January 8th 2014. Pick of the Day.
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Greetings and salutations to any and all survivors of the Polar Vortex, by which I refer to the crippling wrestling maneuver I employed whence a member of Fred Karno's vaudeville circuit some years ago. Today's new and continuing series include MoMA's limited The Aesthetics of Shadow, Part One: Japan and its ongoing An Auteurist History of Film. The details ensue;
Film Forum
IL SORPASSO (1962) Dir; Dino Risi
MoMA
ANOTHER SKY (1954) Dir; Gavin Lambert
THE MARK OF ZORRO (1920) Dir; Fred Niblo
THE CHEAT (1915) Dir; Cecil B. DeMille
THE TYPHOON (1914) Dir; Reginald Barker
Today's Pick? Fred Niblo's THE MARK OF ZORRO, screening at MoMA as part of The Aesthetics of Shadow, Part One: Japan, and starring that exemplar of silent cinematic derring-do Douglas Fairbanks. 'Cause that's how I buckle my swash, kiddo.
For more info on these and all NYC's classic film screenings in January '14 click on the interactive calendar on the upper right hand side of the page. And be sure to follow me on Facebook and Twitter! Back tomorrow with a brand spankin' new Pick, til then be aware that frostbite can occur in the extremities within mere minutes of exposure to the elements, and be sure to scare the bejeezus outta the other kids with that info! Damn you, Winter 2014! Damn you to Hell!
-Joe Walsh
