{"title": "Mesterjátszma", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Hungarian House of New York", "address": "East 82nd Street 213, 10028", "price": "Suggested: $15 Adult, $10 Members/Students; pay as you wish donations also available", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/historical-drama"], "description": "A film screening of Mastergame (Mesterjátszma) followed by a conversation with producer János Szurmay. Directed by Barnabás Tóth, this 2023 historical drama is a modernized adaptation of Stefan Zweig's The Royal Game, set during the Soviet suppression of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As Soviet tanks flood Budapest, a young couple tries to flee aboard the last refugee train, while a tortured Catholic priest preserves his sanity by playing chess against himself with pieces made of bread. 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There the vengeful Angela maneuvers everyone into a round of the eponymous guessing game, designed to sow dissension and inflict maximum psychological torment.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/chinese-roulette-56698/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999004476-chinese-roulette/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5657606cac79c6755beea3122574fbb403f4a3d524e6267a7cd4a6043cdec8b1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Morning Masters", "start": "2026-10-31T09:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Marshall Chess Club", "address": "West 10th Street 23, 10011 New York", "price": "$35; Non-MCC Member: Additional $15 fee", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "quiz-games", "tags": ["games/chess"], "description": "Morning Masters is a three-round chess tournament with games at a 25-minute time control plus a five-second delay. It is held by the Marshall Chess Club and is open to players rated 2000 and above, with grandmasters playing free. 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The story follows one woman standing alone against an oppressive regime, turning state propaganda into farce with choreographed confessions and scripted testimony. 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It shows images from the private collection of the John Sadovy Estate, taken by the freelance photojournalist who covered the revolution on assignment for Life magazine. Over four days in Budapest and near the Hungarian-Austrian border, Sadovy created more than 600 photographs, including freedom fighters, damaged Budapest streets, Cardinal Mindszenty after his release, and refugees crossing into Austria. His work, published in Life and honored with the 1957 Robert Capa Gold Medal, records both the hope of liberation and the violence of the uprising.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/recap1956-through-the-lens-of-john-sadovy-53068/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dae197b317fc7cfa14992ed3c60b707f2c144318a93c53a298cdd24fd64e48d9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Electra, My Love", "start": "2026-11-04T20:45:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Metrograph", "address": "Ludlow Street 7, 10002 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://t.metrograph.com/Ticketing/visSelectTickets.aspx?cinemacode=9999&txtSessionId=31332", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "A radically original retelling of the Ancient Greek myth of Electra, set against the backdrop of Hungary's vast, muddy plains. Director Miklós Jancsó reworks the tale of Electra and her ill use at the hands of Aegisthus, who loved her mother and murdered her father 15 years ago, in a hypnotic meditation on tyranny and rebellion. Its 71-minute runtime is made up of only twelve intricately composed shots.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/electra-my-love-56694/", "official_url": "https://metrograph.com/film/9999002564-electra-my-love/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/02134f8f54638794c55e1b4262a8f9395eaa5dde150917b764b8f954ae59be7b-2000.webp"}]}