May 25th 2016. Pick of the Day.
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Continuing series this day include Robert Downey: The Original at Film Forum, Modern Matinees: Fifteen by Otto Preminger & Universal Pictures: Restorations and Rediscoveries, 1938-27, both at MoMA, and Welcome to Metrograph: A to Z at, you guessed it, the shiny new pristine Metrograph. The dot matrix doohickery be thus;
Film Forum
DESTINY (1921) Dir; Fritz Lang
PUTNEY SWOPE (1969) Dir; Robert Downey
MoMA
Modern Matinees: Fifteen by Otto Preminger
EXODUS (1960) Dir; Otto Preminger
Universal Pictures: Restorations and Rediscoveries, 1938-27
HER FIRST MATE (1933) Dir; William Wyler
LOVE BIRDS (1934) Dir; William A. Seiter
Metrograph
HALLELUJAH THE HILLS (1964) Dir; Adolfas Mekas
Syndicated
THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1981) Dir; Wes Craven
Today's Pick? Let's cut to the chase. Tony Stark's dad is gracing our city this eve, and will attend a screening of perhaps his greatest moment, certainly his most well-known. The legendary and insanely influential indie filmmaker Robert Downey will attend a screening of his classic farce PUTNEY SWOPE, a whimsical, whizzical of-its-moment comment on race relations and corporate culture that is now, remarkably, both dated and incredibly timely. Some screenings you can miss. This ya can't. Skipping this one-of-a-kind event isn't a MP, it's a YP.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in May '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!
