Gene Kelly retro at Film Society (thru Jul 26)
July 13, 2012I'm happy again and like myself: 100 years of Gene.
ALSO OF NOTE! Director/writer John Sayles appears in-person with our Sunday Editor’s Pick
BREAKING IN (Bill Forsyth, 1989) at 7:30 at Anthology Film Archives
TRACK OF THE CAT
Wellman | 1954 | US | 102m
“Wellman”
*Intro by Foster Hirsch
**Dbl Ftr w/ WESTWARD THE WOMEN
3:10, 7:15* at Film Forum
“Mythological westerns, even good ones, are a dime a dozen, but metaphysical westerns are a rare breed. [A 35mm screening] provides an opportunity to see Wellman’s supremely odd allegorical oater — a one-of-a-kind mix of solid Hollywood classicism and overt, nearly avant-garde experimentation —the only way it should be seen: in CinemaScope and unfaded color. Wellman’s ongoing fascination with what’s just offscreen infuses each space with the unknowable echo of the other, making for one hell of a moody, strange, and unforgettable hybrid.” – Ronnie Scheib, Chicago Reader [Read More]
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___92YTribeca___
David Lynch | 1992 | US | 135min
*Q&A with star Dana Ashbrook at 7:30
“Twin Peaks Celebration”
1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 9:30, 11:00
___Anthology Film Archives___
Various Shorts | 1975-2005 | 105min
“Ken Kobland”
7:00
Bill Forsyth | 1989 | US | 94min
*Q&A with John Sayles
“From the Pen Of: John Sayles”
7:30
Raoul Ruiz | 1990 | US | 83min
“The Wooster Group at Large”
9:30
___BAMcinématek___
Kim Tae-yong | 2010 | US/Korea | 113min
“10th New York Korean Film Festival”
6:50
Lee Hyun-seung | 2011 | Korea | 120min
*New York Premiere
“10th New York Korean Film Festival”
9:15
___Burns Film Center___
THE TRAIN
John Frankenheimer | 1964 | US | 133min
“Jeanne Moreau: A Real Woman”
2:15, 5:00
ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS
Louis Malle | 1958 | France | 88min
“Jeanne Moreau: A Real Woman”
7:45
THE INKEEPERS
Ti West | 2011 | US | 100min
“Fridays After Dark”
10:00
___Film Forum___
William A. Wellman | 1954 | US | 102min
“Wellman”
*Intro by historian Foster Hirsch at 7:15
**Dbl Ftr w/ WESTWARD THE WOMEN
3:10, 7:15
William A. Wellman | 1951 | US | 118min
*Dbl Ftr w/ TRACK OF THE CAT
“Wellman”
1:00, 5:05, 9:10
___Film Society of Lincoln Center___
Asleik Engmark | 2009 | Norway | 74min
*Subtitles read aloud
“Family Films”
10:30am
Martin Lund | 2010 | Norway | 74min
*Subtitles read aloud
“Family Films”
12:30
Ingmar Bergman | 1975 | Sweden | 136min
“Film Comment Selects”
1:30
Toft Jacobsen | 2011 | Denmark | 75min
*Subtitles read aloud
“Family Films”
2:30
Morten Tyldum | 2011 | Norway | 101min
“Film Comment Selects”
4:15
Alexander Zeldovich | 2011 | Russia | 158min
“Film Comment Selects”
6:30
Ken Russell | 1980 | US | 102min
“Film Comment Selects – In Memoriam: Ken Russell”
9:30
___IFC Center___
Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne | 2008 | Bel/Fra | 105min
“Weekend Classics: The Dardenne Bros”
11:00am
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
John Carpenter | 1986 | US | 99min
“Cult Carpenter”
Midnight
___Landmark Loew’s Jersey___
John Hughes | 1986 | US | 103min
“Celebrating 100 Years of Paramount Pictures”
8:00
___Museum of Modern Art___
EL FIELD
Daniel Rosas | 2011 | US/Mex | 84min
*Q&A with Director Rosas
“Documentary Fortnight
”1:30
Matt McCormick | 2012 | US | 70min
*Q&A with Director McCormick
“Documentary Fortnight”
4:00
Michael Madsen | 2011 | Denmark | 50min
*Q&A w/ Director Madsen
“Documentary Fortnight”
4:30
PAPER TIGER TELEVISON 1: Designs for a Rrradical New Media
Assorted Presentations
“Documentary Fortnight”
8:00
___Museum of the Moving Image___
Peter Harris | 1981 | US | 60min
“Henson Screenings and Programs”
1:00, 3:00
Gianni Di Gregorio | 2011 | Italy | 90min
“Preview Screenings”
7:00
___Nitehawk Cinemas___
Stanley Kubrick | 1971 | UK/US | 136min
Midnight
___reRun Gastropub___
Ruaridh Arrow | 2011 | US | 87min
*Director & special guests in-person
7:00, 10:00
___Rubin Museum___
Wim Wenders | 1984 | W Ger/Fra/US/UK | 147min
*Intro by journalist/critic Dan Shewwy
“Cabaret Cinema”
9:30
___Scandinavia House___
Erik Leijonborg | 2011 | Sweden
“Maria Wern”
6:30
___Spectacle Theater___
Alain Robbe-Grillet | 1970 | France | 93min
“Anti-Valentines”
7:30
Vincent Morriset | 2011 | Iceland | 74min
9:30
Chuck Martinez | 1987 | US | 92min
*Presented by Junk Food Diner
Midnight
___Sunshine at Midnight___
William Friedkin | 1980 | US/Ger | 102min
Midnight
___UnionDocs___
From Gust To Hail: New England Experimental
Various Shorts | 90min total
*Q&A w/ curators Luis Arnías and Matt McWilliams
7:30
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I'm happy again and like myself: 100 years of Gene.
The decadent realism of Hollywood's favorite sadist.
Traveling through time and space at NYC's upstart experimental film fest.