Today marks the vernal equinox — better known as the first day of fall to the non-mystical among us. It’s our favorite season here at Museyon HQ, and what better way to celebrate than with one of the season’s best — ‘Autumn in New York‘. The film may be a May-December love story between a playboy restaurant owner (Richard Gere) ... Read More »
With the Brooklyn Book Festival right around the corner, we’ve got Kings County on the mind. So let’s head across the East River and check out some of our favorite Brooklyn movie moments… Read More »
What better way to celebrate Labor Day than with ‘Working Girl,’ the story of a Staten Island secretary who sticks it to the man and makes it big on Wall Street. Tess (Melanie Griffith) is a secretary with big dreams and no way to make them come true, until her demanding, demeaning and downright nasty boss (Sigourney Weaver) breaks her ... Read More »
The New York of ‘Taxi Driver’ may be long gone, but with a little imagination and a good tour guide (ahem…), you can still find Travis Bickle’s city right here in New York. So let’s hail a cab and check out the movie’s Manhattan haunts and some of our favorite spots to recreate New York’s grittier days… Read More »
Few cities have been the subject of as many films as New York. With so much to see, where do you begin? Thankfully, the Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the good people at the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting have made a handy interactive map to help you find your favorite film locations all throughout the city. And the ... Read More »
It’s time to play another round of Meet Museyon. This time our featured guest is the one and only Nisha Gopalan, your guide to Film + Travel in Manhattan. Stay tuned as she invents a new genre of film, and find out why she’d like to live in a galaxy far, far away. Read More »
Spring is in the air. And in New York that means one thing — the Tribeca Film Festival is back. From April 22 through May 3 take in more than 100 features and shorts at Robert De Niro’s famous festival. While the beautiful people descend on the city for the annual cinema extravaganza, the festival’s hottest ticket is sure to ... Read More »
New York has inspired, awed and even disgusted many an artist. With it’s distinct neighborhoods, colorful history and ever-changing face, the city has had a long love affair with the camera. Nisha Gopalan traces the city’s cinematic cameos from Manhattan’s bohemian downtown haunts from Desperately Seeking Susan, through Taxi Driver’s Times Square and to the glitzy uptown world Breakfast ... Read More »
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