Week starting 11/2

Posted by todolist on February 10, 2010.
Benicio Del Toro in "The Wolfman"

Benicio Del Toro in "The Wolfman"

THURSDAY

Cannes Grand Jury Prize-winner and Oscar nominee this year for best foreign film, Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet opens.

From director Joe Johnston (Jumanji),  The Wolfman starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins opens.

Marco Ferreri’s controversial take on late sixties alienation, Dillinger is Dead (1969) plays at ACMI until Sunday.

Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill (Vols. 1 & 2) at the Astor or Pulp Fiction at Moonlight.

Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner in "Twilight: New Moon"

FRIDAY

Twilight and Twilight: New Moon at the Astor. We wrote about New Moon here.

Freaky Fridays presents Sidney Lumet’s Motown-styled remake of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz (1978) at ACMI.

SATURDAY

John Hughes’ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off starring Matthew Broderick at Rooftop.

Wes Anderson double-feature at the Astor: Fantastic Mr Fox (which we reviewed here) and The Darjeeling Limited (2007).

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in "Roman Holiday"

SUNDAY

Valentine’s Day matinee double-feature at Astor: Roman Holiday (1953) and Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) both starring Audrey Hepburn.

In the evening at the Astor, a Spaghetti Western double: Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1966).

Tony Scott’s True Romance (1993) with Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette and written by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary at Rooftop.

Sequel to Paris, je t’aime, New York, I Love You at Moonlight.

Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in "The Blues Brothers"

MONDAY

Robert Altman’s Hollywood satire The Player (1992) at Bar Open.

Fritz Lang double-feature at the Astor: Metropolis (1927) and Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922).

TUESDAY

Hercules Returns (1993) at Bar 303. The details are hazy but the film seems to be about a group of Australians live-dubbing an old Italian sword and sandal film.

John Landis’ The Blues Brothers (1980) at Moonlight Cinema.

"Full Moon in Paris"

Doco on architectural photographer Julius Schulman Visual Acoustics at Rooftop. [SOLD OUT]

WEDNESDAY

Cinematheque pays tribute to the recently passed Eric Rohmer by showing two films from his “Comedies and Proverbs” series, Full Moon in Paris (1984) and Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987).

Advertising doco Art and Copy at Rooftop.


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