September 24th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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"Mister Berra, dont you know anything?!?"
"I don't even suspect anything."
Lawrence Peter Berra to one of his grade school teachers.
So long #8. My heart is heavy, but that's only beacuse you helped to fill it so.
And now, PLAY MOVIES!
Returning and continuing series this day include Vittorio De Sica: Attore, Regista, Seduttore at Film Forum, Modern Matinees: Earliest Days at MoMA, This is Celluloid: 35mm Encore! at Anthology Film Archives, and Ingrid Bergman at BAM at, well, BAM. The rep film rabbit hole looks thus;
Film Forum
Vittorio De Sica: Attore, Regista, Seduttore
THE CHILDREN ARE WATCHING US (1944) Dir; Vittorio De Sica
TOO BAD SHE'S BAD (1954) Dir; Alessandro Blasetti
TWO HAPPY HEARTS (1932) Dir; Baldassarre Negroni
MoMA
Modern Matinees: Earliest Days
GRANDMA'S BOY (1922) Dir; Fred Newmeyer
Anthology Film Archives
This is Celluloid: 35mm Encore!
VANISHING POINT (1971) Dir; Richard Sarafian
THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE (1956) Dir; Henry Hathaway
BowTie Chelsea Cinemas
DEAD RINGER (1964) Dir; Paul Henried
BAM Cinématek
EUROPA '51 (1952) Dir; Roberto Rossellini
Today's Pick? Recently chose all three of the following: the Matinees at MoMA, the De Sica hot stone massage at Film Forum, and the Bergman powder-puffing at BAM. So, finding myself in a corner, I choose to get behind the wheel of a white Dodge Challenger and bust through this road block. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the bestest. A smart guy said that once.
Richard Sarafian's VANISHING POINT unspools in its intended media at Anthology Film Archives as part of their recently ressurected and exceptional This is Celluloid: 35mm Encore! Anyone who's ever ridden in a NY taxi in midtown during rush hour, this is the film for you. Just don't take notes.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in September '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 warmer, fiercer cuddle of the sun's sunnier disposition has begun its annual wane, 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!
