April 26th 2016. Pick of the Day.
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Today's lone ongoing series is the Film Society's brilliant, comprehesive and fascinating Queer Cinema Before Stonewall. The silver halide salience be thus;
Film Forum
A TOUCH OF ZEN (1971) Dir; King Hu
Film Society of Lincoln Center
MADCHEN IN UNIFORM (1931) Dir; Leontine Sagan
MICHAEL (1924) Dir; Carl Theodore Dreyer
A FLORIDA ENCHANTMENT (1914) Dir; Sidney Drew
Syndicated
ROPE (1948) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
ALIEN (1979) Dir; Ridley Scott
Today's Pick? I'm going with the Film Society's meticulous focus on the manner in which the LGBT comminuty was repped in the mainstream cinema before society wised its ass up and embraced tolerance, if not total then widespread. Queer Cinema Before Stonewall today offers up a daring late-Weimar entry, Sagan's MADCHEN IN UNIFORM, Dreyer's MICHAEL, a entry from his silent era, and the waaaaaay early A FLORIDA ENCHANTMENT, a film from 1914 that may not have broken ground narratively but still shocks as a narrative visually. Take advantage of the FSLC's 3-film discount bonanza and save some cash that you may otherwise blow on thier excellent popcorn and Coca-Cola! Embrace your inner homosexual and explore the films in this series. Unless you're an outer homosexual. Then exploring is so yesterday.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in April '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 loosened on our fair metropolis, but milder weather aside 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!
