October 23rd 2015. Pick of the Day.
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Circumstances force me to be quite brief today, Stockahz, so let's test that whole "soul of wit" platitude, shall we?
New and continuing series thia day include FilmSchool 101: Canon Fodder at IFC Center, Modern Matinees: In the Beginning at MoMA, the still-going The Waking Dreams of Wojciech Has at BAM Cinématek, Justice in Film at the New York Historical Society, Unessential Cinema at Anthology Film Archives, and the Werewolf Bar Mitzvah Halloween at Nitehawk, at my beloved Nitehawk Cinema. The DCP debauchery be thus;
IFC Center
TAXI DRIVER (1976) Dir; Martin Scorsese
Film Forum
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (1960) Dir; Luchino Visconti
MoMA
Modern Matinees: In the Beginning
MAN ABOUT TOWN (1947) Dir; René Clair
BAM Cinématek
The Waking Dreams of Wojciech Has
THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT (1965) Dir; Wojciech Has
HOW TO BE LOVED (1963) Dir; Wojciech Has
New York Historical Society
Justice in Film
MILDRED PIERCE (1945) Dir; Michael Curtiz
Owl's Head Park
KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988) Dirs; The Chiodo Brothers
Anthology Film Archives
Unessential Cinema
CONFESSION (1968) Dir; Nobuhiku Obayashi
Rubin Museum
LE JETEE (1962) Dir; Chris Marker
Tarrytown Music Hall
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) Dir; Jim Sharman
Landmark Sunshine Cinema
RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (1985) Dir; George P. Cosmatos
Nitehawk Cinema
HALLOWEEN (1978) Dir; John Carpenter
FRANKENHOOKER (1990) Dir; Frank Henenlotter
Today's Pick? Carpenter's blueprint for 80's slasher horror, albeit itself so much more well-crafted and longer-lasting, is sold out, so I don't wanna repeat yesterday's mistake. I'm tempted to advocate for the Tarrytown Music Hall, as I feel their film program needs a good boost, but I've got a feeling this one's already a sell-out as well, and there's another cult-campy horror screening tonight during Halloween's month that doesn't often pop up in any programmer's rep sked. So let's cut to the chase.
The Chiodo brothers' KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE screens tonight in the spookily aptly monickered Owls' Head Park. In the also spookily aptly monickered borough of Brooklyn. Cotton candy is free, but ho boy, do you pay later.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in October '15 click on the interactive calendar on the upper right hand side of the page. 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 soon with new Picks 'n perks, til then safe, sound, make sure the next knucklehead is too!
P. S. The warmer, fiercer cuddle of the sun's sunnier disposition has begun its annual wane, but believe it or not some of our fellow NY'ers have still yet to be made whole in the wake of the 2012 storm. Should you be feeling charitable please visit the folks at OccupySandy.net, follow their hammer-in-hand efforts to restore people's lives, and donate/volunteer if you have the inclination and availability. Be a collective mensch, Stockahz!
