October 30th 2015. Pick of the Day.
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New and continuing series this day include Film School 101: Canon Fodder at IFC Center, both The Apu Trilogy and Classic 3D! at Film Forum, Modern Matinees: In the Beginning at MoMA, It Came From Within: A David Cronenberg Horror Weekend at Museum of the Moving Image, and the luxuriously leg-roomed Cabaret Cinema at the Rubin Museum. Once more into the concessions queue;
IFC Center
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) Dir; Stanley Kubrick
THEY LIVE (1988) Dir; John Carpenter
Film Forum
PATHER PANCHALI (1955) Dir; Satyajit Ray
APARAJITO (1956) Dir; Satyajit Ray
KISS ME KATE (1953) Dir; George Sidney
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
MoMA
Modern Matinees: In the Beginning
THE GHOST GOES WEST (1935) Dir; Rene Clair
INSIANG (1976) Dir; Lino Brocka
BAM Cinématek
NETWORK (1976)
Museum of the Moving Image
It Came From Within: A David Cronenberg Horror Weekend
SCANNERS (1981) Dir; David Cronenberg
McCarren Park
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) Dir; Jim Sharman
Rubin Museum of Art
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) Dir; George A. Romero
Landmark Sunshine Cinema
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) Dir; Wes Craven
Nitehawk Cinema
HARDWARE (1990) Dir; Richard Stanley
Today's Pick? Much tempts on the sked today, including a sparklin' DCP transfer of Kubrick's masterpiece of human exploration, Satyajit Ray's beautiful examination of both human and nation coming-of-age, and Lumet's absolutely perfect and prescient big-screen rendering of Paddy Chaefsky's brutal and brutally true take on a culture consumed by its media. But screw all those, we got horror films to catch on this All Hallows Eve eve, so I'm recommending a patched together, pun intended, THREE-fer this night; Sharman's PICTURE SHOW, featuring an insanely iconic turn from Tim Curry as Transylvania's most famous transvestite; Romero's NIGHT, what is inarguably patient zero for the modern zombie genre; and John Carpenter's last great film, 1988's THEY LIVE, bone-chilling to this day because IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING! YOU'RE NEXT okay I got my classic horror films mixed up there. But you're probably still next. Just so's ya know. The mayhem starts at sunset, just about 6pm, in Brooklyn's McCarren Park, which means you'll have to jump the L train to 6th ave and stroll over to the Rubin Museum for George's game-changer at 9:30pm, then shake off dem willies and tiptoe over to the IFC Center for the post-midnight screening of the Carpenter. Load up on candy corn and caramel apples, kiddos, I know ya can do it!
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!
