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Venues/Movie
Theaters located in NYC:
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Angelika Film Center
Houston & Mercer, (212)
995-2000
- The Angelika shows the
best of off-beat and hip flicks. It's waiting
area is a cafe; it's large (but often packed)
with a high ceiling and gourmet goodies
(croissant sandwiches, deserts, salads, fruit,
cappuccino). The cafe is good enough to visit
for lunch during the day, even if you're not
there to catch a show.
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BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Avenue between Ashland Place and
St. Felix Street, Brooklyn. (718) 636-4157
- "First-run
independent, classic American and foreign films,
documentaries, retrospectives, festivals and
sneak previews. Q&As with filmmakers, actors and
screen writers. Perfect sightlines, dolby
digital and surround sound. " Subways: 4 or 5, 2
or 3 train to Atlantic Avenue.
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Cinema Classics
332 East 11th Street, (212) 971-1015
- This hip East Village
screening room has become one of the hottest
“cheap” date spots in the city. Declared by the
New York Post to be “the first authentic revival
house to open in New York since the Walter Reade
Theater debuted at Lincoln Center in 1991,”
Cinema Classics has entertained thousands of
movie lovers (and has shown more than 400 films)
since it opened for business in 1998. Known for
its offbeat screenings of the best foreign,
cult, contemporary independent and classic
Hollywood films, Cinema Classics shows a
different film every 2-3 days. Admission is
only $5.50.
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Film Forum 209
West Houston, 727-8110
- Film Forum shows the
most eclectic political and artistic movies in
the city. Like many of the movie theaters of the
village, you can get popcorn for the movie or
stop into the lobby for a quick cappuccino. The
seats are comfy and often bear the names of
celebrity donors.
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The Kitchen 512
W. 19th St. bet. 10th and 11th Aves. (212)
255-5793
- The Kitchen features
avant-garde film and video, as well as more
traditional theater and concert performances.
They have special events with dinner and movie
combinations. Most work is by "struggling" New
York artists. Prices vary for features.
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Millennium Film Workshop
66 E. 4th St. near
Second Ave. (212) 673-0090
- The Millennium is a
workshop group presenting more than just film.
Experimental films are often shown, and group
classes and workshops are held throughout the
year.
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New York Film Academy
100 East 17th Street
(212) 674-4300
- In addition to
teaching the art of filmmaking, the NYFA hosts
regular film festivals in their 200 seat
auditorium equipped with 16mm, 35mm and video
projection with Dolby surround sound. Guests
have included filmmakers such as Peter
Bogdonavich and Al Pacino.
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Ocularis at Galapagos
70 North 6th Street,
between Wythe & Kent Avenues in historical
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Ocularis is a
not-for-profit organization dedicated to
providing a forum for classic, international and
repertory cinema, combined with innovative work
by emerging independent, experimental and
documentary video and film makers. Ocularis is
run by a volunteer curatorial, administrative,
technical, promotion and design staff of
filmmakers, curators and cinephiles. Screenings
are Sunday Nights at 7 & 9:30pm and Monday
Nights 8:30pm unless otherwise noted.
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Public Theater
425 Lafayette St. near Astor Place. (212)
260-2400
- The Public shows a
quirky selection of old movies, especially "art"
classics and history of filmmaking breakthrough
pictures.
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The Screening Room
54 Varick Street, just below Canal. (212)
334-2100
- Redefining dinner and
a movie, "the SCREENING ROOM is a new concept in
presenting filmed entertainment. It incorporates
under one roof a 131 seat movie theater, a
restaurant and bar, a lounge, and a private
dining/screening room known as the i-room, where
groups of up to 20 people can have a business
meeting, view a film, experience multimedia
software,and listen to music. Both the
restaurant and movie theater are designed by
Larry Bogdanow(Union Square Café, Cub Room), and
have the feel of a 1940's movie palace."
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