Uprooted
By Mitchell Donian I have been uprooted. After living in Greenwich Village for sixty years I am homeless. In an effort to regain a place […]
Jonas Mekas Was Frozen History
By George Capsis 66 years ago I was invited by Dick Brummer to his top floor apartment on Perry Street for an small evening party […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies That Matter
Best in Film 2018 I spent a lot of time watching movies this year, just as I did in the streets protesting! I see my […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
MAY 2017 As I sit to write about the last three weeks of attending the Tribeca Film Festival press/public screenings, I’m glad to finally be […]
Goodbye Rebel Rebel
By Robert Heide It was in the August 2014 issue of Westview News that I first wrote an article entitled Music! Music! Music!—Village Music Stores […]
Diversity Matters
By Annunziata Gianzero A cop car pulls up to a parked police car with a smashed rear window. A young baller holds the culpable baseball […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
Jim Fouratt’s JULY 2016 It’s impossible to not speak of how popular culture, and in particular the role film and television play in building consciousness, […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
JUNE 2016 June is the busiest month for major film festivals in New York City. Each one deserves your attention. I highlight them because in […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
NYC is about to become Movie Theatre Capital of the World for the public to see a movie. In addition to the soon to be […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
April 2016 It’s April and that means that the Tribeca Film Festival and the Havana Film Festival have arrived. Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) April 13-24 […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
by Jim Fouratt I have been trying to encourage readers to risk being challenged and intellectually stimulated by attending Film Festivals such as the New […]
Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso LIVE AND YEARN CHARLES CARUSO ACTION You can do anything they can’t stop you from doing. ACTION Action reveals character in life […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
February 2016 I am writing this midway through the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Sundance, a competitive festival with juried Grand Jury Prizes for U.S. narrative […]
The Prime of Miss Maggie Smith—Err, Dame Maggie Smith: A Biography of One of the Greatest Actors of Our Time
By Ellis Nassour “With a face like that,” stated Meg, Margaret Smith’s mom, no less, “how could you hope to be an actress? Go to […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
BEST IN FILM 2015 We are not limiting ourselves to a Top Ten. Rather we have put together a list of narrative and documentary films […]
George Takei of Star Trek Fame Speaks of One of America’sMost Shameful Periods
By Ellis Nassour Allegiance is a new Broadway musical inspired by stories of Japanese-Americans uprooted from their homes after the Pearl Harbor attack and […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
It’s Christmas time and I feel like Santa Claus about to deliver to you so many really excellent films that you could spend most of […]
Wesetviews: Come on Down
Dear Editor I was made aware of a story in the WestView News about my band The Undigables. I want to thank you and […]