Yup, it’s perennial Travel Month at PX This. Hooray! But now it’s time to lighten it up just a bit around here, since I’m sure the last few film recommendations completely swept you up and away and had you sobbing and weeping like a pitiful little bitch. Have no fear— some laughter, hilarity and gaiety […]
Read More »That’s right; we’re still in Travel Mode here at PX This. In that vein, I present another one of my personal favorites: The Italian. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, it’s better than most movies you’ve probably ever seen in your lifetime. The Italian is undoubtedly the kind of film that will make you fall in love […]
Read More »Jen Gatien and David D Wasserman present Chelsea on the Rocks Opening Friday at the Chelsea Clearview Cinema
Read More »In keeping with this month’s “Travel Series” @ PX This, for my next recommendation, I would like to heartily suggest the beautiful and critically acclaimed film (and one of my personal favorites), Water. Seeing as you’re stuck here in the big city while we incessantly shove gorgeous images of exotic locales down your petulant […]
Read More »OK, so I promised at some point I would go back to recommending movies with F&B related themes. Certainly, no F&B film appreciation repertoire is complete without three of the best movies ever made about food and/or wine— Vatel, Eat Drink Man Woman, and the more recently released, Bottle Shock. Visually stunning, viscerally moving, […]
Read More »Just watch it. If you like good compelling stories, and don’t mind the subtitles (what kind of illiterate jackass actually minds subtitles?), Just Another Love Story will have you on the edge of your seat, chewing your fingers off. Later I may go back to recommending good movies with food and/or wine and/or other […]
Read More »"… Rest peacefully, my Brother, I just came back from a 3 yr long assignment in Iraq, and I dare to say that Justice has been served. Farewell, my Friend, Farewell…" – Damir [Palladium, Tunnel, Club USA] The following is an excerpt from PX This: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2001. 12:15PM […]
Read More »OK, it doesn’t really have anything to do with restaurants, dining or food. But it’s French! Therefore, in a way, it kind of does (but not really). Also it stars a couple of PXes, so there. Whatever, get over it. It’s hilarious, entertaining and a welcome departure from Hollywood’s latest typically mindless blockbusters. If the […]
Read More »So how long has it been since you saw Gosford Park? A pretty long time, I’d wager. Well, it’s about time you saw it again. Honestly, how much of it do you remember? You probably don’t even remember whodunit, do you? And did you even remember Clive Owen? And a (youngish!) Helen Mirren? What about […]
Read More »It’s about time you watched Dinner Rush again. Remember Dinner Rush? Dinner Rush is arguably one of the best films ever made about the restaurant industry. And do you know why? Because it was produced by restaurateurs / "industry veterans" Phil Suarez and Bob Giraldi (Giraldi directed, as well). As a matter of fact, […]
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