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The Maysles Institute has opened a new movie theater at 343 Lenox Avenue /Malcolm X Boulevard, NYC

(between 127th and 128th. 2/3, 4,5,6, A,B,C,D to 125th street)
cinema@mayslesfilms.com, 212-582-6050 ext. 218

 


THE NEW YORK PRESS TAKES A TRIP TO "THE MAYSLES MAGICAL MYSTERY THEATER"


By Joseph Huff-Hannon

"It’s no surprise that quirky local characters are the driving force behind the little movie house that documentarian Albert Maysles built in Harlem. But what ties them all together remains a bit of a mystery."

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UPCOMING EVENT:
The Maysles Cinema and Reel Harlem Present
KING OF POP, MASTER OF THE MUSIC VIDEO:
A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON (1958-2009)

FREE!!!
Wednesday, July 15th, 7:30pm
at Marcus Garvey Park

MASS THRILLER DANCE!! JOIN THE CELEBRATION!!

7:30 pm KING OF THE VIDEO JUKEBOX: A TRIBUTE

8:30 pm MAKING MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER
Dir. John Landis and Jerry Kramer, 1983, 60 min.
The late, great Michael Jackson's Thriller was broadcast on MTV three weeks before Christmas in 1983. It was the most expensive video of its time, costing $500,000, and according to the Guinness World Records remains the most successful music video of all time, selling over 9 million units. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this pop masterpiece.

Location: Lawn B, northwest of the Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, btw. Mt. Morris Park West & 124th St.
Rain Venue: Inside Pelham Fritz Recreation Center

More info on FREE OUTDOOR MUSIC FILM SCREENING SERIES>


RECENT PRESS

03/03/09
New York Magazine
Best of New York


03/01/09
Columbia Spectator
Indie Cinema Opens in Harlem

11/14/08

The New York Observer
Harlem Newcomer the Maysles Institute Documents a Changing City



 

 

09/22/08
The New York Times
When New York Branded Its Way out of Crisis


07/11/08

The New York Sun

Maysles Cinema: Building an
Art House in Harlem


July 2008

New York Magazine
Maysles Cinema: HIghbrow/Brilliant
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