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The Hose has closed, and nobody knows…

November 5, 2009 in Nightlife by Antonio Cerna | 2 comments

EVB Debut @ The Hose | Photo: Shutterbug for HN

EVB Debut @ The Hose | Photo: Shutterbug for HN

….why. This isn’t the first time The Hose has mysteriously closed — they shut down because of Board of Health violations back in June– so we didn’t rush to report on the sudden shut down this time around. Our sources had no information to add, but according to Gerry Visco for the NYpress.com:

 

“The rumor is that the Hose was shut down because the owner refused to renew the lease,” says Benjamin Haber, a regular at the bar who plans to participate in a farewell celebration and vigil on the sidewalk in front of the bar Friday night. “We heard from the bartenders and door people on Tuesday night and they’d heard the same night from the manager, who wasn’t actually too involved in the running of the bar. I was told the actual owner decided to not leave the bar to him anymore.”

Sadly, this means Thursday night’s Judy party, “Muppets Take Judy” had to be postponed because of the last minute notice–they found out on Tuesday night. The East Village, once thriving with gay bars and clubs, has lost many nightspots in the past few years including Boys Room, Rapture Cafe, Star Bar, Starlight, Family @ Ave C… we could go on. But before we get all nostalic on you for an EV that we never experienced (see Edo Bertoglio’s “Downtown 81” or Julian Schnabel’s “Basquiat” for that version), read Matt Harvey’s piece: “The East Village Isn’t What It Used To Be… And It Never Was.”

Parker Posey: One Indie Queen to Another

September 8, 2009 in Film by Antonio Cerna | 3 comments

“What are Parker Posey’s Top 10 Performances?” When news broke last week that Party Girl, Parker Posey, had fallen ill with Lyme disease, toppled with news of a new HBO series, we immediately said a prayer and began adding her films to our Netflix queue.

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Darla Marks in “Dazed and Confused”

Because although Posey has headlined at least a dozen, unforgettable 90’s films, for the most part it is the supporting roles that best showcase her talent for dry, nasal humor. Parker Posey is most truly Parker Posey when contrasted with the uninspired blandness of Laura Linney as Mary Ann Singleton in “Tales from the City” or the nauseating earnestness of Cameron Diaz as, well, Cameron Diaz in “The Sweetest Thing.”

Posey’s oeuvre spans from the prickly record exec, Fiona, in Josie and the Pussycats, to the Dewy Decimal proselyte, Mary, in Party Girl, to Mary-effing-Boone in Basquiat, to her Golden Globe nominated performance as beauty banshee Mary Kay’s nemesis in Hell on Hells. But being indie-queen (a title she likely shares with Catherine Keener) doesn’t come easy.

In 2007, Dennis Lim quotes Parker Posey for the NY Times:

“Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I’ve just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable. There are a lot of independent films I’ve wanted to do that I haven’t been cast in.”

Yet, despite the struggles of indie-queendom, Posey has influenced many an independent film queen. Here’s a taste of some (her career spans over 60+ films) of her best work to date. Ed Note: We left out Posey’s work on the stage (including her big Broadway debut in Elaine May’s Taller Than a Dwarf), as we are still too neophyte in that branch of the fine arts to have any sway. Though, between you, me, and the return key, Posey was brilliant.  Parker Posey’s Top 10 Performances to date: