April 27th 2016. Pick of the Day.
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Ongoing series this day include Modern Matinees: Six New York Independents at MoMA, Queer Cinema Before Stonewall at the Film Society, and Fassbinder's Top Ten at the newly-unveiled Metrograph Cinema. The poetic popcorny pull-down be thus;
Film Forum
A TOUCH OF ZEN (1971) Dir; King Hu
MoMA
Modern Matinees: Six New York Independents
VARIETY (1983) Dir; Bette Gordon
Film Society of Lincoln Center
LOVE MEETINGS (1964) Dir; Pier Paolo Pasolini
TEA AND SYMPATHY (1956) Dir; Vincente Minnelli
BLOOD AND ROSES (1960) Dir; Roger Vadim
Metrograph
FLAMINGO ROAD (1949) Dir; Michael Curtiz
Syndicated
VERTIGO (1958) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
Today's Pick? Let's part the clouds for our newest venue, one dedicated to the optimum Cinephile experience. As part of their great series Fassbinder's Top Ten, the Metrograph unspools Michael Curtiz's FLAMINGO ROAD in 35mm! If you wanna witness a Joan Crawford at the height of her Joan Crawford-ness, here be yer opportunity. Bring an eyebrow pencil. Leave the wire hangers.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in April '16 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. Winter's icy grip seems to have loosened on our fair metropolis, but milder weather aside 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!
