I saw Juno over the holidays, nice little movie, but Best Picture? No way. Best Screenplay is probably a lock though. (Not bad for two Canadian actors, eh?) The independent movie Juno, which continues to please audiences for its sardonic charm and impress industry observers for its financial good fortune, moved into the No….
Category: Movies
NY Jewish Film Festival Jan 9 -24, 2008
The 17th Annual New York Jewish Film Festival January 9 – 24, 2008 Admission: $11 general public; $7 Film Society & Jewish Museum members and students; $7 seniors weekday matinee screenings only. Please note: There is a $1.25 service charge per ticket ordered online and cash only transactions at the box office. For an overview…
Arts and Leisure Week Streaming Sold Out Events
Couldn’t get a ticket? Check out ArtsandLeisureWeek.com this weekend to watch exclusive live webcasts of some sold-out Arts & Leisure Week events. But if you need Feist tickets at face, email me, seriously.
Showalter to Direct “Night of the Living Dorks”
Tearing The Veil of Maya co-host Michael Showalter is set to direct a remake of the German horror comedy, Night of The Living Dorks. Described as “Revenge of the Nerds” meets “Shaun of the Dead,” the story revolves around three not-so-cool school friends who decide to try an old voodoo ritual. When they later…
Movie Reviews by Alberto DeSouza
I’m happy to announce a new semi-regular feature here at The ‘Shine, my friend and former teammate Alberto DeSouza (or the Brian Leetch of Chelsea Piers as we used to call him) is our new movie critic in residence. Look for Al’s reviews every now and again (or at least four times a year). Now…
Netflix “Watch Instantly” Goes Unlimited
Hey, guess what? Your Netflix account just got better! About 11 months ago, Netflix started it’s “Watch Now” (as it then was called) program which let PC users stream movies from the Netflix catalog on their desktop. Previosly, the service was limited to 1 hour per dollar cost of your monthly subscription (so if you…