Another good week at the movies, cut short by a couple of
issues. I must discuss one disappointment, however. On Thursday, I was excited
to head down to Anthology Film Archives to see The Candidate, a classic 1970s political film with Robert Redford
that has eluded me so far. That was until critic and film programmer C. Mason
Welles posted to Twitter that Anthology had scraped the 35mm for a projected
DVD. Not caring to pay to watch a projection of bad quality, I skipped out (the
same thing happened to Kenji Fujishima in seeing Face
to Face at Film Society this week). Next week, I’ll be discussing Film
Forum’s “This is DCP” series, which is far different than just a projected DVD,
but the increasing scarcity of 35mm is no longer an impending threat for the
future. It’s here folks.
Also worth reading: Andrew Welch, a fellow critic down in Dallas, wrote a small piece on why he doesn't like No Country for Old Men and thinks it's one where Oscar got it "wrong." I responded in the comments; both are worth a read.
If you wondering where any of my Oscar coverage is, I'll be tweeting throughout the night while drowning myself in wine. My one hope is that the dinosaurs from Tree of Life decide to go by the way of nature and smash Uggie's poor head in.
Anyways, onto the log, which includes one theatrical performance
as well.
-You Can Count On Me,
2000: Directed By Kenneth Lonergan. Online Streaming Via Netflix Instant.
-Life is Sweet,
1990: Directed By Mike Leigh. 35mm Screening at Film Society of Lincoln Center.
-Track of the Cat,
1954: Directed By William Wellman. 35mm Screening at Film Forum.
-Westward the Women,
1951: Directed By William Wellman. 35mm Screening at Film Forum.
-Richard III,
2012: Directed By Sam Mendes and the Bridge Theater Project. Performed at the
Harvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
-The Tree of Life,
2011. Directed By Terrence Malick. Blu-Ray on HDTV.
