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Just some thoughts on current happenings:
Classic film screenings from around the world this May include:
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Blade Runner [The Final Cut] (1982, a 4K presentation) Monday, May 11, In a Lonely Place (1950, a 35mm print) Wednesday, May 13, Heat (1995, a 35mm print) Wednesday, May 13, Wake in Fright (1971, a New 4K Restoration) Friday, May 15, Vertigo (1958, a 4K Restoration) Sunday, May 17, The Red Shoes (1948, a 35mm print) Wednesday, May 27, and California Split (1974) on Saturday, May 30.
* Note: Some of the showtimes are matinees only.
Click on the film’s respective image for more information. To see May’s complete programming, click on The Prince Charles Cinema banner above.
In Buenos Aires, Argentina The Avex Ensemble (an 11-piece musical ensemble featuring synthesisers, strings, brass, bass and percussion) will present Blade Runner (1982, The 2007 “Final Cut” which also happens to be the best “Cut”) with live musical accompaniment featuring Vangelis’ mesmerising score on Monday, May 11.
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In Auckland, New Zealand, Academy Cinemas is presenting Faces (1960) on Tuesday, May 12.
To obtain more information on any of this programme, click on the poster image. To see May’s complete schedule, click on the Academy banner above.
Dog Day Afternoon
In Bergen, Norway The Cinemateket i Bergen will present Dog Day Afternoon (1975) on Wednesday, May 13 and Friday, May 22.
For more information on this film’s showing, click on the movie image above. For further information on the other films presented at The Cinemateket, click on the banner image above.
In Hollywood (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The Vista Theater will present Having a Wild Weekend (1965, a 35mm print) on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17, both dates at 10 am only.
To discover more about the screening of Having a Wild Weekend or the other films playing this month at the Vista Theater, click on either of the above images.
In Detroit, Michigan The Redford Theatre will present Amadeus (1984) on Saturday, May 16 at 2 pm only.
Click on the top image for more information. To see the entire month’s programming, click on The Redford Theatre banner above.
In Los Angeles, California The Beverly Cinema will present Frankenstein (1931, a 35mm print) on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 both dates at 2 pm only.
Click on the poster image for more information on this presentation. To see the rest of April’s schedule, click on The Beverly Cinema banner above.
In Sydney, Australia The Ritz Theatre will present Blue Velvet (1986, a 35mm print) on Friday, May 22.
Click on the film image for more information on this screening. For other films playing at The Ritz Theatre, click on the banner above.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
In Los Feliz (part of greater Los Angeles) California, The American Cinematheque The Los Feliz 3 Theatre will present When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960, a 35mm print, as part of their ‘Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’) on Saturday, May 23 at 1 pm only.
For more information on this programme, click on the film image above. To see the entire month of May’s programming including other films showing at The Los Feliz 3 Theatre in Los Feliz, the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood (also part of greater Los Angeles), and Aero Theatre in Santa Monica (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 JFK (1991, a 35mm print, a 35th Anniversary presentation) on Sunday, May 24 at 3:50 pm only.
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.
In theatres across the U.S. Flashback Cinema is presenting Grease (1978) on Sunday, May 24, Monday, May 25 and Wednesday, May 27.
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.
In theatres across the U.S., Fathom Entertainment is presenting Legally Blonde (2001, a 25th Anniversary presentation) on Sunday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 27.
Click on the poster image for more information on this screening. To see more scheduling, click on The Fathom Events banner above.
Little Caesar
In San Francisco, California, The Roxie Theatre will present Little Caesar (1931, as part of their Wild, Weird, Wicked: Films From Before the Code series) on Tuesday, May 26.
For more information on this showing, click on the movie image above. For more information on the other films being presented at The Roxie, click on the theatre picture.
Sabrina
In Valencia, Spain, Culturarts Generalitat IVAC – La Filmoteca at the Edificio Rialto will present Sabrina (1954, as part of their BILLY WILDER series) on Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28.
Click on the film’s image for more information on this screening. To discover more of May’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.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
In Culpeper Virginia, The Library of Congress at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater is presenting The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, a 35mm print) on Thursday, May 28.
Click on the poster image for more information on this film’s screening. To see the rest of May’s schedule, click on the Packard Campus image above.
MARILYN 100
In New York City, New York, Film Forum is presenting
MARILYN 100 from
Friday, May 29 – Thursday, June 11
The programme reads:
A 13-film series celebrating legendary screen siren Marilyn Monroe’s 100th year.
Born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles on June 1, 1926, Monroe worked as a model and photographer's subject before signing with 20th Century Fox at age 20, going on to become one of Hollywood's most recognizable and bankable stars in under a decade. This series charts the full arc of her brief but indelible career: the fizzy comic perfection of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE, and MONKEY BUSINESS; gritty noir thrillers NIAGARA, CLASH BY NIGHT, and THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (her first major role, under John Huston — who would also direct her last); and Billy Wilder masterworks THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (featuring the iconic subway grate dress scene that became one of pop culture’s most immortal images) and SOME LIKE IT HOT; and her final completed film, THE MISFITS. Marilyn died in 1962 at just 36, leaving behind a remarkable filmography that defined Hollywood stardom.
Presented with support from The Robert Jolin Osborne Fund for American Classic Cinema of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s and The Ada Katz Fund for Literature in Film
Programmed by Bruce Goldstein
* Note: Some of the showtimes are matinees only.
Click on the retrospective image for more information and on the Film Forum banner for other motion pictures playing this month.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
In Lyon, France the Institut Lumiere is presenting Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, with Piano accompaniment by Didier Martel, as part of its FILM CONCERTS AND SILENT FILMS series) on Sunday, May 31 at 2:30 pm only.
Click on the film image above for more information on this screening. Click on the Institut logo for all of the films showing this month.
These are the reviewed films showing on Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. for the remainder of this month:
First up is Satyajit Ray’s 1955 masterpiece Pather Panchali, his first in the “Apu” trilogy, previously reviewed here. This is cinematic art at its finest and will air Sunday, May 10 at 11:30 pm PDT.
Barbara Stanwyck stars as a devoted wife trying to save her husband (played by Barry Sullivan) but equally determined to match wits against killer Ralph Meeker in order to do so, in the previously recommended (here) noir, 1953's Jeopardy. This life or death struggle will commence Tuesday, May 12 at 10:15 am PDT.
Ralph Meeker, Barbara Stanwyck
"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, May 12 at 3:15 pm PDT.
A Top Ten Western is Sam Peckinpah's elegiac Ride the High Country (1962), coming in at number 4 on the list here and will ride into TCM territory Wednesday, May 13 at 1:30 pm PDT.
Randolph Scott as Gil Westrum (on the left) and Joel McCrea as Steve Judd
Next up is Baby Face (1933), the Pre-Code sensation starring Barbara Stanwyck, reviewed here, and making her spirited appearance on Friday, May 15 at 3:30 pm PDT.
Barbara Stanwyck
TCM's current monthly schedule can be seen 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.