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Watch Filmmaker Albert Maysles’ Most Recent Doc on Dancer Sally Gross

July 23rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm

‘Sally Gross - The Pleasure of Stillness‘ is an intimate portrait about the life and work of critically-acclaimed dancer and choreographer Sally Gross. Called “the most poetic of minimalist modern-dance choreographers” by the NY Times, Gross has been dancing for more than 50 years. Watch this film online, completed in 2007 by filmmakers Albert Maysles and Kristin Nutile.

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July 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm

Ebert and Roeper To Leave TV

After 33 years, Roger Ebert will be leaving his syndicated program “At the Movies”, and Richard Roeper, his co-host since Gene Siskel died in 1999, is also leaving the …

SundayArts

July 22nd, 2008 at 10:45 am

TKTS Booths Encourage Spontaneous Theater-Going

The thing with TKTS booths is that you’re never entirely sure as to what will be on offer, and you have to see the performance that very evening. In other words, the booths encourage spontaneity. And spontaneity is seriously endangered these days.

Thirteen Forum

July 21st, 2008 at 12:34 pm

Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling at MoMA

The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the prefabricated home. This panel focuses on two quintessential …

Charlie Rose

July 21st, 2008 at 10:37 am

Watch: Neil Young on Charlie Rose

Neil Young’s one-of-a-kind voice, crude guitar work, and outspoken political opinions made him a music legend. Last week, he sat down with Charlie Rose to discuss his recent tour with CSNY, his despair about the war in Iraq, and his dedication to, as he puts it, his “boss” — inspiration.

Reel 13

July 21st, 2008 at 10:06 am

Vote for this Week’s Reel 13 Short Film

This week’s Reel 13 shorts feature films about madness and vengeance:
* The dark psychology of Charlie
* A man risks death for his lover
* A man avenges his recent abduction
Watch now. Then vote for your favorite.

Reel 13

July 18th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

Watch the Reel 13 Winner for July 19, 2008

Last week’s Reel 13 shorts meditated on loneliness, the afterlife, and obsessive compulsion. You voted for your favorite. Now find out which film won.

American Masters

July 17th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

Inside the James Brown Auction

Possibly the most kitsch assembled at Christie’s in a long time (save any given Jeff Koons collection), The James Brown Collection auction, taking place today (July 17), is estimated to earn his estate (which is still plagued by disputes among his relatives and business managers) approximately $2M.

SundayArts

July 17th, 2008 at 10:51 am

Superstar Pianist Lang Lang Plays Steinway Hall

By the standards of the classical-music world, Lang Lang is a superstar. He’s appeared in just about all the major media outlets, he has the backing of a major record label, and has managed to stay in the spotlight by ruffling a few feathers with his unorthodox demeanor and sometimes overheated, bombastic interpretations of music. Read more…

SundayArts

July 16th, 2008 at 9:25 am

Interview: Glenn D. Lowry, MoMA Director

Thirteen/WNET president Neal Shapiro interviews Glenn D. Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, about MoMA’s growing permanent collection, the expansion and renovation by architect Yoshio Taniguchi, and the transformation of a former warehouse in Long Island City, Queens, into a state-of-the-art study and storage center. Watch the interview.