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Just some thoughts on current happenings:
Classic film screenings from around the world this September include:
MERYL STREEP
In Lyon, France the Institut Lumiere continues with
MERYL STREEP a series of films with the iconic star Thursday, August 28 to Sunday, October 5, 2025.
Click on the respective image above for more information on this series. Click on the Institut logo for all of the films showing this month.
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Dr. Strangelove (1964, a 35mm print) Wednesday, September 10, Harakiri (1962) Friday, September 12, Apocalypse Now [Final Cut] (1979) Friday, September 13, Taxi Driver (1976, a 35mm print) Sunday, September 14, Hard Eight (1996, a 35mm print) Friday, September 19, Ocean’s Eleven (2001, a 35mm print) Wednesday, September 24, Inception (2010, a 35mm print) Monday, September 29, Amadeus (1984, a 4K presentation) Friday, September 26, and Casablanca (1942, a 35mm print) on Tuesday, September 30.
* Note: Some of the showtimes are matinees only.
Click on the film’s respective image for more information. To see September’s complete programming, click on The Prince Charles Cinema banner above.
Night Moves
Roman Holiday
Ikiru
In San Francisco, California, The Roxie Theatre will present Night Moves (1975, a 35mm print) Wednesday, September 10, Roman Holiday (1953) Saturday, September 13 and Thursday, September 18, and Ikiru (1952) on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21.
* Note: Some of the showtimes are matinees only.
For more information on each film’s showing, click on the appropriate movie image above. For more information on the other films being presented at The Roxie, click on the theatre picture.
In a Lonely Place
Tombstone
In Santa Monica (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The American Cinematheque Aero Theatre will present In a Lonely Place (1950, as part of this film’s 75th Anniversary) Wednesday, September 10, and Tombstone (1993, as part of their ‘Starring Val Kilmer series’) on Friday, September 19.
For more information on either of these programmes, click on the appropriate film image above. To see the entire month of September’s programming including other films showing at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, The Los Feliz 3 Theatre in Los Feliz (also part of greater Los Angeles), and The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (also part of greater Los Angeles), click on the American Cinematheque banner.
In Como (part of greater Perth) Western Australia, The Revival House will present Pulp Fiction (1994, a 35mm print) on Thursday, September 11.
Click on the poster image for more information on this screening. To see the other films showing this month, click on the theatre banner above.
Wake in Fright
Re-Animator
King Kong
In Sydney, Australia The Ritz Theatre will present Wake in Fright (1971, as part of their ‘This is Celluloid: a Year of 35mm and 70mm Screenings’) Friday, September 12, Re-Animator (1985, as part of their ‘Cult Classics’ series) Saturday, September 13, and King Kong (1933, as part of their ‘Classic Matinees’) on Saturday, September 20 at 2 pm only and Monday, September 22 at 11 am only.
Click on the respective film image for more information on these screenings. For other films playing at The Ritz Theatre, click on the banner above.
In Los Angeles, California The Beverly Cinema will present From Russia with Love (1963, an I.B. Technicolor 35mm print) Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14, and High Noon (1952, a 35mm print) on Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28.
* These showtimes are matinees only.
Click on the respective poster image for more information on either of these presentations. To see the rest of September’s schedule, click on The Beverly Cinema banner above.
In theatres across the U.S. Flashback Cinema is presenting Inception (2010) on Sunday, September 14 and Wednesday, September 17.
Click on the poster image for more information on this screening. To see the entire month’s programming, click on The Flashback Cinema banner above.
KUROSAWA AKIRA RESTORED
In Vancouver, British Columbia, The Cinematheque is presenting
KUROSAWA AKIRA RESTORED
From September 15 – November 2, 2025
The programme reads:
“The influence of Kurosawa Akira (1910–1998), one of cinema’s paramount figures, has remained outsized and evergreen some seventy-five years after Rashomon effectively introduced the West to Japanese film. While various mid-century directors have watched their cachet dwindle over the decades, Kurosawa’s has held exceptionally strong, unruffled by the shifting winds of appreciation. His name-making masterpieces of the 1950s, Seven Samurai and the aforementioned Rashomon, for instance, each fortified their standing amid the top 50 films of all time in Sight and Sound’s latest decennial poll. Seven Samurai was anointed the greatest ever foreign-language (i.e. non-English) film by balloters of a 2018 BBC poll—three other Kurosawa pictures cracked the upper 80—while Spike Lee’s 2025 transplanting of High and Low to modern-day NYC proves the storied tradition of making over Kurosawa for Western markets hasn’t lost its appeal or potential for greatness. (Among the most famous, The Magnificent Seven, A Fistful of Dollars, and, yes, Star Wars.)
Accounting for the enduring popularity of Kurosawa is a game of pie-chart percentages. How big a portion should be calculated for his unparalleled craft, his cross-cultural touchstones (Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, John Ford, Dashiell Hammet), his virtuosic reinvention of the chambara (sword fighting) genre, his legendary Mifune Toshiro collaborations—heck, the abiding high-regard for Japanese cinema, tout court?! What requires less speculation is the knowledge that, thanks to the efforts of studio Toho and distributor Janus Films, Kurosawa’s legacy is keeping pace with the times.
