July 16th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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New and continuing series this day include True Crime! at Film Forum, Glorious Technicolor: From George Eastman House and Beyond at MoMA, One-Film Wonders at Anthology Film Archives, and Nitehawk Cinema's monthly trib to Times Square's glory Grindhouse legacy, The Deuce. The silver nitrate shenanigans be thus;
Film Forum
VENGEANCE IS MINE! (1979) Dir; Shôhei Imamura
IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (1976) Dir; Nagisha Oshima
THE THIRD MAN (1949) Dir; Carol Reed
MoMA
Glorious Technicolor: From George Eastman House and Beyond
THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955) Dir; Joseph M. Newman
REAP THE WILD WIND (1942) Dir; Cecil B. DeMille
SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949) Dir; Cecil B. DeMille
BowTie Chelsea Cinemas
POLYESTER (1980) Dir; John Waters
Anthology Film Archives
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER (1984) Dir; Tom Schiller
ANOTHER SKY (1955) Dir; Gavin Lambert
Nitehawk Cinema
RAZORBACK (1984) Dir; Russell Mulcahy
Today's Pick? I'm really tempted to go for Mulcahy's RAZORBACK, not just because it's screening at my new fave venue in NYC, home of the finst root beer n' tater tots this burg has to offer, but also because it's a piece of my youth I haven't seen since, well, my youth. I feel like I've gone to the Technicolor well at MoMA quite a bit these last few weeks, and while there's no shame in that I do like to shine the Kliegs on a mutlitude of hijinks. Waters' first foray into so-called "respectable" fare tempts in a major way, but I feel drawn back towards the Manhattan moviegoer's fave haunted house, which has been programming repertory series of increasing interest these last coupl'a few years. Casa de Mekas still provides fare of the experimental and even bizarre stripe, but the recent dedication to themes like the Hollywood Blacklist and a devotion to authentic 35mm unspoolings have helped make this an even more essential destination spot for the classic film lover. That ghostly apparition sitting next to you is just Robert Smith of The Cure. Make sure he doesn't steal your popcorn. Just kidding, it's the ghost of Luis Buñuel and he has come to eat your soul. Which is extra credit at the Tisch School if I remember correctly.
Tom Schiller's NOTHING LASTS FOREVER and Gavin Lambert's ANOTHER SKY unspool tonight at Anthology Film Archives as part of their just-kicked off series One-Film Wonders. No extra charge to sit next to the guy who brings his own mattress.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in July '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!
