All Purpose NYC ILX Film Snob Thread

so this MoMA "Chinese Realities/Documentary Visions" series begins... I think my first target is Thursday night's Fuck Cinema.

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1371

I don't know this Wu Wenguang fella at all; sounds like I should go to Bumming in Beijing and the interview on Friday as well.

morbs there was some talk in the sinosphere thread

ah ok. I have to check my membership guest rates, let me know when you're going.

乒乓, they're only showing the sequel but i think you would dig oxhide (ii) if you haven't seen it already. miniminiminamalist family drama.

noted. this is a tough month for me but I would like to make it out to moma more

well of course the Wu Wenguang chat tomw night has no online tix left; standby line i guess.

i never fucking learn.

the tickets magically reappeared, so I'm going tonight.

Delmer Daves retro this week at Anthology. Eager to see Garfield in Pride of the Marines.

What's it like trying to watch The Mother and the Whore?

Would like to know before sacrificing my Sunday.

Thought it was incredible the first time I saw it, was completely mesmerized by it and really bought it into it as the summation and end of La Nouvelle Vague. Next time I saw it was kind of bored. No doubt if I ever get the opportunity and the chunk of time to see it again I will be mesmerized again. I like all his other films.

I have seen the similarly titled Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte by another, more prolific, European director many times and was only bored the first one.

i have not seen either! i did watch 'chinesisches roulette' when i was sick a few weeks ago and loved it tho

i'll be holed up here all weekend: http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2013/05/real-indies.html

Thanks James, you've convinced me to go see The Mother and the Whore this Sunday.

I think I'll bring my mom along for a special Mother's Day treat.

Burt Lancaster mini-fest at Reade:

http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/man-of-steel-burt-lancaster-at-100

some links for the Chinese doc series

http://www.fandor.com/blog/daily-chinese-realitiesdocumentary-visions

Last night of Voyage To Italy, which I still haven't seen.

Seen it now. Michael Musto too.

Used copies of George Sanders's Memoirs of a Professional Cad going for about three hundred and fifty bucks these days.

He didn't think much of Rossellini, apparently.

This film is the parent of both Certified Copy and Eyes Wide Shut, I think.

Still have to see Certified Copy.

Thought the penultimate scene was going to be the ending, when they are walking across the ruins saying "Life is short." Was getting some kind of vibe similar to the end of The Third Man.

hi NYC film snobs, this rather groovy painting was in the lobby of the MoMA cinema - does anyone know who made it?

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc497/WardFowler/107LobbyatMoMAcinema152013_zpsee9ff723.jpg

sol lewitt iirc

ty, that sounds right! after spending a couple of hours there, i was getting my lewitts mixed up w/ my frank stellas and robert indianas

yes, a google search confirms it is 'Wall Drawing #1144' by LeWitt (2004)

what a treat to see it before a screening - opens up the peepers!

ty?

"thank you," Mr Atoz

Ted Kotcheff at Duddy Kravitz on Friday at FF btw.

Plein Soleil (aka Purple Noon; Clément, 1960) - 8/10. Amazing just to look at, for one thing.

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watched this earlier - yeah, wow it has really got that crisp euro 60s gleem

oh whoops, meant for last (x) thread

going to see Duddy Kravitz and Ted Kotcheff tonight btw

do any nyc theaters sell cronuts. can u bring cronuts in the theater with u

#cronut

Thought I was a cronut, you tried to glaze me

MoMA launches retros on both Hollywood lifer Allan Dwan and the recently passed Harris Savides:

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1374

http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.de/2013/06/manhandled-1924-allan-dwan-dossier.html

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1373

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/harris-savides-at-moma

NY Asian fest at month's end, Lincoln Center. Any tips?

http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/new-york-asian-film-festival-2013

would NOT recommend 'the bullet vanishes'

'cold war' is fun if overstuffed

FUCK 'drug war' is premiering in america ;_;

^ the irony is, i mean, that i am going to be in hk when it shows.

another Swanson/Dwan comedy tnite at MoMA, Stage Struck

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/18193

I'd advise you to get your Hitchcock silents tix now if you haven't, given Kehr's NYT piece today. (I'm going to four.)

Jackie Chan today thru Thurs at Linc Ctr.

Bigscreen epics at BAM Harvey in July. Because I haven't seen it in the longest time, tempted by Doctor Zhivago.

http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/latinbeat-2013

http://www.bam.org/film/2013/big-screen-epics

duh, correct link for Chan:

http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/the-jackie-chan-experience

Lawrence of Arabia in digital projection? say it ain't so....

***SPOILER ALERT***
It now starts with 3D CGI motorcycle crash

Last Ozu = teh awesome

Should have said Ultimate Ozu

NYAFF tip sheet

http://www.indiewire.com/article/10-must-see-movies-at-the-new-york-asian-film-festival

coming toward end of Dwan retro, will beat the heat at his last one today:

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/18574

Maybe I'll see you there.

i haven't watched any films in weeks :(

Sorry. I finally started watching stuff on Mubi when they went on the 30 day schedule which got me back in the habit.