March 1st 2014. Pick of the Day.
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Today's continuing series include IFC Center's American Hustlers, Film Forum's exhaustive The Complete Hitchcock, and MoMA's Vienna Unveiled; A City in Cinema. Your reasons to leave a warm couch as follows;
IFC Center
HOUSE OF GAMES (1987) Dir; David Mamet
Nitehawk Cinema
RHINESTONE (1984) Dir; Bob Clark
THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (1981) Dir; Jim Henson
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (1979) Dir; Ruggero Deodato
Film Forum
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
REAR WINDOW (1954) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
TO CATCH A THIEF (1955) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
DIAL "M" FOR MURDER (1954) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
MoMA
MASKERADE (1934) Dir; Willi Forst
OH...ROSALINDA! (1955) Dirs; Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
THE EMPEROR WALTZ (1948) Dir; Billy Wilder
New York Library for the Performing Arts
CHAPLIN AT KEYSTONE (1914) Various Directors
Landmark Sunshine Cinemas
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (1984) Dir; Hayao Miyazaki
Today's Pick? One could do worse than take up a day's residence at either MoMA for their Vienna Unveiled trip bill or Film Forum for a quartet of Tha Mahstah's best. And the occasion of a new work from recently retired/unretired master animator Hayao Miyazaki (THE WIND RISES) is always reason enough to revisit one of his earlier classics. Today, however, belongs to Chaplin; the entirety of 2014 actually, this being the celebratory centenary of his beloved Little Tramp. And who better, asks moi, to laud this genius and his immortal creation than those stalwarts of soundless cinema The Silent Clowns, who today choose to present Chaplin's first steps into the celluloid world with their CHAPLIN AT KEYSTONE unspooling? The accompanying tickling of the ivories will again be provided by maestro Ben Model. Showtime is 2:30pm at Lincoln Center's Library for the Performing Arts. Attendance is free but seats are sure to fill up quick, so get there early. BYOBS*.
For more info on these and all NYC's classic film screenings in March '14 click on the interactive calendar on the upper right hand side of the page. And be sure to follow me on both Facebook, where I provide further info and esoterica on the rep film circuit and star birthdays, and Twitter, where I provide a daily feed for the day's screenings and other blathery. Back tomorrow with a brand new Pick, til then REJOICE! THE -ARY MONTHS LAY SMOLDERING IN THEIR GRAVES! SPRINGTIME LAY JUST BEYOND ST. PAT'S AND MARCH MADNESS!!! THAW, YOU SONOFABITCH, THAW!!!
-Joe Walsh
P. S. Should you be feeling charitable during this harsh weather period please remember to check in with the good folks over at Occupy Sandy. Some of our NY neighbors are still feeling the effects of last year's hurricane. Be a mensch.
*Bring Your Own Boiled Shoe
