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
One of the summer’s best retrospectives will commence this weekend, as the museum are holding a 35mm run through the legendary career of Wong Kar-wai. Chungking Express plays this Friday (7/12), followed by a Saturday (7/13) screening of Fallen Angels; on Sunday (7/14), one of his most accomplished works, Happy Together, will screen. Don’t miss this.
“See It Big! The American Epic” holds its own with Douglas Sirk‘s Imitation of Life and Spike Lee‘s Do the Right Thing on Saturday, followed by a screening of the Warren Beatty-directed epic Reds.
Film Forum
Among the 20th century’s most towering cinematic achievements, L’Avventura has now come to Film Forum for a two-week, 35mm run. What else needs to be said? What else are you doing with your time, for that matter?
When you’re not settling down for Antonioni, you can come back for Ozu: the films will have a brief return, with this weekend bringing Floating Weeds on Friday (7/12) and Saturday (7/13), as well as Late Spring this Sunday (7/14).
BAMCinématek
The John Cassavetes series brings one of the director’s most acclaimed works, A Woman Under the Influence, playing Friday (7/12) and Saturday (7/13) on 35mm.
“Big Screen Epics” will present a pair of David Lean films that truly earn the title: Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, playing over the next few days.
Anthology Film Archives
“Agnés B. Selects” brings a veritable slate of auteurs on 35mm: Akira Kurosawa‘s I Live in Fear and Dodes’ka-den (the director’s first color feature) play Friday (7/12); François Truffaut‘s Fahrenheit 451 and Jean-Luc Godard‘s La Chinoise come around Saturday (7/13); while Sunday (7/14) brings Lindsay Anderson‘s If… and Ken Russell‘s Women in Love.
Admission is only available at the theater. You can see a full schedule here.
IFC Center
Come around for a Gilliam double feature: Brazil returns from last week, paired alongside another one of the director’s finest works, 12 Monkeys. Both screen on Friday (7/12) and Saturday (7/13), soon before and after midnight, respectively.
Mel Brooks‘ classic High Anxiety arrives with an “archival 35mm print,” playing in the early afternoon all three days of this weekend.
Back after a months-long sabbatical is Raiders of the Lost Ark, hitting Friday and Saturday at midnight.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Friday (7/12), at midnight, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer screens on 35mm.
Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly star in Busby Berkeley‘s Take Me Out to the Ballgame, can be seen Saturday (7/13) and Sunday (7/14).
Nitehawk Cinema
Walter Hill‘s New York classic, The Warriors, comes to Nitehawk with a film print to show. Thanks to the series “July Midnite: Gangs and Gangsters,” you can see it Friday (7/12) and Saturday (7/13) at midnight.
For “July Brunch: Fantasy Fables,” Saturday and Sunday (7/14) morning brings Beetlejuice, also on a print.
If you haven’t had cable in the past three years and, thus, missed Zombieland, it’ll screen midnight on Friday and Saturday, as part of “The Works: Bill Murray.”
Landmark Sunshine
Wet Hot American Summer can be inside you, midnight on Friday (7/12) and Saturday (7/13).
What are your weekend watching plans?