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June 24, 2011
Get Out: “Battle For Brooklyn” Earns More Screen Time
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
by Susan Rohwer
You’ll have more chances to catch the documentary “Battle for Brooklyn” if you didn’t make it to a screening last weekend. Theater-filling audiences at recent showings have extended the documentary’s run. Filmed over eight years, the 93-minute film depicts the process of the local Atlantic Yard development.
In New York, the film was on of the top-five grossing films last week, on a per-screen average. While other films playing on more screens grossed more overall, “Battle for Brooklyn” drew more viewers than most other movies to each of the handful of screens it was playing on. Over the last week about 1,500 people came see it at Cinema Village, where it will continue to run five times a day until July 1.
The New York Times gave it a Critics’ Pick in last week’s review and depending on attendance this weekend, the movie will continue to run at Cinema Village.
Posted by eric at June 24, 2011 5:14 PM