"the late film" is the only may repertory thing that i'm excited about. thoughts on godard's king lear?
― we were never being butthurt (donna rouge), Sunday, 3 May 2009 07:45 (fifteen years ago) link
saw it when it came out; shrugged at it like most '80s Godard. The Burgess Meredith-Molly Ringwald scenes were at least ... something.
wow, Sarris & Haskell introducing El Dorado @BAM.
My friend Steve co-curated this MoMA series of silent comedy shorts at month's end with the magnetic title CRUEL AND UNUSUAL COMEDY!
http://moma.org/visit/calendar/films/948
Note: "Since these films touch on a number of potentially sensitive issues, each screening features an introduction that will provide context." Beware, blackface and woman-beating!
also, I plan on going to the Julien Duvivier film today at 5:30.
― Dr Morbius, Sunday, 3 May 2009 08:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I've meant to see that one for years. Sometimes I even think I've seen it, but what I'm confusing it with is something called Pattes Blanches.
― moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 May 2009 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Wow, I guess that's Hildegard Knef in that still from Holiday For Henrietta.
― moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 May 2009 14:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Cracking Up looks good, but traveling to BAM always seems a bit excessive to me. I wish AMMI would reopen already. I may try Age of Consent though. Have Edward Said's "On Late Style" on reserve to prepare.
― Virginia Plain, Sunday, 3 May 2009 17:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Age of Consent really isn't very good.
The best in the series might be Good Morning and L'Argent.
― Dr Morbius, Sunday, 3 May 2009 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I plan to be at all these programs... Only one for 9-to-5-ers tho.
Don’t miss “Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the American Slapstick Film” at MoMA! Five programs of rare silent comedy shorts from MoMA’s archive hand-picked by Ben Model, Steve Massa and Ron Magliozzi:
Weds May 20 at 4pm - “Drag Shows” - Charlie Murray, Wallace Beery, Stan Laurel, Jimmy Finlayson, Harry Myers, Buster Keaton and Roscoe Arbuckle
Weds May 27 at 4pm - “Race Riots” - David Morris, Henry Bergman, Harold Lloyd, Sunshine Sammy Morrison, Lige Conley, Spencer Bell, and Bert Williams Weds May 27 at 7pm - “Gratuitous Violence” - Ford Sterling, Mack Sennett, Lloyd Hamilton and Bud Duncan (Ham & Bud), Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, James Parrott, Kalla Pasha, and Billie Ritchie
Fri May 29 at 4pm - “Animals and Children” - an unidentified elephant, George Ober, Our Gang, Pal the dog and an alligator, the Dippy Do-Dads, Billy Bevan and the Sennett Lions Mon June 1 at 4pm - “Automobiles” - Billy Bevan, Andy Clyde, Hank Mann, Slim Summerville, Harold Lloyd, Jimmy Aubrey, Oliver Hardy, and Lige Conley.
MoMA’s website for the series is at:http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/948
Film notes are at:http://cruelandunusualcomedy.blogspot.com
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 18 May 2009 16:58 (fifteen years ago) link
bump for tomw night's "Gratuitous Violence" at MoMA, a certain sellout.
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 21:18 (fifteen years ago) link
you guys know about Playtime at the Met on Friday?
also, http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/programs/outdoorcinema.php
― Reggiano Jackson (gabbneb), Thursday, 11 June 2009 01:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Where are you seeing the Playtime listing? I can't find it anywhere.
― C0L1N B..., Thursday, 11 June 2009 02:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Nevermind, it's here.
― C0L1N B..., Thursday, 11 June 2009 02:23 (fifteen years ago) link
The Trintignant/Romy Schneider movie at the Film Forum has got something for everyone.
― barney kestrel (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 15 June 2009 15:06 (fifteen years ago) link
talking chimps?
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 15 June 2009 15:09 (fifteen years ago) link
There might be some during the Afro-nightclub scene.
― barney kestrel (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 15 June 2009 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Nick Ray fest at FF.
http://www.filmforum.org/films/nickray.html
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 00:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Guess it's finally time to see Wind Across The Everglades.
― barney kestrel (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 01:50 (fifteen years ago) link
I saw that at BAM. It's... interesting.
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 04:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Looking forward to reading this new Imitation Of Life book.
― barney kestrel (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 15:31 (fifteen years ago) link
have always wanted to see they live by nighti flicked through and saw that there's no in a lonely place in the listing, but it's on a week or two beforehand, introd by ray's widow
the BAM festival looks sweet. new bujalski film is playing.
― the heart is a lonely hamster (schlump), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 16:04 (fifteen years ago) link
This Windmill Movie coming to FF looks interesting. Like Le genou de Claire as filmed by Henry Jaglom.
― barney kestrel (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
hmm, maybe i will go to that if i can
― Fidel Gastro (gabbneb), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Y'all should try to go to the Q&A tomorrow, well tonight I guess.
