March 24th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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Honesty has always been my greatest asset, whether it be admitting to a party mishap, such as drunkedly breaking a vase, to stalwart and vociferous defense of a position on one or more films. So in that spirit of dedicated honesty, I will admit the following; I'm beat. Let's just get to today's listings, shall we?
Continuing series today include The Most Beautiful: The War Films Of Shirley Yamaguchi and Setsuko Hara at the Japan Society and The Killer Must Kill Again: Giallo Fever, Part Two! at Anthology Film Archives. The ensuing hilarity be thus;
Film Forum
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN (1951) Dirs; Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
CHINA IS NEAR (1967) Dir; Marco Bellocchio
Japan Society
The Most Beautiful: The War Films Of Shirley Yamaguchi and Setsuko Hara
THE NEW EARTH (1937) Dirs; Arnold Fanck & Mansaku Itami
Anthology Film Archives
The Killer Must Kill Again: Giallo Fever, Part Two!
ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK (1972) Dir; Sergio Martino
TENEBRAE (1982) Dir; Dario Argento
Today's Pick? Why it surely must be Fanck & Itami's THE NEW EARTH, screening as part of the Japan Society's excellent new series The Most Beautiful: The War Films Of Shirley Yamaguchi and Setsuko Hara! And don't call me surely. Or Shirley. This joke travels poorly, methinks.
For more info on these and all NYC's classic film screenings in March '15 click on the interactive calendar on the upper right hand side of the page. 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 soon with new Picks 'n perks, til then safe, sound, make sure the next knucklehead is too!
P. S. We're mercifully feeling the loosening of winter's embrace, but 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!
