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Selected by Mitchell Kaplan
In his second collaboration with Fellini, Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido, a filmmaker suffering from "director's block". Amid artistic and marital difficulties, he has lost interest in his new sci-fi film that includes veiled autobiographical references. He struggles to work half-heartedly with flashbacks and dreams intruding into his reality. Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and a constant presence on prestigious compilations of the greatest films of all time, a sampling of accolades suffice to guarantee its pedigree. "It's Fellini's last black-and-white picture," wrote Jonathan Rosenbaum, "and conceivably the most gorgeous and inventive thing he ever did." Echoed Stanley Kauffmann: "In terms of execution I cannot remember a more brilliant film."
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A Woman Under the Influence
Selected by Mitchell Kaplan
Charting Rowlands’s transformation as “Mabel” from endearingly kooky to bleakly incoherent (and back again), John Cassavetes's A Woman Under the Influence is perhaps the most important examination of mental health ever captured onscreen. Cassavetes observes the ricochets between Mabel’s health and her in-laws' “influence." But at the heart of this film is her relationship with her conservative husband (an equally amazing Peter Falk), who struggles in vain to pull Mabel out of her decline. Both tough-as-bricks and delicate, A Woman Under the Influence goes straight for the throat.
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American Doctor
Film, Panel Discussion, and Reception on Sunday, September 13 at 1:30 PM with Rana Mahmoud and Dunia Ibrahim, moderated by Dr. Mohamed Ghumrawi (Assistant Director of the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Center for Muslim World Studies). The discussion will be followed by a reception on the plaza.
From Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, American Doctor follows three American physicians— Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—united by a single oath to save lives. After volunteering in besieged hospitals in Gaza, they return home determined to fight for the patients and colleagues they left behind, taking their battle from the front lines of war to the halls of Congress.
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AninA
AninA is a fantastical journey into the world of a ten-year-old girl who, following a playground skirmish, is given the weirdest punishment in the history of weird punishments. The palindromically named Anina Yatay Salas lives in Montevideo and attends elementary school, where her classmates make fun of her because of her name. She has a best friend, but also a girl with whom she doesn’t get along at all: Yisel. One day she fights with Yisel, and so her problems begin: the school principal gives them both an intriguing punishment, a suspended detention. Anina's voiceover guides us as she comments on life with her nice parents, meals, the eyes of gossipy neighbors, homework, and childhood feelings, joys, and fears. Kids, their parents and grandparents will all enjoy this wonderfully animated film.
AninA was Uruguay’s 2013 official submission to the Academy Awards® for Best Foreign Language Film.
This film is suitable for ages 9+
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Antichrist
DaFRIEND or DaFOE concludes by way of von Trier's sinister horror.
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse. Charlotte Gainsbourg took the Best Actress award in Cannes for her extraordinary performance alongside Willem Dafoe in Lars von Trier’s controversial classic. A relentlessly powerful allegory of grief and violence, Antichrist remains one of the most harrowing and provocative horror films of all time. Chaos reigns!
This film screens as part of DaFRIEND or DaFOE: An After Hours retrospective on one of cinema’s most protean performers.
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Evita
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30th Anniversary
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Alan Parker, Evita is the riveting true-life story of Eva Perón (Madonna), who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve unimaginable fortune and fame. Despite widespread controversy, her passion changed a nation forever. Garnering an Academy Award® for Best Song (1996, "You Must Love Me," by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber) and 3 Golden Globe Awards (Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Song) - critics across the world hailed Evita as an indelible masterpiece.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Fox live a happy home life with their eccentric son Ash and visiting nephew Kristopherson. That is until Mr. Fox slips into his sneaky, old ways and plots the greatest chicken heist the animal world has ever seen. Based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl and directed by Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox is family fun at its finest.
