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.
Quad Cinema
Godard’s La Chinoise has been restored.
The Bava series continues, as do No Maps on My Taps and Zulawski’s That Most Important Thing: Love.
Metrograph
“A to Z” continues with Altman and Suzuki, while the Alain Tanner retro winds down, “‘Scope in the ’60s” plays, and Mary Poppins screens.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
A Yvonne Rainer retrospective is underway. Willow Maclay looks at her trailblazing innovation and depth:
Yvonne Rainer’s artistic output is a wellspring of innovation and singularity. In 1962 she co-founded the Judson Dance Theater and created new worlds with experimental, expressive movement which stripped dance of its spectacular nature in favor of creating a new language through the human body. But as daring as her choreography happened to be, she found the end result to be limiting at the time and looked for other outlets of artistic expression. This is how Rainer came to filmmaking and she took what she learned from dance to once again trail-blaze a path for her unique voice in the landscape of art films in New York in the 70s and in the decades to come. To celebrate her work, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is offering a rare glimpse into the filmography of Rainer with a retrospective spanning her entire career, as well as influences, from July 21-27.
Film Forum
“New York in the ’70s” continues.
Nitehawk Cinema
Black Snake Moan and The Hills Have Eyes play near midnight; a print of The Assassination of Jesse James and a live-scored Koyaanisqatsi are screening before noon.
IFC Center
Restorations of Stalker and Monterey Pop continue, while the midnight slate includes Beetlejuice, The Shining, The Professional, and Nightmares.
BAMcinematek
Edgar Wright’s crime series, with a Soderbergh classic and more, has its final weekend.