June 23rd 2016. Pick of the Day.
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Only one lone series on hand for our collective perusal this day, Modern Matinees: Fifteen by Otto Preminger at MoMA, but every individual screening is a special one as well. Let's get to it, shall we?
Film Forum
HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1943) Dir; Ernst Lubitsch
THE PASSIONATE THIEF (1960) Dir; Mario Monicelli
I KNEW HER WELL (1965) Dir; Antonio Pietrangeli
MoMA
Modern Matinees: Fifteen by Otto Preminger
SAINT JOAN (1957) Dir; Otto Preminger
BowTie Chelsea Cinemas
WHAT'S UP DOC? (1973) Dir; Peter Bogdanovich
Putnam Triangle Plaza
FRIDAY FOSTER (1975) Dir; Arthur Marks
Today's Pick? Made the Lubitsch my pick as recently as two days ago, and the two entries from Italy's New Wave tempt but don't convince. I've always thought Petey Bogz's trib to Hawks sorta a watered-down affair, and while Preminger's take on okay look, this is just belaboring the obvious. Pam Grier screens on an outdoor big screen tonight courtesy of BAMCinématek. That means there is no competition.
Arthur Marks' FRIDAY FOSTER, what would prove to be the Blaxploitation icon's last starring role until Tarantino revived her career with JACKIE BROWN, screens tonight at 8pm at Putnam Triangle Plaza, Fulton street and Grand avenue, in Clinton, Brooklyn. If you think you can handle this much woman, tonight's yer chance to spend some time under the summer stars with Pam. Lucky us.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in June '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. Summer seems to have finally graced 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!
