Film and Television
'Treme' Stew: Race, Culture, Politics
Mike Longman |
The new HBO series looks at New Orleans a few months after Katrina. In real life, the Crescent City is still taking stock of what was lost.
Citywide
Intrigues and Immigrants: A Soap Opera For Learners
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An earnest new educational show attempts to close the gap between NYC’s many English language learners and too few affordable language classes.
Bronx
When Utopia's Address Was The Northeast Bronx
Esther Cohen |
A documentary reveals the collectivist past of four apartment buildings off Allerton Avenue, which leftists originally built and inhabited.
In Depth
TWO FRIENDS INVESTIGATE THE URBAN FOOD CHAIN
Karen Loew |
Several points of progress in the spread of healthy food are amplified in an upcoming documentary.
ARTS and CULTURE
It's Not A Movement Without A Movie
Karen Loew |
New York City’s activist and advocacy communities are putting their interests on video like never before.
Manhattan
LUSTING FOR LESS CONTESTED STREETS
Jim OGrady |
A new video shows NYC how three European cities escaped bondage to the car.
Economy
FED UP WITH FILMING:
CHINATOWN RESISTS
I-Ching Ng |
Mom-and-pop shops and film production crews are having trouble sharing the narrow streets of Chinatown.
Bronx
PBS ON GAY FILM BAN: UNIONS BACKED IT, WE WON'T RUN IT
Robin Epstein |
Citing rules about who finances the projects it airs, PBS refuses to broadcast a documentary about working-class gays and lesbians.
