June 15th 2014. Pick of the Day.
New York City's premiere resource for classic film screenings in the metropolitan area. Offering reviews, recommendations, venues and a host of links keeping classic film and the silver screens alive.
Today's continuing series include Film Forum Jr. and Alec Guinness 100 at Film Forum, The Fearless Roman Polanski at IFC Center, All Hail the King: The Films of King Hu at BAM Cinématek, and See It Big! Science Fiction (Part Two) at Museum of the Moving Image. The tomfoolery looks thus;
Film Forum
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) Dir; Robert Mulligan
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) Dir; David Lean
IFC Center
CHINATOWN (1974) Dir; Roman Polanski
THE TENANT (1976) Dir; Roman Polanski
ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) Dir; Roman Polanski
TESS (1979) Dir; Roman Polanski
REPULSION (1965) Dir; Roman Polanski
KNIFE IN THE WATER (1962) Dir; Roman Polanski
CUL-DE-SAC (1966) Dir; Roman Polanski
Nitehawk Cinema
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) Dir; Steven Spielberg
BAM Cinématek
SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) Dir; Akira Kurosawa
THE FATE OF LEE KHAN (1973) Dir; King Hu
Museum of the Moving Image
THE ABYSS (1989) Dir; James Cameron
AMC Loews Kips Bay15, AMC Empire25
DIRTY DANCING (1989) Dir; Emile Ardolino
Anthology Film Archives
THE GOLD RUSH (1925) Dir; Charlie Chaplin
THE CIRCUS (1928) Dir; Charlie Chaplin
BLONDE AMBITION (1980) Dirs; John & Lem Amero
Today's Pick? Well hell, there's a mighty competitive field to weigh against today.
But no yeah it's Kurosawa. Akira Kurosawa. And I can't think of a better way to kick off my annual Summer with Kurosawa than with this screening of what might be Kurosawa's finest 3+ hours. Have I dropped the name Kurosawa enough yet?
Akira Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI unspools at BAM Cinématek today as part of the series All Hail the King: The Films of King Hu, in observance of one master's influence upon another. To which I say to both: Arigato.
For more info on these and all NYC's classic film screenings in June '14 click on the interactive calendar on the upper right hand side of the page. For the monthly overview and other audio tomfoolery check out the podcast, and follow me on SoundCloud! For reviews of contemporary cinema and my streaming habits (keep it clean!) check out my Letterboxd 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 all together now.
-Joe Walsh
P. S. Even though we're coming into the summer months and therefore not often as mindful of the displaced, some of our fellow NY'ers are yet to be made whole since Hurricane Sandy hit nearly two years ago. Check in with the good folks at Occupy Sandy to see if you can't still volunteer/donate to our neighbors in need. Be a mensch.
