January 14th 2016. Pick of the Day.
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New and continuing series this day include Stratford-On-Houston at Film Forum, Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day Program at MoMA, and The Deuce at the Nitehawk Cinema. The unhinged unspoolery be thus;
Film Forum
HAMLET (1948) Dir; Laurence Olivier
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (1965) Dir; Orson Welles
MoMA
Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day Program
LIME KILN CLUB FIELD DAY (1913) Dir; Edwin Middleton
A NATURAL BORN GAMBLER (1916) Dir; Edwin Middleton
Nitehawk Cinema
UNHOLY ROLLERS (1972) Dir; Vernon Zimmerman
Today's Pick? I'mma cut to the chase: chose the Bard beatification just yesterday, skipping the Bert Williams hot stone massage knowing I've got a few more days to make it my choice. So I'm going all in on my fave new venue, the descriptive new perhaps a misnomer. It's been my fave since it's inception, since 2011, since my first encounter and entrance. Especially, since my first interaction with their comestible All-Stars, namely their one-two punch of tater tots 'n root beer. They are and remain a wonderful organization, dedicated to new fringe cinema, popular arthouse cinema, and cult bohemia that only those raised on the local programming of antenna set TV, repeat offenders at grindhouse venues, or kids wholly engrossed in the burgeoning world of 80's basic cable could appreciate. God bless the Nitehawk Cinema, and their monthly series The Deuce, which tonight brings us Vernon Zimmerman's UNHOLY ROLLERS, a master mash-up of roller-skate films and ah hell, I'm not gonna pretend. Never seen, and it's probably just exactly what it appears to be. But great examples of genre are great examples of genre, and, sight unseen, I'm trusting of the great programmers at the NH. They never let me down. Unlike roller skates.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in January '16 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. Winter's icy grip seems to have finally taken hold of our fair city, and 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!
