NYC Weekend Preview: Elaine May, Guy Maddin, Vincente Minnelli, Law of Desire, and More
NYC Weekend Watch provides our weekly summary of repertory screenings.
The BAMA retrospective featuring a strong lineup of 35mm Masahiro Shinoda films is ongoing.
At the Museum of Modern Art, the well-curated Universal Westerns series continues with screenings of King Vidor's work on 35mm, alongside films by Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel.
Film at Lincoln Center kicks off an Elaine May retrospective.
Film Forum introduces a series dedicated to Guy Maddin; Peter Hutton’s No Picnic and Satyajit Ray’s Days and Nights in the Forest are being shown in restored versions; Young Frankenstein is scheduled for Sunday morning.
The Museum of the Moving Image's De Palma retrospective proceeds with a 35mm showing of Carlito’s Way this Sunday; the Culture Wars! series starts with films from Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, Gregg Araki, and others.
Roxy Cinema, in collaboration with Misc en Scene and Drama Club, presents Arthur, Minnelli’s The Pirate, The Way We Were, and the ’76 version of A Star Is Born on 35mm; Pasolini’s Medea will screen on Saturday; and Anchorman will be shown on Friday.
Anthology Film Archives is featuring Brakhage films as part of their Essential Cinema series.
IFC Center continues with a 4K restoration of I Shot Andy Warhol; Terminator 2, Jaws, Nowhere, Paprika, and River’s Edge will have late screenings.
Nitehawk Prospect Park will show Elia Kazan’s Splendor in the Grass, along with a print of Almodóvar’s Law of Desire, early on Saturday and Sunday.
Metrograph screens Back to the Future, Teen Wolf, Light of Day, Death in Venice, Empire of the Sun, White Material, Ivan’s Childhood, and Turtles Can Fly on 35mm; additionally, Back to the Fox, Hotel Europa, The Art of Soccer, and Maybe If You Smile will continue their runs.
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NYC Weekend Preview: Elaine May, Guy Maddin, Vincente Minnelli, Law of Desire, and More
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly recap of repertory selections. The BAMA retrospective featuring a considerable number of 35mm films by Masahiro Shinoda is ongoing. The Museum of Modern Art continues its well-curated Universal Westerns series with screenings of King Vidor on 35mm, along with films featuring Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel. Film at Lincoln Center is launching a retrospective dedicated to Elaine May. Film Forum is starting a series on Guy Maddin, and will be screening Peter Hutton's No Picnic along with Satyajit Ray's Days and Nights in the Forest.