UWS Video Of The Day: “Princess Bride” Cast At Tuesday’s NYFF 25th Anniversary Reunion/Screening

Posted on Monday that the cast of The Princess Bride was reuniting on the UWS for a 25th Anniversary screening at the 50th New York Film Festival. AP had a camera crew at last night’s event and caught up with the cast on the red carpet at Lincoln Center. There are some great Princess Bride [...]

NYT Overview Of Upcoming Screenings At UWS 50th New York Film Festival

Had a reminder post yesterday about the 50th New York Film Festival, which is in full swing at the Upper West Side’s Film Society Of Lincoln Center. Today, New York Times film critic Stephen Holden has an article highlighting a handful of screenings scheduled over the remaining 12 days of the festival.

50th New York Film Festival In Full Swing At UWS FilmLinc; “Princess Bride” Cast Reuniting On Tuesday Night At Alice Tully Hall

Posted about it last month and nearly every day since in the daily “Free & Cheap UWS Events” posts, but if you’ve somehow missed it, the 50th New York Film Festival (NYFF) is now in full swing at the Film Society Of Lincoln Center. The festival runs for almost two more weeks and tickets to [...]

Tickets On Sale For 50th New York Film Festival At UWS Film Society Of Lincoln Center

UPDATE 9/28: The festival kicks off today — click here for a full schedule and tickets UPDATE 10/1: “The Princess Bride” 25th Anniversary Screening & Cast Reunion UPDATE 10/3: NYT’s Stephen Holden highlights part of the NYFF slate The 50th New York Film Festival kicks off in just over two weeks and tickets are now [...]

UWS Openings & Closings: Drybar, Nails On Broadway, Betsey Johnson, At65 (Chef Marcus Samuelsson Project)

Looks like Drybar is opening a new outpost on the Upper West Side. If you’re not familiar with the chain, don’t walk in expecting a drink — it’s a “blow dry bar.” No cuts. No color. Just blowouts, for only $40.

UWS Deal Alert: 60% Off Orchestra Seats To Lincoln Center Chorus/Orchestral Concert

Good deal if you’re the concert-going type: 60% off Festival Choruses with Clausen & Leck and Mozart’s Requiem on June 9th at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 2/1/12

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012…

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 12/14/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011…

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 12/7/11

“December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy…” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011…

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 11/30/11

While not on the Upper West Side, the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place this evening. I used to work at 50 Rock and wouldn’t wish my worst enemy to endure the crazy crowds that will be there tonight, but to each their own… Here’s the official site if you’re looking for [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 11/2/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011… Hippo Playground Project Fall Drop-In Classes: Let’s Make Music Hippo Playground Parkhouse, Riverside Park (@ 91st) 10:00 – 10:45 am $15 (ages 2 – 3) Classic Film — Midweek Matinee: Sally Of The Sawdust (1925, W.C. Fields) Riverside Branch, New York Public Library [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 10/31/11

Happy Halloween! Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Monday, October 31st, 2011… Duality Of Light: An Installation By Lynette Wallworth Lobby Of Alice Tully Hall (Broadway & 65th) 12:00 – 8:00 pm FREE Halloween Treats Vendor Day Whole Foods, Columbus Square (808 Columbus, at 97th) 12:00 – 8:00 pm FREE Live Classical Music: [...]