United Palace wants to show movies again | NY Daily News
By Stephanie Lacy / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS IT’S TIME for the United Palace to be a movie palace once again. The cultural arts center — part of a complex that once housed Rev. Ike’s evangelical ministry — is about to launch a campaign to raise $40,000 in 40 days to buy projectors and other [...]
Dominican Strongman Was Rescuer and Murderer Both | Forward
By Michael Kaminer Only in New York could a troupe of Jewish and Dominican kids team up with a Broadway legend on a musical production about a Latin dictator’s rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. But it’s a true story. And a new documentary called “Sosua: Make a Better World” chronicles the collaboration of 20 [...]
Get Yours: Trouble In The Heights Now Available On DVD
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) That’s right people, the best movie about Washington Heights ever made, Trouble In The Heights, is now available on DVD. Jon Ullman directs the film and Uptown’s own Rayniel Rufino is the leading man. Not to mention the stellar cast that includes Luis Antonio Ramos, Raúl Esparza, Antonio Ortiz, Alexandra Metz, [...]
Kickstarter Spotlight: Let the Spirit Move You – The Documentary by Dr. Marta Moreno Vega
About Let the Spirit Move You: The Documentary Let the Spirit Move You is a celebration of ancestral belief systems that are a proud and important part of our cultural legacy as African descendants. The documentary focuses on the African based spiritual traditions that continue in Puerto Rico grounded in ancestral worship – espiristmo. Because [...]
Nutcracker Inc. Documentary Looking For Archival Footage and Photos
What up, fellow residents of Uptown and Washington Heights! As most of you probably know by now, we are heavy into post-production on the documentary film, Nutcracker Inc. But what you may not know is that the movie is about a whole lot more than just a drink. It’s about a certain neighborhood, OUR neighborhood, [...]
Uptown Tonight: Catch Documentary Film Sweet Dreams @ Columbia
Sweet Dreams Screening Friday, April 5, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. 425 W. 123rd Street (Amsterdam/Morningside) As part of the outreach programme, the documentary film “Sweet Dreams” will be shown at the Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering on April 5 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. It is an inspiring story of a group of remarkable [...]
Catch Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry & Discussion With The Filmmaker @ Columbia Tonight
A compelling documentary portrait of the internationally recognized artist, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry will be shown on Thursday, March 28 at 7 PM. In the film, director Alison Klayman presents an insightful look at China and its transition in a digital age. Prof. Howard French will lead a Q & A with the filmmaker following [...]
In Theaters: Gimme The Loot
The Film Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens from the Bronx, are the ultimate graffiti-writers. When a rival gang buffs their latest masterpiece, they must hatch a plan to get revenge by tagging an iconic NYC landmark, but they need to raise $500 to pull off their spectacular scheme. Over the course of two whirlwind, sun-soaked summer days, Malcolm and [...]
Stage veteran Raul Esparza embraces the role of the bad guy on screen | AM New York
By SHEILA ANNE FEENEY Raul Esparza, 42, most familiar to TV viewers as Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba on “Law & Order: SVU,” has received four Tony nominations for his Broadway roles in “Speed the Plow,” “Company,” “The Homecoming” and “Taboo.” In Jonathan Ullman’s new independent film, “Trouble in the Heights” (available on Redbox, [...]
Filmmaker Jonathan Ullman Talks Trouble in the Heights | Reel Life With Jane
By Melanie Votaw I love the opportunity to champion new filmmakers. There are so many wonderful independent films that are seen by too few people, and many of these films are as good, if not better, than the studio movies that get so much attention. One such film is “Trouble in the Heights,” the first [...]
World Premiere: Trouble In The Heights at the United Palace On January 24th
gogoPatience c+p and Numeric Pictures have officially announced the date and location for the premiere of the much-talked-about independent feature film Trouble In The Heights! On Thursday, January 24th the United Palace (4140 Broadway at W. 175th street) will premiere Trouble In The Heights at 7:30pm (Doors open at 7). The dramatic thriller – driven [...]
