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New York Comedy Film Festival
November
7-10, 2001
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The Return of
Mallory: Bateman and castmates in Say You'll Be Mine.
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Janeane Garofalo directs, Justine Bateman (aka Mallory
from Family Ties) returns, and Jason Alexander appears
in a movie about -- you guessed it -- figure skating. Huh? Here's
a guide to the eclectic offerings at this year's event.
Tuesday, November 6
The
festival's opening night features a series of world premiere
shorts written and directed by The Chris Rock Show's Wanda
Sykes, Janeane Garofalo and Rosie O'Donnell successor
Caroline Rhea. Garofalo, Saturday Night Live's Tina
Fey and Chevy Chase will be among the live performers.
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Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place; 212-777-7800
Wednesday, November
7
Remember MTV's sketch show
The State? Didn't think so. In any case the creators of that
show, who have also gone on to write for longer-lived shows such as
Comedy Central's Daily Show and NBC's Ed, are premiering
their short film series Stella, which has been turned into
a pilot for VH1.
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Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street @ Astor Place; call TeleCharge
at 212-239-6200
Thursday, November 8
6:30: Voice
actor Brad Kane makes his writing and directorial debut with the
romantic comedy Say You'll Be Mine, starring Justine Bateman,
Nicky Katt and Gil Bellows. (Courthouse Theater)
8:00: And She Was is a Brooklyn-set comedy
written and directed by Frank Rainone (A Brooklyn State
of Mind) starring comedian Mario Cantone. (Maya Deren
Theater)
9:00: Music producer Timbaland gets into the film
business as executive producer of 30 Years to Life, starring
SNL's Tracy Morgan. Guess who produced the
soundtrack? Morgan will also open the screening with a live performance.
(Courthouse Theater)
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Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue.; tickets through SmartTix
212-206-1515 or SmartTix.com
Friday,
November 9
9:00: If you missed the Wet Hot American
Summer, the recent camp-y comedy starring David Hyde Pierce
and Janeane Garofalo, now's your chance to catch it. (Courthouse
Theater)
11:00:The Best of Urban Comedy, hosted by
Will Sylvince, presents a mix of comedic film and live performances.
Tony Roberts (BET) and Patrice O'Neal (Apollo Comedy
Hour) will be among those onstage, along with a mix of "short
films with an urban flavor." (Courthouse Theater)
• Anthology
Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue.; tickets through SmartTix 212-206-1515
or SmartTix.com
Saturday, November 10
2:00:
BMI's panel discussion: "A Perfect Marriage: Music and Film" targets
filmmakers and musicians interested in gaining inside information
and making connections with music supervisors. (Maya Deren Theater;
free)
3:00: Encore presentation of world premiere short
films (see Tuesday description -- Courthouse Theater)
4:00: "The Best in Comedy Animation"
features cute to outrageously gross animations from Bill Plympton,
Eric Brown (CBS' Howard Stern Show) and more. (Maya
Deren Theater; special price $5)
5:00: Everything for a Reason is a romantic
comedy poking fun at the roles of sex, love, and fate in the lives
of six twenty-somethings in today's Greek-American culture. It was
directed and produced by Vlas and Charley Parlapanides.
(Courthouse Theater)
7:00: "Comedy Shorts Spectacular" will
be hosted by some of NYC's best comedians and feature the festival's
edgiest short films and animations.
9:00: Comedy Central.com presents awards for the
best comedy short film and best animation, followed by the closing
night feature: On Edge, a mockumentary about the high-stakes
world of figure skating with a cast that seems to be made up primarily
of current and former NBC sitcom stars: Seinfeld's Jason
Alexander, Just Shoot Me's Wendie Malick, Suddenly
Susan's Kathy Griffin, Veronica's Closet's Wallace
Langham and Three Sisters' AJ Langer. Skating
stars Tai Babalonia and Scott Hamilton are also in
the cast.
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Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue.; tickets through SmartTix
212-206-1515 or SmartTix.com
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