All Purpose NYC ILX Film Snob Thread

"bell, book, and candle" is a great title btw. almost a better title than a film.

full ND/NF sked out

http://www.filmlinc.org/daily/complete-lineup-announced-for-45th-new-directors-new-films/

silent witches w/ piano tnite

http://www.bam.org/film/2016/haxan

The Mask of Satan/Black Sunday/whatever it's called was really good

From ND/NF there is one film that has been a triumph throughout Europe, and which is a must-see or whatever, and that is Lost and Beautiful. It was at Locarno, at CPH:DOX everyone agreed it was by far best in comp - except the judges who gave the two awards to two rubbish American indie-crap - and then it won best debut at Gothenburg. Really, it's a great debut!

Behemoth is pretty cool as well. Film geeks should check out 5+ hour japanese film Happy Hour. It has some pretty unique sequences, but it wasn't quite the great film I'd hoped it would be.

there's this diagnosable guy who goes to every rep theater in NY who desperately tries to engage total starngers, alone or in groups, in conversation, and i am going to physically attack him very soon. Recognize him by his plastic knapsack, and tendency to ask if you're reading the Times "HOW"S THE GREY LADY TONIGHT?"

If it is the same guy I am thinking of, I believe someone I know sort of befriended him and told me his real name once. I remember his catchphrase as being "How did you like the MOVIE?" or "What did you think of the MOVIE?" He would sort of linger or lurk right outside the theater lobby and then kind of run up to somebody of his choosing on the way out to pose his exit interview question.

tonight he was muttering (after 1922's Haxan) "1903, year of the Red Line."

It's not the 30-(40-?)something krishna-ish dude, is it?

""HOW"S THE GREY LADY TONIGHT?""

now i know my opening line with morbs.

"i am going to physically attack him very soon."

you might want to work on that issue.

yeah, not serious, you troglodyte

I also think I have run into this guy

Btw I meant to post about how much I hated mustang, just seemed unjustifiably exploitative and manipulative and utterly disregarding of characterization or depth. Kind of offensive portrayal of some very disturbing issues imo

Btw I meant to post about how much I hated mustang, just seemed unjustifiably exploitative and manipulative and utterly disregarding of characterization or depth. Kind of offensive portrayal of some very disturbing issues imo

forks you ... just posted abt it

well I meant to

""HOW"S THE GREY LADY TONIGHT?""

TRY THE WINE

more events at the new LES rep theater (a couple too effing cute for my taste)

http://www.indiewire.com/article/new-yorks-new-indie-movie-theater-is-teaming-up-with-the-criterion-collection-20160219

hoping to squeeze in Chris Marker's film on Kurosawa at FF between work and Akerman's Golden Eighties tonight.

Rosenbaum on John Gianvito's 4-1/2-hour Wake (Subic) screening at MoMA this Saturday (I be there):

http://www.filmcomment.com/blog/an-epic-of-understanding-john-gianvitos-wake-subic/

http://asiasociety.org/new-york/ghosts-samurai-and-war-series-classic-japanese-film

more events at the new LES rep theater (a couple too effing cute for my taste)

otm, also noah bibimbap should be put down

Jerryfest begins today; intrigued to see the turnout

http://www.moma.org/calendar/film/1621

Arabian Nights in its 6+ hour entirety at MOMI

http://www.movingimage.us/visit/calendar/2016/03/05/detail/arabian-nights

in the Metrograph opening weekend fare, a cult indie rarity of 1970

http://metrograph.com/film/film/41/the-projectionist

http://filmforum.org/series/it-girls-flappers-jazz-babies-vamps-series

So much fun stuff here. Will personally vouch for MADAME SATAN, CALL HER SAVAGE and BABY FACE.

on BAM's Migrating Forms series

http://www.artnews.com/2016/03/04/at-bams-migrating-forms-film-festival-internet-obsessed-millennials-and-war-torn-countries-collide/

http://artforum.com/film/id=58558

Akerman retro at BAM in April

http://www.bam.org/film/2016/chantal-akerman

Eustache retro at Metrograph begins today

http://metrograph.com/series/series/8/jean-eustache

and obviously, this

http://www.bam.org/film/2016/a-brighter-summer-day

(dcp ahead of the blu, but anyway)

i'm seeing that today at 2

lincoln center's pre-stonewall queer cinema retro looks outstanding

http://www.filmlinc.org/daily/queer-cinema-stonewall-lineup-announced/

here in LA we're getting a city-wide chantal akerman retro

http://www.cinefamily.org/films/underground-usa-focus-on-ucla/#chantal-akerman-contre-loubliagainst-oblivion

has anyone actually been to metrograph yet?

http://metrograph.com/series/series/6/welcome-to-metrographa-to-z

nope, i've had other repertory priorities.

ND/NF roundup by Slant (no way, Weiner)

http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/new-directors-new-films-2016

film comment podcast on ndnf is really interesting. some gd taubin trash talk.

BAM's Evergreen Review retro: Godard, Warhol, Robbe-Grillet etc

http://www.bam.org/film/2016/from-the-third-eye

I learned one main thing from that podcast, and that is that I can't stand Taubin. The talk about whether the travelogue was 'a film' was amazingly awful.

not sure where else to put this, but... powerful stuff: http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2016/03/22/our-daily-barbarisms-leo-hurwitzs-strange-victory-1948/

Saw Strange Victory on Sunday in Brooklyn. Fine liberal, integrationist propaganda, drew a good crowd. Also impossible not to be depressed about in the current historical moment.

that's the key note bordwell strikes, and it's a sad one.

anyone gonna try Happy Hour? I generally prefer at-home options now for single-sit 5-hour films.

http://filmmakermagazine.com/97860-happy-hour-the-best-317-minutes-of-new-directorsnew-films-2016/#.VvWageIrJhE

http://www.moma.org/calendar/events/1903?locale=en

It's worth seeing. The review mentions Rivette, and yeah, there's a couple of that kind of sequences, and they're great (and by far the greatest thing in it).

ok i am skittish...

i wonder how the Peckinpah retro will do up against Akerman.

http://www.filmlinc.org/series/bring-me-the-head-of-sam-peckinpah/#films

http://www.villagevoice.com/film/bloodied-and-out-of-time-sam-peckinpah-fights-on-at-lincoln-center-8450451

going to be out of town for most of next week so i'm missing much of the akerman retro here (including the musical, which i think i'm most bummed about)

yeah keep an eye out for that in future

the WFMU doc runs for 9 days (or more?) at IFC; appearances by radio stars, and a must for fans.

http://www.ifccenter.com/films/sex-broadcasting/

was gonna go see the new Malick at MOMI tonight, but it seems to be my only open date to see this Helen Twelvetrees pre-Code thing:

http://www.moma.org/calendar/film/1620?locale=en

A week from Sunday, Jerry Lewis appears at MoMA after a screening of what will likely be his last starring vehicle.

http://www.moma.org/calendar/events/1991?locale=en

i'm catching comrades almost a love story at metrograph on sunday

might try that but it'd have to be the early one

Belated RIP to MoMA's Charles Silver: http://www.filmcomment.com/blog/in-memoriam-charles-silver/