Movie Night
MOVIE NIGHT @ the Space theater every Wednesday @ 8pm
42-16 West Street :: Long Island City, New York 11101
:: curated by resident artist Eileen Cohen
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Light refreshments provided. Short films will be screened sporadically accompanying movies. Join us and love movies.
6/24
The Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil (1968)
With a cast made up of some of rock's sexiest musicians, director Jean-Luc Goddard's film is chaos and brilliance all at once, merging footage of the Rolling Stones practicing and Godard riffing on everything from pornography to modern-day celebrity. Watch a genius expound on the smallest and biggest mysteries of life as the ultimate rock band breaks down and then reconstructs its song "Sympathy for the Devil."
7/1
Shampoo (1975)
Warren Beatty stars in this farcical satire of '70s sexual practices, which was chosen as one of the AFI's 100 funniest movies. Beatty plays George, a Beverly Hills hairdresser who simply can't resist the women he glamorizes. He promises his girlfriend, Jill (Goldie Hawn, in a stand-out performance), that they'll settle down once he owns his own salon -- the catch is that he only has 48 hours to borrow the cash he needs.
7/8
Primer (2004) 77 min
An engineer builds a machine (quite by accident) that can transport the user back in time. But his discovery comes with an ominous caveat, because at the heart of this puzzling device, nothing is as it seems on the surface. The narrative inventively blends a patchwork story line with overlapping streams of dialogue that help build tension and suspense in this Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner. David Sullivan and Shane Carruth star.
7/15
The Lady Vanishes (1938) 97 min
Traveling aboard a transcontinental train, young Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood) becomes alarmed when an acquaintance, elderly governess Miss Froy (Dame Mae Whitty), suddenly vanishes. Inexplicably, all the other passengers deny having seen the woman. So Iris turns to her lone ally -- handsome music scholar Gilbert Redman (Michael Redgrave) -- for help. As the two search for clues to Froy's disappearance, they uncloak a sinister plot.
7/22
Annie Hall (1977) 94 mins
Listen closely and you can actually hear the stress hormones pumping through the bodies of the characters in Annie Hall. Woody Allen's real, funny ode to love among twitchy city dwellers scooped up Oscars for Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Actress (Diane Keaton) and Best Screenplay. And don't miss cameos of not-yet-stars Jeff Goldblum, Shelley Duvall and Sigourney Weaver.
Manhattan (1979)
In the thick of a midlife crisis, television writer Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) finds himself torn between the sweet but far too young Tracy (Mariel Hemingway, who received an Oscar nod for the role) and his best friend's mistress, Mary (Diane Keaton). Shot in black and white and in wide-screen format -- both firsts for director Allen -- this film is as much a paean to the city he calls home as it is a tale of Davis's romantic foibles.
7/29
Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops (2007)
Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt takes the stage at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga., for an hour of uproarious stand-up in this companion release to his "Werewolves and Lollipops" CD. With his unique and flat-out funny take on popular culture, Oswalt assails the Star Wars prequels, likens the Bush presidency to a never-ending "Dukes of Hazzard" episode and proceeds with a bit on audience etiquette that denounces urinating on one another.
Mitch Hedberg: Mitch All Together (2003) 60 mins
The late off-the-wall stand-up comedian Mitch Hedberg had been compared to deadpan comic Steven Wright at his drollest and had attracted a huge fan base who grooved to his bizarre musings. Get hip to Mitch's timeless observations as well as a sampling of his best on-air performances in this packed disc.
8/5
Code Unknown (2000)
On a bustling Paris street corner, four separate lives intersect, setting into motion a stunning film by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Haneke. Carefully interweaving the stories of a promising actress (Juliette Binoche), her photojournalist boyfriend (Thierry Neuvic), a young teacher of African descent (Ona Lu Yenke) and a Romanian illegal immigrant (Luminita Gheorghiu), Haneke crafts a compelling portrait of life in a fractured, lonely world.
8/12
Psycho Beach Party (2000) 95mins
Catch a wave and a psychotic seaside killer in this comedy-horror spoof on the popular beach party movies of the 1960s. Lauren Ambrose stars as Florence, a schizophrenic surfer chick, and her alter ego, Ann, a promiscuous partier with a violent streak and a mouth like a truck driver. When a rash of sun-drenched murders occurs, "both" women become prime suspects, along with a surfing guru, a B-movie actress and a Swedish exchange student.
