Laurie Anderon

pics: Laurie Anderson's "Habeas Corpus" @ Park Avenue Armory w/ Merrill Garbus, Omar Souleyman & more

You can’t miss the no-joke political import of Anderson’s collaboration with onetime Guantánamo prisoner Mohammed el Gharani. As he is barred from entering the US, Anderson’s use of “telepresence” to stream his image live into an Upper East Side venue serves a refreshingly clear conceptual purpose…

2015 New York Film Festival lineup: 'Steve Jobs,' 'The Walk,' 'Miles Ahead,' 'Bridge of Spies,' 'The Lobster' & more

So, as the dog days of summer wind down and the studios finish dumping their late summer dreck on us (I’m looking at you Fantastic Four, American Ultra, Man from U…