NYC Weekend Preview: Barry Lyndon, John Cazale, A Theater Close By, Gloomy Week & More
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly summary of repertory offerings.
Roxy Cinema: The Matrix Reloaded and In the Spirit are both showing on 35mm this Friday, with In the Spirit also screening on Saturday; Barry Lyndon will be presented on Sunday.
Film Forum: All five films featuring John Cazale are screening; the 4K restoration of Shall We Dance?, showcasing Masayuki Suo’s cut, and a new 35mm print of 8½ are ongoing; Elia Kazan’s A Tree Grows In Brooklyn will be shown on Sunday.
Museum of Modern Art: A Theater Near You presents films by Welles, Raoul Walsh, Ozu, Dreyer, Renoir, and others.
Film at Lincoln Center: The Monica Vitti retrospective is still in progress.
Paris Theater: Bleak Week commences.
Anthology Film Archives: A series focusing on the Griots Theater Company begins.
Museum of the Moving Image: Stagecoach anchors “See It Big: Stunts!”; The Birdcage is set for Saturday and Sunday screenings.
IFC Center: Ran is being shown in a 40th-anniversary restoration; Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, and Happiness screen daily; late showings include Romeo + Juliet, A Clockwork Orange, Gummo, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and a print of The Descent.
Nitehawk Cinema: The Goonies will be screened early on Saturday and Sunday.
Metrograph: Law of Desire, Funny Ha Ha, Mutual Appreciation, Somewhere, A Star Is Born, and several films in the Mikio Naruse series are showing on 35mm; Shanghai Dreams is set to begin while a Mumblecore retrospective, alongside The Show Must Go On, Volver a Carmen, Daughter of Water, and Guided By Animals, continues.
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NYC Weekend Preview: Barry Lyndon, John Cazale, A Theater Close By, Gloomy Week & More
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly summary of repertory screenings. Roxy Cinema will feature The Matrix Reloaded and In the Spirit on 35mm this Friday, with In the Spirit also being shown again on Saturday; a screening of Barry Lyndon will take place on Sunday. Film Forum will present all five films starring John Cazale, as well as a 4K restoration of Shall We Dance?, showcasing Masayuki Suo's version.