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Let this funky bunch take you even higher
Downtown choreographer David Dorfman gets his groove on ? with a lot of help from Sly and the Family Stone. ?Prophets of Funk? is a trip back to Dorfman?s funk and disco roots, but it?s not all polyester and nostalgia. Clocking in at less than an hour, the piece...
 
It?s a wrap at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah ? Newcomers and veteran filmmakers alike made this one of the finest editions of the Sundance Film Festival, where a foot of snow didn?t deter audiences from packing screenings. My personal favorite this week was Benh Zeitlin?s stunning feature debut, ?Beasts of the Southern Wild,?? an...
 
Worth a visit to Gwynnett
Gwynnett St., a rewarding new modern-American bistro in East Williamsburg, is named for a street that no longer exists ? what Lorimer Street, a block from the restaurant, was called 100 years ago. Might this confuse people? ?I?m sure it will,? owner Carl McCoy laughed. Gwynnett St. can puzzle in...
 
?Claywoman? half-film, half-live & half-baked
In ?The Mystery of Claywoman,? we meet a 500-million-year-old extraterrestrial who?s become a cult-like figure. She?s a fascinating character ? too bad we don?t get to see more of her. Half film, half live action, ?Claywoman? kicks off with a half-hour ?found? mockumentary in which her eccentric devotees...
 
?Sign? of Prince?s pull
Hal Prince has long been one of the most influential figures on Broadway. He produced ?West Side Story,? directed ?The Phantom of the Opera? ? which plays its 10,000th performance Feb. 11 ? and has 21 Tony Awards on his shelf. If that ain?t power, I don?t know what...
 
They have great chemistry!
On Friday at 6 p.m., brand-new East Village cocktail bar Booker & Dax opened its doors on 13th Street to a packed house of industry insiders, science geeks and downtown scenesters thirsty for a taste of high-tech drinks made with gadgetry more common in a chemistry lab than a bar...
 
To ?Surrogate? with love ? and laughs
PARK CITY, Utah ? The hottest new writer-director at this year?s Sundance Film Festival is also the oldest person to have a film in the US dramatic competition here. Ben Lewin, a 65-year-old polio survivor who wears a leg brace and walks with crutches, brings a unique perspective to ?The...
 
Have the Oscars jumped the shark?
The Oscar nominations spoke yesterday, and they said, ?Shh!? ABC?s response? ?Sh - - !? The list made it clear that the Feb. 26 ceremony will be among the least-watched editions of the collapsing telecast. Silent, black-and-white and made by obscure Frenchmen, ?The Artist? was nevertheless established as the overwhelming...
 
Lion down on the job
The untimely death of ?Spartacus? star Andy Whitfield ? and the grace he showed while battling his illness ? still resonates deeply with co-star Lucy Lawless and Liam McIntyre, the Australian actor tasked with replacing Whitfield as the gladiator drama?s titular star. ?I loved the show beforehand, and now I?ve...
 
Private ?Hell?
When Gordon Ramsay gets through yelling at bungling young chefs, here is the kitchen he?ll be going home to. Ramsay just bought a $6.5 million home in Beverly Hills and is now officially ?splitting his time? between London and California. The traditional-style kitchen sports a Wolf six-burner, double-oven...
 
Show stars a real-life serial killer
If he weren?t already dead? thank God ? would you call Jeffrey Dahmer to help you catch a cannibal? How about asking Charlie Manson to call from prison to help you profile a murderous cult leader?That?s the Hannibal Lecter-ish idea behind Investigation Discovery?s new series, ?Dark Minds...
 
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