The projectionist / Faliro House ; Washington Square Films ; The Match Factory ; produced by Michael Weber, Katie Stern, Michael M. Bilandic, Bennett Elliott, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos ; directed by Abel Ferrara
Publisher:
Kino Lorber,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Special features: Cinevangelist: a life in revival film (2018, a short documentary by Matt Barry ; 25 min.). ; trailer. Featuring Nicolas Nicolaou, Abel Ferrara.
Summary:
The documentary portrait of theater operator Nicolas "Nick" Nicolaou moves from the 1970s Times Square adult film houses through decades of city regulation, chain takeovers, and cultural shifts, charting a charming odyssey through the history of film exhibition and New York City. Abel Ferrara traces the life and work of friend and fellow cinephile Nicolaou, a Cypriot immigrant who began working as a teenager in small neighborhood movie theaters around Manhattan, defying gentrification, changing viewing habits and corporate dominance in the 1980s, only to emerge decades later as one of New York City's last independent theater owners. A moving tribute to friendship, tenacity, and the love of cinema, also a timely paean to what going to the movies is all about.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.