As some of you might know, I've set up a charity fundraising drive to provide some worth regarding my attendance at next week's Marvel Movie Marathon. The full details can be found here, and I know that the otherwise myopic focus of this site is on older classic cinema, but in the hopes that a future classic is in the offing, perhaps you'd like to contribute to a good cause. Give it a look!

Continuing series this day include Strictly Sturges at Film Forum and Mad Men at the Movies at BAM Cinématek. The emulsified esoterica be thus;

I honestly don't know which is the more embarrassing leak; the fact that Ben Affleck coerced PBS into covering up the fact that he is descended from slave-owners, which has nothing to do ultimately with his trod upon this earth, or the fact that he thinks he can plausibly threaten any iteration of Superman. Of which he is wholly, laughably, guilty. Thoughts? Prayers?

Continuing series today include Strictly Sturges at Film Forum and the Agnes Varda retro screening as part of Art of the Real 2015 at the Film Society. The tomfoolery be thus;

Continuing series this day include Film Forum Jr. and Strictly Sturges at Film Forum, Old School Kung-Fu Fest 2015: Enter the Ninja! at Anthology Film Archives, and The Vertigo Effect at BAM Cinématek. The moviola mishegoss be thus;

I'm a person who doesn't like to shy away from admitting when they're beat, but one who also considers it a momentary result. Always and forever. In that spirit, and for those of you keeping count, the podcast has been postponed for yet another month. Just couldn't make all the pieces come together between equipment puzzlement, last-minute rescheduling and the unseen nefarious effects of celo-wrapped shrimp. I fear only one of these three going forward, but it is a mighty fear.

Continuing series today include the suspect midnight doings of Tune In, Turn On at the Nitehawk Cinema, Strictly Sturges at Film Forum, Old School Kung-Fu Fest 2015: Enter the Ninja! at Anthology Film Archives, Art of the Real 2015 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and The Vertigo Effect at BAM Cinématek. The springtime unspoolery be thus;

Apologies, Stockahz. A bad plate of shrimp ingested on Wednesday did me in for the bulk of my Thursday, so I was unable to organize the new podcast for ya. If all goes well I'll be recording it later tonight, so keep yer fingers crossed. And avoid shellfish. Or so I've learned.

New and continuing series this day include Strictly Sturges at Film Forum, Acteurism: Joel McCrea at MoMA, The Vertigo Effect at BAM Cinématek, Old School Kung-Fu Fest 2015: Enter the Ninja! at Anthology Film Archives, Art of the Real 2015 at the Film Society, Cabaret Cinema at the Rubin Museum, and Tune In, Turn On at the Nitehawk Cinema. The popcorn-fueled pandemonium be thus;

So tonight, it turns out, is the recording session for the site's new podcast, a format change that hopefully will prove a bit more popular than the previous one. I'm thinking the debate over a dress's color and the exact date of Cheryl's birthday will be major ratings boosters. Maybe I'll throw in a segment hosted by my cat just for insurance. We shall see.

New and continuing series this day include Strictly Sturges at Film Forum, Acteurism: Joel McCrea at MoMA, The Vertigo Effect at BAM, Old School Kung-Fu Fest 2015: Enter the Ninja! at Anthology Film Archives, and the gloriously grubby monthly trib to Times Square's glorious grindhouse past, The Deuce at the Nitehawk Cinema. The unapologetically unhinged unspoolery be thus;

If all goes according to plan, I'll be recording the brand new version of the Nitrate Stock podcast this eve. It'll represent a full format change, still observant of the local repertory film doings but a dialogue rather than a monologue, and a focus on the remainder of the month's rep calendar, which can get lost once the lunar cycle has lost the sheen of its advent. Or maybe not. If you know me by now you know I dunno. But I always keep trying.

Continuing series this day include Strictly Sturges at Film Forum and Acteurism: Joel McCrea at MoMA. The four-perf frivolity be thus;

The Marvel Movie Marathon looms, 11 films in 27 hours. Locked into a movie seat for a full spin 'round the sun and change. An experiment in bio-dome geekdom heretofore unprecedented. Many enter, only a fraction come out.

Okay I'm joking 'bout that last part, we're all coming out, but will we emerge from the darkened environs as what might still be considered human, even a borderline definition?

Okay okay, I'm joking again, we're all still gonna be human when we emerge, only a few of us will have resorted to cannibalism right I'll stop now.

Continuing series this day include Strictly Sturges at the Film Forum and Haute Couture on Film at the French Institute/Alliance Française. The repertory rigmarole be thus;

I'm currently in the wondrous throes of a PARKS & RECREATION binge on Netflix, and can fully attest that Aubrey Plaza's bitter, chilly, and scabrous character, April, is so far properly monickered. Or so this month's first third would suggest.

Ongoing film series this day include Film Forum Jr. & Strictly Sturges at Film Forum, and Dick Miller: Onscreen and In Person! at Anthology Film Archives. The emulsified entice be thus;

I don't wanna doubt Thomas Stearns, nor do I wanna jinx what seems to be weather favorable, but cruellest month? At least so far?

Ok I'll stop now. Today's lone continuing series include Strictly Sturges at the Film Forum and Dick Miller: Onscreen and In Person! at Anthology Film Archives. The playbill be thus;