Wow, what an Oscars. The laughter, the music, and don’t forget those wild outfits. I’m so glad I went. This may have been my favorite yet, and I’m including the one where we all did that very big selfie with Ellen. Guys- let's all agree that we’ll meet back up next year and do another Oscars. Quick question: Seth MacFarlane isn’t allowed back to these things, right? No? Perfect! And here are movies:
Series:
Film Forum’s Black Women: Trailblazing African American Actresses & Images 1920-2001
Film Forum’s Homage to Anna Karina
IFC Center’s Canada Now: Best New Films 2020
Lincoln Center’s Dreamed Paths: The Films of Angela Schanelec
Lincoln Center’s Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema
MoMA’s Doc Fortnight 2020: MoMA’s Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media
Monday, Feb. 10:
Ace in the Hole- 6:30pm- Billy Wilder’s great dark comedy(?) about a tabloid journalist who takes advantage of a mining cave-in to get back on top. Nitehawk Prospect Park
An Evening with 13BC- 7pm- Experimental filmmaking group 13BC shows their new film centered on reenactments of the pilot who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima’s life. MoMA
Chinatown + Q&A with Film History Author- 7pm- Jack Nicholson doesn’t get talked about in the “best actor ever” conversation, but goddamn he should. This guy is a fucking star. Nitehawk Williamsburg
Tuesday, Feb. 11:
Desert One + Q&A with Director- 7:30pm- Barbara Kopple conquered Harlan County- now she’s coming for Iran Contra in her new documentary. IFC Center
Marcel Proust’s Time Regained- 7:30pm- Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich star in this “surprisingly witty” Proust adaptation. And they mean that sincerely, just like how people call me “a fun person to be around”. FIAF
Terror Train- 9:30pm- Jamie Lee Curtis can’t catch a break on this chilling choo-choo. Alamo Drafthouse
Wednesday, Feb. 12:
The Wicker Man in 35mm- 7pm- Yup, it’s that Wicker Man. See the exact moment when Neil Labute became the joke he was always meant to be. Roxy Cinema
Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies Presents: Man-Eater: Cannibal Women in Film- 7pm- Presentation on very hungry women in film history and probably about how there is no subtext to how gosh darn hungry they are. Film Noir Cinema
Olympic Dreams + Q&A with Director and Stars- 7:30pm- The first movie ever filmed on location in the Athletes Village during the Olympics! And with Nick Kroll! IFC Center
Thursday, Feb. 13:
Sid and Nancy- 7pm- Alex Cox’s breakthrough rom-com about the Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and the love of his life, Nancy Spungen. Never saw how it ends, I’m sure well though, perfect for your V-day weekend. Quad Cinema
Rock Hudson’s Home Movies- 7pm- VHS-created essay film from 1992 where Mark Rappaport mashes up Rock Hudson’s films to talk about him as a closeted gay figure. Anthology Film Archives
Amazing Grace + Q&A with Producer- 7pm- Aretha Franklin’s never before released 1972 gospel concert film, directed by Sydney Pollack at the height of Aretha’s abilities. Museum of Moving Image
Friday, Feb. 14:
Trouble in Paradise in 35mm- 5:45pm- Ernest Lubitsch’s rom-com masterpiece about a thief and a pickpocket, who team up on the Rivera to con an heiress, until they all start falling in love. It’s delightful. Metrograph
Lemebel + Q&A with Director- 6:30pm- Documentary about Pedro Lemebel, a queer performance artist in 1980s Chile, who rebelled against the repressive Pinochet regime. Lincoln Center
The Times of Bill Cunningham + Q&A with Director and Andre Talley- 7:45pm- A look back through fashion photographer Bill Cunningham’s life and the philosophy he embraced over his 40 years at the New York Times. Film Forum
Saturday, Feb. 15:
Akio Jissoji: The Buddhist Trilogy- 1pm- Mix and Match these three Japanese New Wave Classics by Akio Jissoji that deconstruct Buddhist philosophy and film. I’ve only ever done one of those. Japan Society
The Sharks + Q&A with Director- 6pm- Coming of age movie about a 14-year-old girl in a small beach town in Argentina plagued by sharks. Good thing that the “plague of sharks” thing never factors into the plot, or that would be pretty spooky. Lincoln Center
20th Anniversary Screening: Love & Basketball- 7pm- Finally, somebody is showing Love & Basketball some goddamn respect. BAM
Sunday, Feb. 16:
Guys and Dolls- 11am- Interesting, Marlon Brando never made another musical after trying out his singing voice in this one. Interesting. Film Forum
Traveling While Black- 1pm- A VR experience (I’m pretty sure) set in a DC restaurant, where you hear stories about the effects of Jim Crow laws. Which sounds extremely affecting. MoMA
Satanic Panic: Cultural Warfare in the 1980s- 6:45pm- A collection of video clips tracing the rise of the 1980s Satanic Panic and its effects compiled by filmmaker Jacqueline Castel. Anthology Film Archives
What Else is Playing:
And Then We Danced
Beanpole
Citizen K
Incitement
Little Women
The Lodge
Pain & Glory
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Traitor
What to Plan on:
BAM is hosting Happy Birthday, Toni! A Celebration of Black Women from Feb. 18-25, a Toni Morrison inspired film series. It includes documentaries about Morrison, as well as films inspired by her, like Ava DuVernay’s first film I Will Follow.
And starting Feb. 21, the Film Forum is showing the complete opposite of that: Come and See, the surreal Soviet horrors of war movie. I read an interview with Jim Jarmusch where he mentioned that this was the most disturbing film he’s ever seen and he strikes me like the kind of guy who’s seen some weird stuff.
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