A Special night of film, food, libations, music, and cheer – including live TV coverage of Times Square at midnight on our Big Screen.
Doors Open at 7:30 pm
8:00 pm – TOP FIVE director/written by Chris Rock
Pulsing with the rhythm of his greatest stand-up, Chris Rock’s TOP FIVE takes things to the next level, reveling in the high and the low, and blending a star-studded comedic romp with an irresistible romance. TOP FIVE digs under the surface of show business, politics, rap, and the exigencies of being black and famous today-holding it all up to the light in the way only Chris Rock can. Mingling echoes of Woody Allen and Dick Gregory with the energy of Kanye West and Jay Z, TOP FIVE is an original and radically new kind of American movie. Written, directed by, and starring Chris Rock, TOP FIVE tells the story of New York City comedian-turned-film star Andre Allen, whose unexpected encounter with a journalist (Rosario Dawson) forces him to confront the comedy career-and the past-that he’s left behind. Starring Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, Cedric The Entertainer, J.B. Smoove, Sherri Shepherd, Anders Holm, Romany Malco, Leslie Jones, Michael Che, and Jay Pharoah. The film is produced by Scott Rudin and Eli Bush. The Co-Producers are Shawn “Jay Z” Carter and Kanye West; the Executive Music Producer is Questlove.
USA * 2014 * 101 mins * Comedy * Rated R (for sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language throughout)
10:15-11:30 pm – Live music provided by Eric Johnson’s quartet backing vocalists Sydney Johnson, Darby Patterson, and Micah Baumrin. Playing pop songs from the 50s and 60s.
11:30 pm – Watch live on our 27 foot wide screen TIMES SQUARE – Toast at Midnight to Ring in the New Years
*Please note that hors D’oeuvre and libations will be served after the movie in the lobby, not beforehand. It’s advised that you dine before arriving for the movie.
It’s a slap-happy movie and often scurrilously funny – the sound of a gifted comic mind finally finding its onscreen voice.
–Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A seriously funny, semi-autobiographical film that might be the most accomplished work Chris Rock has ever done for the big screen.
–Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
It’s fun to watch Chris Rock; it’s just fun. And there are parts of this film where it’s fun to watch him in exactly the ways he wants it to be
–Linda Holmes, NPR
