The Bowery

"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' ... the cradle of m

The Bowery

This short documentary captures the poetry of the city’s storied skid row before its gentrification.

On the Bowery

A mix of documentary and scripted footage on the Bowery, New York City's skid row. Against a backdrop of men (and a few women) drinking in bars, talking and arguing, and sleeping on sidewalks, we have the story of Ray.

This Is the Bowery

In this somewhat whitewashed documentary on Manhattan's Bowery a newcomer to the area takes his first step toward redemption after a meal, bed, and inspiring talk.

Pride of the Bowery

Muggs is tricked into entering a Civilian Conservation Corps camp by Danny in order to get in shape. Muggs resists and battles with the camp captain and with other campers. He also becomes involved in trying to help one

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

Slip, Sach and the rest of the Bowery Boys enter a haunted house, where they engage in slapstick with a gorilla, a robot and a vampire

The Bitches of Bowery

A vicious man-hating leather-wearing girl gang named 'The Bitches' terrorize the streets of the Lower East Side. When an innocent school girl wanders into a nearby bar to meet her date, 'The Bitches' take her under their

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

Welcome to the over-the-top, extravagant world of Leigh Bowery, a key figure in New Romanticism and London nightlife in the 1980s. With his bizarre outfits, a mix of kitsch and fetish, and his eccentric performances, he

The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter

Thirty years of film clips, interviews, outtakes, stills and more pay tribute to the lives and work of the comedy legends known as the Bowery Boys.

A Walk Through the Bowery

A film directed by Michael Rogosin.

Rob Delaney: Live at the Bowery Ballroom

Rob Delaney may not yet have the name recognition of comedians like Louis C. K., Aziz Ansari or Jim Gaffigan. But with the help of his large and loyal Internet following, he is hoping he can take a page from his accompli

CBGB: Punk From the Bowery

At the forefront of the punk music scene since the 1970s, CBGB, located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, is still revered as one of the most influential punk rock clubs in the world. Through footage showcasing bands such

How Do You Like the Bowery?

New York Dolls: Live From The Bowery

On March 16th, 2011, to kick off the release of their album "Dancing Backward in High Heels," the New York Dolls, the godfathers of punk and glam rock, took it to the place where it all began, New York City's Lower East

The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery'

Filmmaker Michael Rogosin's fascinating exploration of the production history behind his father Lionel's groundbreaking documentary, On the Bowery.

How They Do Things on the Bowery

Scene Bowery. Young woman drops her handkerchief while passing a Rube. He picks it up and gives it to her. She induces him to go into a side door of a saloon. Second scene, saloon. Rube and woman enter, take seats at tab

Stardeath and the White Dwarves: A Performance at Bowery Ballroom

Ok City's Stardeath and the White Dwarfs put on a performance like none other at the World's Fair CMJ Party at the Bowery Ballroom.

Water Light/Water Needle (St. Mark's Church in the Bowery)

Eight performers, suspended from ropes, move to a score of randomized encounter. Schneemann writes that this "kinetic theatre" work was "conceived as an aerial event with ropes rigged across the canal at San Marco... fin

L.A.M.F.: Live at the Bowery Electric

"L.A.M.F.: Live at the Bowery Electric" is a live recording of Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers' classic album, "L.A.M.F.," performed by a band featuring members of Blondie, MC5, and The Replacements. The recording to

Follow the Leader

Muggs and Glimpy, two East Side Kids in the army, return to their neighborhood, supposedly on furlough; actually, Muggs has been honorably discharged with a physical defect, but he tells no one of this. Danny, another Ea