Seth Porges shows the event in all its raucousness, but he is also sympathetic to its origins. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Documentary Films and Programs”
‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2025
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened. Source: New York Times
Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2025
With her husband, Dan, she ran four theaters in Manhattan and a company that distributed foreign and independent classics. Source: New York Times
Northwell Health Is Starting Its Own Film Studio After Starring in Documentaries
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2024
The Northwell Health system allowed filmmakers to make documentaries following its doctors, nurses and patients. It went so well, the hospital is starting a studio to make its own. Source: New York Times
‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2023
A teenage ritual takes on deeper significance as a setting where autistic young people can blossom — and exercise their social skills along the way. Source: New York Times
A History of Doo-Wop Emerges From Sandy Wreckage
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2022
Kenny Vance’s home in the Rockaways was damaged by the hurricane 10 years ago. But he was able to save some precious footage. Source: New York Times
Animal Lovers, Rejoice: The NY Cat and Dog Film Festivals Return
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2022
The programs feature many surprises, including a cat that plays Wordle and a lone man’s odyssey to feed Turkish strays. Source: New York Times
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $31.5 Million in Grants
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
The third round of funding for the year will support 226 projects across the country. Source: New York Times
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and the Perils of the Power Couple
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
A documentary about their movie-star marriage charts its electric beginnings at the Actors Studio and a half-century of fame’s infinite rewards and shortfalls. Source: New York Times
92NY’s New Season Includes Ian McEwan and Tom Stoppard
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
The fall season also features Ralph Fiennes, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Katie Couric and Ken Burns. Source: New York Times
Sixth Teenager Charged in Central Park Jogger Case to Be Exonerated
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
Steven Lopez is expected to have a robbery charge linked to the 1989 attack cleared from his record. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Pride Events 2022: Where to Celebrate
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
Pride is almost back to normal this year, with in-person festivals, a 100th birthday celebration for Judy Garland and a retrospective on the lesbian bar in cinema. Source: New York Times
The East Shaped Black Life in 1970s Brooklyn. A New Film Shows How.
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2022
A documentary premiering this month chronicles the history and impact of The East, an organization and meeting place that served as a “microcosm of Black nationhood” in Central Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
John Wilson Is Making the Least Predictable Show on TV
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2021
In the second season of “How To With John Wilson,” the documentary filmmaker shows off his penchant for mutating the mundane into the vivid and extraordinary. Source: New York Times
Who Are Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam?
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
In 1965, the two men were members of the Nation of Islam militia, working at the Harlem mosque that Malcolm X led before breaking with the group. Source: New York Times