'Allo you magnificent, munificent, magnanimous, mellifluous, I've-run-out-of-M word-sobriquet Stockahz! Welcome to August '16 on the NYC rep film circuit. It's been a busy year so far what with the addition of Brooklyn's Syndicated and the LES's Metrograph to the already thriving scene, one which boasts such glorious longtime venues as Anthology Film Archives, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Museum of the Moving Image, BAM Cinématek, and that stalwart that bridged the gap between the closure of such legends as the New Yorker, the 8th St. Playhouse, the Thalia, and the Bleecker St. Cinema, and the advent of those venues to which I initially referred; our very own and very precious Film Forum. Once more we have a month promised that contains some of the best and most influential cinema from its glorious flickering past. So let's get to it.

Oh fried everything, how do I love thee let me count the yeah don't cut the line I'm waiting for my Corned Beef n' Cabbage Eggroll. Don't make a bad guy outta me.

Yes, Stockahz, I miss you all too. Tremendously so. It's been a struggle to maintain some consistency with this website over the last few months, but I wanna make sure I provide, at the very least, the essential info to keep you, the rep film circuit public, but more importantly my precious readers, with the full skinny at yer fingertips. The odd bribe here and there hasn't hurt either. Wait, did I say bribe? I meant graft. Hang on, lemme head to Webster.com...

So to today's point. I'm taking a much-needed overnight VayCay to that most sacred spot I make pilgrimage to every August, one of the very few reasons this Bronx Boy would ever venture into New Jersey. Yes, True Believers, I'm jumping on the ferry and diving head and feet first into the annual Clamfest! And to those who will deem that anatomically impossible, you haven't seen me at Clamfest.

My debauched dietary delvings aside, my real concern is providing you, my loyal cult member, the exacts about this weekend's rep film offerings. My second concern is having a defibrillator at the ready, which could very easily leapfrog into 1st concern, depending on whether they have those Corned Beef n' Cabbage Egg Rolls again, but for the moment it's YOU SWEET YOU!!!

So with heartfelt abandon and whatever acumen you might assume I possess, here are my Picks for the next 3 days. Any gripes you might have regarding my choices? Forward them to Gov. Christie. He's taking calls.

Well, here we come to the finality of yet another July, which may instill dread in those who count how many summers they have left (RUMBLEFISH fans!), but only bolsters the spirits of those, like me, who collect their paychecks as part of the service industry. To us, July can't die fast enough. And August ain't no Grand Bargain either (Wonks!), but at least it contains the few remaining outdoor screenings NYC can comfortably offer, my annual walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, and my annual birthday, which happens every year. In case it was a question dangling out there. Farewell month named for Julius Caesar. Hello month named for Augustus Caesar. Let's do this, shall we?

Continuing series this month include Les Durs at Film Forum, Modern Matinees: Summer With Judy Holliday & Seriously Funny: The Films of Leo McCarey, both at MoMA, and the wonderful Booze N' Books at my current fave, BillyBurg's Nitehawk Cinema. The unspooling ululation be thus;

New and continuing series this day include Les Durs at Film Forum, Four More Years: An Election Special at BAM Cinématek, Seriously Funny: The Films of Leo McCarey at MoMA, Cassavetes/Rowlands at the Metrograph, Eternity and History: The Films of Theo Angelopoulos at Museum of the Moving Image, and an intriguing revival as part of Japan Cuts 2016 at the Japan Society. The flabbergasting flatbed flicker be thus;

For the record, and because it concerns a classic film from over 30 years ago, I just wanna officially weigh in on the GHOSTBUSTERS reboot. It's terrific. And hopefully they'll get the sequel as right as this restart. Something the original creators failed to do. Hollywood gets so few chances at these things, when it works it feels nearly miraculous. So support, movielovers worldwide. And enjoy.

Continuing series this day include the trib to three French toughs, Les Durs at Film Forum, Modern Matinees: Summer with Judy Holliday and Modern Matinees: Summer with Judy Holliday, both at MoMA, and the slowly unwinding Cassavetes/Rowlands brilliance at the Metrograph. The filmic foofaraw be thus;

Continuing series this day includes Le Durs at Film Forum, Cassavetes/Rowlands at the Metrograph, and Modern Matinees: Summer with Judy Holliday & Seriously Funny: The Films of Leo McCarey, both at MoMA. The emulsified ebullience be thus;

New and continuing series this day include Le Durs at Film Forum, Seriously Funny: The Films of Leo McCarey at MoMA, Eternity and History: The Films of Theo Angelopoulos at Astoria's Moving Image, the roiling Cassavetes/Rowlands at the Metrograph, Four More Years: An Election Special at BAM Cinématek, and Voyeurism, Surveillence and Identity in the Cinema at Anthology Film Archives, who famously love to keep it succinct. The anamorphic amour be thus;

New and ongoing series this day include the European Tough Guy celebré entitled Les Durs at Film Forum, the kickoff to Seriously Funny: The Films of Leo McCarey and the continuance of the fabulous Modern Matinees: Summer with Judy Holliday, the politically charged Four MoreYears: An Election Special at BAM, Voyeurism, Surveillence and Identity in the Cinema at Anthology Film Archives, and Eternity and History: The Cinema of Theo Angelopoulos at Museum of the Moving Image. The filmic foofaraw be thus;

The day speaks for itself. Ongoing series include Modern Matinees: Summer with Judy Holliday at MoMA, and the excellent Welcome to Metrograph: A to Z at the glorious Metrograph. Here it comes;

Well, I'm not sure where you, my faithful readers, stand on an issue of hefty gravitas that currently divides our great nation in ways simultaneously benign and absolutely hair-raising, but I can safely say I'm pleased with where the current results stand: AL 4, NL 2. Suck it League that makes your pitchers take at-bats still! I love making controversial statements!

New and ongoing series this day include Modern Matinees: Summer with Judy Holliday at MoMA, Mobsters on Main Street at the Tarrytown Music Hall, and De Palma & His Influences: Double Features at the newly-minted Metrograph. The emulsified ebullience be thus;