Following the release of a restored Seven Samurai last year (a sensation here at The Cinematheque), eight more digitally refurbished Kurosawa films are now available. Two—Stray Dog and High and Low—we cherry-picked early to coincide with our summer noir series. The six others are presented in this “Restored” program, a collection of indispensable Kurosawa classics that, with the exception of humanist drama Ikiru, all draw from the director’s iconic jidaigeki (period piece) output and feature leading man Mifune at the apex of his formidable acting prowess.”
Click on the respective image above for more information on this series.
For all of the films scheduled this month at The Cinematheque, click on the theatre banner above.
Eddie Muller will host Noir City in Detroit, Michigan this month from September 19 - 21.
The introduction reads:
Turner Classic Movie host and Film Noir Foundation President Eddie Muller returns with a selection of crime classics, half in rare 35mm film prints, with a focus on women related to his book Dark City Dames.
For more details, click on the image above.
100 YEARS OF PETER SELLERS
In New York City, New York, Film Forum is presenting:
100 YEARS OF PETER SELLERS
Friday, September 19 – Thursday, October 2
The programme reads:
A two-week tribute to one of cinema’s greatest comedic talents, this series spans Sellers’ career, from his early work in Britain like Alexander Mackendrick’s THE LADYKILLERS (1955) and his BAFTA Award-winning role in I’M ALL RIGHT JACK (1959), to his Hollywood triumphs in THE PINK PANTHER series and his Oscar®-nominated role in Hal Ashby’s BEING THERE (1979). 18 of Sellers’ feature films are included in the program — with 35mm prints of DR. STRANGELOVE (1964, Sellers’ second Oscar®-nomination), CASINO ROYALE (1967), A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964), WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT? (1965), and more–plus Sellers’ and Richard Lester’s Oscar®-nominated experimental short The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959).
Click on the film image for the programming of this series and on the Film Forum banner for other motion pictures playing this month.
The Getaway
In Bergen, Norway The Cinemateket i Bergen will present The Getaway (1972) on Friday, September 26 at 2 pm only and Sunday, September 28.
For more information on this film’s showing, click on the movie image above. For further information on the other films being presented at The Cinemateket, click on the banner image above.
The Stranger
In Valencia, Spain, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca at the Edificio Rialto will present The Stranger aka Lo straniero (1967, as part of their MASTROIANNI CENTENNIAL series) on Wednesday, September 24 and Sunday, September 28.
Click on the film’s image for more information on this screening. To discover more of September’s programming including other films playing in Valencia, Spain at the Edificio Rialto, Castelló, Spain at the Raval Theatre and the Paranimf of the Universitat Jaume I, and in Alicante Spain at the Arniches Theatre, click on the banner image above.
In Auckland, New Zealand, Academy Cinemas is presenting Brief Encounter (1945) on Tuesday, September 30.
To obtain more information on any of this programme, click on the respective poster image. To see August’s complete schedule, click on the Academy banner above.
These are the reviewed films showing on Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. for the remainder of this month:
John Huston's Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) is a film I have mixed feelings about. The rather strange inhabitants of these southern Gothically-tinged surroundings may remain underdeveloped but the performances from its superbly chosen cast compensate by genuinely conveying their characters' frustrations and desires making this an engrossing film-watching experience. It is a previous TCM recommendation here, and is worth eyeing Sunday, September 7 at 11:15 am PDT.
(From left) Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Brian Keith
"And then I saw her - coming out of the sun. And I knew why Whit didn't care about that 40 grand."
Out of the Past, is one of film noir's finest and most highly recommended here. She will arrive Tuesday, September 9 at 10:15 am PDT.
After directing Colorado Territory, Raoul Walsh’s very next film retained all of that film’s energy and even added some for White Heat (1949), previously reviewed here. TCM's screen will heat up Wednesday, September 10 at 11 am PDT.
“Yes, I can be very cruel. I have been taught by masters.”
Olivia de Havilland is The Heiress (1949), previously reviewed here and appearing again on TCM Wednesday, September 10 at 5 pm PDT.
“What a story! Everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end.”
All About Eve (1950) is really all about the spoken word and is a prior TCM recommendation here. She will make her appearance Wednesday, September 10 at 7 pm PDT.
Gary Merrill, Anne Baxter, Bette Davis
TCM is showing Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) on Friday, September 12 at 7 pm PDT. This is a film I’ve been rather dismissive of in my brief review which can be read here. On the plus side, all of the able-bodied cast members deliver solid performances.
Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton
Here’s a nifty little noir from the ‘50s featuring a hard cop who, understandably, goes soft for a dame and thus turns to the dark side in Roadblock (1951), previously examined here. It’s showing Saturday, September 13 at 3:30 pm PDT.
Joan Dixon
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) has Humphrey Bogart portraying perhaps his darkest and most psychologically troubled character. Watching his slow transformation from an honest and idealistic adventurer to a tormented, paranoid psychotic is one of the art's most stunning, dramatically forceful experiences, perfectly matched to a magnificent and fatalistically ironic conclusion. My further thoughts on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre are here. This cinematic treasure can be discovered Saturday, September 13 at 5 pm PDT.
(From left) Walter Huston, Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt
TCM's current monthly schedule can be confirmed by clicking on any of the above TCM related images. To confirm the correct Pacific Daylight (West Coast) showtime information, subtract 3 hours from the Eastern Daylight (East Coast) showtime listed on TCM’s schedule.
(To be continued… ) A.G.