Director Andrew Bujalski celebrates 10 years of 'Funny Ha Ha' with a big fan, Lena Dunham:
Andrew Bujalski's film Funny Ha Ha celebrated its 10th anniversary last night at Anthology Film Archives, with the director and one of his biggest fans, Lena Dunham, in attendance.
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After yesterday afternoon's free concert in Union Square, thousands of demonstrators flowed out of the crowded park and south down Broadway to continue their protest in lower Manhattan.
All told, there were thousands representing traditional union-backed demonstrators, Occupy-affiliated protestors and advocates for causes like the DREAM Act and increased funding for higher education.
At first many of the groups were finely divided between clearly defined unions, but gradually gave way to a scattering of grassroots causes, homemade banners and vibrant street theater. More
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on May 2nd, 2012 9:44am
As what looked to be a hundred guitar-wielding protestors filled the Upper Terrace of Bryant Park, no less than 17 cameras were currently trained on activist and Rage Against the Machine guitarist, Tom Morello.
“There’s certainly a preponderance of journalists here,” he said after a reporter asked whether the day would be a success. “In some regard it’s already happened.”
Morello was at the park leading the “Guitarmy,” which was a stri
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on May 1st, 2012 3:37pmIt was a gentle start to May Day in Bushwick, as Occupy Wall Street protestors sought to reinvigorate the movement that quieted down over the colder months. The weather was raining, a bad sign.
Still, there was some activity this morning in Maria Hernandez Park, a patch of green in this mostly working-class Brooklyn neighborhood. Around 8 a.m., a dozen protestors were standing in a tight circle wearing ponchos and holding umbrellas; they were one of the mini-groups that would be cycling into Bryant Park and Union Square for protests through the day. More
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on May 1st, 2012 12:03pmA student asked about an Oscar Wao film. Back in 2007, Miramax bought the rights to it, but never made the film.
“You’ve gotta remember it’s about Dominicans in New Jersey so they paid like $500 for it,” he said to laughs. “No, I’m being honest. The shit wasn’t about werewolves, you know? Literally they paid, like, they paid me lunch money.
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on April 27th, 2012 10:53am“We didn’t do anything to compromise our principles or anything else,” CNN-founder Ted Turner said, accepting a lifetime achievement award. He compared his work getting the then-fledging network pictures of the Gulf War with Rupert Murdoch who testified earlier yesterday about phone hacking. “In fact, some lines from Shakespeare,” he said and paused stopped before taking the time to gloat over his decades-old rivalry.
“I mean, unlike Rupert Murdoch, I’m not being indicted for anything,” he said.
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on April 26th, 2012 10:22amKizenko, 45, is a bit of a novelty, which explains some of the national and international attention that has attended his new venture. He worked in finance, mostly in Russia, and eventually became Goldman Sachs’ chief equity trader in their Moscow offices. More
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on April 25th, 2012 9:40pmCiting concerns about intercity buses, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senator Daniel Squadron announced progress yesterday afternoon on a bill that would give City Hall the authority to force bus companies to apply for a permit to pick up or drop off customers.
Framed by pictures of bus-choked streets on Chinatown, Silver talked up the agreement between the city Department of Transportation and state legislators. More
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on April 24th, 2012 9:40amSpeaking last night to a crowded co-location hearing at a Harlem middle school, Comptroller John Liu said Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recent announcement the city would open dozens of new schools in the fall was misleading because it mostly relied on closing schools and adding new ones to old locations. More
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on April 20th, 2012 9:25am
“It’s not another million and a half or two million dollar loss, it’s whatever it is,” he said. “But when we think it makes sense to lose a little bit more money because there’s a larger audience for a given production we’ll do it,” Steel said.
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on April 18th, 2012 1:49pmThis afternoon, Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled 54 new schools and defended closing others, as part of his effort to reform the city’s school system since gaining mayoral control at the start of his administration.
He spoke with schools chancellor Dennis Walcott next to a map with many of the new schools, most of which were scattered in Brooklyn, the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan. Behind him were some of the new principals, assistant principals, teachers and founders. More
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on April 17th, 2012 4:53pm