8/19
The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
Werner Herzog crafts a thought-provoking exploration of life beyond Earth by blending authentic NASA images with documentary footage shot beneath the Antarctic Ocean by avid diver and experimental guitarist Henry Kaiser. After human beings suck everything valuable from planet Earth -- including all life-sustaining matter -- aliens move in to try to settle a veritable wasteland. Oscar nominee Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) stars.
8/26
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) 88 mins
An international hit, this is a powerful and funny character study of a former soldier and his German family. After returning from foreign service, Hans wants to capitalize on Germany's economic boom. But he loses his job as a policeman when he's caught with a hooker, so he becomes a fruit peddler -- much to the dismay of his middle-class family and his class-climbing mistress.
9/2
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) 120 mins
Director Paul Schrader presents a sweeping chronicle of the life and work of controversial Japanese author and militarist Yukio Mishima, who committed suicide in 1970. The film is divided into thematic chapters, with color sequences illustrating scenes from Mishima's most famous fictional works and black-and-white sequences recreating moments from his tormented personal life. A literate, challenging film with a striking score by Philip Glass.
9/9
Holy Mountain (1973)
Avant-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky weaves a grotesque tale rich in allegory and sacrilegious imagery as a thief (Horácio Salinas) is first crucified, then enlisted by an alchemist (Jodorowsky) to join a group of elites who seek divinity and immortality. Juan Ferrara, Adriana Page, Richard Rutowski, Valerie Jodorowsky, Zamira Saunders and Ana De Sade also star in this surreal mind trip
9/16
Fando & Lis / Constellation Jodorowsky (1994)
Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky intermingles surreal imagery and bizarre fantasy in this experimental drama. The scattershot plot follows Fando (Sergio Klainer) and his paraplegic girlfriend, Lis (Diana Mariscal), on their mad search for the long-lost city of Tar. Based on a single page of script, the film provoked a riot when it debuted at the 1968 Acapulco Film Festival.Also includes a documentary on Jodorowsky.
9/23
Double Feature Japanese exploitation flicks:
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970) 85 mins
This sequel to director Yasuharu Hasebe's Naraneko Rokku: Onna Bancho stars Meiko Kaji as the tough leader of an all-female misfit gang of school-age girls called the Alleycats, who spend their time getting into fights, listening to music and mugging innocent strangers. Rival gangs the Eagles and the Brats are stirring up their own trouble -- brought on by racial slurs and cultural differences -- prompting the Alleycats to choose sides.
Scorpion: Grudge Song (1973) 89 mins
After a lover's betrayal sends her to prison, Nami Matsushima (Meiko Kaji) -- known by her fellow inmates as the Scorpion -- escapes and seeks shelter with an old friend who works in the red-light district. But plotting her revenge inside a strip club has a way of making Nami wonder whether she can ever trust a man again. Yasuharu Hasebe directs this sexy Sasori spinoff, the fourth in a series of films that began with Joshuu 701-go Sasori (1972).
9/30
Space Is the Place (1974) 82 mins
This epic 1974 cult classic featuring musician Sun Ra became an important piece of African-American cultural literacy. When Sun Ra returns to Earth after traveling the galaxy in his music-powered ship, he sets off on a crusade to save the black race by transporting them to another planet. The innovative combination of sci-fi, blaxploitation, cosmic free jazz and radical race politics make this film an instant classic.
10/7
Son of Rambow (2007)
Forbidden to watch TV or go to the movies by his ultrareligious parents, young Will (Bill Milner) gets a hold of a camera, and his mind blossoms in this nostalgic comedy from the team behind The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Set in 1980s Britain, the film tells the tale of the friendship that blossoms between Will and class bully Lee (Will Poulter) when the latter recruits Will to help him make a home movie inspired by Rambo: First Blood.
10/14
Cartoon Noir (2000)
Six animated shorts eschew traditional animation by featuring supernatural elements and darker themes, such as alien snatchings, life among mannequins and a spiritual rebirth. Among the films are "Ape," which features a couple fighting over a cooked monkey every night; "The Story of the Cat and the Moon," which is a tale of unrequited love; and "Gentle Spirit," which is based on a Fyodor Dostoyevsky story.
10/21 & 10/28
Spaced: The Complete Series (3-Disc Series) (1999) 343 minutes
Slacker 20-something artist Tim (Simon Pegg) and his brooding writer flatmate Daisy (Jessica Hynes) do everything possible to avoid adulthood in this surreal sitcom described by star Pegg as "a cross between 'The Simpsons,' 'The X Files' and 'Northern Exposure.'" Directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead), the edgy series won viewers over with its pop culture references and its arresting sci-fi/horror-style camera work.