Category: NYC

NYAF

I bought my 3-day pass for New York Anime Festival today. I went last year, and enjoyed it, though I didn’t really buy much or spend that much time at the con. I think I just went in for a couple of hours on Saturday. This year, I bought a three-day pass, and I plan on taking Friday off from work, so I should be able to spend more time at the con. I’m still so far behind in watching my accumulation of anime DVDs, and reading my accumulation of manga paperbacks, that I probably won’t buy much again this year. But, I’m hoping to just hang out, relax, and avoid thinking about work for the weekend. How’s that for a plan?

E2-E4

I was going to go into NYC on Friday to see Manuel Gottsching perform E2-E4 at Lincoln Center, but I got stuck dealing with some stuff at work, and it was raining on and off, so I kind of lost my enthusiasm for going to an outdoor concert. I probably should have gone anyway, even though I would have got there late. I found some nice pictures from the concert on Flickr. Looks like it was probably cool.

Tribeca Film Festival

The film guide for the Tribeca Film Festival is up. I’m going to try to get into the city and catch a few films this year. I caught a few good ones last year, and I’m looking forward to finding a few interesting movies again this year. Here’s a list of some possibilities:

  • Idiots and Angels: a new Bill Plympton film. I saw some of this (in rough form) at a Plympton panel last year in San Diego (I think). It looks like a lot of fun; the usual Plympton weirdness.
  • The Caller: Frank Langella and Elliot Gould in a “neo-noir thriller.” It could be good.
  • Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon: Historical Chinese epic. Sounds like it should have some nice battle scenes. And it’s got Sammo Hung!
  • Terra: This appears to be a computer-animated SF movie. I don’t know much about it, but it looks interesting.

And that’s all just from a quick look. I’m going to have to get organized, figure out what’s showing when and where, and then see about getting tickets and getting into the city.

NYC stuff

Interesting stuff in NYC over the next few weeks:

I’ll have to see if I can free up some time, and maybe talk a friend into checking at least *some* of this stuff out. I’m not getting out of the apartment enough lately!