April 25th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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Now is the Spring of our discontent made inglorious chaff by this f***ing Winter that WON'T EVER GO AWAY! Again, I'm completely willing to sacrifice A-Rod in a Wicker Man up at the Cloisters to get the job done. The jail time is minimal, I'm told.
Continuing series today include The Vertigo Effect at BAM Cinématek and Art of the Real 2015 at the Lincoln Center. The zoetrope zaniness be thus;
Nitehawk Cinema
THE NEVERENDING STORY (1986) Dir; Wolfgang Petersen
THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE (1978) Dir; John Landis
ALTERED STATES (1980) Dir; Ken Russell
Film Forum
FORBIDDEN GAMES (1952) Dir; René Clément
Anthology Film Archives
CHAPLIN PROGRAM I (1915-18) Dir; Charles Chaplin
CHAPLIN PROGRAM II (1918-19) Dir; Charles Chaplin
CHAPLIN PROGRAM III (1921-23) Dir; Charles Chaplin
Landmark Jersey Loews
AIRPLANE! (1980) Dirs; Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahms, David Zucker
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (1974) Dir; Joseph Sargeant
BAM Cinématek
OBSSESSION (1977) Dir; Brian de Palma
Film Society of Lincoln Center
NIGHTHAWKS (1978) Dir; Ron Peck
Today's Pick? To spotlight an increasingly expensive yet no more efficient MTA, to celebrate what might've been NYC's best era, in terms of character if not economy, and lastly but not least to bring attention to a venue that, much like that 70's Manhattan, demands championing and offers somewhat miraculous access to a bygone time, I proudly select a genuine movie palace from the 20's and what might be the defining NYC flick of the Me decade. And I'm okay with that, you got a problem? Huh???
Joe Sargent's THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 unspools in glorious, perhaps tatteredly glorious 35mm, at the Landmark Jersey Loews. True enthusiasts might want to arrive early for the first half of the bill, 1980's AIRPLANE!, from the ZAZ boys. In either event, you cant go wrong at this restored movie palace, replete with $1 popcorn and candy, and a 50 ft wide screen that will leave you as breathless as that third rail. Gesundheit!
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!