Recommended for ages 7+
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Honeyjoon
Red Carpet Opening Night Event on Fri. 9/4
6:00 PM - Reception featuring wine and light bites
6:30 PM - Film followed by Q&A with writer & director Lilian T. Mehrel
Film Followed by Q&A on Sat. 9/5 - 3:45 PM
A surprisingly sexy, darkly funny emotional rollercoaster. In this layered dark comedy, June and her Persian-British mom Lela travel to the romantic Azores islands for a grief anniversary, with contrasting ways of coping. A hot philosophical surfer takes them on a tour as we surf the waves of life, loss, flirting... an unforgettable ride. In her award-winning debut feature, director Lilian T. Mehrel brilliantly transforms grief, desire, and human connection into something electric, introducing a visionary new voice.
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Howl's Moving Castle
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, comes the Academy Award®-nominated fantasy adventure for the whole family.
Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a curse on Sophie and turns her into a 90-year-old woman. On a quest to break the spell, Sophie climbs aboard Howl’s magnificent moving castle and into a new life of wonder and adventure. But as the true power of Howl’s wizardry is revealed, Sophie finds herself fighting to protect them both from a dangerous war of sorcery that threatens their world.
Saturday, October 10 - 11:00 AM - Japanese with English subtitles
Sunday, October 11 - 11:00 AM - English dubbed
Recommended for ages 9+. Tickets are pay what you can!
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Memory of Princess Mumbi
Film, Wine Reception, and Q&A on Sunday, September 6 at 4:15 PM with director Damien Hauser and moderator Edson Jean.
In 2093, filmmaker Kuve travels to Umata to document the aftermath of a war that revived ancient kingdoms. There, he meets Mumbi, who challenges him to make his film without the use of AI. As Kuve searches for his own voice, he begins to realize that even in a broken world, beauty can be found in the small human moments we often overlook.
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For the Sep 6 Q&A Screening $11 (members), $15.75 and under (nonmembers)
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Olmo
When Olmo gets invited to a party by his beautiful neighbor, he will do whatever he can to meet up with her, embarking on a night of laughs and chaos.
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Platoon
Writer/director Oliver Stone has created a personal and searing testament to the men who fought the war in Vietnam. Seen through the eyes of a college drop-out, the war is a real nightmare, a private hell of fears from outside and in, with enemies on both sides of the line. His platoon's allegiance is split between leaders Sergeant Barnes and Sergeant Elias. Barnes is a scar-faced, gung-ho fanatic bent on destroying the elusive Viet Cong and anyone who disagrees with him. Elias is a different type of soldier; he has lost faith in the war, but not in man. Friction between the two sergeants leads to a second war, as deadly as the one being waged against the enemy.
Winner of the Academy Awards® for Best Picture, Best Director, Film Editing, and Sound.
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Rhapsody in Blue
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The film traces Gershwin's rise from a "song plugger" for a Manhattan music publishing company to the heights of international fame and fortune. Gershwin's first big hit is "Swanee," introduced on Broadway by Al Jolson (playing himself). In collaboration with his lyricist brother, Ira (Herbert Rudley), George pens hit after hit in show after show. But George's kindly old music teacher wants his prize pupil to aspire to something more artistic. Gershwin responds with "Rhapsody in Blue," which debuts at Aeolian Hall in 1924 under the baton of bandleader Paul Whiteman (also playing himself). As his fame and workload grows, George finds he has no time at all for romance; the two ladies in his life both eventually realize that they'll always have to play second fiddle to Gershwin's muse. Eventually, after composing numerous masterpieces, George pushes himself too far.
The film was nominated for Academy Awards® for Best Score and Best Sound.
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Steel Magnolias
In honor of Dolly Parton.
