October 2nd 2014. Pick of the Day.
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For those of you who only read these posts sparingly, and I know your names b'gawd, a reminder that these headers are gonna be a might trim for a week or so, as I'm also providing daily coverage of the 52nd annual NYFF, which roughly translates to the New York Film Festival for those of you who can't bear acronyms.
So post haste, ongoing series today include the Tennessee Williams trib at Film Forum, Joseph L. Mankiewicz: The Essential Iconoclast and Revivals at the Film Society, Acteurism: The Emergence of Ann Sheridan, 1937-43 at MoMA, Retro Metro at BAM Cinématek, and Chelsea Classics at the BowTie Chelsea Cinemas. The mishegoss be thus;
Film Forum
THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED (1966) Dir; Sydney Pollack
THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE (1961) Dir; José Quintero
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Joseph L. Mankiewicz: The Essential Iconoclast
PEOPLE WILL TALK (1951) Dir; Joseph L. Mankiewicz
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950) Dir; Joseph L. Mankiewicz
SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT (1946) Dir; Joseph L. Mankiewicz
THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES (1968) Dir; Sergei Parajanov
MoMA
Acteurism: The Emergence of Ann Sheridan, 1937-43
TORRID ZONE (1940) Dir; William Keighley
BAM Cinématek
ON THE TOWN (1949) Dirs; Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
BowTie Chelsea Cinemas
BEETLEJUICE (1988) Dir; Tim Burton
Today's Pick? The Joe Mank retrospective, ya knuckleheads! Ya think I'm killin' myself for nothing? Three films can be had for one specially-ticketed price this day, and the simple fact that last night's Pick, the Oscar-minting classic ALL ABOUT EVE, serves as centerpice to the day's festivities seals the deal. Okay! So we'll have two bumpy nights in a row! This is a crime where exactly?
For more info on these and all NYC's remaining classic film screenings in October '14 click on the interactive calendar on the upper right hand side of the page. For the monthly overview and other audio tomfoolery check out the podcast, and follow me on SoundCloud! For reviews of contemporary cinema and my streaming habits (keep it clean!) check out my Letterboxd page. And be sure to follow me on both Facebook, where I provide further info and esoterica on the rep film circuit and star birthdays, and Twitter, where I provide a daily feed for the day's screenings and other blathery. Back tomorrow with a brand new Pick, til then safe, sound, make sure the guests are as domesticated as the gin.
-Joe Walsh
P. S. We're swiftly returning to the winter climate, and believe it or not some of our fellow NY'ers have still yet to be made whole in the wake of the 2012 storm. Should you be feeling charitable please visit the folks at OccupySandy.net, follow their hammer-in-hand efforts to restore people's lives, and donate/volunteer if you have the inclination and availability. Be a collective mensch, Stockahz!
