Since any New York City 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.
Museum of the Moving Image
For “The Essential John Ford,” The Wings of Eagles and Mogambo play on Saturday; Upstream and Fort Apache are screening this Sunday.
Museum of Modern Art
Walsh, Vidor, Wellman, and Hitchcock play for “Glorious Technicolor.”
Here’s a topic you don’t often see covered: “Mexico at Midnight: Film Noir from Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age.” Discoveries are bound to be had.
Film Forum
This Friday, “True Crime” offers a Richard Fleischer double-bill of 10 Rillington Place and (the absolutely insane) The Boston Strangler. Malick‘s Badlands, Rosi‘s The Mattei Affair, and Bong‘s Memories of Murder (the lattermost on 35mm) come on Saturday. Prints of Birdman of Alcatraz and Serpico screen this Sunday.
The Third Man, still.
Anthology Film Archives
“This Is Celluloid: 35mm Encore” offers Ford‘s 3 Godfathers and Sirk‘s Sign of the Pagan on Friday, and Kubrick‘s Barry Lyndon on Saturday and Sunday.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
“Frank at 100” celebrates Sinatra’s centennial with titles from Minnelli, Preminger, Frankenheimer and more.
Museum of Art and Design
Ivan’s Childhood is next in the all-35mm “Andrei Tarkovsky: Sculpting in Time.”
BAMcinématek
“Indie ’80s” continues with A Nightmare on Elm Street, Mala Noche, The Thin Blue Line, and others.
IFC Center
Ozu‘s Record of a Tenement Gentleman can be seen before noon.
Superman II, The Thing, A Clockwork Orange, and a print of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure play at midnight.
Nitehawk Cinema
Roar and a print of Larry Cohen‘s Q: The Winged Serpent play at midnight on Friday and Saturday. The Birds play before noon, brunch included. All are part of “July Midnite & Brunch: Animal Attacks!”
Sunshine Cinema
Lenzi‘s Cannibal Ferox plays at midnight this Friday and Saturday.
What are you watching this weekend?