April 19th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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Continuing series this day include Film Forum Jr. and Strictly Sturges at Film Forum, Old School Kung-Fu Fest 2015: Enter the Ninja! at Anthology Film Archives, and The Vertigo Effect at BAM Cinématek. The moviola mishegoss be thus;
Film Forum
BUCK PRIVATES (1941) Dir; Arthur Lubin
THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK (1944) Dir; Preston Sturges
HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO (1944) Dir; Preston Sturges
Nitehawk Cinema
EXPLORERS (1985) Dir; Joe Dante
Anthology Film Archives
Old School Kung-Fu Fest 2015: Enter the Ninja!
SEVENTEEN NINJA (1963) Dir; Yasuto Hasegawa
A BAND OF ASSASSINS (1962) Dir; Satsuo Yamamoto
A BAND OF ASSASSINS 2: VENGEANCE (1963) Dir; Satsuo Yamamoto
AMERICAN NINJA 2: THE CONFRONTATION (1987) Dir; Sam Firstenberg
ORPHEUS (1950) Dir; Jean Cocteau
THE BLOOD OF A POET (1930) Dir; Jean Cocteau
BAM Cinématek
LAURA (1946) Dir; Otto Preminger
Today's Pick? Oh hell, I'm breaking my own rule. Ignore for a day the lack of a multi-ticket discount and throw some cash and love at Anthology Film Archives, as they unspool the dizzying quartet of SEVENTEEN NINJA, A BAND OF ASSASSINS, A BAND OF ASSASSINS 2, and AMERICAN NINJA 2: THE CONFRONTATION, as part of their exceptional grindhouse trib entitled Old School Kung-Fu Fest 2015: Enter the Ninja! Popcorn, Raisinets, Pepsi-cola, none of these amenities will be on hand or offered. Throwing stars, however...
For more info on these and all NYC's classic film screenings in April '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!
