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 greatest New York crime films, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, begins the final weekend of ” Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967–75.” Miloš Forman‘s Taking Off continues the proceedings with a Saturday (8/31) appearance, that showing followed by Born to Win. Pacino is the focus for Sunday (9/1), with The Panic in Needle Park and Dog Day Afternoon both cropping up. All titles, save for Needle, can be seen on 35mm.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
“Cinema of Resistance” closes with the unmissable Far from Vietnam, which screens in a new restoration throughout the weekend. An anthology picture with segments from Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Agnès Varda, Chris Marker, William Klein, Claude Lelouch, and Joris Ivens, it’s equipped with a lineup quite unlike any other film of its strip.
On Saturday and Sunday (8/31, 9/1), Stanley Donen‘s classic, Singin’ in the Rain, is to appear.
This Friday (8/30), at midnight, a print of Re-Animator comes to Lincoln Center.
Museum of Modern Art
Ida Lupino‘s Never Fear (The Young Lovers) and Jean Renoir‘s The River can both be seen this Sunday (9/1).
IFC Center
Jaws, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Rio Bravo, El Topo, and The Wild Bunch all screen throughout the weekend, if you need an overwhelming mix of cinema this Labor Day.
Nitehawk Cinema
For “The Works – Bill Murray” and “We Can Be Heroes,” Wes Anderson‘s Rushmore will appear with a 35mm print in two this Saturday and Sunday (8/31, 9/1), afternoon brunch included. Those same days (and about 45 minutes earlier), Car Wash is to screen.
For “I Heart New York Horror,” Frankenhooker arrives this Friday (8/30) and Saturday at midnight. As if more needs to be said.
Tickets are still available for a midnight Moulin Rouge sing-along occuring this Saturday, so long as you’re brave enough.
Film Forum
Rosemary’s Baby and Demon Seed (the latter on 35mm) play back-to-back on Friday (8/30), this two-for-one admission part of “Summer Festival of Fantasy, Horror & Science Fiction.” The next day, it’s all about Verhoeven as Starship Troopers and Total Recall receive the same treatment — while Joe Dante‘s The Howling can be seen on 35mm that night — and, Sunday (9/1), Quatermass and the Pit shows in conjunction with Village of the Damned.
The bloodiest, gooeist sci-fi double-feature of them all, Alien and Aliens, will screen throughout the week.
Landmark Sunshine
Taxi Driver is scheduled to show up Friday and Saturday (8/30, 8/31) at midnight.
BAMCinématek
It’s a Bruce Lee weekend, with Enter the Dragon starting a run on Friday (8/30), followed by The Way of the Dragon this Saturday (8/31). For something a little different, we recommend the Sunday (9/1) showing of Sammo Hung‘s Enter the Fat Dragon — on 35mm, no less!
What are your weekend watching plans?