NYC Weekend Preview: Manoel de Oliveira

      NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly summary of repertory screenings.

      BAMThe ten-film retrospective of Manoel de Oliveira, titled Mirror of Life, kicks off with many restorations making their North American debut.

      Japan SocietyThis Friday, one of Ozu's finest works, Early Spring, will be screened in 35mm.

      Roxy CinemaEraserhead and An American Tail are featured, with the latter being free of charge.

      Anthology Film ArchivesEssential Cinema presents The Rules of the Game and The Flowers of St. Francis, both in 35mm.

      Film ForumA retrospective on René Clair continues, alongside Luis Buñuel’s Él and Godard’s A Woman Is a Woman; Sunday will see a screening of Betty Boop and Friends.

      IFC CenterA new restoration of Hideaki Anno’s Love & Pop will be shown; late screenings include Stop Making Sense, Mulholland Dr., Lost Highway, Sorcerer, and Funny Games (the good version).

      Nitehawk CinemaHanna and a print of Westward the Women will be screened early on Saturday and Sunday.

      MetrographOn 35mm, Donnie Darko and Diabolique will be shown; In Good Faith and In the Pinku begin, while Tonino Guerra, Welcome to Suburbia, Take a Walk on the Wild Side, and The Body Between Us continue their runs.