‘Heights’: have a martini with Glenn Close & Elizabeth Banks
Longtime readers of this blog are aware of my affection for a little known 2005 independent film “Heights” which I have pushed as a video rental suggestion more than once. When it came time to put...
View ArticlePerfect casting or: when Bette Davis replaced Claudette Colbert
Tonight’s “Martini & a Movie” screening at the Fairfield Theatre Company continues my 10-month series of films that celebrate — and criticize — just about everything to do with New York City. So...
View Article‘Parting Glances’: a slice of gay life from the 1980s battlefield
Since last September I’ve been having a blast programming and hosting a “New York City & the movies” series for the Fairfield Theatre Company’s monthly “Martini & a Movie” night. Inspired by...
View Article‘The Daytrippers’: a slice of Manhattan life from 1995
I’ve had the best time hosting the “Martini and a Movie” series at the Fairfield Theatre Company over the past ten months. The theme of the fall-to-spring season has been New York City movies — films...
View ArticleRent it now – the forgotten 2005 indie ‘Heights’
“Heights” was one of the dozens of American indies tossed into art houses in 2005, where the picture sank without a trace. Even devoted movie buffs give a blank stare when the film is mentioned....
View Article‘Equity’: women on Wall Street
The new independent film “Equity” has a lot going for it. The subject matter – the special pressures faced by women working on Wall Street — is fresh. The cast, headed by the wonderful stage and TV...
View Article‘Only Living Boy’: a literary love story
After a brief stop in theaters, the Amazon production “The Only Living Boy in New York” is now available on the streaming service’s Prime tier. It’s a sharp little movie, set in contemporary New York...
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