MORE MOMA MOVIES. September isn't merely McElwee month at MOMA [see August 23, 2005]; the museum has an outstanding lineup (PDF) of other films, too. Following are some more highlights--and remember, Friday nights are free and a museum membership is a bargain for frequent filmgoers.

Friday, September 2
6:00 THE HIRED HAND (1971)
An unusual, haunting Western starring Peter Fonda, who also directed.


Friday, September 9
6:30 SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957)
One of the great Manhattan movies, this crackling drama stars Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis as an imposing columnist and a scheming press agent. It's screened as part of MOMA's tribute to director Alexander Mackendrick


Saturday, September 10
9:00 THE HIRED HAND


Thursday, September 22
5:45 SAFE (1995)
Presented as part of MOMA's salute to Killer Films, this Todd Haynes gem is a low-key profile of a woman desperate to save her health.


Friday, September 23
6:30 FOUR SHORTS
In this 80-minute program, Todd Haynes appears in He Was Once (a 1989 send-up of Davey and Goliath) and directs Dottie Gets Spanked (1993), a poignant portrait of a boy captivated by an I Love Lucy-like sitcom.

8:30 GO FISH (1994)
Lesbian subject matter didn't stop this landmark film from breaking into mainstream movie houses.


Sunday, September 25
2:00 SAFE


Wednesday, September 28
8:00 KIDS (1995)
Larry Clark's dour look at New York City youth, mid-1990s, features Rosario Dawson ten years before she appeared in the movie version of Rent.


Thursday, September 29
8:00 SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

8:15 HAPPINESS (1998)
Todd Solondz's unsettling view of American lost souls.

Photo: David Marc Fischer