September 18th 2013. Pick Of The Day.
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Classic screening choices this day include Roman Polanski's seminal noir homage, the middle film in Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy, and the meet-cute of two of Universal Pictures' greatest horror icons. Ongoing series include MoMA's Auteurist History of Film, Anthology Film Archives' John Zorn Selects, and BAM's tribute to screenwriter Alfred Hayes. The entire shebang as follows;
Film Forum
CONTEMPT (1963) Dir; Jean-Luc Godard
MoMA
A TASTE OF HONEY (1961) Dir; Tony Richardson
Anthology Film Archives
CHINATOWN (1974) Dir; Roman Polanski
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN (1943) Dir; Roy Wiliam Neill
BAM Cinematek
PAISAN (1946) Dir; Roberto Rossellini
Today's Pick? How could I possibly say no to Frankie and Wolfie, and I'm not referring to Sinatra and Mozart. Roy William Neill's FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN unspools tonight at Anthology Film Archives, the closest thing to Castle Frankenstein on the rep screening circuit. This fourth sequel to James Whale's original Shelly adap and second outing for Lon Chaney Jr. as the howling hirsute is notable for being the first crossover film for the many monsters in the Universal stable, and would be followed by such classics as HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, HOUSE OF DRACULA and ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. That's right, I said classics. Bring it.
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-Joe Walsh
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