March 26th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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This is yet another year that sees the TCM Film Fest kick off sans moi. The stars will yet align to accomodate my presence, next year most likely. Meanwhile I wish all my TCMParty pals and Nitrate Stock friends a fantastic time! I look forward to your covergae of the weekend's glitz and glam. Have fun!
Continuing series today include the Ginger Rogers threshold-carry at MoMA and The Killer Must Kill Again!: Giallo Fever, Part Two at Anthology Film Archives. The March winddownery be thus;
Film Forum
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN (1951) Dirs; Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
CHINA IS NEAR (1967) Dir; Marco Bellocchio
MoMA
THE FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY (1956) Dir; Arthur Lubin
Anthology Film Archives
The Killer Must Kill Again!: Giallo Fever, Part Two
FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON (1975) Dir; Luigi Bazzoni
THE PSYCHIC (1977) Dir; Lucio Fulci
BowTie Chelsea Cinemas
KISS ME DEADLY (1955) Dir; Robert Aldrich
Today's Pick? Two of the day's selections have already been chosen, and, again, the Bellocchio just doesn't tempt. Aldrich's embrace of noir-sleazeremains not only a fave of the form, but a still-important template for the genre. However I feel like I just made it my Pick fairly recently, and as much as I love supporting the efforts of the rep bookers at the BowTie Chelsea, I think I gotta pass in favor of another sleaze-fest today. In a far sleazier venue. In a far sleazier area. Featuring far sleazier attendees okay you get the idea.
Luigi Bazzoni's FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON and Lucio Fulci's THE PSYCHIC screen as non-trad double-feature at Anthology Film Archives as part of their weird and wonderfully warped series The Killer Must Kill Again!: Giallo Fever, Part Two. If ever a venue mirrored its program, this is the time. Make sure your emergency contact knows you're going beforehand. All I'm sayin'.
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!
