New York In The Springtime
May02,2008 11:01 AM
You gotta love New York in the Springtime. It was a quick but wonderful trip - one of those trips were a lot of synchronistic things happened. The last time I was here was almost exactly a year ago for the screening of STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME at the United Nations.
The CHEVOLUTION premier went great at the Tribeca Film Festival. I saw a lot of old friends, went to see some Broadway shows and hear some of the New York underground music scene.
Columbus Circle
To my surprise William H. Macy was there for the premier of BART GOT A ROOM which started at 6pm. CHEVOLUTION premiered at 6:30pm that same night at the same multiplex theater on 19th and Broadway. This is the movie that also stars YouTube star Brandon Hardesty.
On the way over to the theater, I crossed the famous Strand Bookstore. This is the place made famous from the Donald Fagen/Walter Becker song "What A Shame About Me" off the TWO AGAINST NATURE album. It starts out:
"I was grinding through my day gig
Stackin' cutouts at the Strand
When in walks Franny from NYU
We were quite an item back then"
This is a clown.
This is MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO. My good friend Raz Mesinai opened for them at the Highline Ballroom. Notice the two video screens and all the laptops.
The CHEVOLUTION premier went great at the Tribeca Film Festival. I saw a lot of old friends, went to see some Broadway shows and hear some of the New York underground music scene.
Columbus Circle
To my surprise William H. Macy was there for the premier of BART GOT A ROOM which started at 6pm. CHEVOLUTION premiered at 6:30pm that same night at the same multiplex theater on 19th and Broadway. This is the movie that also stars YouTube star Brandon Hardesty.
On the way over to the theater, I crossed the famous Strand Bookstore. This is the place made famous from the Donald Fagen/Walter Becker song "What A Shame About Me" off the TWO AGAINST NATURE album. It starts out:
"I was grinding through my day gig
Stackin' cutouts at the Strand
When in walks Franny from NYU
We were quite an item back then"
This is a clown.
This is MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO. My good friend Raz Mesinai opened for them at the Highline Ballroom. Notice the two video screens and all the laptops.
CHEVOLUTION to premier at the Tribeca Film Festival
April22,2008 07:54 PM
How did the iconic image of Che Guevara end up on beer bottles and bikinis? This inquiry into the ethics and aesthetics of appropriation investigates how the enduring symbol of Cuba's revolution skyrocketed to fame and was ultimately devoured by its own worst enemy: capitalism.
CHEVOLUTION
Director: Luis Lopez and Trisha Ziff
Principal Cast: Gerry Adams, Jon Lee Anderson, Antonio Banderas, Shepard Fairey, Gael García Bernal, Tom Morello
Writers: Sylvia Stevens, Trisha Ziff
Editor: Luis Lopez
Original Music Score: Joseph Julian Gonzalez
Premiers at the Tribeca Film Festival Friday, April 25, 6:30PM
AMC 19th East Theater 3
19th and Broadway
Sun, Apr 27, 1:30PM
Mon, Apr 28, 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 30, 12:45PM
I'll be at the Friday screening. Good luck getting tickets. It's pretty much sold out.
Here's a review.
Here's an article by Trisha Ziff, co-director/co-writer
CHEVOLUTION
Director: Luis Lopez and Trisha Ziff
Principal Cast: Gerry Adams, Jon Lee Anderson, Antonio Banderas, Shepard Fairey, Gael García Bernal, Tom Morello
Writers: Sylvia Stevens, Trisha Ziff
Editor: Luis Lopez
Original Music Score: Joseph Julian Gonzalez
Premiers at the Tribeca Film Festival Friday, April 25, 6:30PM
AMC 19th East Theater 3
19th and Broadway
Sun, Apr 27, 1:30PM
Mon, Apr 28, 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 30, 12:45PM
I'll be at the Friday screening. Good luck getting tickets. It's pretty much sold out.
Here's a review.
Here's an article by Trisha Ziff, co-director/co-writer