My TFF Picks!

Happy Festival Week!  The Tribeca Film Festival just kicked off this week (through 4/29), and it's another very NY must-do event.   The Festival came to life 11 years ago with the support of American Express to help revitalize the Tribeca neighborhood - and I think it has done a lot for lower Manhattan.  If anything, it has made it a cooler place to be - so be cool and go!

There are many great films this year, and below are the ones I want to see and when I would see them - if I had unlimited hours in the day and a time machine: ).
  
Click on the titles for more info and additional screening times.  Tix can be purchased online or at one of 3 venues (see here) - and don't forget about rush tix!

• Wed 4/18 - Opening Film - Five Year Engagement - heard it was good!
• Sat 4/21 @ 230pm - Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (from Youtube to the big stage)
• Sat 4/21 @ 3pm - Benji (Coodie and Chike; ESPN feature)
• Sat 4/21 @ 6pm - Struck by Lightning (Chris Colfter from Glee!)
• Sat 4/21 @ 830pm - Whole Lotta Sole (Brendan Fraser)
• Sat 4/21 @ 1030pm - The World Before Her (Miss India Pagent)
• Sat 4/21 @ 1159pm - Revenge for Jolly! (Kristen Wiig and others)
• Sun 4/22 @ 930pm - Chicken with Plums (music + love)
• Wed 4/25 @ 430pm - Giant Mechanical Man (Jenna Fischer, rom com) 
• Wed 4/25 @ 7pm - Consuming Spirits (15 yrs in the making of "experimental animation")
• Wed 4/25 @ 830pm - Booker's Place: A Mississippi Story (this one is a much talked about doc) 
• Thurs 4/26 @ 630pm - Cut (Japanese punching bag)
• Thurs 4/26 @ 7pm - Planet of Snail (an unlikely love story about a Japanese couple; top jury prize @ the Amsterdam film fest)
• Thurs 4/26 @ 9pm - Lola Versus (Learning to be single again at 30)
• Thurs 4/26 @ 930pm - 2 Days in NY (Chris Rock)
• Sat 4/28 @ 3pm - Mansome (Morgan Spurlock and star exec team; doc about mandom/male grooming in America)
• Sat 4/28 @ 330pm - Ballroom Dancer (should be obvious, hehe - about Slavik!)
• Sat 4/28 @ 530pm - Trishna (Tess of the d'Urbervilles-esque (yay HS English haha); Freida Pinto)
• Sat 4/28 @ 830pm - Fame High (LA County School for the Arts)
• Sat 4/28 @ 1130pm - Postcards from the Zoo (zoo, magic, love: )
• Sat 4/28 - Closing Film - Avengers

What about you - what do you want to see?  www.tribecafilm.com

ENJOY!

2012 Tax Day Freebies!

Tax Day holds a special place in my heart, since this was one of my first Lunch Adventures and posts on all the free goodies you can get today to celebrate being done!  And I had such a great lunch buddy then too (hi Ryan: ).

Let's continue the tradition - there are a lot more than the ones listed, but below are available and I think more worthwhile to eat in NYC.  You can get a whole 3 course meal: ).

APP

• CHILI's  [None in Manhattan: (, but I know a few of you work in Jersey City! 425 Washington Blvd] - Free App or Dessert with purchase of an adult entree (Thru 4/18) - Like them on FB and get the coupon.  Or just stay for $20 dinner for 2!
• ARBY's [None in Manhattan] - Like on FB and get free curly fries, with coupon.
• WHITE CASTLE [8th ave b/t 37-38th] - BOGO Chicken Breast Sandwich (coupon)

DINNER

• CHEVY'S Fresh Mex [42nd + 8th Ave] - Get 2 premium Herradura margaritas for $10.40, and today only Chevy's is picking up the tax on all meals.
• BOSTON MARKET [23rd + 7th Ave] - Buy 1 meal + fountain drink, get a 2nd meal free!  Get the coupon here.

DESSERT

• CINNABON [33rd + 5th Ave, B'way + 34th] - 2 Free bites between 6-8pm.

Enjoy, and good job!

NYChar