Chaim Pevner, Film CriticFILM NOTES TO THE BARBICAN YIDDISH FILM RETROSPECTIVE(London, October 12-24, 1996) THE YIDDISH language cinema is nearly unique among world cinema cultures in that it had no specific homeland.  Yiddish films, including “silent Yiddish” films, were produced wherever there were major Yiddish speech communities and a Yiddish theatrical circuit  from which  talent could be recruited.  The majority of Yiddish language films were therefore made in New York or in P...

THE NEW YORK CITY HORROR FILM FESTIVAL WRAPS MOST SUCSESSFUL AND HIGHLY ATTENDED YEAR TO DATE!The best of the horror film world gathered in New York to celebrate the New York City Horror Film Festival. The festival kicked off October 19th with a huge party at the famed Don Hills Night Club followed by four days of sold out film screenings, celebrity appearances, and an incredible and informative panel discussion at Tribeca Cinemas in Lower Manhattan. In addition to showcasing some of the best n...

CENTRAL PARK IN THE MOVIES AT THE 3rd ANNUAL CENTRAL PARK FILM FESTIVAL Little Manhattan Premiers Closing Night of This Five Night Film Festival, August 23 through August 27, at Central Park’s Rumsey PlayfieldCentral Park will be the location and the star of a five-night film festival hosted by the Central Park Conservancy and sponsored by Bloomberg. As a new edition, this year’s festival gives New Yorkers the unique opportunity to see a premiere screening of the new Regency Enterprise film ...