» The New Yorker Theater Event at Barnes & Noble with Celeb Appearance

The New Yorker Theater Event at Barnes & Noble with Celeb Appearance

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

nyertheatertalbot There is an entertaining discussion and book signing for cinema fans tomorrow evening at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble (Broadway at 66th). Toby Talbot, author of memoir The New Yorker Theater and Other Scenes from a Life at the Movies, will be at the store to discuss her work and life as the “matron” of the New Yorker Theater in the UWS. In 1960, American film changed forever when the New Yorker Theater opened to begin screening cutting-edge films from around the world for an eager audience that included the city’s most influential producers, directors, critics, and writers. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Susan Sontag, Andrew Sarris, and Pauline Kael—among many others—made the New Yorker their home, trusting the owners’ taste and incorporating the films they viewed into their own work. Now you can hear Toby Talbot and her husband Dan Talbot talk about the eclectic personalities they encountered as they pioneered the art-house movement in Manhattan. Barnes & Noble mentions that the author will also be joined by legendary actress Isabella Rossellini tomorrow.