August 22nd 2013. Pick Of The Day.
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Film Forum's Son of Summer Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror series blazes forth, the Film Society's Werner Herzog trib at Lincoln Center gets weirder, and Anthology Film Archives' genuflection toward the original nudie merchants (including one Russ Meyer) heats up. The lineup today as follows;
Film Forum
STRAIT-JACKET (1964) Dir: William Castle
THE SERVANT (1963) Dir: Joseph Losey
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962) Dir: Robert Aldrich
MoMa
SHADOWS (1959) Dir: John Cassavettes
Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center
WOYZECK (1978) Dir: Werner Herzog
FITZCARRALDO (1982) Dir: Werner Herzog
Anthology Film Archives
BLACKSNAKE (1973) Dir: Russ Meyer
STARLET (1969) Dir: Richard Kanter
WILD GALS OF THE NAKED WEST (1962) Dir: Russ Meyer
STREET CORNER (1948) Dir: Albert H. Kelley
Chelsea Bowtie Cinema
TOOTSIE (1982) Dir: Sidney Pollack
Brooklyn Bridge Park Outdoor Screening
VERTIGO (1958) Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
Today's Pick; Werner Herzog's FITZCARRALDO. 8:30pm at the Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center. Because crazy.
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-Joe Walsh
