FILM ARCHIVES

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kent

by Jim Hoberman

August 10, 2011

Dir. R.W. Fassbinder (1972).
Wildly theatrical, this tale of a successful fashion designer and the model with whom she has fallen in love matches the two great Fassbinder divas, Margit Carstensen and Hanna Schygulla.

Mon., Aug. 22, 8 p.m., 2011

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Highlights

FILM 2021

‘Licorice Pizza’ – A Conversation with P.T. Anderson About His New Slice of Nostalgia

The allure is probably a freedom that was afforded kids and adolescents that I don’t think is afforded them now. If you imagine this story in the current day, Alana would be running down the street with a phone shoved in her back pocket.

by Lina Lecaro

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ART 2021

Susan Rothenberg’s Mythic Horses are Back in the Flesh

A new exhibition brings the painter’s iconic works up from the caves of memory

by Shana Nys Dambrot

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NEW YORK 2021

Giving Thanks to Those Who Give So Much

With the holidays approaching, we celebrate the folks who help us all

by Ross Barkan

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JOCKBEAT 2021

The Jets Half-Century of Misery

Gang Green has been in a holding pattern since 1969

by Allen Barra

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NEW YORK 2021

Remembering a Tiny But Relentless Fighter

Twenty years ago the Voice and New York City lost J.A. Lobbia, a reporter who feared only that she wasn’t doing enough

by The Village Voice

November 25, 2021
News 2021

Pushing Back Against Transgender Violence

Attacks increased during the Trump years—LBGTQ groups are seeking personal and political solutions

by Frank Pizzoli

November 29, 2021