One of the first events, held Wednesday evening, was a screening of "Blank City," a new documentary that examined the 1970s and '80s, a fertile era for provocative art, film and music in downtown Manhattan.
That means full-screen images of cities, scenery and culture from photographer Jacques Bravo, plus interactive maps and a trip builder feature to plan visits.
Tuesday at 6 30 p.m., a screening of "The Naked City," a 1948 film shot in New York City that gave celebrity status to city locations; in conjunction with "Glorious Sky: Herbert Katzman's New York," an art exhibition of New York scenes dating from the 1950s; $12, $8 for students and 62+; $6 for members.
Gang violence broke out in 1979 at Walter Hill's "Warriors," and 12 years later, there was a shooting incident at a screening of "New Jack City" in Brooklyn.
The weekend climaxes with an at-home dinner gathering in which the guests are held hostage to a screening of Chaplin's "City Lights" and Frank is blindsided by post-party revelations from Eleanor.
Now perceived by many as immoral, veteran homelessness is on the radar screens of many cities around the country thanks to gargantuan efforts from the Department of Veteran Affairs, HUD, the First Lady's office and advocacy groups.
In 2008, it began installing L.E.D. screens on the sides of city buses, with content updated monthly.
PS: Stay tuned for next week, when I go to the midnight screening of Sex and the City!
A recent morning showed the monotony that often characterizes police work, as several deaf officers fixed their gazes on screens displaying the routine nature of city life.
I attended their panel discussions, a special screening at City 46 of Research and Adventure on the Ice, a documentary series containing rare footage of Wegener's 1929 and 1930 expeditions, and joined them for a private tour of the AWI facilities in nearby Bremerhaven.
