November 18th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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Continuing series this day are limited to one venue, MoMA; Modern Matinees: The Film Library at 10 and To Save and Project: The 13th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation. The limited but luminous lunacy be thus;
Film Forum
JOHNNY GUITAR (1954) Dir; Nicholas Ray
MOANA WITH SOUND (1926/80) Dirs; Robert, Frances and Monica Flaherty
MoMA
Modern Matinees: The Film Library at 10
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALEY (1941) Dir; John Ford
To Save and Project: The 13th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation
AMARCORD (1973) Dir; Federico Fellini
THE MONSTERS (1963) Dir; Dino Risi
Today's Pick? I think an ode to family is what the world needsd at this oment, and there are few better than John Ford's adap of Richard Llewellyn's HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, unspooling in glorious 35mm at MoMA as part of their exceptional series Modern Matinees: The Film Library at 10! No matter what corner of the earth we originate from, how our physical characteristics or languages or customs may differ, or what our individual or collective grudges may be, we can all agree on one thing; family is precious. At the moment, I can think of no better truism whose flames I feel the need to fan than that one.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in November '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!
