October 29th 2014. Pick of the Day.
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Royals. Giants. Just me or these two teams a little too impressed with themselves, hm? I don't go around callin' myself His Worship or Titan Joe. Seems whoever wins this whole Game 7 shebang will still need a little lesson in humility. Sermon concluded. And you're welcome.
New and continuing series today include Acteurism: The Emergence of Ann Sheridan. 1937-43 and To Save and Project: The 12th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation at MoMA, and Industrial Terror at Anthology Film Archives. The tomfoolery as follows;
Film Society of Lincoln Center
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (1959) Dir; Alain Resnais
Film Forum
VERTIGO (1958) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (1959) Dir; Alain Resnais
MoMA
Acteurism: The Emergence of Ann Sheridan. 1937-43
THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT (1940) Dir; Raoul Walsh
To Save and Project: The 12th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation
TODO MODO (1976) Dir; Elio Petri
SHARK MONROE (1918) Dir; William S. Hart
Live piano accompaniment by Ben Model.
Anthology Film Archives
ABBY (1974) Dir; William Girdler
HOMEBODIES (1974) Dir; Larry Yust
BAM Cinématek
'ROUND MIDNIGHT (1986) Dir; Bertrand Tavernier
Screening intro'd by legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock.
Today's Pick? It's always difficult to decline a screening that features accompanist extraordinaire Ben Model's ivory tinklings, and I also know precisely diddly/squat about the career of silent film icon William S. Hart. Ann Sheridan is also feted at MoMA today, in one of her best roles, perhaps my fave. Anthology Film Archives' horror series, focusing on commercial/industrial filmmakers turned low-budget horror provocateurs, impresses greatly and tempts as much. However, of all these I must painfully abstain. The Resnais and the Hitchcock not so painfully. After all, how often are we granted an audience with a genuine jazz legend in the service of introducing another? Rare on the live stage, all too rare in a movie theater. The late Dexter Gordon is among the few who can still command such fealty.
The legendary Herbie Hancock introduces Bertrand Tavernier's 'ROUND MIDNIGHT tonight at BAM Cinématek. Hancock is also among the onscreen talents appearing in Tavernier's modern classic, so his area of expertise is not solely resigned to musical appreciation, but includes personal memories of the production. As unmissable as the greatest spontaneous jazz solo you could ever hope to witness, do your best to make it out for this.
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-Joe Walsh
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