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| New York Today: Film Festival Frenzy | New York Today: Film Festival Frenzy |
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| Updated, 9:26 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this drippy Monday. | Good morning on this drippy Monday. |
| This week you can take a cinematic trip to France, Cuba and Germany without leaving New York. | This week you can take a cinematic trip to France, Cuba and Germany without leaving New York. |
| These film festivals are rolling into our city: | These film festivals are rolling into our city: |
| • Focus on French Cinema arrives tomorrow. | • Focus on French Cinema arrives tomorrow. |
| • The Havana Film Festival New York, celebrating Latin American cinema, begins on Thursday. | • The Havana Film Festival New York, celebrating Latin American cinema, begins on Thursday. |
| • Kino! 2017 highlights German movies and starts on Friday. | • Kino! 2017 highlights German movies and starts on Friday. |
| • And single tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 19-30. | • And single tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 19-30. |
| Spring is a cinematic sweet spot in New York. | Spring is a cinematic sweet spot in New York. |
| “With the festivals, you want to get in the middle of Sundance and Berlin, and the next big one, Cannes,” said Diana Vargas, artistic director for Havana Film Festival New York. “Those are festivals that you can’t really compete with.” | “With the festivals, you want to get in the middle of Sundance and Berlin, and the next big one, Cannes,” said Diana Vargas, artistic director for Havana Film Festival New York. “Those are festivals that you can’t really compete with.” |
| (If you’re keeping track: Sundance starts in January; Berlin in February; Cannes in May; Venice in August; and Toronto in September. That leaves March and April up for grabs.) | (If you’re keeping track: Sundance starts in January; Berlin in February; Cannes in May; Venice in August; and Toronto in September. That leaves March and April up for grabs.) |
| Award shows factor into the timeline, too, said Cara Cusumano, director of programming at the Tribeca Film Festival. | Award shows factor into the timeline, too, said Cara Cusumano, director of programming at the Tribeca Film Festival. |
| “There is a pretty clear distinction between the fall festival season and the spring festival season,” Ms. Cusumano said. “Those coming out in the fall are award season films, and a lot of films then are launching into Oscars and the awards campaign side of things. And the ones in the spring, like Tribeca, are focused much more on discovery of new films and distribution.” | “There is a pretty clear distinction between the fall festival season and the spring festival season,” Ms. Cusumano said. “Those coming out in the fall are award season films, and a lot of films then are launching into Oscars and the awards campaign side of things. And the ones in the spring, like Tribeca, are focused much more on discovery of new films and distribution.” |
| Oliver Mahrdt, who represents the promoter German Films in North America, pointed out that Kino! 2017 is carefully wedged between bigger events like Tribeca and New Directors/New Films, which wrapped up this past weekend in New York. | Oliver Mahrdt, who represents the promoter German Films in North America, pointed out that Kino! 2017 is carefully wedged between bigger events like Tribeca and New Directors/New Films, which wrapped up this past weekend in New York. |
| “When you have a big film festival in New York, like Tribeca, a lot of people from Los Angeles and the movie industry will come and take time off to be here,” he said, “so you benefit from the marketing that these big flagship events have. It’s a great time to launch your show.” | “When you have a big film festival in New York, like Tribeca, a lot of people from Los Angeles and the movie industry will come and take time off to be here,” he said, “so you benefit from the marketing that these big flagship events have. It’s a great time to launch your show.” |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| The city is thawing out. | The city is thawing out. |
| A week of warm temperatures is ahead. Even today’s cloudy skies can’t make us gray with a high of 57. | A week of warm temperatures is ahead. Even today’s cloudy skies can’t make us gray with a high of 57. |
| There’s a bit of morning drizzle as well, but what a glorious feelin’. | There’s a bit of morning drizzle as well, but what a glorious feelin’. |
| We’ll be singin’ in the rain. | We’ll be singin’ in the rain. |
| • Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to open the first of 90 new homeless shelters, embracing a level of self-scrutiny unusual for a politician running for re-election. [New York Times] | • Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to open the first of 90 new homeless shelters, embracing a level of self-scrutiny unusual for a politician running for re-election. [New York Times] |
| • The first of New York’s new ferries is on its way to the city. But first it has to get past Florida. [New York Times] | • The first of New York’s new ferries is on its way to the city. But first it has to get past Florida. [New York Times] |
| • The officer who killed Ramarley Graham has left the Police Department. [New York Times] | • The officer who killed Ramarley Graham has left the Police Department. [New York Times] |
