Josuhe Pagliery will spend a month in New York at Grand Central Tech building his video game company.
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Brooklyn’s Hipster Bike Race ‘It’s Not About the Money’
Red Hook Crit has become a can’t-miss event for devotees of fixed-gear cycling.
‘Going Clear’ Director Lauds HBO for Backing Film on Scientology
Director Alex Gibney credits Time Warner’s HBO for having the courage to finance a film about the historically litigious Church of Scientology.
Rediscovered Film Noir ‘Private Property’ Gets Second Life
Lost for more than 40 years, Leslie Stevens’ firm noir starring Warren Oates lands the distribution deal it never had.
Monty Python Revives Silly Walks for New York Celebration
After 40 Years of antics, the Monty Python troupe has become a very handsome business.
Velvet Underground Exceeds Warhol-Era Fame as New York Celebrates Band
The Velvet Underground is bigger than ever. The band defined New York subculture when West Coast hippie rock dominated the late 1960s. The act gave the world Lou Reed, Nico and punk rock. Now, in books, music and art shows, the Velvets are enjoying the acclaim, admiration and even sales that eluded them in their …
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Bill Murray keeps his cool at Brooklyn’s Bill Murray film festival
Like few entertainers can make people laugh even before they even say anything.
Seles Overcomes Traumatic Memory in Comeback Match at Madrid Open
Monic Seles plays her first match in Europe since being stabbed in the back by a German spectator in Hamburg three years ago.
Paparazzi Cry `No Fair’ as N.Y.C Tightens Access to Film Shoots
When paparazzo Steve Sands arrived at the Coney Island set of Will Ferrell’s movie “The Other Guys” in mid-November, he caught a break. That day they were filming New York Yankee Derek Jeter in a cameo. Sands got shots that he sold to the celebrity magazine InTouch, among other outlets, and notched what he called …
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For a 12-Year-Old Kid, Roger Moore Was James Bond
For a child of the 1970s, James Bond was a very big deal. Back before cable-TV, mobile phones and streaming music, going to the movies was a big time event. Unlike today, there were a lot fewer films being produced. James Bond was one of the few film franchises of the era, and sequels were …
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