Tribeca Cinemas to Host 2013 Architecture & Design Film Festival from October 16-20
In New York City, the 2013 Architecture & Design Film Festival will be hosted by Tribeca Cinemas from October 16 to October 20. Tickets on sale October 1st.
MoreLast Weekend to take in the Fun City Series at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria
With Labor Day around the corner, catch the last few screenings of The Fun City Series at the Museum of Moving Image this weekend.
MoreDocumentary “Dîner en Blanc: the World’s Largest Dinner Party” Now Available Online
The documentary about Dîner en Blanc: the world’s largest pop-up dinner Party which originated in Paris is now available online.
More“Rising From Ashes,” a Documentary About Rwanda’s National Cycling Team, to Air in NYC
Rising From Ashes is a documentary chronicles the founding, building of Team Rwanda and the fight to qualify for the Olympics. The film shows in NYC Aug. 2nd.
MoreRare 1905 Black & White Film from Inside the NYC Subway
This rare black and white footage taken inside the New York subway system was taken in 1905, seven months after the opening of the metro system in October 1904.
MoreFeatured App/Website: Cinemacity, Your Ultimate Guide to Paris Film Locations
Cinemacity is your ultimate guide to Parisian film locations. The app allows you to search for them in many ways and also guides you along themed Cinewalks.
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Film Locations: The Most Filmed College Classroom Is Inside Columbia University’s Havemeyer Hall
The exterior of Havemeyer Hall at Columbia University. Do you recognize it?
If someone asked you to picture a college lecture hall, would the image you come up with look something like this?
MoreA Tourist’s View of London in 1926 – in Full Color [VIDEO]
Around the time that technicolor features were first introduced to theaters, British film pioneer Clause Friese-Greene was experimenting with video travelogues using the color process that his father, a noted cinematographer, was experimenting with. Vimeo recently published Friese-Greene’s gorgeous video of London, filmed in 1926 for his cross-country travelogue The Open Road.
MoreAmerican Classics in the Spotlight at Paris’ Grand Palais Drive-In Cinema Paradiso
There’s nothing everyday about Paris’ Grand Palais, but for two weeks this month, the sprawling monument is transformed into typical 1950s America when it becomes a temporary drive-in movie theater. From June 10-21, Cinema Paradiso is screening American classics like Taxi Driver, Back to the Future and The Big Lebowski. Expected to host up to 1,000 visitors per movie, the 12,000 square-meter …
MoreDaily What?! Rare Color Film of NYC in 1939
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For today’s Daily What?! we bring you this rare color film of New York City in 1939 via NBC News. The clip was originally posted to YouTube by UnknownWW2inColor. …
MoreDaily What?! The Daily Bugle MTA Bus
Our ever intrepid history editor, Benjamin Waldman (the Peter Parker of Untapped?), spotted this MTA Bus with an ad for The Daily Bugle, the fictional newspaper in Spiderman.
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Untapped Cities Founder Michelle Young in Dîner en Blanc Documentary
Dîner en Blanc: the World’s Largest Dinner Party will be screened today at 6pm at the Maysles Cinema in Harlem. Untapped Cities founder Michelle Young was one of the participants interviewed for the documentary, as she prepared for the annual pop-up white dinner in Paris, an event she has attended since 2010. Michelle also discusses the …
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