April 28th 2016. Pick of the Day.
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Already this year the movie-mad in our metropolis have been the lucky recipients of so much treasure, and 2016 is a mere 4 months in! We've been gifted Film Forum's SHAKESPEARE ON FILM, which included a visit and Q&A with the auteur's daughter, the Michael Mann retropsective at BAM, which included an evening's sit with the man himself, and the thrilling trib to Argentinian Noir in the postwar era, which featured none other than Eddie Muller, founder and prez of the Film Noir Foundation. As I prep the May '16 callie of NYC's rep film shenanigans I'm bursting to discuss the many series, screenings and special events on the horizon. Howehvz; we still got this month to conclude. April '16, we hardly knew ye. But enough sentiment. Let's get to today's celluloid chicanery;
Film Forum
A TOUCH OF ZEN (1971) Dir; King Hu
Film Society of Lincoln Center
TEA AND SYMPATHY (1956) Dir; Vincente Minnelli
VICTIM (1961) Dir; Basil Dearden
THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES (1961) Dir; Jean-Gabriel Albicoccio
Syndicated
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1950) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
BowTie Chelsea Cinema
WEST SIDE STORY (1961) Dirs; Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise
Today's Pick? I'm absolutely thrilled that we have a thriving repertory scene in this burg after a near-decade of fallow fields. As it were. So it is with mighty chest-thump that I celebrate the new Bushwick venue known as Syndicated, which mimics the model established by the Alamo Drafthouse in Texas and my beloved Nitehawk Cinema in Billyburg. Booze and food are very much a part of the unspool, and tonight they offer up one of my top 5 Hitch's; 1950's career-reset STRANGERS ON A TRAIN! So hop on the subway and head over to this spectacular new venue. And should any persons previously unknown to you suggest a proposition while you travel by rail, ingore them at all cost. Likely, a criss-cross murder will be the most innocent thing you'll entertain.
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!
