The New York City Traveler

Reporting and gathering information on human rights for a film is not an easy task.  Too often, governments and financial restrictions stand in the way of filmmakers completing projects which is why each of the 32 films presented in the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival-New York is triumph.         
The 19th Annual Human Rights Watch International Film Festival will feature 19 full-length films and 13 shorts from 20 countries, including 31 New York premieres. This year, nearly half of the films are by women.
The central theme of the film festival is human rights, but the festival features films that …read more

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The love story between Ennis and Jack isn’t over yet.  New York City Opera announced yesterday that they have commissioned American composer Charles Wuorinen to write an opera based on Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain.”  Proulx’s 1997 short story was made into a 2005 feature-length film and garnered multiple Academy Award nominations, including three wins.
The film, set in 1963, is an unlikely love story that follows the relationship of two ranch-hands, Ennis and Jack, played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.    
“Ever since encountering Annie Proulx’s extraordinary story I have wanted to make an opera on it, and …read more

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Wine Enthusiast is once again presenting a highlight of the New York City epicurean scene, the annual Toast of the Town wine tasting event at Lincoln Center. This year over 500 wines and spirits from around the world will be available for tasting and paired with culinary creations from some of New York’s finest restaurants.
Tickets are now available for the The VIP Tasting and Grand Tasting. The VIP Tasting is a pre-event tasting of reserve and estate wines and includes a complimentary Wine Enthusiast Wine Master 2008 pocket electronic wine buying guide, tasting glass, tasting notes booklet as …read more

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The spring season of the New York City Ballet opens tonight, April 29.  The two-month season features programs from one of the finest American-born choreographers, Jerome Robbins.
Jerome Robbins is an Academy Award winning film director (West Side Story) and choreographer whose work has been seen from the stages of Broadway to the halls of the New York City Ballet. 
Robbins’ career in choreography stretched for nearly 40 years and the NYC Ballet will be featuring ten programs which are all Robbins, as well as others which showcase Robbins’ collaboration with other greats, like Leonard Bernstein.  The season also …read more

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The 15th Annual New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) started yesterday, April 9, in New York and will run through May 26th.  The festival features over 40 films from 22 African countries.
The films in this year’s festival emphasize history and storytelling, technology and the future.  This year’s theme, “Cinema and History: Africa and the Future,” will mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of Guinea from colonial rule and will feature footage of this independence as captured by Russian archival footage. 
Among this year’s films are:
Cuba: An African Odyssey (France), which examines events surrounding Che Guevara’s military campaign in …read more

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This year, St Patrick’s day not only falls during Lent, but also during the sacred Holy Week.  The Archdiocese of New York is taking a hands-off approach, keeping religious celebrations separate from civic celebrations.  If your beliefs are as flexible as the Catholic Church and you’re not worried about being excommunicated, here are a few great establishments that will have you speaking Irish Gaelic in no time!
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The Kinsale Tavern (map), an Irish bar on the Upper East Side, is my personal favorite bar, if only for the fact that they serve Brahma, my fave Brazilian beer. Don’t worry, they have …read more

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Zabar’s is one of my favorite gourmet markets on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.  The shelves are stocked with everything you could ever need for your dinner party.  Here is my mom shopping for the famous Zabar’s bagels and lox. 
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New York City isn’t exactly Los Angeles, but it does have its share of television shows that are taped in the city.  One of the most popular stops for visitors, especially among women, is ABC’s morning gab-fest The View. 
This year marks the eleventh anniversary of the popular and controversial talk show.  Over the eleven years, The View has seen eight different co-hosts; the only originals cast members left are comedian Joy Behar and show creator Barbara Walters.
Tickets to The View are available on The View website at ABC.com.  They generally tape Monday through Thursday, with a double filming …read more

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