NYC Weekend Preview: Wuhan, Jia Zhangke, Sarah Maldoror, Jean Vigo, and More

      NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly summary of repertory screenings.

      The BAMA retrospective showcasing Wuhan in film has commenced.

      IFC CenterA significant retrospective of Jia Zhangke has started; screenings include The Beaver Trilogy, Interview with the Vampire, Dr. Caligari, and The Big Lebowski during the late hours.

      Museum of the Moving Image will feature The Fast and the Furious, Thunderball, and Safety Last! as part of the See It Big: Stunts! series.

      Nitehawk Cinema will show Fame on Saturday and Sunday mornings; a print of Postcards from the Edge will be screened on Saturday, while Sunday features a hidden Hong Kong film on 35mm.

      Film at Lincoln Center is screening works by Charles Burnett, Jamaa Fanaka, and others in the L.A. Rebellion series.

      The Museum of Modern Art has launched a retrospective of Sarah Maldoror; films by Orson Welles, Jacques Tourneur, and Anthony Mann are featured in The Lady at 100.

      Film Forum continues with a new 35mm print of 8½ and Mort Rifkin's favorite A Man and a Woman; Tim Burton’s Batman will be shown on Sunday morning.

      Roxy Cinema will present Gregg Araki’s Smiley Face this Saturday; Fantastic Mr. Fox will screen for free on Sunday, alongside a 16mm I.B. Tech print of The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T and I Am Curious (Yellow).

      Anthology Film Archives offers Essential Cinema with films by Jean Vigo, Andy Warhol, and more.

      Metrograph will feature Three Colors: White, Gremlins 2, Aliens, A Christmas Tale, My Life Without Me, and Terms of Endearment on 35mm; Guided By Animals, The Time That Remains, and Scenes from the End of History are set to begin, as a Syd Mead series continues.