September 6th 2013. Pick Of The Day.
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My most dreaded and hated foe, the scourge of our lands known as Winter, has sent ahead as forward charge perhaps the worst offender amongst his wraith's gallery, that helmeted beast known only by initials that fester in the belly of Hell during those months we deem most pleasant, only to rise from the depths once every solar cycle to plague our mirth. I can only be speaking of the NFL. This sentiment comes as shock to none who know me. To those it does, make sure you get your slips in with me before game time this Sunday. Series today include MoMA's Auteurist History of Film and its companion Auteurist History of Film Reprise, and the Museum of the Moving Image's See It Big! The lowdown as folows;
IFC Center
WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1957) Dir; Douglas Sirk
Film Forum
CONTEMPT (1963) Dir; Jean-Luc Godard
MoMA
SALVATORE GIULIANO (1961) Dir; Francesco Rosi
TOKYO STORY (1953) Dir; Yasujiro Ozu
THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE... (1953) Dir; Max Ophuls
Rubin Museum
KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949) Dir; Robert Hamer
Nitehawk Cinema
PLANET OF THE APES (1968) Dir; Franklin J. Schaffner
IFC Center
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973) Dir; Alejandro Jodorowsky
Today's Pick? I gotta go with one of my fave thesps in one of his many iconic turns, or rather in a group of his iconic turns, as before-he-was-Sir Alec Guinness took on the role of 8 (EIGHT!) members of la famille d'Ascoyne marked for murderous revenge in Robert Hamer's KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, one of the quintessential Ealing Studios comedies. Tonight's screening is accompanied by an introduction from legendary drama critic and Vanity Fair contributing editor John Heilpern, and all this value is had for the price of a cocktail at the Rubin Museum's swank bar area. Be sure to arrive early as space is limited and these things tend to be pretty popular. As popular as the Raiders gettin' 10&1/2 from the Colts, am I right? Book closes Sunday at noon. Enjoy the movie!
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-Joe Walsh
