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Audra Rox Plays at Holiday Tree Lighting in Madison Square Park (Video)

December 5, 2012 |

Check out our footage of Audra Rox performing at the Tree of Light ceremony in Madison Square Park (for those of us not in on the lingo, a holiday tree lighting). Guess Christmas just isn’t politically correct anymore. The folks … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Q&A: Jacob Krueger Talks Hollywood and the Art of Screenwriting

December 4, 2012 |

Flatiron Hot! recently had the privilege of sitting down with Jacob Krueger, the screenwriter responsible for critically-acclaimed drama The Matthew Shepard Story, to discuss a wide variety of topics ranging from the current state of Hollywood to Krueger’s unique approach to teaching screenwriting. In the interest of brevity, the latter part of the interview will be published on Thursday.

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Flatiron Hot! Critic – Theater Review: Richard Nelson’s “Sorry”

December 3, 2012 |

Flatiron Hot! recently had the opportunity to attend Sorry, the third installment in a trilogy of plays by Richard Nelson, which also includes That Hopey Changy Thing and Sweet and Sad. The production bears all the hallmarks of solid off-Broadway theater. It is well-written, competently acted, and witty, replete with literary, poetic and dramatic references. The Public Theater, located on 425 Lafayette Street, is ideal for a production of this sort. Spare, intimate and unfussy in its layout, the historic venue hearkens back to a time when theater was about the rapport between actors and audience, not the indulgent sets and flashy effects that define modern Broadway.

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Flatiron Hot! Critic – Movie Review: Life of Pi

November 29, 2012 |

In a way, Yann Martel’s Life of Pi was the perfect novel to adapt into a film. Its pages are loaded with the kind of spectacle, self-consciously weighty themes and timeless quality that lends itself well to the Hollywood blockbuster treatment.

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Northport Three Weeks Later: Surveying the Wreckage of Superstorm Sandy on Long Island

November 26, 2012 |

For some of us, Hurricane Sandy is already subsiding into a distant, traumatic memory. Our residences are intact, power has returned and our loved ones are safe and sound. For the inhabitants of ravaged areas such as Staten Island, the Jersey coastline, and the shores of Long Island, however, the “superstorm” is a continuing nightmare. Even as we return to our daily routines in the Flatiron District, Chelsea, and all around NYC, it is important for us to keep in mind communities that still haven’t recovered from Sandy’s onslaught.

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NYC Gears up for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (Slideshow)

November 21, 2012 |

With Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade less than 24 hours away, New York City is starting to take on a festive air. The holiday season might not yet be in full swing, but stores and businesses are starting to gear up … Read More

Dos Equis Brings “Most Interesting Man in the World” to Flatiron

November 21, 2012 |

Think you know everything the Flatiron District has to offer? Think again! On Thursday, November 15th, that irrepressible oddball Dos Equis celebrity who goes by the moniker of “Most Interesting Man in the World” took the neighborhood by storm – at 71 West 23rd Street, to be exact – by launching a full-blown promotional masquerade bash, fueled by 750 cases of Dos Equis’ finest brews and the endless energy of as many as eighteen hundred invited guests.

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Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Israel, the Palestinians, and the Gaza Offensive

November 16, 2012 |

In the storm of media coverage that has cropped up in the wake of Israel’s targeted killing of Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jabari on Wednesday, the focus has understandably been on the devastating human costs of the ensuing hostilities. Footage readily accessible on Youtube provides a window into a devastating tableau that recalls the early days of Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s 2008 offensive in Gaza.

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Flatiron Hot! News & Bulletin Now on Facebook

November 14, 2012 |

First and foremost, thanks so much for all your support and attention thus far! We couldn’t have made it this far without you. Now, help us build our social media presence by liking our new Facebook page. And if you haven’t already, follow us on Twitter (@FlatIronHot & @EricShapiro3). Read on to find out all our Facebook page has to offer, including special deals and discounts on local office space, dining and nightlife venues.

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The Dilemma of The Brainy Sci-Fi Blockbuster (BSFB): Looper

November 14, 2012 |

Flatiron Hot! Critic on those Sci-Fi BLockbusters …

Like many Brainy Sci-Fi Blockbusters (BSFBs), Looper begins with an emphasis on its intellectual side. The film’s basic premise is that in the distant future, crime syndicates have devised a new, foolproof way of making their enemies disappear: sending them back in time to be executed by agents known as Loopers. The moral implications of this concept bring up interesting thematic possibilities.

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