December 18th 2013. Pick of the Day.
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New and continuing series today include Film Forum's career retrospective dedicated to studio-era spitfire Barbara Stanwyck, the Film Society's equally essential trib to the masterful CV of filmmaker George Cukor, and MoMA's ongoing Auteurist History of Film. The retro cinema hijinks look a little somethin' like this;
IFC Center
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) Dir; Frank Capra
Film Forum
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) Dir; Nicholas Ray
THE FURIES (1950) Dir; Anthony Mann
ANNIE OAKLEY (1935) Dir; George Stevens
Film Society of Lincoln Center
HOLIDAY (1938) Dir; George Cukor
TWO-FACED WOMAN (1941) Dir; George Cukor
SHAME (1968) Dir; Ingmar Bergman
KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942) Dir; George Cukor
MoMA
GERTRUD (1964) Dir; Carl Theodore Dreyer
DESPERATE LIVING (1977) Dir; John Waters
Today's Pick? Mostly due to the fact that its been the subject of great aghast, at least amongst my Cinegeek brethren, that Anthony Mann's THE FURIES still takes up residence on my Bucket List, I'm picking the 2-fer of that film and George Stevens' ANNIE OAKLEY as part of Film Forum's excellent, comprehensive Barbara Stanwyck trib. Plus, as you're by now well and perhaps even uncomfortably aware, I got myself a thing for Babz. And me and her don't care what society thinks about it. Nyeh, suckahz!
For more info on these and all NYC's classic screenings in the last month of 2013 click on the interactive calendar on the upper right hand side of the page. And be sure to follow me on Facebook and Twitter! Back tomorrow with a brand spankin' new Pick, til then be firm, be fair, be sure, beware, on your guard and take care. 'Cause there's much temptation. Sing it, Sam!
-Joe Walsh
