January 21st 2016. Pick of the Day.
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New and continuing series this completely bone-chilling day include the closure of Film Forum's wonderful celebration of the Bard on film, Stratford-On-Houston, and two programs at MoMA; the onging Modern Matinees: A Pioneer Cowboy and the newly beginning All That Jack (Cole). The halide hipsterism be thus;
Film Forum
MACBETH (1971) Dir; Roman Polanski
MoMA
Modern Matinees: A Pioneer Cowboy
KENO BATES, LIAR (1915) Dir; William S. Hart
BRANDING BROADWAY (1918) Dir; William S. Hart
DOWN TO EARTH (1947) Dir; Alexander Hall
TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT (1945) Dir; Victor Saville
Syndicated
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) Dir; Philip Kaufman
Today's Pick? I really wanna choose Phil Kaufman's once-maligned and since-reappraised remake of what I consider the gruff & gritty Don Siegel's masterpiece, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, yet as buoyant the news of a new rep screen is to my classic film-lovin' soul, I feel the need always to explore the venue personally before I decide to include it with the likes of Moving Image or MoMA or the Walter Reade. So I must throw my considerable weight, as my New Year's resolution of a diet has yet to kick in, behind the closing day of Film Forum's excellent trib to the most celebrated writer in our collective history, one William Shakespeare, with the series Stratford-On-Houston.
Roman Polanski's MACBETH, regarded still as the most bloody and violent of the film iterations of The Scottish Play, unspools today 4 times in a brand new 4K resto that is sure to visually pronounce its graphic content. Sadly there exists no tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow beyond this. this series' tomorrow has arrived today. Don't miss it.
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!
