June 10th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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Continuing series this day include The Apu Trilogy and the trib to legendary DP Gabriel Figueroa at Film Forum, Glorious Technicolor: From George Eastman House and Beyond at MoMA, This is Celluloid: 35mm! at Anthology Film Archives, and Black & White 'Scope: International Cinema at BAM. The uplifting unspoolery be thus;
Film Forum
PATHER PANCHALI (1955) Dir; Satyajit Ray
APARAJITO (1956) Dir; Satyajit Ray
APUR SANSAR (1959) Dir; Satyajit Ray
ANOTHER DAWN (1943) Dir; Julio Bracho
PUEBLERINA (1948) Dir; Emilio Fernández
MoMA
Glorious Technicolor: From George Eastman House and Beyond
CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT (1955) Dir; Douglas Sirk
MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954) Dir; Douglas Sirk
Anthology Film Archives
RAMONA (1928) Dir; Edwin Carewe
LILLIOM (1930) Dir; Frank Borzage
BAM Cinématek
Black & White 'Scope: International Cinema
IS PARIS BURNING? (1966) Dir; René Clément
Today's Pick? I can't say I'm the man's greatest fan but I've recently, and finally, gotten around to experiencing his legendary CV firsthand, and while it didn't hook me per se I can fully appreciate why his string of 50's melodramas has become not just the stuff of cult worship, but of widespread influence for directors spanning the last 6 decades, running the gamut of auteurs from John Waters to Rainer Werner Fassbinder to Todd Haynes. One of the best and sudsiest of his collaborations with producer Ross Hunter graces our movie-mad burg this eve. Spin cycle never seemed so dreamy.
Douglas Sirk's MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION unspools tonight in fantabulous 35mm as part of MoMA's series Glorious Technicolor: From George Eastman House and Beyond! Bring plenty of Kleenex. And irony.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in June '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. The warm cuddle of the sun's friendlier disposition seems finally to have arrived, 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!
