Results tagged “scarymovies”

We've reached the midpoint of this year's 44th annual New York Film Festival but there's still plenty of stellar cinema to come. Here's a few flicks Gothamist has caught that we've loved.

Of course the big news in New York movies this weekend is the New York Film Festival which kicks off tomorrow at Lincoln Center. However, in an attempt reserve our NYFF excitement for a full post tomorrow, let's just focus on the regular releases. Here we go.

After round-the-clock negotiations, the MTA and Transit Workers Union contract negotiations haven't progressed much - in fact, the TWU rejected the MTA's latest offer. But there is subway and (mostly) bus service! Why? The TWU announced they would start "series of strikes," beginning with the private bus lines run by the MTA. Which means Queens residents who rely on select private buses are out of luck, but everyone else will be able to take the subway or regular bus. The TWU agreed to withhold all of its workers from striking across the whole MTA network until midnight on Monday night, so the TWU and MTA will continue to negotiate through the weekend. Yay, a couple more days of this (we updated our countdown clock in the left column)!

If, however, you're interested in hitting the theatre before the opening of the stylish Asian horror Three…Extremes, then consider signing up for Loews free Fan Favorites' Horror Classics. Each month, Loews 34th Street re-releases films on Thursday nights at 8:00 PM and this month's theme features Ghostbusters II (Oct. 13th), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Oct. 20th), and The Exorcist (Oct. 27th). While we love Ghostbusters, we’re a bit wary of Frankenstein (seriously, who listed that as their fan favorite?!), but again, its free, and there’s nothing better than scary movies in a dark theatre.

(available to rent on DVD via Netflix, no less), most people prefer that sensation of wanting to hide behind their seat in the movie theater at the end of October.