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Debbie Harry, lead vocalist of the band Blondie, headlines the cast of the Tribeca-selected short 'Catharsis.'

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A new documentary entitled Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide is spotlighting New York City’s notorious downtown art scene from the 1980s. Centering upon the perspective of the Scharf, the film’s titular subject, the film navigates various moments with then-budding artists Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The movie also sheds light on talents that have long been overlooked from the era such as artists Martin Wong, David Wojnarowicz, Greer Lankton, and Tseng Kwong Chi, all of whom died...

The battle to succeed Senator Loretta Weinberg in LD37 has set Assemblyman Gordon Johnson and Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle on a crash course

Summer Movies 2021: Here’s What’s Coming to the Big (and Small) Screen From an urban musical to a demonic possession to a hectic first date, here’s everything you need to know about this season in film. A scene from “In the Heights,” Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes.Credit...Warner Bros. May 28, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET Here is a list of noteworthy films scheduled this summer. Release dates and platform are subject to...

N OW critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of April 9. Plus: Everything new to VOD and streaming platforms. Willy’s Wonderland (Kevin Lewis) Willy’s Wonderland is the movie that pits Nicolas Cage against a horde of malevolent animatronic animals, sort of like if Evil Dead was set in a Chuck E. Cheese instead of a cabin in the woods. It doesn’t work as horror, which isn’t entirely surprising, but it doesn’t work as comedy, either. And that’s shocking. Stuck...

Despite the challenges it faced over the past year, the Miami Jewish Film Festival returns this week with its largest and most ambitious program ever. While much of 2020 has been defined by isolation and social distance, the festival has placed accessibility above all else. The 24th edition includes virtual screenings, drive-ins, and in-person outdoor viewings, allowing for multiple entry points. Moreover, festival organizers have gone great lengths to offer all of this year’s content free of...