THROUGH 5/23: Burt Lancaster Film Retrospective At Upper West Side Film Society Of Lincoln Center

If you’re a film buff, you might be interested in the Burt Lancaster retrospective now running at the UWS Film Society Of Lincoln Center. The series — Man of Steel: Burt Lancaster at 100 — runs through Thursday, 5/23 and features some great classics.

THURSDAY 5/16: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy & Richard Linklater In-Person At UWS FilmLinc To Discuss “Before Midnight”

Great free event at the Film Society of Lincoln Center tomorrow night (Thursday, 5/16): As part of FilmLinc’s “Summer Talk” series, actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, along with director Richard Linklater, will sit down for an in-person discussion about their new movie Before Midnight – a follow-up to their earlier films Before Sunrise and [...]

Free Tickets Available For UWS Advance Screening Of “The Kings Of Summer” On Thursday, 5/16

UPDATE 5/16 @ 5:15 pm — So I heard from my contact that all 100 pairs of tickets were claimed rather quickly, however… I just got word that some people have give their tickets back — apparently you can “release” them on Gofobo if you realize you can’t go. So, there are now some additional [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 5/14/13

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013… Kids Eat Free At Big Nick’s Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint (2175 Broadway, between 76th & 77th) All Day Kid’s 12 & under eat free (dine-in only, kids menu, minimum $10 check with adult) Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand Columbus Circle 12:00 [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 5/7/13

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013… Kids Eat Free At Big Nick’s Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint (2175 Broadway, between 76th & 77th) All Day Kid’s 12 & under eat free (dine-in only, kids menu, minimum $10 check with adult) Martial Arts Class For Adults Joan of Arc [...]

UWS Openings & Closings: Juice Press, Geoff Merritt Hair Spa, Berkley Girl, W. 84th AMC Movie Theater

It was all the way back in January that Juice Press announced it was planning to open two Upper West Side stores. As is common with these things, it took longer than expected to happen, but the first UWS Juice Press opened for business last week at 73 W. 82nd (between Columbus & CPW).

UWS 84th Street AMC Loews Under Renovation; Premium Reclining Seats Among Improvements

The 84th Street AMC Loews on Broadway is undergoing renovations, resulting in three of its six screens being temporarily closed and the entire theater shuttering for five days next week. It looks like one of the improvements will be the installation of La-Z-Boy-esque reclining seats.

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 4/19/13

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Friday, April 19th, 2013… Communal Paper Shredding Outside PS 166 (132 W. 89th, between Amsterdam & Columbus) 10:00 – 11:30 am $10 70th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Warsaw Ghetto Memorial, Riverside Park (inside the park at 83rd Street) 12:30 – 2:30 pm FREE Public Lecture [...]

Free Tickets Available For Upper West Side Advance Screening Of “The To Do List” On Thursday, 4/11

UPDATE 4/11: Just got word that they’ve released some additional tickets for tonight. If you’re looking for something to do on Thursday night (4/11), there’s an advance screening of The To Do List showing at the AMC Lincoln Square theaters (1998 Broadway, between 67th & 68th). My friends over at gofobo.com just sent me a link for [...]

Israeli Film Center Festival Running On The Upper West Side From April 12th – 17th

Mentioned last month that there’s a huge Upper West Side celebration of Israel’s 65th anniversary slated to take place from April 11 – 16. Among the neighborhood activities is the Israeli Film Center Festival. It’s actually a city-wide event, but nearly a dozen screenings will take place on the UWS.

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 4/9/13

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013… Kids Eat Free At Big Nick’s Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint (2175 Broadway, between 76th & 77th) All Day Kid’s 12 & under eat free (dine-in only, kids menu, minimum $10 check with adult) Lectures & Talks: Conservation, Wilderness, and the American [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 4/3/13

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013… Special Tasting Event: Rum Based Cocktails With Sailor Jerry 67 Wine, with Edible Magazine & Good Enough To Eat (179 Columbus, at 68th) 6:00 – 8:00 pm FREE SciCafe: Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria American Museum Of Natural History (Central Park West [...]