All content by Tony Schwab
![Mark Duplass and Sarah Paulson star in Alex Lehmanns Blue Jay.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bluejay_03-900x506.jpg)
Though Unique, ‘Blue Jay’ Ultimately Falters
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• October 6, 2016
![With our current tense political climate, directors Hemal Trivedi and Mohammed Ali Naqvi offer an interesting perspective on the state of radical Islam in Pakistan through their new film, Among the Believers.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Believers_viafacebook.com_-900x506.jpg)
Documentary on Islamic Extremism Is Both Effective and Simplistic
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• September 30, 2016
![Jason Lew sat down with WSN to discuss studying at Tisch, transitioning to the role of director, and what its like to work with other actors.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Lew_viagoogle.com_-600x900.jpg)
Tisch Alum Jason Lew Shares His Journey
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• September 23, 2016
![NYU tennis competed this past weekend at both Fordham University and Vassar College.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/091916_Tennis_viagonyu_web-900x495.jpg)
Tennis Bounces Back at Vassar
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• September 19, 2016
![This weekend at the Lion’s Kickoff Tournament, the men’s and women’s tennis team played TCNJ in Ewing, NJ.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/091216_Tennis_gonyuathletics_web-900x495.jpg)
Individual Performances Highlight Tennis Opener
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• September 12, 2016
![Matthew Wells scattered three hits over four innings of relief, allowing only one run on Wednesdays losing effort.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/baseball_gonyu.jpg)
Baseball Pitches, Slips, Ultimately Misses in Coney Island Game
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• April 28, 2016
![Elvis & Nixon is a film starring Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as President Nixon.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/13076577_699909746815649_9070221432790836066_n.jpg)
Tribeca 2016: ‘Elvis and Nixon’ Shames the Figures it Depicts
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• April 27, 2016
![AMC’s miniseries “The Night Manager” is a captivating mystery adapted from John le Carre’s novel.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/manager_facebook.jpg)
Avengers Star Manages the Night in Miniseries
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• April 25, 2016
![Diana King pitched excellently for the NYU Womens Softball teams win against Farmingdale State.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/recap-900x495.jpg)
End-of-Week Wrap-Up: Tennis, Baseball and Softball
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• April 22, 2016
![Premiering last week at the Tribeca Film Festival, David Byrnes concert film, Contemporary Color portrays a color guard performance put on at the Barclays Center last year.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/contemporary_color_facebook.jpg)
Tribeca 2016: David Byrne Led “Contemporary Color” Dazzles at Premiere
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• April 19, 2016
![TEDxNYU hosted a Color Party to relieve some stress with art therapy.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/TED_lily-xing.jpg)
TEDxNYU Gets Legit About Coloring
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• April 18, 2016
![NYUs Baseball team defeated SUNY Maritime 11-3 on Wednesday, April 13.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/baseball-1-900x495.jpg)
Baseball Creeps Up on .500
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• April 14, 2016
![NYU Track & Field team runner, Nathaniel Picard-Busky, ran hard through tough conditions to place third in the steeplechase.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/track-900x495.jpg)
Track Team Gets Split Between Two Meets Over Weekend
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• April 11, 2016
![The Idiot is on display at Brennan & Griffin Gallery in Red Hook at 62 Delavan Street in Brooklyn, NY from April 1st - May 22nd.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/idiot-695x900.jpg)
Creepily Cheerful Art Inspired by Dostoevsky on Display in ‘The Idiot’
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2016
![Womens tennis claimed multiple victories at the UAA championships in Florida. (Courtesy of NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tennis_gonyuathletics.jpg)
Tennis Inconsistent in Ohio Over the Weekend
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• April 4, 2016
![Don Hany and Melissa George portray doctors in NBCs new drama, Heartbeat.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/heartbeat_facebook.jpg)
NBC Drama ‘Heartbeat’ Flatlines
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• March 30, 2016
![Flaked is the new Netflix series created by and starring Will Arnett as the lead.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Flaked_facebook.jpeg.jpg)
Don’t Flake on ‘Flaked’
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• March 24, 2016
![Freshman Ryan McLaughlin finished his game Wednesday with two runs and a triple.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rp_primary_R.-McLaughlin-900x495.jpg)
Baseball Stumbles Their Way to Sixth Straight Loss
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• March 24, 2016
![Diana King hit her first home-run for the NYU Women’s Softball team in their huge wins against Baruch College.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/softball_gonyuathletics-1-900x495.jpg)
No-No, Homers Carry Softball to 25-0 Drubbing
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• March 21, 2016
![“Midnight Special” is a new film revolving around a young boy who has magical powers.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/midnight2_facebook-900x599.jpg)
Supernatural Thriller Falls Short
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• March 21, 2016
![To the Moon and Beyond: Graphic Films and the Inception of 2001: A Space Odyssey is an exhibition featuring detailed sketches for 2001: Space Odyssey.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/moonandbeyond_facebook.jpg)
