September 7th 2014. Pick of the Day.
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NFL week one starts today. As does my annual contemplation of my own mortality. Harrumph.
Today's new and continuing series include Film Forum Jr. at Film Forum, 1939 - Hollywood's Golden Year at IFC Center, Country Brunchin' at the Nitehawk Cinema, Classics in HD at Symphony Space, John Waters: How Much Can You Take? at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, The Great War: A Cinematic Legacy at MoMA, and Simenon Redux: Maigret on Film at Anthology Film Archives. To paraphrase William Blake, here be flyckers;
Film Forum
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) Dir; Steven Spielberg
FEDORA (1978) Dir; Billy Wilder
IFC Center
1939 - Hollywood's Golden Year
THE WOMEN (1939) Dir; George Cukor
Nitehawk Cinema
BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) Dir; Arthur Penn
AMC Loews Kips Bay 15, AMC Empire 25
SCARFACE (1983) Dir; Brian De Palma
Symphony Space
MODERN TIMES (1932) Dir; Charlie Chaplin
Mid-Manhattan Library
THE GIRL FROM 10TH AVENUE (1935) Dir; Alfred E. Green
Film Society of Lincoln Center
John Waters: How Much Can You Take?
TERESE (1986) Dir; Alain Cavalier
HAIRSPRAY (1988) Dir; John Waters
EARLY SHORTS (1964-68) Dir; John Waters
DESPERATE LIVING (1974) Dir; John Waters
MoMA
The Great War: A Cinematic Legacy
VERDUN, VISION OF HISTORY (1928) Dir; Leon Poirier
PATHS OF GLORY (1957) Dir; Stanley Kubrick
HAT CHECK GIRL (1932) Dir; Sidney Lanfield
Anthology Film Archives
Simenon Redux: Maigret on Film
A MAN'S NECK (1933) Dir; Julien Duvivier
CECILE IS DEAD (1944) Dir; Maurice Tourneur
Today's Pick? Why of course it's the return of Film Forum's equivalent of Joe Camel, a device invented and implemented for the sole purpose of attracting and addicting the young. In this example, however, its only unhealthy side effect is a potential predilection for the company of naught but the celluloid-spun. And hey, I turned out okay! Okay, mostly okay. Look I get a few complaints about not returning phone calls and missing funerals. Like you're perfect? Wow, fine, the heck with y'all! I don't need any of you, I'll just dive into my DVD collection and spend some quality time with right okay the irony just hit me I'm my own worst example.
Steven Spielberg's RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK unspools today at 11am and 11:15am at Film Forum as kickoff to a brand new and most welcome season of Film Forum Jr. I'm bringing friends. I have friends! Don't look at me like that!
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-Joe Walsh
