 2), whose work often addresses the consequences of war, and painter Julian Schnabel (Thursday, November 11), who directed Basquiat and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

Visit the 92Y event page for details and to purchase tickets.

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare

 

POSTED by
 
Denise Tong
 
 
 
 

Women in Entertainment at NYC’s 92Y Tribeca in April | April 12, 2010

Women in Entertainment at NYC’s 92Y Tribeca in April

Manhattan’s 92Y Tribeca is hosting a slew of events this month that feature talented women from various fields of entertainment. Visit 92YTribeca.org for details on each event and to grab your tickets!

Wednesday, April 14, 7:00 p.m., $15
Staged screenplay reading: THE MOST FAMOUS WOMAN IN THE WORLD
Sponsored by NewFest, the New York LGBT Film Festival. Part of NewFest’s Screenplay Competition & Reading Series.

Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., $12
Film screening and discussion: THE LINE
Director Nancy Schwartzman’s film abuot her sexual assault. With Nancy Schwartzman, Michelle J. Anderson (Dean and Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law), Neil Irvin (Men Can Stop Rape). Moderated … Read More »

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare

 

POSTED by
 
Denise Tong
 
 
 
 

92YTribeca Celebrates Women’s History Month Throughout March | March 2, 2010

92YTribeca Celebrates Women’s History Month Throughout March

All through March, 92YTribeca will honor Women’s History Month with a variety of programs for every taste.

Wednesday, March 3, 7:00 p.m.
“WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL?: WOMEN, MUSIC and the GIRL POWER REVOLUTION”
A talk featuring Marisa Meltzer (Girl Power and How Sassy Changed My Life), Sean Fennessey (eMusic.com, VIBE), Emily Gould (And the Heart Says Whatever) and Elizabeth Spiridakis (White Lightning site). Also a performance by the band Supercute. Details and tickets here.

Friday, March 5, 7:00 p.m.
STEPHANIE DALEY
A conversation with Melissa Silverstein (WomenAndHollywood.com) and Hilary Brougher, writer/director of the film Stephanie Daley. Amber Tamblyn stars as the 16-year-old title character who is charged … Read More »

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare

 

POSTED by
 
Denise Tong
 
 
 
 

92YTribeca Hosts Tucci, LaPaglia, Shalhoub, & More | February 25, 2010

92YTribeca Hosts Tucci, LaPaglia, Shalhoub, & More

On Monday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m., 92YTribeca will host the director and stars of the upcoming Broadway production of Lend Me a Tenor: director Stanley Tucci and cast members Anthony LaPaglia, Tony Shalhoub, Justin Bartha, Jan Maxwell, Brooke Adams, Mary Catherine Garrison, Jennifer Laura Thompson, and Jay Klaitz. Set in Cleveland in 1934, the farcical play centers on an opera producer whose big star is nowhere to be found.

Visit the 92YTribeca event page to grab tickets to this special event.

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare

 

POSTED by
 
Denise Tong
 
 
 
 

Raquel Welch at NY’s 92nd Street Y: March 15 | February 9, 2010

Raquel Welch at NY’s 92nd Street Y: March 15

Movie icon Raquel Welch will visit the 92nd Street Y on March 15 t0 have a conversation with Leonard Lopate, host of WNYC’s The Leonard Lopate Show, about the pressures of being considered a sex symbol and aging in Hollywood. In addition to a long film career that has included such pop culture touchstones as One Million Years B.C. and a Golden Globe win (The Three Musketeers), she has recently published a book titled The Secrets of Timeless Appeal.

Visit the 92y.org’s event page for details and to buy tickets.

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare

 

POSTED by
 
Paige Muller
 
 
 
 

What the TIFF? | September 8, 2009

What the TIFF?

Los Angeles is emptying out for the better part of two weeks as stars head north of the border for the camera-ready 34th installment of the Toronto International Film Festival, September 10 – 19.

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare

 

POSTED by
 
Shirley Meerson
 
 
 
 

MARTIAL ARTS ENTHUSIASTS – LISTEN UP | April 21, 2009

Gracefulness in combat.  Relaxed and focused.  An entertaining balance of action and drama.  Ip Man is a film that tells the story of a martial arts legend the Wing Chun grandmaster, whose many students included Bruce Lee.

Wing Chun is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes aggressive close range combat.  The name literally means “Spring Chant”.

This style of martial arts is considered the soft technique – meaning

the objective is to turn an opponent’s force into their disadvantage and to thereby use the minimum amount of force oneself. 

As the teachings of Wing Chun were originally an oral tradition passed down … Read More »

TumblrEmailStumbleUponBookmark/FavoritesShare