New Exhibit Reveals Team Behind ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• March 9, 2016
![Samuel Khoshbin of NYU’s Men’s Tennis team defeated his opponent in straight sets on Sunday.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tennis_go-900x495.jpg)
Tennis Manages Busy Weekend
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• March 7, 2016
![Womens Tennis player Carmen Lai won consecutive perfect sets to start off the Violets first spring match.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lai-600x900.jpg)
Tennis Tries to Shake Off Winter Rust
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• February 29, 2016
![Producers Nicolas Gonda and Sarah Green talked to students in the course Producing the Independent Film about their work on Knight of Cups.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/knight_facebook.jpg)
Tisch Class Gets Lowdown from Pros
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• February 29, 2016
![Tisch sophomores Sarah Sampino and Sabra Kojis have started their own web series called TBH.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TBH_twitter.jpg)
Tisch Sophomores Impress in New Web Series ‘TBH’
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• February 29, 2016
![Sophomore Tim Kou got second place in the 200-yard breaststroke.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Swimming_gonyuathletics-2-900x495.jpg)
Men Take Third, Women Fourth in Swimming UAAs
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• February 22, 2016
![Paperwork and the Will of Capital,” is a current photographic exhibition about the symbolic nature of flowers at the Gagosian Gallery.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/floral_DiegoLlaca-2-900x600.jpg)
Flowers of Diplomacy Wilt at Gagosian
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• February 22, 2016
![Touched by Fire is a new romance film directed by Paul Dalio, starring Luke Kirby and Katie Holmes.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12694976_591981504289368_5663453190836063283_o-900x605.jpg)
Tisch Alum’s New Film Thoughtfully Portrays Bipolar Disorder
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• February 17, 2016
![Pilou Asbæk stars in A War: an Oscar-nominated film directed by Tobias Lindholm.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/11884962_728045150633570_3084731839200354206_o-900x600.jpg)
‘A War’ Amounts to Courtroom Drama, Remains Too Stoic
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• February 10, 2016
![“Picturing Prestige: New York Portraits 1700-1860” is a current exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York which showcases artwork from three different eras of New York City.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/portraits_mcny.org_.jpg)
History Through the Eyes of the Portrait
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• February 8, 2016
![The Club, directed by Pablo Larraín, follows the story of four former priests and the woman who tends to them and how their lives are disrupted by a Vatican emissary.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/club_facebook.jpg)
“The Club” Succeeds Without Being Preachy
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• February 5, 2016
![Tuesday night, the NYU men’s basketball team defeated Stevens Institute of Technology 74-66.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/basketball_gonyuatheltics.jpg)
Senior Leadership Proves Key for Men’s Basketball
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• February 4, 2016
![Chair of Tisch Undergraduate Film & Television, Joe Pichirallo, has produced a new ABC TV film called Madoff.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/madoff_nyu.edu_.jpeg)
‘Madoff’ Doesn’t Steal the Show
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• February 1, 2016
![Chase Klein was a stand out player in the NYU mens volleyball teams loss to Hunter College on Tuesday, January 26.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/volleyball_viagonyuathletics-900x495.jpg)
Top-10 Violets Wilt Against Unranked Hunter
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• January 28, 2016
![Junior guard Amy Harioka notched what ended up being the game-winning three-pointer for the Violets on Sunday.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rp_primary_DB4D8199-900x495.jpg)
Basketball National Title Hopes Still Alive
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• January 25, 2016
![Five films to catch over winter break](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/winterfilms.jpg)
Five films to catch over winter break
Zach Martin, Anubhuti Kumar, Daria Butler, Ethan Sapienza and Tony Schwab
• December 7, 2015
![Doc makes cartoons ‘Very Semi-Serious’](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/newyorker.jpg)
Doc makes cartoons ‘Very Semi-Serious’
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• December 7, 2015
![Framing Wall by Barbara Bloom is on display at the Museum of Modern Arts until Dec. 20.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/moma_moma.org_.jpg)
New exhibitions at MoMA worth visiting
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• December 3, 2015
![The Wannabe is a 2015 American drama film set to release on December 4th.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wannabe.jpg)
New mob film ‘The Wannabe’ misses the mark
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• December 2, 2015
![Neal Huff sat down with WSN to discuss his career after NYU, including his role in Spotlight.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/huff_fccebook.jpg)
Tisch alumnus walks ‘The Wire,’ shines in ‘Spotlight’
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• December 1, 2015
![Featuring over 50 works, “Jackson Pollock: A Collection Survey, 1934–1954”, is on display at the MoMA from November 22, 2015 to March 13, 2016](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pollock_facebook.jpg)
Pollock exhibit at MoMA goes beyond the splatter
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• November 30, 2015
![Lily Corsaro runs for NYUs Cross Country team. (via NYU Athletics)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Crosscountry_gonyuathletics.jpg)
Corsaro represents NYU at NCAAs
