Recreating Leondardo DaVinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper" probably didn't need to happen, just like a remake of cult classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer doesn't need to happen (are you listening, Hollywood?)—but here we are. Currently the Park Avenue Armory is housing a massive reinterpretation of the work of art, and you can experience it there for 15 bucks until January 6th. Last week we took a look at some of the photos of the installation, created by British filmmaker Peter Greenaway, and now the NY Times is reporting back from the space itself, warning potential ticket buyers that it's "a dud." more ›

Tomorrow artist and filmmaker Peter Greenaway will unveil his multimedia installation, based on the Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, at Park Avenue Armory. We're told the epic piece features a "precise clone of the original masterpiece set within a full-scale replica of the church in Milan which houses the painting" transforming it "into an evocative multimedia collage of light, sound, and theatrical illusion." Greenaway's installation will only be around until January 6th, and you can buy tickets here. more ›

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If it's fall, it must be time for the New York Film Festival. This year, the opening night film is Mystic River, the ensemble drama directed by Clint Eastwood. The cast is ridiculously loaded with great actors: Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laurence Fishburne. The story is dark, eliciting comparisons to Eastwood's tour de force western, Unforgiven, but its present day setting makes it more wrenching. Sean Penn also stands a good chance of being nominated come Oscar time, based on the buzz of his performance as a father whose daughter is murdered. more ›