April 8th 2014. Pick of the Day.
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Today's continuing series include Tout Truffaut at Film Forum, Blonde Venus: The Films of Dietrich and von Sternberg at BAM, and Vienna Unveiled and The Aesthetics of Shadow at MoMA. Let the reading of the names commence;
Film Forum
MISSISSIPPI MERMAID (1969) Dir; Francois Truffaut
THE GREEN ROOM (1978) Dir; Francois Truffaut
MoMA
THE UPPERCRUST (1981) Dir; Peter Patzak
MOROCCO (1930) Dir; Joseph von Sternberg
SCORPIO (1973) Dir; Michael Winner
VAMPYR (1932) Dir; Carl Theodore Dreyer
BAM Cinematek
THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (1935) Dir; Joseph von Sternberg
Today's Pick? Let's hang a left at the corner of sensibility and good taste for a moment and choose 70's fauxteur Michael Winner, famous for Charles Bronson-branding in works like THE MECHANIC and DEATH WISH's 1 through 3, and his attempt at Frankenheimeresque (I don't care if that's not a word) espionage in 1973's SCORPIO, unspooling as part of MoMA's excellent Vienna Unveiled series. Burt Lancaster's weathered CIA agent tutors successor Alain Delon until the agency declares the former traitorous prey and makes unwilling hunter of the latter. It's of its time, and it's fun. I can't believe Bruce Willis hasn't remade this yet.
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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 the 2012 hurricane. Be a mensch.
