Since any New York cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Metrograph
You’ve read of Rainer Werner Fassbinder‘s ten favorite films — now you can see them. The German titan’s beloved titles are celebrated in a new series: Johnny Guitar screens this Friday; Saturday offers Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Night of the Hunter, and the rarely seen The Red Snowball Tree; on Sunday, one can see von Sternberg‘s Dishonored and Ophüls‘ Lola Montès. All are on 35mm.
The Cat Returns plays on Saturday morning for “Studio Ghibli Weekends.”
Film Society of Lincoln Center
If you know your history (or le cinéma de Roland Emmerich), “Queer Cinema Before Stonewall” is exactly what it sounds like. That doesn’t cover the comprehensiveness, however. To name but a handful: a program of work by Genet, Cocteau, and Anger plays on Friday; Dreyer‘s Michael and Persona screen this Saturday; Hitchcock‘s Rope, Cukor‘s Sylvia Scarlett, and, yes, Ed Wood‘s Glen or Glenda are offered on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
Almost all of “See It Big! Vilmos Zsigmond” runs for only one weekend, but it offers a mini-history of ’70s American cinema. A new print of Close Encounters of the Third Kind‘s director’s cut screens on Friday; Saturday offers The Long Goodbye, while Heaven’s Gate and Blow Out are Sunday’s showings.
Anthology Film Archives
The great “Entangled Forms” series comes to an end as the widely acclaimed Soleil Ô and The Bleeders play on Friday night.
Buñuel’s L’Age d’Or and Los Olvidados screen this Sunday, as does a program featuring shorter works. On that day, one can also explore a lost New York with the 1963 feature The Square Root of Zero.
Programs of films by James Broughton are presented on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Museum of Modern Art
John Ford‘s My Darling Clementine and Lindsay Anderson‘s The Whales of August play throughout the weekend.
Film Forum
King Hu‘s wuxia epic A Touch of Zen has been restored and begins a one-week run.
Japan Society
Prints of two musicals, The Happiness of the Katakuris and Memories of Matsuko, play on Friday and Saturday.
IFC Center
The Big Lebowski, Mean Streets, Cujo, Creepshow (on 35mm), and Princess Mononoke show at midnight.
Clueless plays before noon.
Nitehawk Cinema
Although it’s sold-out, midnight showings of Fantastic Planet may have standby tickets.
Deep Impact and a print of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang screen before noon on Saturday and Sunday.
Sunshine Cinema
Ghostbusters screens at midnight on Friday and Saturday.
What are you watching this weekend?