September 21th 2013. Pick Of The Day.
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Choices for the classic film fan this day include George Romero's quirky take on RenFair culture, David Cronenberg's lone adap of Stephen King, and the only masterpiece of the 30's gangster cycle not to be made at Warner Brothers. Ongoing series today consist of Moving Image's Complete Howard Hawks and Anthology Film Archives' Middle Ages on Film. The rundown as follows;
BAM Cinematek
CHARLOTTE'S WEB (1973) Dir; Charles A. Nichols
IFC Center
HUD (1963) Dir; Martin Ritt
ROLLING THUNDER (1978) Dir; John Flynn
Film Forum
THE KILLING (1956) Dir; Stanley Kubrick
NORTHERN LIGHTS (1978) Dirs; John Hanson & Rob Nilsson
Museum of the Moving Image
THE CRIMINAL CODE (1931) Dir; Howard Hawks
SCARFACE (1932) Dir; Howard Hawks
Anthology Film Archives
THE KNIGHT (1980) Dir; Lech Majewski
PERCEVAL (1978) Dir; Eric Rohmer
KNIGHTRIDERS (1981) Dir; George A. Romero
Landmark Sunshine Cinema
CLUE (1985) Dir; Jonathan Lynn
Nitehawk Cinema
THE DEAD ZONE (1983) Dir; David Cronenberg
Today's Pick? I'm going with the Howard Hawks double bill of THE CRIMINAL CODE and SCARFACE at the Museum of the Moving Image in sunny Astoria. Both are prime examples of the now rote but still very true assessment that Hawks made a masterpiece in nearly every genre, both kicked off a prominent film career (Boris Karloff in CODE, Paul Muni in SCARFACE), and both are as witty and engaging as when first released. Perhaps more so. The price of admission gains you not only a seat at both screenings but entrance to the recently renovated museum itself, which is something no Cinegeek should have come this far in life without experiencing. Or in Howard's own words, don't be a well-meaning amateur, be a professional film fanatic.
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-Joe Walsh
