New York Cool: 2008 Archives
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June 2008
About Town:
El Museo Del Barrio Ball at Cipriani
Arts Back to the Garden Exhibit Pelham Arts Center
Fashion Style: Ports 1961 Resort Collection Gen Art Style Party with Michelle Trachtenberg
Feature: Summer in the (non) Central Parks Film: Frank J. Avella's Film Column
Film Reviews:
Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk Sergei Bodrov's Mongol Peter Askin's Trumbo Timor Bekmambetov’s Wanted Joshua Seftel's War Inc. Pere Portabela's Warsaw Bridge
Newfest Reviews:
Yair Hochner’s Antarctica Guido Santi & Tina Mascara’s Chris & Don: a love story James Bolton’s Dream Boy Gabriel Fleming’s The Lost Coast Gustav Hofer & Luca Ragazzi’s Suddenly, Last Winter (Improvvisamente l’inverno scorso) Stewart Wade’s Tru Loved Sam Zalutsky’s You Belong to Me Jeffrey Schwarz’s Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Music:
Slovenia Concert Die Die Die Opens for Wire at the American Express River to River Fest X at the Filmore East
New York Stories: Puerto Rican Day Parade 116th Street Festival
Theater:
Wendy R. Williams Theater Column Elias Stimac Talks to Liza Lentini
Theater Reviews: Saved Ishah Janssen-Faith and Jack McGowan's Standing Clear
Miss Wendy's Texas Love Advice: Ask Miss Wendy
May 2008
Roostein Mannequin's Agyness Deyn Mannequin Launch Party Gilda's Club Benefit at Cipriani Cocktail Party to Announce the El Museo del Barrio Gala Partnership With Chilren Turn of the Centruy Ball at the Pierre Hotel Make An Earnest Difference Party at Slate Form Spring/Summer 2008 Collection Event Jeffrey Gurian's Comedy Matters
Arts Chelsea Hotel Through the Eyes of Photographers Pulse New York Art Now Fair
Fashion Style: The Fourth Race for Survival Cheetah Outreach Fashion Show
Feature: What Makes New York Weird and Wonderful Film: Frank J. Avella's Film Column
Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Jon Favreau's Iron Man Giuseppe Tornatore’s La Sconosciuta (The Unknown Woman) Henry Bean's Noise Joachim Trier’s Reprise Michael Patrick King's Sex and the City: The Movie Martin Scorsese’s Shine a Light Helen Hunt's Then She Found Me
New Directors New Films at MoMA Reviews: Tia Lessin and Carl Dean’s Trouble the Water Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer
Tribeca Film Festival Reviews: John Crowley’s Boy A Richard Ledes’ The Caller Isild Le Besco’s Charly José Luis López-Linares’s The Chicken, the Fish and the King Crab Delphine Kreuter’s 57,000 Kilometers Between Us Hunter Hill & Perry Moore’s Lake City Dan Castle’s Newcastle "Nuthouse" Program of Short Films Gini Reticker’s Pray the Devil Back to Hell Robb Moss and Peter Galison's Secrecy Rosa von Praunheim’s Two Mothers Jonathan Levine's The Wackness Joshua Seftel's War Inc.
Coachella 2008 The Disco Biscuits
New York Stories: I Spent the Night with William Shatner Sean Bell Trial Protest Marches May Day Immigration Rally
Nightlife:
Squeezebox! Premiere Party at the Blender Theater
Wendy R. Williams Theater Column
Theater Reviews: Tracy Letts' August Osage County John Water's Cry Baby James Lindenberg’s The Set Up
April 2008
PEN Luncheon on the Queen Mary II Jeffrey Gurian's Comedy Matters Art: Amanda Dolan
Fashion Style: Robert Verino 25 Year of Fashion
Feature: The Tribeca Film Festival Film: Frank J. Avella's Film Column
Olivier Assayas' Boarding Gate Oren Jacoby's Constantine’s Sword Jon Avnet's 88 Minutes Tom McCarthy’s The Visitor
Blitzen Trapper The Presidents of the United States Mae Langerado Music Festival
New York Stories: Sean Bell Trial Protest March Pillow Fight in Union Square
Wendy R. Williams Theater Column Elias Stimac Talks to David Gibbs
Theater Reviews:
Edward Albee's The American Dream and The Sandbox Hillary Bettis's American Girls Kevin Augustine's Bride Charles Mee's Fire Island Gypsy
March 2008
Poetry Brothel
Arts: Afrology at the Essex Gallery Jan DeCock at MoMA
Fashion Style: February 2008 Fashion Week
Feature: Over the Rainbow with Heatherette Film: Frank J. Avella's Film Column
Roger Donaldson’s The Bank Job Ramin Bahrani’s Chop Shop Bharat Nalluri’s Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Kimberly Peirce’s Stop-Loss
REPRESENT! a Celebration of Young Talent at the Apollo Theater Lenny Revel
New York Stories: Maurice Neuhaus: From Drag Queen to Show Biz Expert Rally Against Human Trafficking in Union Square Arrivals for the Sean Bell Trial Masters of Food and Wine Buenos Aires
Nightlife: Dizzie Rascal at Southpaw Donna Davine Wine Bar in Brooklyn
The Breakup and The Happy Sad Harold Pinter's The Homecoming Beau Willimon’s Lower Ninth Man of La Mancha Miss Wendy's Texas Love Advice: Ask Miss Wendy
February 2008
Valentine's Day Party and Jeffrey and Liz Peek's Opening of the Sarar Flagship Store on Madison Avenue Ford Supermodel of the World
Arts: Amy Davidson's Urban Decay Photographs
Feature: 2008 Fashion Week Film: Frank J. Avella's Film Column
Jon Poll's Charlie Bartlett Paolo Morelli's City of Men David Moreau and Xavier Palud’s The Eye Jason Reitman's Juno Sylvester Stallone's Rambo Interview:
Jessica Alba Stewart Lane
Music: The Roots at the Apollo Theater Kirsten Price Smith Island Langerado Music Festival
New York Stories: Kotchenga Dance Company Barack Obama Rally New Year's Celebration in London Sightseeing in London Signature Days
Club Cielo
Wendy R. Williams Theater Column Interview with Mark Schultz Incite Festival Miss Wendy's Texas Love Advice: Ask Miss Wendy
January 2008
Josh Brolin at "Times Talk" Bob Saget: the Man, the Myth, the Caricature
Arts: The Streets of Europe - A Playground for Urban Story-Touring Comedy Matters: Jeffrey Gurian Fashion/Style: Desmond Tutu Center Opening Fashion Show Feature: Manhattan Underground Rises With Rob Roth's Screen Test
Film: Frank J. Avella's Film Column
Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream Bryan Gunner Cole’s Day Zero Tamara Jenkins’ The Savages Alex Gibney’s Taxi to the Dark Side Gregory Hoblit's Untraceable
Interview: Julie Benz of Rambo Bob Saget Alex Gibney of Taxi to the Dark Side
Music: Ivana XL Arms and The Pianos New York Stories: Art For Progress Sean Bell Rally Central Park Horse Drawn Carriages at Christmas
Katra Lounge NYC Nightlife 2007 Recap New Year's Party at a Warehouse in Williamsburg Frank Party Theater: Wendy R. Williams Theater Column Parsons Dance
Miss Wendy's Texas Love Advice: Miss Wendy