Coney Island’s Parachute Jump and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park are a wondrous backdrop for the new music video by The Wanted, the UK’s top boy band. Set for Dec 26th release, “Lose My Mind” is online now on YouTube. In the vid by Nigel Dick, the adorable five play ride and game operators at Deno’s [...]
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Video: The Wanted’s Lose My Mind at Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel Park
Posted in Music Video, tagged Coney Island, Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, Lose My Mind, The Wanted on November 30, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Video: My Own Private March by Howie Alex
Posted in film, video, tagged Brooklyn beaches, Coney Island Film Festival, experimental film, Howie Alex, My Own Private March on November 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »
One of our fave films in the 2010 Coney Island Film Festival was Howie Alex’s “My Own Private March.” Described as “a personal odyssey across Brooklyn’s most famous beaches,” the short won Best Experimental. ATZ did a brief Q & A with the filmmaker, who also won Best Experimental at the 2009 Coney Island Film [...]
Happy Belated Birthday to Harpo Marx
Posted in film, history, tagged Harpo Marx, Henderson Music Hall, Marx Brother Place, stage debut on November 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
In celebration of the birthday of Harpo Marx, who made his stage debut in Coney Island’s soon-to-be-demolished Henderson Music Hall in 1908, we’ve assembled some of our fave scenes from Harpo’s film and television career. Happy Birthday to Harpo (born November 23, 1888) and Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers. Enjoy! In Monkey Business [...]
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