Weekanerd NYC: The Orphanage, Bendis and Brubaker, Danny Glover, and Movie Geek Deathmatch

Monday, December 17

• The Orphanage Preview
  
• 7pm @ AMC 34th St, 312 West 34th, Manhattan

The new film by the director of Pan's Labyrinth, this is another children in fantastic metaphysical peril story. Tickets are $18 (cheaper if you're a member of the Museum of the Moving Image, but who is?), and you get the added value of director Jaun Antonio Bayona, writer Sergio G. Sanchez and actress Belen Rueda live and in person.

Bendis & Bru, more screenings and movie trivia, after the jump...

Tuesday, December 18

• 20% Off Sale
  
• All Day @ Jim Hanley's Universe, 4 West 33rd St., Manhattan
  

New York's only live comic book talk show is celebrating their one year anniversary with some serious NAMES. Comic giants Bendis and Brubaker (gape), along with Casanova scribe Matt Fraction and SNL upstart Bill Hader. Obviously it's sold out, but if you're in it to win it, there will be a limited number of tickets available at the door that'll go on sale at 6pm; get in line early. This is the best comic talk you're going to see round these parts outside of Comic Con, and it's all for five measly bucks.

Wednesday, December 19

• An Evening With Danny Glover
  
• 7pm @ The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street, Manhattan
  

Apparently Danny Glover is starring in a new John Sayles movie called Honeydripper. How'd I miss that? This evening will mostly be Glover talking about his career, plus an intro by Sayles, scenes from the movie and a blues guitar performance by Gary Clark Jr. And maybe someone will persuade Glover to say "I'm getting too old for this shit", but probably not. Tickets are $18.

Thursday, December 20

• Movie Geek: Tournament Of Champions
  
• 8pm @ Ars Nova, 551 West 54th Street, Manhattan
  

Movie Geek is not so much a show as an off-Broadway phenomenon that will not die. I know, because I've done video work for it's various incarnations for the last, oh, three years? Help me. This newest version takes the form of a movie-trivia game show, and will likely resemble a berserk live-action version of Scene It. Tickets are $15 bucks, but if you participate you stand to win prizes that may or may not be equal in value to $15, so there's that..

Weekanerd NYC: Sci Fi Flicks, Movie Geek, and Guitar Hero: 80s Edition!

MONDAY, JULY 23, 2007

• Metropolis
  
• 7 & 9:30pm @ Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street.
  

One of the great science fiction films of all time, this 35mm print has been meticulously restored and will be accompanied by a stereo recording of the original orchestral score. Buy tickets online here.

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2007

• 7/24 - Guitar Hero 80s Party/Tournament
  
• 10pm @ Pianos, 158 Ludlow Street.
  

To celebrate the release Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s, Pianos is hosting a special All-80s tournament! Don't be a dick and buy the game during the day to practice...come in cold and experience the thrill of playing all-new Guitar Hero tracks in front of a live, drunk audience!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2007

• Riverflicks: The Matrix
  
• Movies start around 8:30pm. Pier 52 at West 14th Street.
  

These free outdoor screenings rock. Perhaps seeing The Matrix on a big screen again will help you forget the unpleasantness of the sequels. FREE POPCORN!

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2007

• Movie Geek
  
• 10pm @ Ars Nova, 511 West 54th Street.
  

This "multimedia play" is a fast-paced comedy about the life of the world's greatest movie geek. The show was the surprise hit of the 2005 NYC Fringe Fest, and contains more movie references than can possibly be digested in one evening. I should know...because I, AHR, directed the AWARD-WINNING videos that blend seamlessly with the action on stage! Tickets are $15 at the door, or you can buy 'em online here.