In fictional Chinquapin, Louisiana, a wedding is about to take place. The bride is Shelby (Julia Roberts), a headstrong young beauty whose iron-willed mother, M'Lynn (Sally Field), would do anything for her. Giant-haired Dolly Parton is Truvy, the owner of the beauty parlor that serves as the town's unofficial hub. Dropping in to exchange gossip are Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine), the richest and meanest woman in town, and Clairee (Olympia Dukakis), an elegant widow with a sly delivery. The atmosphere is further enlivened by the wacky new girl, Annelle (Daryl Hannah), a gawky trainee with cat-woman glasses and a mysterious past. These six "steel magnolias" huddle together and provide each other with strength, friendship and an audience for each other's jokes as they negotiate the ups and downs of life and love in a small Southern town.
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The Color Purple
Selected by Steven Krams
It's about life. It's about love. It's about us. Academy Award® winner Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey star in director Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple. From 1909 to 1949, Celie (Goldberg--Ghosts of Mississippi), a Southern Black woman, gradually gains self-respect as she strives to educate herself and to find love--despite an abusive spouse and a society biased against her race and her sex.
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The Last Temptation of Christ
DaFRIEND or DaFOE continues with Scorsese’s greatest epic.
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
This film screens as part of DaFRIEND or DaFOE: An After Hours retrospective on one of cinema’s most protean performers.
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The Marching Band
A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band. Detecting his brother's exceptional musical talent, he takes it upon himself to rectify the injustice of fate.
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The Muppets Christmas Carol
It is the season for love, laughter and one of the most cherished stories of all time. Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Michael Caine gives a performance that's anything but "bah, humbug!" as greedy, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge. One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, these Spirits open Scrooge's eyes—and his heart—to the true meaning of Christmas.
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The Ox-Bow Incident
Selected by Steven Krams
Gil Carter (Henry Fonda, My Darling Clementine) and Art Croft (Henry Morgan, Dragnet) ride into a town frustrated by the prevalence of cattle rustlers. Suddenly, word comes that a popular rancher has been murdered, pushing the already enraged town over the edge. When the spiteful mayor forms a posse, Gil and Croft are swept up in the mission—to seek vengeance—even upon those innocent of any wrongdoing.
As it becomes clear that bloodlust may win out over rationality, the tension mounts in this masterpiece, with its timeless message about the dangers of mob mentality. The great William Wellman (Yellow Sky) directed this classic western, which was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award® and features a stellar cast that includes Dana Andrews (Boomerang) and Anthony Quinn (Across 110th Street).
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The Searchers (70mm)
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
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The Seduction of Mimi
Sicilian dockworker Mimi inadvertently becomes embroiled in an increasingly complicated array of personal conflicts. When he loses his job after voting against a Mafia kingpin in an allegedly secret election, Mimi leaves his wife to find new employment. He moves to Turin, where he engages in an affair with a Communist organizer. Soon, Mimi finds himself juggling two demanding relationships while plotting revenge against the corrupt forces that ruined his life.
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To Live and Die in L.A.
DaFRIEND or DaFOE explodes with a stone cold Friedkin classic.
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William L. Petersen) vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters (Willem Dafoe). Along with his new, straitlaced partner, John Vukovich (John Pankow), Chance sets up a scheme to entrap Masters, resulting in the accidental death of an undercover officer. As Chance's desire for justice becomes an obsession, Vukovich questions the lawless methods he employs.
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Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
Based on Virginia Woolf's funniest novel, Night & Day is an un-romantic comedy about a passionate astronomer Katharine Hilbery who does everything she can to avoid romantic love and marriage. Fun and contemporary in tone, this refreshing film showcases an ensemble of humorous performances against the ravishing backdrop of London in 1910, advances in science and technology and crumbling Edwardian patriarchy. Virginia's story is as relevant to today as it ever was: women balancing romantic love with careers!
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Wicked
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The untold story of the witches of Oz, Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet at Shiz University and forge an unlikely friendship—before their lives take different paths following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Their extraordinary adventures will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
Wicked received ten nominations at the 97th Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Erivo, and Best Supporting Actress for Grande. At the ceremony, it won two categories: Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.
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