by Downtown Magazine | Nov 20, 2017 | Culture, Featured, Movies
Let me lay out the scene for you: It’s sunny, late afternoon, plants are so beautiful they look as if they are smiling at you, the windows are wide and tall, the wood of the staircase that leads to the big porch where the wine is being poured is a perfect combination...
by Mike Hammer | Nov 9, 2017 | Lifestyle
This story originally appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of Downtown Magazine America’s Sweetheart is all grown up and happily filling the role of a Downtown mom and leading lady, the setting of whose successful movie career has been right here in the City. In the...
by Ellen Johnson | Jul 14, 2017 | Culture, Movies
Today is July 14, also known as “la Fête nationale” in France. This recognition of the turning point in the French Revolution is called Bastille Day in English-speaking countries, and it’s an excuse to celebrate all things Francophile. In what feels...
by Eva Troester | May 5, 2017 | Culture, Movies
Dispatches from the Tribeca Film Festival: A look through the lens of films to see ourselves in the other, and the other in ourselves. “It’s a little bit painful to watch at times, in the best way possible. It’s very gritty and raw”, Eliza Taylor tells me of her new...
by Eva Troester | May 2, 2017 | Culture, Events, Movies
Dispatches from the Tribeca Film Festival: A look through the lens of films to see ourselves in the other, and the other in ourselves with Russell Peters. Russell Peters generously breaks the ice by mimicking farting sounds as he settles into an armchair,...
