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
“Welcome to Metrograph: A-Z” brings George A. Romero‘s greatest zombie picture, Day of the Dead, on Friday. Saturday includes Abbas Kiarostami‘s Close-Up, Robert Bresson‘s The Devil, Probably (also playing on Sunday), and Coming Apart; Sunday, see the Maggie Cheung-led Comrades: Almost a Love Story.
“Three Wiseman” offers two Wisemans: High School and Titicut Follies.
Josef von Sternberg‘s Peter Lorre-led Crime and Punishment plays this Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
Chantal Akerman‘s D’Est (From the East) shows on 16mm this Saturday and Sunday.
Goodbye, Dragon Inn plays on Saturday.
Celebrate “Guy Maddin Day” with his feature Careful, Hitchcock‘s Blackmail, and Tod Browning‘s Dracula.
A collection of the Muppets‘ appearances on Ed Sullivan screens this Saturday.
Nitehawk Cinema
Cannibal Holocaust screens on 35mm this Friday and Saturday at midnight.
Twister and a print of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade play this Saturday and Sunday before noon.
Following Phife Dawg‘s passing, see Michael Rappaport‘s documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
“Bring Me the Head of Sam Peckinpah” — the title says it all. Titles this weekend include Straw Dogs and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia on Friday, Cross of Iron on Saturday, and, this Sunday, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Museum of Modern Art
Tay Garnett films play in “Her Man: A Forgotten Masterwork in Context,” while The Small Hours screens as part of “Modern Matinees: Six New York Independents.”
Film Forum
A new restoration of Chantal Akerman‘s Jeanne Dielman begins a week-long run.
Shorts from Chaplin, Lloyd, and Keaton play on Sunday morning.
Anthology Film Archives
Film, a Buster Keaton-starring production that’s only screen work scripted by Samuel Beckett, screens with Notfilm, a title about its production, throughout the weekend.
IFC Center
Carrie, The Holy Mountain, Fight Club, and El Topo play at or near midnight.
Willy Wonka screens before noon.
Sunshine Cinema
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and The Room play at midnight.
What are you watching this weekend?