Today's lone series is the slowly unwinding IT Girls: Flappers, Jazz Babies & Vamps at Film Forum. The wantonly wisecrackin' wimmenry be thus;

The scant series on hand today include the slowly unwinding IT Girls: Flappers, Jazz Babies & Vamps! at Film Forum, and American International Pictures, Part Three at Anthology Film Archives. The 4-leaf foofaraw be thus;

Continuing & concluding series this day include IT Girls: Flappers, Jazz Babies &Vamps! at Film Forum, the third down of AFA's trib to American International Pictures, and the final two entries in MoMA's Jerry Lewis birthday celebration. The halide HEY LAYDEE be thus;

Continuing series this day includes MoMA's celebration of Jerry Lewis' 90th birthday, IT Girls: Flappers, Jazz Babies & Vamps! at Film Forum, the rarities unspooling at A Lot of Roach: Medium Rare at the Library for the Performing Arts, Anthology Film Archives' third down of their trib to American International Pictures, and the newly-baptized Metrograph's first-ever director trib to post-Nouvelle Vague auteur Jean Eustache. The emulsified ebullience be thus;

New and continuing series this day include IT Girls: Flappers, Jazz Babies and Vamps! at Film Forum, Happy Birthday Mr. Lewis: The Kid Turns 90 at MoMA, the third leg of Anthology Film Archives' trib to American International Pictures, and the perennially chill Cabaret Cinema at the Rubin Museum. The 4-perf foofaraw be thus;

Continuing series this day include Happy Birthday Mr. Lewis: The Kid Turns 90 at MoMA, the Jean Eustache hot-stone massage at the newly-christened Metrograph, and the Nitehawk Cinema's monthly trib to Times Square's glory grindhouse past, The Deuce. The projected prepostery be thus;

Ah March. March March March. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. First and most prominent? You are not January or February. In fact, you are their conqueror. Third, fourth and fifth? Exhibition baseball, March Madness and St. Pat's. Sixth? This wonderful Spring-like weather that so smoothly caresses my face whence wending mine way through my Movie-Mad Metropolis. Seventh? A new Terrence Malick film. Eighth? Well, it desn't really fall this far down my list, but the wonderful NYC rep film circuit, now blissfully augmented by the arrival of our newest venue, Ludlow street's Metrograph! Bonus points: did I mention January and February lie in their well-deserved if maddeningly temporary graves?

Well okay then.

New and continuing series this day include Classics of French Cinema with Olivier Barrot at the French Institute, Happy Birthday Mr. Lewis: The Kid Turns 90 at MoMA, and Surrender to the Screen at The Metrograph. The dizzingly delightful denoument be thus;

Once more my mortal enemies do their damndest to send me into a cold dark grave, these evil Frost Giants nicknamed January and February. Once more I stand atop their fallen numbers in defeat, 31 and 29 to be exact, as their equivalent MacDuff's and Laertes', most commonly known as March and April, sally forth over the hills of Winter to bring a new dawn, a new day, dare I say...a new Spring? Once more I await this coming lion's entry and lamb's entrance with glee, delight, the fervor specially reserved for those who exult in exhibition baseball, St. Patrick's Day, March Madness, and the modern day Hindenburg-bumpin'-uglies-with-the-Titanic known as BATMAN V SUPERMAN. Full plate, no doubt.

More importantly we have a proper revving up of the NYC rep film circuit's engines, a great Pre-code fest at Film Forum, a celebration of Blaxploitation classics from the 70's at Anthology Film Archives, a Double Sapphire fête of one of American film's finest ambassador's (TRY me!), and last but not least, the Grand Opening of a brand new repertory film venue in the 5 boroughs. First newbie in 5 years. I like this trend! Let's get to it!

Ongoing series this day include the twin thesp tribs to Charlotte Rampling and Christopher Lee at IFC Center, Modern Matinees: A Pioneer Cowboy at MoMA, Manoel de Oliveira's Tetralogy of Frustrated Love at the Film Society, American International Pictures, Part Three at Anthology Film Archives, and the chilled stem-drink and legroom-friendly Cabaret Cinema at the Rubin Museum. The kino kaleidoscope be thus;

So a reminder, a ringing of the town bell, a clarion call. Those possessed of a wholly obsessive focus on the annual handing out of little gold men to actors and movie stars worthy or otherwise, you may want to find a venue more observant. For you knuckleheads who crave the glitz, the glamour, the bad speeches, the unwisely chosen words, the otherwise hiccup-free presentations that seemed golden in rehearsal and then, well, eh, or those who just wanna shot at the multiple prizes we'll be in full boast of, your seat awaits at this sophomore undertaking, the second meet-up this site has hosted, the 2nd Annual Nitrate Stock Oscar Bash!