| • Democrats in the State Senate lobbed insults tinged with allegations about race and class, underscoring a rift in the party. [New York Times] | • Democrats in the State Senate lobbed insults tinged with allegations about race and class, underscoring a rift in the party. [New York Times] |
| • The city’s skyscrapers are adapting to climate change. [Agence France-Presse] | • The city’s skyscrapers are adapting to climate change. [Agence France-Presse] |
| • In “Crime Scene,” Michael Wilson returns to past columns for a glimpse at the future. [New York Times] | • In “Crime Scene,” Michael Wilson returns to past columns for a glimpse at the future. [New York Times] |
| • The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is building fences at sites around the city. [New York Times] | • The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is building fences at sites around the city. [New York Times] |
| • What’s up with all the empty storefronts in Manhattan? [WNYC] | • What’s up with all the empty storefronts in Manhattan? [WNYC] |
| • The bar and venue Union Hall is closed until further notice, after a fire ripped through the building. [Brooklyn Vegan] | • The bar and venue Union Hall is closed until further notice, after a fire ripped through the building. [Brooklyn Vegan] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Symmetry in a Klezmer Key” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Symmetry in a Klezmer Key” |
| • Scoreboard: Nets snare Hawks, 107-92. Stars stun Devils, 2-1. Ducks swamp Rangers, 6-3. | • Scoreboard: Nets snare Hawks, 107-92. Stars stun Devils, 2-1. Ducks swamp Rangers, 6-3. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. |
| • WNYC hosts a conversation with Soledad O’Brien about politics, race and the media, at the Greene Space in downtown Manhattan. 7 p.m. [$15, tickets here] | • WNYC hosts a conversation with Soledad O’Brien about politics, race and the media, at the Greene Space in downtown Manhattan. 7 p.m. [$15, tickets here] |
| • The author Susan Rubin Suleiman talks about the legacy of Irène Némirovsky — a Russian Jew who emigrated to France and later died at Auschwitz — at La Maison Française at N.Y.U. 7 p.m. [Free] | • The author Susan Rubin Suleiman talks about the legacy of Irène Némirovsky — a Russian Jew who emigrated to France and later died at Auschwitz — at La Maison Française at N.Y.U. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • Indulge in some Monday Night Magic (and mind-reading) at the Players Theater in Greenwich Village. 8 p.m. [$42.50] | • Indulge in some Monday Night Magic (and mind-reading) at the Players Theater in Greenwich Village. 8 p.m. [$42.50] |
| • Learn to juggle and break a sweat in a juggling-meets-fitness class at the Prospect Heights Brainery in Brooklyn. 8:30 p.m. [$15, sign up here] | • Learn to juggle and break a sweat in a juggling-meets-fitness class at the Prospect Heights Brainery in Brooklyn. 8:30 p.m. [$15, sign up here] |
| • Looking ahead: Learn to make your own Neapolitan pizza in a 2.5-hour cooking class next week at Haven’s Kitchen in Chelsea. [Register here] | • Looking ahead: Learn to make your own Neapolitan pizza in a 2.5-hour cooking class next week at Haven’s Kitchen in Chelsea. [Register here] |
| • Islanders host Predators, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Knicks host Pistons, 7:30 p.m. (MSG). | • Islanders host Predators, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Knicks host Pistons, 7:30 p.m. (MSG). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until April 11. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until April 11. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| What was the first movie shot in New York City? | What was the first movie shot in New York City? |
| The first film shot on location here that was to be shown on a screen, not viewed through an eyepiece, was probably “Herald Square” on May 11, 1896. | The first film shot on location here that was to be shown on a screen, not viewed through an eyepiece, was probably “Herald Square” on May 11, 1896. |
| An assistant of Thomas A. Edison shot it using a camera designed by Mr. Edison for outdoor shooting. | An assistant of Thomas A. Edison shot it using a camera designed by Mr. Edison for outdoor shooting. |
| Several weeks earlier, some of the first projected motion pictures in the United States were shown near Herald Square in Koster & Bial’s Music Hall, where Macy’s is today. These early films, called “actualities,” were no more than roughly two minutes long with no plots or characters. | Several weeks earlier, some of the first projected motion pictures in the United States were shown near Herald Square in Koster & Bial’s Music Hall, where Macy’s is today. These early films, called “actualities,” were no more than roughly two minutes long with no plots or characters. |
| Among the first films was “What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City,” which starred the actress Florence Georgie. In one scene, her skirt billowed up as she walked over a sidewalk grate. | Among the first films was “What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City,” which starred the actress Florence Georgie. In one scene, her skirt billowed up as she walked over a sidewalk grate. |
| Sound familiar? It would be repeated in 1955 with Marilyn Monroe in “The Seven-Year Itch.” | Sound familiar? It would be repeated in 1955 with Marilyn Monroe in “The Seven-Year Itch.” |
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