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 ...

Plaster casts of Leonard Nimoy’s head crowded one display table. Life-sized posters of William Shatner striking various heroic poses covered the walls. The air was filled with a cacophony of ...

Who defeated Charles Van Doren? / Which movie won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1955, and why did Herbert Stempel have to pretend that he didn’t know? / What did President Eisenhower call “a terrible ...