Blake Edwards, the American director whose comedic films were always presented with a dose of acid, passed away in his Los Angeles home yesterday. In a career of highs and lows, Edwards carved a particular niche as a funny man with a dark underside and a dramatist who sometimes injected humor into dark tales of desperation. His 1961 film BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, a huge success despite the smoothing out of the edges of its bohemian party girl Holy Gollightly, is a true classic of American...

Woody Allen's MANHATTAN Monday, October 9----The New York Film Festival is presenting two provocative and highly entertaining special programs this week....the first a paen to New York filmmaking, filmmakers and New York as a magical shooting location. The second looks at the 70 year history of jazz, as captured on film. The New York film program, with the splashy title of SCENES FROM THE CITY: 40 YEARS OF FILMMAKING IN NEW YORK, is a kind of tribute to the city's film and television commissi...

The Central Park Conservancy is hosting its 2nd annual Central Park Film Festival presented by Bloomberg.The festival includes a theme night, Tootsie - dress in drag for a prize! A family night - (last year Ghostbusters was a hit, Susan Sarandon brought the family)!! This year ANTZ with surprise guest speaker! Old favorites: Breakfast at Tiffanys (Who doesn't love this movie?!?) and On The Town (Old Blue Eyes at his finest!) And an old movie made new again (here's your chance to see the original...