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Dan Eberle's Cut to Black recalls independent cinema in the pre-mumblecore era, back when indies were more likely to ape a genre well out of their price range rather than embrace budgetary limitations. The genre here is the hard-boiled neo-noir, replete with grizzled voiceover and black-and-white photography. Eberle exhibits an affecting love for this brand of storytelling, and the most endearing thing about Cut to Black is observing his whole-hog attempt to make a film that can assume a place beside his influences, despite the fact that its production value leaves verisimilitude impossible. Eberle also stars as an ex-cop who is hired to watch over an old friend's stripper daughter (Jillaine Gill), who is being stalked; the narrative complexity grows from there, a...

Go-go Killers: Sucker Punch will feature a preview performance by the cast of the retro-futuristic, ass-kicking new play, Go-Go Killers, written by Sean Gill and Directed & Choreographed by Rachel Klein, playing at The Sage Theater (711 Seventh Avenue, 2nd floor), May 8-30. Actors featured in this special performance will include Elizabeth Stewart, Kari Warchock, Jillaine Gill, Reagan Wilson, Leasen Almquist, Dana Perry, Dasha Kittredge, Megan O'Connor, Robyn Nielsen, Michael Porsche, and B-Movie Star, Kevin G. Shinnick!