October 24th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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Continuing series this day include Film School 101: Canon Fodder at IFC Center, Halloween at Nitehawk at the Nitehawk Cinema, duh, and The Waking Dreams of Wojciech Has at BAM Cinématek. The salacious silver halidery be thus;
IFC Center
TAXI DRIVER (1976) Dir; Martin Scorsese
THEY LIVE (1988) Dir; John Carpenter
Film Forum
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (1960) Dir; Luchino Visconti
Nitehawk Cinema
DEEP RED (1975) Dir; Dario Argento
FRANKENSTEIN (1931) Dir; James Whale
HALLOWEEN (1978) Dir; John Carpenter
FRANKENHOOKER (1990) Dir; Frank Henenlotter
Fort Greene Park
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1985) Dir; Frank Oz
BAM Cinématek
The Waking Dreams of Wojciech Has
THE SARAGOSSA MANUSCRIPT (1965) Dir; Wojciech Has
Landmark Sunshine Cinema
RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (1985) Dir; George P. Cosmatos
Today's Pick? I wouldn't be against recommending a second oudoor screening in a row, especially as we've been newly blessed by such in the early autumn months, but g'dam! It be freezin' out there! Sorry Audrey II.
What's left is a bit of a quagmire; I'm due for a least a double-dip in the Has retrospective, and yet I feel this too obvious a title in the remainder of the sked. Scorsese's DRIVER is a constant presence on the rep scene, and therefore rarely a priority screening. And to paraphrase Don Vito Corleone, "Rambo...eh, Rambo..." What I'd really love to boost is Carpenter's superior blueprint for the 80's slasher genre, a similar dynamic to the copycats following the wake of Hitch's PSYCHO. However, with equal eureka and alas, the screenign is sold out. Luckily, though, we're afforded a second midnight screening from the Carpenter canon, his last truly terrific film, if not his last great statement on the world via the cinema. Add to the equation the fact that its lead, one of the men most responsible for the rise of the WWF in the 80's, and who by all accounts was a pretty swell guy, recently left this earth at the none-too-old age of 61. So what better way to take in a true Carpenter gem and celebrate its star, all while observing the looming Haloween? And, y'know, digging the massacre of the 1% okay I know I said I wouldn't talk politics go ahead you tell me the French Revolution wasn't a ratings killer I'll stop now!
The one, the only, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper stars in John Carpenter's THEY LIVE, screening tonight in a sparkling new DCP iteration at IFC Center. One word of advice; bring plenty of bubble gum.
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!
