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Brooklyn Sting: Christmas Events This Week

Julie — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:28:42 +0000

The following post originally appeared on Neighborbee on December 8, 2008.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and it’s not just from Saturday night’s scenic snowfall. Holiday decorations are popping up all over the city’s most populous borough. If you’re feeling like you need a little Christmas, here’s where to go.

Tribeca Film Festival: Movie Buff Heaven, Right In Our Backyard

Julie — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:52:26 +0000

Spring has finally arrived in New York City, which means that it’s time for the Tribeca Film Festival! If you live in or around NYC, this two-week event is not to be missed. Neighborhood movie theatres open their doors to big, blockbuster premieres (such as Spider-Man 3) and indies hoping to find a distributor. (Transamerica and Air Guitar Nation both found audiences at past TFFs.) Best of all, most events are open to the public for an $18 ticket.

Two years ago, Jen and I saw a live-action version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that was originally shot in German but had been dubbed in English. The movie was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen, and the entire cast had flown from Germany for the screening. You just don’t get that in Iowa.

Check out picks and daily coverage from New York magazine. Fly Away Cafe has a list of free festival events. And of course, don’t forget the Festival’s official site for synopses on all 150-plus movies.

Weekend Movie Events

Julie — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:40:32 +0000

It’s Oscar Weekend, so tomorrow is the Oscar Movie Marathon at AMC Theatres across the country. For $30 bucks you can sit through all five of the Best Picture nominees during AMC’s Best Picture Showcase. AMC’s official info is here.

If you live in the New York City area and are interested in seeing all the Oscar nominated short movies, the IFC Center is showing them. Buy one ticket and you can see all the live action shorts or all the animated shorts. These are the toughest categories to handicap and here is your chance to gain a real edge in your Oscar pool. Showtimes are here.

(Side note: We’ll be live-blogging the Oscars on Sunday, starting around 7pm.)

On a non-Oscar topic, if you live in the NYC or NJ area, a trip to the Loew’s Jersey is a must. This is an old movie palace, the kind that most of us have only seen in films. If you can imagine the grand cinemas where old movie premieres were held, then you are on the right track. The screen is several stories tall, and there are ornate paintings on the ceiling, crystal chandeliers, and grand staircases. Built in 1929, the theatre fell into disrepair and it is now being painstakingly restored by volunteers.

Loew’s Jersey only shows films one weekend a month, and this weekend they are screening their top 3 most-requested movies. If you’ve ever wanted to see one of these classics on a five-story screen, here is your chance.

Friday, 8pm: Back To The Future
Saturday, 2pm: Gone With The Wind
Saturday, 8pm: Casablanca

Adult tickets are just $6 and all proceeds benefit the theatre’s restoration. Snacks are cheap too. The Loew’s Jersey Theatre is surprisingly easy to reach from Manhattan, just steps away from the Journal Square PATH stop.

I can’t tell you how much I recommend visiting the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre, at least once. Their official site is here.

Oscar Movie Marathon!

Julie — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:23:08 +0000

Update (02/06/08): This is our post from 2007. If you’re looking for AMC’s 2008 Oscar movie marathon, check out this post. It’s now called the Best Picture Showcase, by the way.

If you want to see all the Best Picture nominees but haven’t gotten around to it, AMC Theatres across the country are hosting a Best Picture Showcase the day before the awards. For $30, you can watch all five movies in a row and spend the entire day in the cinema. Plus they throw in a large drink and a large popcorn, with free refills all day. (Sounds like heaven!)

It’s a cool idea and I’m surprised no one has done it before. Even though I’ve already seen three of the movies, I am tempted to hunker down on the 24th for an Oscar Movie Marathon.

Here is the official site for AMC’s Best Picture Showcase on Saturday, February 24.