― barney kestrel (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 18 June 2009 04:53 (fourteen years ago) link
eager for The Beaches of Agnes!
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 00:48 (fourteen years ago) link
hey, i met henry jaglom last week! he came into my place of work.
yr california correspondent reports: i am basically living at PFA this july and august:
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/
― chronologymentully (donna rouge), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 04:57 (fourteen years ago) link
yay! i hate you, kind of.
The only film I've seen at PFA is Dirty Little Billy, which they're showing again on 8/20. Very strange dullish Michael J Pollard antiwestern.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 12:14 (fourteen years ago) link
lake tahoe is a beaut: playing at anthology, maybe with some director q/a action this weekend. total leaps and bounds ahead of duck season
― the heart is a lonely hamster (schlump), Sunday, 12 July 2009 06:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Any recomendations on which Hirokazu Kore-eda film to see?http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=1427
― mizzell, Monday, 27 July 2009 16:00 (fourteen years ago) link
there's a film playing at the anthology with the following endorsement:
“Never have I looked so directly into hell.” –Werner Herzog
― the heart is a lonely hamster (schlump), Monday, 27 July 2009 19:20 (fourteen years ago) link
So there is. Looks interesting.
Thinking about the Nicholas Ray with Joan Fontaine and Robert Ryan tonight.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 27 July 2009 19:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Looking forward to this.
Songs from the Second Floor was really great.
― Goethe*s Elective Affinities, Monday, 27 July 2009 23:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Haha, I thought title was You, Living At Film Forum and it was some sort of answer film to Cinemaniacs.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 00:11 (fourteen years ago) link
it's great; surprised it's only coming out now. i think there's a couple of roy andersson threads, with links to his awesome commercials (cf socialist democrat party)
― the heart is a lonely hamster (schlump), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 00:54 (fourteen years ago) link
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 30 July 2009 18:23 (fourteen years ago) link
OK, it was pretty painful to watch until the last twenty minutes when Burl Ives was holding court. Niece of screenwriter Budd Schulberg was there and said her father producer Stuart Schulberg had to take over direction of the film because Nick was so strung out at the time.
Will try to see at least one of the double features next week. After that they are bringing in a Brit Noir series that looks pretty good.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 31 July 2009 18:05 (fourteen years ago) link
can't remember which ones are playing as the double bills - i wish i'd caught the one with humphrey as a lawyer. this series has been fun. brit noir's kind of a turn off for me but the carol reed picture looks o k.
― the heart is a lonely hamster (schlump), Friday, 31 July 2009 19:32 (fourteen years ago) link
probably headed to Ray's Party Girl at 5:30.
anyone seen Loren Cass?
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 August 2009 18:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Nope.
Nick Ray's daughter introduced the 9:30 yesterday. In the audience were such luminaries as piano player/movie lover Anthony Coleman and film critic Gavin Smith.
RIP Cinemaniac Roberta Hill
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 7 August 2009 01:50 (fourteen years ago) link
oh no. Roberta obit? she seemed full-tilt bozo but i never imagined she was mortal.
Party girl was nice. Cinemaniac Bill was there.
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Friday, 7 August 2009 07:20 (fourteen years ago) link
oh no! RIP roberta. she would sometimes just come in to the AFA building when i worked there, before they even opened the box office, and just hang around. i'll always remember her complaining about the air conditioning in that downstairs theater
― morbs morbs morbs how do you like it how do you like it (donna rouge), Friday, 7 August 2009 07:41 (fourteen years ago) link
and her acccordion folder full of movie passes.
once spied her eating Spam out of a can.
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Friday, 7 August 2009 13:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Brit noir series is on now at FF. Would have liked to have seen The Small Back Room yesterday, but didn't make it.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 10 August 2009 15:11 (fourteen years ago) link
The Criterion edition is excellent.
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 August 2009 15:14 (fourteen years ago) link
So bummed--almost checked out The Small Black Room from the Flushing Library, but went with multiple Chaplins instead. In the summer time, I just don't feel like spending so much time in movie theaters. As a type this, it sounds strange, as many people go just for the ac.
― Virginia Plain, Monday, 10 August 2009 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Two technicolor Brit Noirs tonight look kind of interesting.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 16:02 (fourteen years ago) link
They didn't do much for me (well, Valerie Hobson was a standout -- but the Stewart Granger wife-killer one was directed by the guy who helmed most of "Mr. Ed").
James Mason noirs prob at 7:50 for me, when it's barely cool enough to leave the house.
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 August 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
I probably liked them a little more than you did, but I think you've got it about right.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 18 August 2009 00:57 (fourteen years ago) link
why is there separate admission for tonight's single Mason feature AND Edward Dmytryk's Obsession? Not very recession-friendly, Film Forum.
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 August 2009 14:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Headless Woman.classic or dud?
― Zeno, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
might see today
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:36 (fourteen years ago) link
might see tommorow
― Zeno, Tuesday, 25 August 2009 15:37 (fourteen years ago) link