Cinema Speakeasies
If you long for the days of underground bars and off-the-path dancing halls, Brooklyn’s got a handful of art house cinemas that can loosely be compared to a cinematic speakeasy – mostly because they’re awesome and aren’t $15 dates. Brooklyn Based compiled a short list of the borough’s “underground and established cinematheques”, alongside a brief overview of their programming. Here’s your next cool date idea. If it gets you laid, don’t thank me, thank the independent spirit!
The overview:
Where is it: Cine 16 @ Starr Space, 108-110 Starr St., Bushwick
What you’ll see: Mostly experimental film featuring silent shorts scored live by local bands!
Where is it: Light Industry @ Third Floor of 55 33rd St., Industry City, Sunset Park
What you’ll see: Experimental film and art, each of which is hosted and organized by a guest curator, artist, or critic.
Where is it: BAMcinematek @ BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene
What you’ll see: An eclectic mix of local and international, experimental and classic films.
Danke, Brooklyn Based; picture via Bushwick Culture.
If only there were Speakeasies on the UWS…cool post!