The Village Voice archives review of Robert Downey Sr.'s 1972 film, "Greaser's Palace," as well as 12 full pages of cinema ego-stroking.

The Village Voice recommends getting out of the Solstice chill to head into La MaMa's warm environs of poetry and art.

The Village Voice reviews the scintillating two-person exhibition "Actual Queers Kissing!" at Elliott Templeton Fine Arts, in Chinatown.

In that same issue, Robert Downey, Sr. himself sat down with Jonas Mekas, the Voice ’s expert on (and maker of) underground cinema. During the interview, Mekas muses that perhaps Downey is getting too ...

Having trouble sleeping? Try Bi Gan’s slow cinema experiment, Resurrection. Side effects may include drowsiness, boredom, and increased sense of confusion. Ask your doctor about Bi Gan’s Resurrection ...

Within the past month Chinese action movies from Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers studio have been the top-grossing films in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Israel, the West Indies, Peru, Chile ...

Block party: Jean Foos’s painted block interacting with the public, 34th Avenue and 79th Street, in Jackson Heights, Queens. Public art has often brought out heated controversy, particularly when ...

Brandon Stanton’s “Humans of New York” has morphed from social media page to bestseller to a sweeping show at the city’s iconic station. New York City is an arena for stories. Brandon Stanton’s photo ...

With its cheesy boardwalk settings and beatnik ambience — bongo player “Chaino” gets singled out in the credits — writer/director Curtis Harrington’s Night Tide (1961) proves an apt first-time star ...

There are few art forms as demanding or as mesmerizing as glass art. Molten sand and other raw materials are transformed through breath, fire, and human intuition into objects that appear to capture ...