.MOVIE LISTINGS | MOVIE REVIEW ARCHIVE | THEATER INFO Underground Melodies BY MOLLY TEMPLETON SUBWAY DREAMS: Written, directed and produced by Anna Holtzman. 2006. Not rated. 56 minutes. Journalist and New York native Anna Holtzman's intimate documentary peeks into the disparate lives of musicians playing in the subways of New York City. From auditions for Music Under New York, the MTA-approved system for licensing performers to play in prime spots, to living rooms and even Rikers Island, Holtzman sketches the stories of an interesting group of folks. A troubled, mediocre soul singer fears revealing his arrest to new bandmates; a Kevin Spacey lookalike plays a strip of rubberized Teflon in a Brooklyn subway stop; two Dominican brothers play music from their homeland; a nervous, talented guitarist talks about his love for the blues; a pair of handsome twentysomethings tell stories about playing for little kids having their first dance moments; and an earnest early music singer speaks revealingly and reluctantly about being a subway busker who doesn't need straphanger donations to get by. Holtzman's film is plainly shot and has a certain unfinished feeling, but she's chosen a fascinating topic and created an interesting film that crosses genres and neighborhoods to show a different side of New York. Subway Dreams plays at 8 pm Saturday, Sept. 30 and 7 pm Sunday, Oct. 1 at DIVA, with Holtzman on hand to discuss her film. $5. — Molly Templeton
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