Our Family Wedding Premiere Brings Celebs to the UWS

Celebrities came out by the many to attend the Our Family Wedding premiere last night at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square (Broadway at 68th).  Stars America Ferrara, Lance Gross, Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Diana Maria Riva, and Charlie Murphy all walked the red carpet for the premiere.  In addition, well-known faces like Ferrara’s [...]

Upper West Side Filming Location

The FX hit show Damages starring Glenn Close is filming today in the vicinity of Broadway and the low 100’s.  Swing by and check it out if you are a fan.  Thanks to Twitter tipster @porcinea for the photo and information.
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Upper West Side Film Events

There are several filming locations planned for the Upper West Side in the coming days.  First, On Location Vacations reports that the FX hit show Damages starring Glenn Close is filming today in the vicinity of 77th between Central Park West and Columbus.  Signs were spotted for another filming tomorrow on 74th between Riverside and [...]

UWS Oscar Events

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, but just because you aren’t enjoying the festivities at the Kodak Theatre in LA doesn’t mean you are stuck watching the Oscars in your onesie on the sofa… the Upper West Side has some cool Oscar-related events this weekend to celebrate critically acclaimed films.  First, [...]

Upper West Side Celebrity Sightings

The celebrities were out in full force last week, making our neighborhood an ideal place to spot a well-known face.  At left is a photo of Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, the stars of the new movie Cop Out, attending the film’s premiere at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 (Broadway at 68th) last Monday.  [...]

Special Event at St. John the Divine: Thank You Tibet!

This Thursday, experience a very special event at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine (112th and Amsterdam).  “Thank You Tibet!” will be a celebration of Tibetan culture with a slew of special guests.  Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi join Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, John Giorno, Michael Imperioli, Bobby McFerrin, Robert [...]

Thursday: The New York Premiere of RiseUP

The Film Society of Lincoln Center is holding a special event on Thursday, the New York premiere of RiseUP.  The new film is a journey into the heart of Jamaica, where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce.  The story follows three distinct and courageous artists who fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves [...]

UWS Celebrity Sightings

CNN’s Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour was spotted near, where else?, the CNN headquarters, this week.  Twitterer @experimenttruth saw the newswoman on an escalator in the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle on Monday.  Our guess is she was either going to or coming from her job as the worldly and wise CNN correspondent.
Also spotted [...]

Thursday: Special Preview of Oscar-Nominated Foreign Film

Come to the Walter Reade Theater (65th between Broadway and Amsterdam, upper level) on Thursday to see the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s special preview screening of A Prophet.  This epic crime drama from France follows an illiterate French-Arab prison inmate’s six-year odyssey from new kid on the cell block to underworld kingpin. The film [...]

Spin is the Word…

Here’s a cool and fun UWS event… the Jewish Community Center (Amsterdam at 76th) is holding a special spin class on Saturday.  It’s not just any spin class… the 45-minute class includes a sing-a-long while watching the cult classic Grease on the 22’ x 11’ movie screen in the JCC’s auditorium!  Top spin instructor Randi [...]