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
The “Old School Kung Fu Fest” comes to the Lower East Side this weekend, offering the likes of Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, and Tsui Hark, among others.
A print of My Neighbor Totoro screens on Saturday morning.
Frederick Wiseman‘s Hospital begins a week-long run.
A restoration of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari screens this Monday.
Anthology Film Archives
One need not possess a Master’s degree to appreciate “Barthes at the Movies,” which offers the likes of Bresson, Antonioni, Chabrol (x2), and Eisenstein.
Museum of the Moving Image
A retrospective of the great Sidney Poitier commences this weekend. Screenings include No Way Out on Friday, Edge of the City on Saturday, and The Defiant Ones on Sunday.
Bill Morrison‘s Decasia and Thom Anderson‘s Los Angeles Plays Itself play this Sunday.
BAMcinématek
Two double-features screen for “Chantal Akerman: Images Between the Images.” Hotel Monterey and La Chambre can be seen this Friday; her starring roles in Je, tu, il, elle and Saute ma ville are presented on Saturday and Sunday.
Film Forum
The greatest documentaries, including Gimme Shelter and Salesman, are exhibited in “The Maysles & Co.”
On Sunday morning, the 1953 adaptation of The War of the Worlds will screen. A 35mm print of Unzipped also shows that day.
Museum of Modern Art
“Germany 66” offers a lens on German cinema at a key moment, screening movies from the likes of Fassbinder, Schlöndorff, and Herzog.
IFC Center
See Mean Streets on 35mm before noon.
A print of the Stephen King-penned Cat’s Eye plays with Carrie, The Big Lebowski, and The Holy Mountain around midnight.
Nitehawk Cinema
A print of Transformers: The Movie screens this Friday and Saturday at midnight.
Before noon on Saturday and Sunday, Earthquake (on 35mm) and A League of Their Own screen.
Sunshine Cinema
See The Final Girls at midnight on Friday and Saturday, complete with post-screening Q & As.
What are you watching this weekend?