The Film Forum ends the year with a mini-fest of movies directed or written by the witty and inventive Preston Sturges, with BAT favorites in the opening and (especially) closing double bills. Among the many good reasons to go is the opportunity to see Barbara Stanwyck at her best.
The opening double bill (December 24-25) pairs the giddy Christmas in July (1940) with the Barbara Stanwyck-Fred MacMurray charmer Remember the Night (1940). If you see Christmas in July, you might understand why I submitted a certain cartoon caption more than eight years ago!
And for the grand finale (which ends 2008 and kicks of 2009) you can share in the joy of The Lady Eve (1941) and The Palm Beach Story (1941), which I'd say is the most sublime Sturges film, even more suitable for re-viewing on video than the others.
Another strong bill, on December 26-27, couples the political satire The Great McGinty (1940) and the O Brother, Where Art Thou? inspiration Sullivan's Travels (1941), featuring a "secretly" pregnant Veronica Lake.
And yes, 1940-41 was quite a productive time for Sturges.
Not included in this "Essential Sturges" festival is The Good Fairy (1935), a charming play adaptation that you can find on video.
Here's a kind of YouTube essay on connections between Sullivan's Travels and O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
SUMMER CAMP!
The Chelsea Classics series at the Chelsea Clearview (23rd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues0 kicks off the summer season with presidential candidate Hedda Lettuce hosting Mahogany (Wednesday, June 25th at 9:00 pm), Cry-Baby (Thursday, June 26th at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm), and Mommie Dearest (Saturday, June 28th at 10:00 pm). (A problem with Thursday night's screening of Cry-Baby is that it's up against MOMA's 8:30 pm screening of Jacques Demy's amazing French musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, but if you don't mind missing Guy Maddin's introduction, you might be able to catch the second showing of Umbrellas on Sunday, June 29th at 5:00 pm.)
Then Hedda heads off and homemaking queen Brini Maxwell steps in for a set of Thursday screenings starting with the gloriously cheesy Busby Berkeley extravaganza The Gang's All Here (July 3rd at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm). The other July screenings are Thoroughly Modern Millie (July 10th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm), the superb and subtle Preston Sturges comedy The Palm Beach Story (July 17th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm), Alfred Hitchock's Rear Window (Thursday, July 24th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm), and The Ritz (July 31st at 7:00pm and 9:30pm).
Realizing that managing all these movies and dates might be overwhelming, I offer three suggested must-sees—Mommie Dearest, Umbrellas (at MOMA), Gang's All Here—plus these clever tips on how to get organized. Note that Brini's colors are not unlike Demy's!
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The Chelsea Classics series at the Chelsea Clearview (23rd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues0 kicks off the summer season with presidential candidate Hedda Lettuce hosting Mahogany (Wednesday, June 25th at 9:00 pm), Cry-Baby (Thursday, June 26th at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm), and Mommie Dearest (Saturday, June 28th at 10:00 pm). (A problem with Thursday night's screening of Cry-Baby is that it's up against MOMA's 8:30 pm screening of Jacques Demy's amazing French musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, but if you don't mind missing Guy Maddin's introduction, you might be able to catch the second showing of Umbrellas on Sunday, June 29th at 5:00 pm.)
Then Hedda heads off and homemaking queen Brini Maxwell steps in for a set of Thursday screenings starting with the gloriously cheesy Busby Berkeley extravaganza The Gang's All Here (July 3rd at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm). The other July screenings are Thoroughly Modern Millie (July 10th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm), the superb and subtle Preston Sturges comedy The Palm Beach Story (July 17th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm), Alfred Hitchock's Rear Window (Thursday, July 24th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm), and The Ritz (July 31st at 7:00pm and 9:30pm).
Realizing that managing all these movies and dates might be overwhelming, I offer three suggested must-sees—Mommie Dearest, Umbrellas (at MOMA), Gang's All Here—plus these clever tips on how to get organized. Note that Brini's colors are not unlike Demy's!
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