NYC events & culture
NYC: Annual American Image Awards 2013
The Annual American Image Awards 2013 took place at the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum at Pier 86 in New York City. The event was put together by American Apparel & Footwear to raise funds to support the Wounded Warrior Project. Upon entering the red carpet event [Read More]
Tribeca Film Festival 2013: Dark Touch
French film-maker Marina De Van’s first horror (and fourth feature movie) Dark Touch teaches one lesson: don’t take creepy little girls home. But isn’t that something we already know? The scary movie wraps its story around Neve, an 11-year-old girl with [Read More]
Interviews with the cast of Reaching for the Moon at Tribeca Film Festival
Reaching for the Moon (original title Flores Raras) is Brazilian director Bruno Baretto’s new movie, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. What made American poet Elizabeth Bishop visit Brazil for three days and stay for 17 years? Surely love – [Read More]
Brooklyn Museum praises diverse glam art scene at its Artists Ball 2013
Last Wednesday night Brooklyn Museum brought out creativity and glamor in an eclectic style for its annual Brooklyn Artists Ball held every spring for over 150 years. The party started with a swanky cocktail reception on the first floor. Even thought the museum was closed [Read More]
Interview with Laurie Collyer and Norman Reedus for Sunlight Jr.
For further news and pictures, follow The Upcoming on Twitter. At the premiere of Sunlight Jr. at Tribeca Film Festival 2013 we met the director Laurie Collyer, and Norman Reedus, one of the lead actors. Sunlight Jr. tells the love story of troubled and poor Florida [Read More]
Interview with Naomi Watts at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Sunlight Jr.
The new movie of American indie director Laurie Collyer premiered last night at Tribeca Film Fest 2013. Sunlight Jr. tells the love story between Melissa Winters (Naomi Watts) – a cashier in the local convenience store, and her boyfriend Richie (Matt Dillon) – a [Read More]
Stand Up for a Cure 2013 with Jerry Seinfeld at Madison Square Garden
The 2013 annual ceremony hosted by Rosanna Scotto was held on 17th April night at Madison Square Garden, NYC. The night evening was gorgeous and billowed of film, sport, and local New York celebrities. The Theater at concert and sports arena MSG was transformed into the [Read More]
City Harvest: A Night of Practical Magic
With table reservations boasting names like renowned French chef Eric Ripert, celebrity chef Tom Colicchio and iron chef/restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian, it was a culinary dream inside of New York’s Cipriani restaurant on Tuesday 17th April. City Harvest hosted their 19th [Read More]
Tribeca Film Festival 2013: Reaching for the Moon
Latest creation of Brazilian film-maker Bruno Barret, Reaching for the Moon (original title Flores Raras) is a touching and stylish movie capturing the spirit of 1950s Brazilian bohemia. Based on a true story and the novel Rare and Commonplace Flowers on the same subject, [Read More]
Tribeca Film Festival 2013: Powerless
Powerless is a wiry documentary that exposes the dire power shortage in Northern India. Kanpur, once known as the “Manchester of the East,” now is sure to decay under an increasing energy deficiency. The citizens of the city demand the government subsidize [Read More]
