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NYFF Review: THE KID WITH A BIKE

NYFF Review: THE KID WITH A BIKE

Our review of the NYFF’s THE KID WITH A BIKE, which will be released in 2012 by Sundance Selects.

My Favorite Rooftop Film: La Bocca Del Lupo

My Favorite Rooftop Film: La Bocca Del Lupo

I truly have loved every Rooftop Film we’ve picked this summer. They’re always characterized by one thing, showcasing how differently people live, and how differently they can look at life. But if asked to choose the one film that I’ll most remember and take away with me, it has to be La Bocca del Lupo, a beautiful documentary about love and memory in the enigmatic seaport city of Genoa.

FAKE IT SO REAL, I LOVE ME SOME WRESTLING!

FAKE IT SO REAL, I LOVE ME SOME WRESTLING!

I’m a child of the early 80’s so by default, I was a child of the WWF generation.  For as long as I can remember watching wrestling was a huge part of my media consumption, and I guess I never really stopped watching. Strangely, it’s always been a part of my life, even subconsciously. For […]

AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR FAMILY HAD PROBLEMS

AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR FAMILY HAD PROBLEMS

My impassioned argument for why YOU need to get yourself to the roof of the Old American Can Factory in Park Slope, Brooklyn, this Sunday and watch what is in my opinion the craziest, most fucked up, and most fantastic film we’re showing at this year’s Summer Series.

Love Letter to Hot Docs ’11 and The City of El Toro

Love Letter to Hot Docs ’11 and The City of El Toro

Rooftop’s resident Canuck provides a guide to Hot Docs, the city of Toronto, and Rooftop’s three shows at the festival.

KATI WITH AN I Opens TONIGHT in NYC!

KATI WITH AN I Opens TONIGHT in NYC!

Looking for something to do this weekend? Well look no further, because Rooftop Alum Extraordinaire Robert Greene’s gorgeous new film Kati with an I opens TONIGHT, right here in our fair city.

Drunken baby goes on rampage, Rooftop grantee goes viral

Drunken baby goes on rampage, Rooftop grantee goes viral

The trailer for Johannes Nyholm’s Rooftop grantee has received almost 6 million hits on YouTube. Watch it and you’ll see why.

Cold Weather Opens FRIDAY at the IFC Center

Cold Weather Opens FRIDAY at the IFC Center

Cold Weather, filmmaker Aaron Katz’s intelligent and exhilarating new indie mystery, was a huge hit when we screened it at the Ace Hotel in January. It’s no mystery why. Go see it Friday at the IFC Center.

Sundance Midnight Masterpieces #3: The Oregonian

Sundance Midnight Masterpieces #3: The Oregonian

Rooftop alum and blogger Calvin Lee Reeder’s The Oregonian is a psychotic horror freakout of epic proportions, scary and hilarious.

Of Mustaches and Main Street

Of Mustaches and Main Street

It’s been a heck of a week. I received so many kind words from so many strangers – about my film, sure – but none so kind as those about my mustache.

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