By Michael Wells
Hong Kong movie star Tony Leung Chiu-wai’s
soulful eyes will soon gaze upon Fort Greene from the BAMcinematek
screen during a 12-film retrospective, beginning Dec. 1.
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By Lisa J. Curtis
Although comic Todd Levin is at home performing
in small, dark alternative clubs in Downtown Manhattan, he leapt
at the chance to do stand-up in the spotlight, on a stage before
hundreds of un-inebriated spectators, as part of Comedy Central’s
"Premium Blend."
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By Kevin Filipski
J.S. Bach’s "Goldberg Variations,"
long considered the summit of all solo piano music, has a legendary
history, with pianists like the eccentric Canadian genius Glenn
Gould putting their own unmistakable stamp on it.
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By Lee Cabot Walker
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
presents New York Stage Originals’ "Scrooge: The Musical"
- a snappy retooling of the story of Ebenezer’s spiritual transformation
- on Sunday, Nov. 27.
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By Tina Barry
While the name Melt may make you think
"coffee shop," this new Park Slope restaurant is anything
but.
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By Tina Barry
The buzz about Little Bistro - a tiny,
four-month-old eatery on Court Street - was "very good food,
cool place and a menu that needs to be more descriptive."
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By Lee Cabot Walker
Pop icon Lisa Loeb filmed a scene for her
upcoming E! Entertainment Television reality series, "#1
Single," in DUMBO on Monday. The singer-songwriter - still
wearing her signature cat-eye specs - was spotted shooting on
Washington Street, then moving inside 111 Front St. to ogle the
works at the Nelson Hancock art gallery.
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By Lisa J. Curtis
Being a book-lover herself, GO Girl is
no stranger to Brooklyn’s literary scene. In fact, she rarely
goes anywhere without her dog-eared copy of her favorite thriller,
"The Low-Carb Bartender." So it was no surprise to
her when she was asked to attend the Brooklyn Public Library’s
black tie gala, staged inside the Central branch on Nov. 17.
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By Vince DiMiceli
Atlantic Yards: Can two National Basketball Association teams share the same city without
driving each other crazy — or hurting Knicks ticket sales?
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By Ariella Cohen
Atlantic Yards: Even world-renowned architect Frank Gehry thinks his design for the Atlantic
Yards project — a scheme so massive that even its supporters grumbled
after it was unveiled in July — was “horrible.”
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