Brooklyn Heights Cinema Showcases ‘Rumur Films’ Thursdays In May

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Brooklyn Heights Cinema Showcases ‘Rumur Films’ Thursdays In May

By Chuck Taylor on April 26, 2012 10:13 pm in Fun, movies

The Brooklyn Heights Cinema will showcase the “Rumur Films Retrospective” each Thursday evening in May, featuring five flicks by Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley, the pair behind Brooklyn-based production studio Rumur.

Galinsky & Hawley have been making innovative social documentaries for two decades, including 2011’s “Battle for Brooklyn” (showing at BHC May 31), a 93-minute doc that, according to New York magazine, shows “how Atlantic Yards used the pretense of democracy to enrich the powerful, but also energized actual citizens to fight the good fight.” Continue Reading →

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Heights Cinema to Have Space in New Building, But Must Seek Temporary Home

By Claude Scales on February 21, 2012 12:17 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Landmark Preservation, movies, News

The Heights Cinema will have a home in the new building to be constructed on its site:

The Brooklyn Paper: Landlord Tom Caruana says he will save space for the beloved movie house on Henry Street when he tears down the old-timey theater and constructs a new apartment building at the site — succumbing to community pressure to keep the neighborhood icon around.

“The theater has been saved!” said proprietor Kenn Lowy, a local musician who bought the tumbledown picture palace last summer. “Now we can move forward.” Continue Reading →

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The Brooklyn Bugle’s <em>Knishes</em> Preview at Brooklyn Heights Cinema a Success

The Brooklyn Bugle’s Knishes Preview at Brooklyn Heights Cinema a Success

By Claude Scales on February 10, 2012 1:45 am in Arts and Entertainment, Celebrity Residents, Events, movies

Accordion music, knishes, and egg creams, along with our Heather Quinlan, greeted upwards of 100 guests at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema this evening to see a preview of Heather’s work-in-progress film If These Knishes Could Talk. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz was on hand to give a short talk on the Brooklyn accent, which he, naturally, considers the true American speech (never mind those people who say the real McCoy is found in Buffalo). He also described how one of the best kosher delis in Brooklyn has passed from Jewish to Italian to Egyptian Muslim hands, while remaining kosher. Marty was treated to a birthday knish with candles. Continue Reading →

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Will Someone Buy the Heights Cinema Building to Preserve It?

By Claude Scales on January 23, 2012 11:38 pm in Architecture, Development, Landmark Preservation, movies

Kate Briquelet’s Brooklyn Paper story quotes Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner Kenn Lowy as saying he has “received e-mails from people interested in buying the building.”

The Brooklyn Paper: “There are a lot of people who want to keep it around,” said Lowy, who hopes to find a new home for the theater if the building can’t be saved. “It makes it easier to move forward knowing we have all this support.” Continue Reading →

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Update on Cinema: Plans for Site Uncertain; BHA Weighs In

By Claude Scales on January 20, 2012 12:21 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Development, movies, News

Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner Kenn Lowy tells us he has heard that landlord Tom Caruana and his architect, who have withdrawn their appication for a hearing at the upcoming Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting, are evaluating options for the site. Mr. Lowy also said that the Brooklyn Heights Association has taken a strong stand against demolition of the building that houses the Cinema.

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Guest Post: Brooklyn Heights Cinema Owner Kenn Lowy Responds to Possible Closing

By brooklynheightsblog on January 13, 2012 9:52 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Video

Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner Kenn Lowy has written this guest post in response to the news that the building may be demolished to make way for a 5-story residence.

“So the news is out: the Brooklyn Heights Cinema building is going to be demolished and a 5 story condo will take its place. A lot of people have asked me if I knew this could happen? The answer is yes. When I met with the landlord last year he told me there was a good chance he would develop it. So I had a choice, let it close or move forward and take my chances. Actually, there wasn’t a choice for me because this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. If I succeeded at making it better and growing the business, then I knew I could continue it elsewhere if it came to that. I wanted to make it more of a destination adding music, comedy (coming in February) and silent films with live music and you (my neighbors) have been very supportive.”

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Brooklyn Paper: Brooklyn Heights Cinema Endangered?

By Claude Scales on January 12, 2012 12:09 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Development, Landmark Preservation, movies, News

According to Kate Briquelet’s story, the beloved Brooklyn Heights Cinema, recently rescued and revitalized by BHB Ten honoree Kenn Lowy, may be demolished to make way for (what else?) a five story residential building.

Brooklyn Paper: Next Wednesday, building owner Tom Caruana will present plans for a new structure at 70 Henry St. at Community Board 2’s Landmarks Committee — an early step in gaining city permission to demolish an edifice in the landmarked neighborhood, according to District Manager Rob Perris. Continue Reading →

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The BHB Ten 2011 – The Most Interesting People in Brooklyn Heights

By Homer Fink on January 1, 2012 10:24 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Pets

Each year, Brooklyn Heights Blog identifies ten people we feel have made a positive impact on the neighborhood. This year’s list is an eclectic mix of the fascinating personalities who make Brooklyn Heights a very special place.

And now the BHB Ten 2011. Continue Reading →

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Live Music Wednesday at Brooklyn Heights Cinema

By Homer Fink on October 11, 2011 4:05 pm in Music

Brooklyn Heights Cinema will play host to live music from acoustic singer-songwriters Kenn Lowy and Paul Sachs (photo) on Wednesday (10/12) starting at 9pm.

Lowy, who also is the theater’s new owner, promises live music once a month at BHC.

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Kenn Lowy, New Brooklyn Heights Cinema Owner, Talks About His Plans

By Claude Scales on June 7, 2011 3:54 pm in Arts and Entertainment, movies, Music

L Magazine’s Mark Asch interviewed Kenn Lowy, Heights resident, musician, and new owner of Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Lowy talked about his plans for the beloved movie house:

L Magazine: Lowy plans to renovate the lobby, to make it “more of a coffee bar,” conducive to admiring the monthly photography exhibits he plans to show, presumably stuff he’s curating himself.
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Brooklyn Heights Cinema Under New Ownership

By Claude Scales on June 1, 2011 2:40 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate, News

Brownstoner reports that the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street (corner of Orange), the previous owner of which has serious legal problems, has been sold to Kenn Lowy, who “said the theater would continue to show independent films and add new programming like a silent movie night with live music once a month.”

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Squadron Stresses Citizen Involvement at Community Convention

By Claude Scales on March 15, 2011 12:19 am in brooklyn bridge park, Development, Government, Real Estate, Transportation

State Senator Daniel Squadron held his third annual Community Convention Sunday at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street. The previous two had been in the Manhattan portion of his district; this was the first in Brooklyn. At the close of the proceedings, he said attendance was estimated at about 250. Continue Reading →

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