The New York Times – Film:
This 1971 movie, restored and revived for a week at the IFC Center, offers ample evidence of Elaine May’s screwball genius.
Author: J. Hoberman
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Visconti’s ‘Bellissima’: Mama’s Going to See to It!
The New York Times – Film:
The director’s 1951 movie, at Film Forum in a new 4K restoration, satirizes the Italian film industry via Anna Magnani’s over-the-top stage mother.
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‘No Picnic’ Is a Walk Down Mean Street Memory Lane
The New York Times – Film:
This Philip Hartman movie, shot in the East Village in 1985 and now restored, shows at Film Forum through April 23.
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‘Star Spangled to Death’: Ken Jacobs’s History of the United States
The New York Times – Film:
At the Museum of Modern Art through April 7, audiences can enter and exit a screening of the 6½-hour film, which Jacobs began in the 1950s.
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‘Days and Nights in the Forest’: Into the Woods With Satyajit Ray
The New York Times – Film:
In a new 4K restoration of this 1970 Indian classic, four upper-caste men travel for an adventure, with their entitlement taking a starring role.
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In ‘Nadja,’ Dracula’s Daughter Goes Downtown
The New York Times – Film:
This triumph of low-budget filmmaking will shimmer for a week at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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‘Who Killed Santa Claus?’: The Night Before Christmas in Occupied France
The New York Times – Film:
This 1941 comic murder mystery is back for a week in a sparkling restoration at Film Forum.
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‘Viridiana’ Was Luis Buñuel’s Revenge
The New York Times – Film:
The 1961 film, which was banned in Spain, has been restored and revived in a limited run at Film Forum.
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Peter Watkins, Provocateur With a Movie Camera, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Film:
His Oscar-winning 1965 film “The War Game” depicted a post-nuclear-attack England, one of his many fictionalized docudramas against war and repression.