Today the classic screening circuit offers Orson Welles' last directorial masterpiece, Stanley Kramer's iconic work of race relation social commentary, and Sight & Sound magazine's current crown-bearer as best film all-time. Which begs deposing. That's just me.

Ongoing series include MoMA's Auteurist History of Film Reprise and Anthology Film Archives' John Zorn Selects. The select list as follows;

Film Forum

CONTEMPT (1963) Dir; Jean-Luc Godard

MoMA

ASHES AND DIAMONDS (1958) Dir; Andrzej Wajda

Cinegeeks may forgive November's encroachment upon September's traditional weather this day to attend James Mason's excursion into Jules Verne territory, Gene Hackman's incursion into people's privacy, and Terry Gilliam's transcursion through the very fabric of space and time! See what I did there?

Ongoing series today include MoMA's Auteurist History of Film Reprise, Moving Image's Complete Howard Hawks, and Anthology Film Archives' John Zorn Selects. The rundown as follows;

Film Forum

Among the choices laid out for the NYC Cinegeek today are Orson Welles' last directorial masterpiece, Terry Gilliam's first bona fide classic, and Pam Grier's career-defining perf. Ongoing series include MoMA's Auteurist History of Film Reprise, MoMI's Complete Howard Hawks, and Anthology Film Archives' John Zorn Selects. Today's doings as follows;

IFC Center

TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983) Dir; James L. Brooks

BLOOD SIMPLE (1984) Dir; Joel and Ethan Coen

Nitehawk Cinema

TIME BANDITS (1982) Dir; Terry Gilliam

Nary a weak choice to be made this 13th of September, as the various rep houses populating our fair metropolis offer the debut of the Coen Brothers, Humphrey Bogart's lone Oscar-winning perf, and the current custodian of bragging rights as the BFI's best film all-time. Which it ain't. Bring it.

Ongoing series today include MoMA's Auteurist History of Film and Auteurist History of Film Reprise and Anthology Film Archives' John Zorn Selects. Today's lineup as follows;

IFC Center

TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983) Dir; James L. Brooks

It is with great and effusive glee that I recommend, after so mild a summer 2013, that you duck out of the heat and humidity and catch a classic screening today if only to bask in the modern 21st century miracle known as air conditioning. Mid-80's with a good chance of rain! Woo hoo! Today's ongoing series include MoMA's Auteurist History of Film and Auteurist History of Film Reprise, BAM's Marlene Goes West, and Anthology Film Archives' John Zorn Selects. The full shindig as follows;

Film Forum

I find it distasteful at best when an industry is made of national mourning in this country, as I'm sure to be constantly reminded of all day today by media both traditional and modern. So I'll simply say this; we all remember where we were and who we lost and were lucky not to lose 12 years ago today. Let's honor them by being grateful for the air in our lungs and the love in our hearts.

Slim pickings for classic film aficionados today, but what's there is cherce. Today's lone continuing series is MoMA's Auteurist History of Film Reprise. The full list as follows;

Film Forum

CONTEMPT (1963) Dir Jean-Luc Godard

MoMA

THE WORD (ORDET) (1955) Dir; Carl Theodore Dreyer

LA STRADA (1954) Dir; Federico Fellini

It's a good thing our movie-mad metropolis has stepped up its classic film screening activities of late, if for no other reason than this; I gotta wait a whole damn week to see episode 6 of BREAKING BAD's final season. And they left me HAAAAAAANGING last night!

Today's rep series include MoMA's Auteurist History of Film Reprise and BAM's Marlene Goes West. The whole shebang as follows;

Film Forum

CONTEMPT (1963) Dir; Jean-Luc Godard

BAM Cinematek

DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939) Dir; George Marshall

MoMA

So what if the Yankees are the first team to lose three games in a row while simultaneously scoring 8 or more runs in each of those games? So what if the Red Sawks sit comfortably atop the AL East? So what if there's an 11 game gap between our struggle and Boston's success. Here's today's real takeaway from this mess;

None of this nonsense has anything to do with the classic film screenings happening about our movie-mad metropolis this day.

Today's classic film doings as follows;

IFC Center

WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1957) Dir; Douglas Sirk

THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973) Dir; Alejandro Jodorowsky

BAM Cinematek

PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985) Dir; Tim Burton

Film Forum

CONTEMPT (1963) Dir; Jean-Luc Godard

Museum of the Moving Image

TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) Dir; Howard Hawks

RIO BRAVO (1959) Dir; Howard Hawks

MoMA

THE ACTRESS (1953) Dir; George Cukor

ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) Dir; Elia Kazan