All Purpose NYC ILX Film Snob Thread

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.

it's half laziness (i have a netflix and a hulu acct at home) and half living in a neighborhood where most theatres are about an hour (or more) away from me transit-wise

Back for more at MoMa, admiring the Pour Vous covers on the walls before grabbing a seat.

looks like tomw for Slightly Scarlet after all. I change plans every 3 hrs tho.

You are the MX moviegoer.

Sitting right behind Gavin Smith.

More flame throwers.

Wish I had gone to more of this retro, will be missing Allan Dwan when this is all over. A few films seem to be on youtube in some form: The Iron Mask and Chancds, both with Douglas Fairbanks, both with sound, Calendar Girl, a musical from 1947, and Gorilla- the Ritz Brothers meet Bela Lugosi. Streaming Netflix also has The Iron Mask, along with The River's Edge, Driftwood, Brewster's Millions and Heidi.

well, none of this weekend's films are sposed to be the cream... missed The Woman They Almost Lynched.

Don't know from cream, was really happy with what I saw and each one of those films turns out to have a reasonable reputation and respectable defenders, just wish I had seen more of the silents, those that can be seen.

Think you are being too harsh. Sands of Iwo Jima was one of his biggest budgets and biggest successes. And on those last ten films he made for Benedict Bogeaus he kept up the quality by pretty much always using John Alton as DP and Van Nest Polgase as art director, the latter being persona non grata at RKO proper because of his drinking problem.

See that John Alton has a credit on An American in Paris, for photographing the ballet. Guy got around.

Others on youtube: Silver Lode, Cattle Queen of Montana. I misspelled Chances up above.

Another weird credit I just noticed, Pierre Etaix in Pickpocket.

I think Dwan's rising profile means we'll be seeing more revivals.

Probably. Have you checked out that new biography? The guy wants an arm and a leg, but looks like it might be worth it, a history of cinema through the career of one guy who was there for pretty much all of it.

Just heard an express 7 rocket by overhead and thought there must be a Mets game running late and they were going to pick up spectators but no.

Watching The Mark of Zorro right now, wonder how Rouben Mamoulian's stock is holding up.

on Saturday afternoon, the Silent Clowns celebrate Edw Ev Horton:

http://www.silentclowns.com/nowshowing.html