Put You On – Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Ai Wei Wei is arguably the most important artist alive today. Through the clever use of social media and seriously incendiary artwork, Ai Wei Wei has managed to take on the Chinese government single-handedly. The dissent has not come without a price, as Ai Wei Wei has been under house arrest [...]
Trouble In The Heights – The Trailer
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GWB Prepares For Release As Trouble In The Heights
The best movie about Washington Heights ever made has been renamed Trouble In The Heights and is set to drop early next year. With a stellar cast that includes Luis Antonio Ramos, Raúl Esparza, Antonio Ortiz, Alexandra Metz, Olga Merediz, Kareem Savinon, Dominic Colon and John Peralta among many other talented actors, Trouble In The [...]
Lemon To Make It’s TV Debut on PBS This Weekend
LEMON the Movie – Official Trailer from Dandelion Films on Vimeo. Ok folks the television premiere of Lemonwill take place on PBS this weekend (Check local listings). For those that don’t know, Lemon Andersen is an award-winning poet, playwright and quite simply a dynamo of a performer. The movie Lemon takes you behind the scenes [...]
The New York International Latino Film Festival Closes With The Powerful Lemon
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) This has been another exceptional year for the New York Latino Film Festival. While there are a bunch of movies I still want to see, the standout for me, by a long shot, is Lemon. Lemon tells the story of Lemon Andersen, the incredibly gifted Puerto Rican poet and his struggles [...]
Tonight is Dominican Night @ The New York International Latino Film Festival
That’s right people; the always-popular Dominican Night of the New York International Latino Film Festival is going down tonight at our very own Columbia Medical Alumni Auditorium (630 West 168th Street) at 7 pm. The movie selection is Eliot Loves, a coming of age tale of a young Dominican-American Gay man and his search for [...]
The New York International Latino Film Festival Takes Places From August 13th to August 19th
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) August in New York City for me means only 3 things, the Dominican Day Parade, my birthday and the New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF). The 13th Annual New York International Latino Film Festival will take place from August 13th to August 19th. Since 1999, NYILFF has been telling our [...]
The HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition Is Accepting Entries
HBO and The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) have extended the deadline for the annual “open call for entries” for the HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition until Tuesday, May 29. The writer of the winning script will receive $15,000 in HBO funding to produce and direct an original-scripted short film. Jointly created in 2004, [...]
indiegogo Spotlight: C-Rock – A Documentary About a Rite of Passage
C-Rock from Eric Branco on Vimeo. Their Story There’s a place at the edge of the Bronx where boys jump from unbelievable heights into the Harlem River below. It’s a summertime tradition and a rite of passage. Guys have been doing it for generations. My crew and I met this generation’s jumpers at the cliffs [...]
Abandoned Trailer
A couple of months back, we posted a Q&A with actress and screenwriter, Diana Sanchez about her new project Abandoned. Well, here you have the trailer for the film. The talented Washington Heights resident not only acts in the film but also co-wrote the screenplay as well. For more: http://1wayoranother.net/films_abandoned We invite you to like [...]
Pics From the Pop-Up Park’s Screening of Brooklyn Boheme
Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) This past Tuesday night, Dj Boy, Jay Franco, Jonathan Ullman and I had the privilege of watching a screening of the incredibly insightful documentary Brooklyn Boheme at OpenHouse Gallery. Stay tuned for a full review of this must-watch film. Also, the Pop-Up Park will be around until February [...]
MTV Tr3s To Air The Love Potion Starting February 10th
Beauty in art, entertaining people, and being true to his Latino heritage have always been Danny Hastings’ artistic motivators. THE LOVE POTION, Hastings’ first feature film and a romantic comedy, is the most recent example of his truths. But even more than that, it’s Hastings opportunity to go beyond the Latino, urban audience that has [...]
Catch A Movie @ The Pop-Up Park
Brooklyn Boheme – TRailer from Diane Paragas on Vimeo. BROOKLYN BOHEME: Tuesday February 7 at 7:30 pm Fort Greene exploded in the 80s and 90s with Chris Rock, Spike Lee, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Digable Planets, Erykah Badu, Branford Marsalis, Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez, Talib Kweli, Saul Williams and other musicians, actors and writers. Director Nelson [...]
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