All Purpose NYC ILX Film Snob Thread

Um...they're in programs four and five =)

Bah, I just need to move to NYC like everybody else don't I? Programming out here is so laaame sometimes

What is Rehearsals For Retirement? Is that the Machinima one?

The Summer schedule at Doc looks great. Will probably make it out for the Borzage.

What is Rehearsals For Retirement? Is that the Machinima one?

Yeah, it's one of Phil Solomon's Grand Theft Auto tributes to Mark LaPore. It's really pretty beautiful and strange. Not as gimmicky as it sounds.

You're in LA, right? It seems like you guys get all sorts of great stuff that rarely plays NY. It's hard to complain given the alternatives, but NY experimental/avant-garde programming is too insular and repetitive. Lincoln Center is particularly bad in this regard -- check the listings for recent Views From the Avant-Garde programs. It's the same 4 or 5 filmmakers every year.

Yes I'm in LA. I think that most of these programs always show the same filmmakers. And SOME of the places that show interesting films here are certainly VERY good. I should have said that

No doubt there are great venues here too. Just a little frustrating that it's easier to see D@vid G@tt3n films than like older James Benning stuff or Rose Lowder.

Two of my v talented friends have screenings at Rooftop this month:
THE TIGHTROPE is a v beautiful film about a crumbling Mexican circus, and it plays TONIGHT (Saturday) (http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/films/85-the-tightrope).
GREETINGS FROM THE WOODS is a v intriguing, v well-crafted observational documentary about the director's hometown (http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/films/107-greetings-from-the-woods). Sat July 24. Special ILX appeal: Mikel has made music videos for FEVER RAY!

I also want to see THE APE, another Swedish film that plays the day before GREETINGS

No, I haven't see any of that experimental stuff.

Also, I renewed my Film Society of Linc Ctr membership a MONTH ago and they STILL haven't sent me a new card, OR responded to my email. NEW MANAGEMENT on the ball!

He's right, you should see Injury to One, it is good.

Two early, little-seen Mann noirs at FF today. von Stroheim!

How are they? I've seen T-Men and thought it was good, but was under the impression that he was more or less a "workman" director who was only good with the right photographer, but icbw.

These were both early B pictures that he brought plenty to (and they needed all they could get). I like several of the Stewart westerns, Fall of the Roman Empire (Gladiator 1.0) and especially The Furies.

so you can see all 8 hours of Warhol's Empire tom'w

(not me)

well, I was all excited for Film Forum's always essential Vitaphone Varieties annual showing tonight... til I realized the 20th was LAST Tuesday, FUCK!

This year's lost program :( --

http://www.filmforum.org/films/hollywoodhudson/FFJULY20PROGRAMDOCv2.pdf

apparently 20 ppl out of 28 stuck around for all of 'empire'! i wonder if they ordered in pizza.

a friend went for about 30 mins, took photos and tweeted

Posted on the Reade b.o. window yeterday: In the Russell series, the prints of Mahler and one other (Music Lovers, maybe?) have faded to red.

Selfish pig buying tix for seemingly the entire series, it seemed, around 2pm took 20 MINUTES to make his purchase, while J4ck the Cinemani4c, who was in front of me, and I boiled. I wanted his liver.

The Devils sold out tonight, I'm going tom'w.

http://filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/kenrussell.html

Glenn Kenny on Film Forum 3D fest:

http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/2133

Wish I lived in NYC,, The Safdies' "Emotional Sloppy Manic Cinema" retrospective at BAM looks GREAT: http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=2405

Enjoyed seeing new print of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on the big screen at FF last night, although did not enjoy waiting to get into the theater while the 3D setup was being tested for today.

I was at the 7:50!

Might go to Straight Time @BAM on Sunday if I can get back from CT

At Lincoln Center:

The Sign of Rohmer
August 18 to September 3

The most complete North American retrospective of Rohmer’s work in more than a decade, including all of his feature films and the U.S. premiere of his 1980 TV film Catherine de Heilbronn. Plus special in-person appearances by key Rohmer collaborators.

Went to one of these today. Multiple cinemaniacs in the audience and a giant crowd of people outside with tight, tight security and Beatlemania screaming for some kind of Jonas Brothers event.

And I just saw Cinemaniac Jack again, walking the streets of Tribeca.

I guess I've never seen Rohmer's Sign of Leo, so I guess I'll go tonight!

didn't make it, actually

debating V Price / 3 Stooges

http://www.filmforum.org/films/classic3d.html#mad

gonna try FF's sole screening of When Strangers Marry tonight, Robert Mitchum's first starring role in a Wm Castle B.

FF membership just lapsed, please remind me to re-up.

If you wanna go I can get you a ticket at lunch.

No can go tonight, but thanks for the kind offer.

gonna try to hit Our Beloved Month of August at 6:30 @Anthology

You won't regret it. One of the best things I've seen this year.

Also just noticed that Historias extraordinarias is at Latinbeat: http://www.filmlinc.org/wrt/onsale/latinbeat/extraordinarystorieshisto.html . There are way too many good films this month.

yeah, I don't think I can do a 4-hr film right after work anymore w/out dinner!

Must...find a way ... to see some of these.

So I won't be seeing you at Star Spangled to Death or Hitler: A Film From Germany? xp

I have too much goin' on for those, most likely

I want to see the one about Karl May!

i plan on going to the hitler film (with birthday hangover in tow, probably)

I remember seeing Sontag at some of those back in the day, when she had short hair growing back after the chemo. She said she loved her some long German films, her favorite being Heimat.

http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/programs/retrospectives/hans-juergen

I remember when that film used to be called Our Hitler -- whose idea was that?
So with the dinner break, that'll go from 2 to 10:30?

Tonight at IFC:

http://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-films-of-act-up/

Morbs (or anyone) did you like Month of August?

I struggled to stay awake; I liked the documentary content more than the rest.

Awww, I loved it

loved it too!

(although i think i need a break from those fiction vs reality/documenrty post modern films.)

ya i liked it quite a bit too, although im still kinda of unpacking some of the doc content

maybe i wil try Historias extraordinarias after all

s1ocki loves that movie i tell you