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• November 23, 2015
![Collected by Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner is the latest exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Wagner1_DiegoLlaca.jpg)
Massive gallery at Whitney chooses quantity over quality
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• November 23, 2015
![Dylan Lojac went undefeated, as did the NYU wrestling team with a 3-0 win at the Metro vs. PA Duals hosted at King’s College on Saturday.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wrestling.jpg)
Wrestling team starts season with strong lead
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• November 16, 2015
![The Steinhardt BFA program presents the undergraduate work, “Not By Any Stretch,” which features the work of the Undergraduate Student Art Organization.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/stretch.jpg)
Art showcase features Steinhardt work
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• November 16, 2015
![Ocean of Images: New Photography is the latest exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Ocean1_DiegoLlaca-900x600.jpg)
MoMA’s ‘Ocean of Images’ explores uncharted photography techniques
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• November 10, 2015
![Petter Aasa recorded the Violet’s lone shot on goal in their final 2015 season match.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/soccer_gonyuathletics1.jpg)
Soccer losses jeopardize season
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• November 9, 2015
![Laurie Anderson uses the death of her dog, as the starting point for reflections on life, death, religion and philosophy in her new film Heart of Dog.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Heart_of_a_Dog_poster.jpg)
Anderson’s ‘Heart of a Dog’ combines art forms to reflect on life and death
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• November 4, 2015
![Frederick Wisemans latest film, “In Jackson Heights,” explores the diversity of the Queens neighborhood.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jacksonheights_facebook.jpg)
‘In Jackson Heights’ director Frederick Wiseman talks gentrification
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• November 3, 2015
![As Chelsea begins to struggle, people begin to wonder if the staff should answer. .](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/premier_wiki.jpg)
The case against Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• November 3, 2015
![Hans Engel won gold in epee at the NYU Fencing team’s season-opener on November 1st, 2015.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Fencing_gonyuathletics.jpg)
Fencing opens season with solid start
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• November 2, 2015
![Sophomore Rayne Ellis finished the second match with 15 kills.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/volleyball_gonyuathletics.jpg)
Women’s volleyball brings home victory
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• October 26, 2015
![Laurie Anderson, a musician and performance artist, speaks about her upcoming film, Heart of a Dog.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/LaurieAnderson_MichelleSanders_Image2.jpg)
Musician experiments with ‘Dog’
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• October 25, 2015
![Lily Corsaro finished first for NYU at the Inter-Regional Rumble hosted by Oberlin College on Saturday. October 17, in Oberlin, OH.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/crosscountry.jpg)
Cross country looking to peak in second half
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• October 19, 2015
![Jack Quaid, an alumnus of the Experimental Theatre Workshop of the Tisch School of the Arts, spoke with WSN about his role in the upcoming HBO show “Vinyl” and his experience working in both New York and L.A.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/quaid_facebook-600x900.jpg)
Hammerkatz alum Jack Quaid on his short film, new HBO show
Tony Schwab, Staff Writer
• October 19, 2015
![Max Mudd helped the mens cross country team finished second at the Metropolitan Championship on Friday, October 9, at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/crosscountry1.jpg)
NYU ranks high in cross country tournaments
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• October 13, 2015
![“The Forbidden Room,” directed by Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson, is worth watching for the style that it creates and for a lesson on how this style can fall short.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/forbidden.jpg)
In ‘The Forbidden Room,’ even surreal nightmares become repetitive
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• October 6, 2015
![Part of The New York Film Festival, “Arabian Nights” is a three-part movie that delves into Portugal’s financial collapse.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/arabiannights.jpg)
Portuguese recession meets Caliphate folk tales in 6-hour ‘Arabian Nights’
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• October 6, 2015
![Junior Umberto Setter, the lone Violet remaining in the singles draw, lost to Renssalaer Polytechnic Institutes Tristan Wise 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 16.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tennis.jpg)
Tennis rounds out fall season
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2015
![A documentary which follows 26-year-old, 58-pound Lizzie, born with a rare syndrome that prevents her from gaining weight.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lizzeBrave-900x506.jpg)
‘A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story’ sidesteps pity
Tony Schwab, Contributing writer
• September 23, 2015
![Novak Djokovic won the U.S. Open in four sets.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/usopen-900x333.jpg)
Djokovic’s greatness under-appreciated due to subtlety
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• September 17, 2015
![Frias had a pair of double-digit-kill matches for the Violets on Saturday.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/volleyball1-900x495.jpg)
Strong second day for volleyball, breaks .500
Tony Schwab, Contributing Writer
• September 14, 2015
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024