NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Museum of Modern Art
A series on Claudia Cardinale begins, including The Leopard this Friday.
Museum of the Moving Image
A series on awards-snubbed films continues with Altman, Elaine May, Mick Jagger and more.
Japan Society
A series celebrating Seijun Suzuki’s centennial continues with imported 35mm prints.
Roxy Cinema
The Todd Solondz retro continues with 35mm showings of Happiness and Storytelling, as well as Dark Horse; Stalker has showings.
IFC Center
Irreversible plays on 35mm; 28 Days Later, The Big Lebowski, Akira, I Married a Witch, Rosemary’s Baby, and Psycho also screen.
Film Forum
Dino Risi’s Una Vita Difficile is playing in a 4K restoration, while Funny Girl screens on Sunday.
The post NYC Weekend Watch: The Leopard, Mikey and Nicky & More first appeared on The Film Stage.
Museum of Modern Art
A series on Claudia Cardinale begins, including The Leopard this Friday.
Museum of the Moving Image
A series on awards-snubbed films continues with Altman, Elaine May, Mick Jagger and more.
Japan Society
A series celebrating Seijun Suzuki’s centennial continues with imported 35mm prints.
Roxy Cinema
The Todd Solondz retro continues with 35mm showings of Happiness and Storytelling, as well as Dark Horse; Stalker has showings.
IFC Center
Irreversible plays on 35mm; 28 Days Later, The Big Lebowski, Akira, I Married a Witch, Rosemary’s Baby, and Psycho also screen.
Film Forum
Dino Risi’s Una Vita Difficile is playing in a 4K restoration, while Funny Girl screens on Sunday.
The post NYC Weekend Watch: The Leopard, Mikey and Nicky & More first appeared on The Film Stage.
- 2/10/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Welcome to the weird world of theatrical movies, the weekly scramble to find a formula that fills seats. “Knock at the Cabin” returned Universal to #1 for the first time since October, despite several big hits including “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” and “M3GAN.”
“80 for Brady” closely followed, with most theaters (with Paramount’s encouragement) capping prices all day to matinee cost. It grossed 12.5 million, significantly above expectations, to take second place. After seven weeks at the top, “Avatar: The Way of Water” dropped to #3.
That meant three films over 10 million and its the first time that’s happened on this weekend since 2017. (This February weekend usually faces Super Bowl competition, which we’ll see next week.) In 2017, the #1 film was another M. Night Shylamalan title, “Split.” It also opened to 14 million; with today’s higher ticket prices, it would be around 17 million.
The industry hoped for a bigger...
“80 for Brady” closely followed, with most theaters (with Paramount’s encouragement) capping prices all day to matinee cost. It grossed 12.5 million, significantly above expectations, to take second place. After seven weeks at the top, “Avatar: The Way of Water” dropped to #3.
That meant three films over 10 million and its the first time that’s happened on this weekend since 2017. (This February weekend usually faces Super Bowl competition, which we’ll see next week.) In 2017, the #1 film was another M. Night Shylamalan title, “Split.” It also opened to 14 million; with today’s higher ticket prices, it would be around 17 million.
The industry hoped for a bigger...
- 2/5/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Japan Society
A series celebrating Seijun Suzuki’s centennial begins with imported 35mm prints.
Roxy Cinema
35mm showings of Happiness continue; a Sara Driver series brings Stranger Than Paradise and Sleepwalk on 35mm, as well as Boom for Real.
Museum of Modern Art
A series on Claudia Cardinale begins, including Rocco and His Brothers this Saturday.
Film Forum
Dino Risi’s Una Vita Difficile has begun playing in a 4K restoration, while Howl’s Moving Castle screens on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
A series on awards-snubbed films continues with Sirk, Cukor, and The Night of the Hunter.
IFC Center
28 Days Later, The Big Lebowski, Eraserhead, The Witches, and Psycho play.
The post NYC Weekend Watch: Seijun Suzuki, Sara Driver, Claudia Cardinale & More first appeared on The Film Stage.
Japan Society
A series celebrating Seijun Suzuki’s centennial begins with imported 35mm prints.
Roxy Cinema
35mm showings of Happiness continue; a Sara Driver series brings Stranger Than Paradise and Sleepwalk on 35mm, as well as Boom for Real.
Museum of Modern Art
A series on Claudia Cardinale begins, including Rocco and His Brothers this Saturday.
Film Forum
Dino Risi’s Una Vita Difficile has begun playing in a 4K restoration, while Howl’s Moving Castle screens on Sunday.
Museum of the Moving Image
A series on awards-snubbed films continues with Sirk, Cukor, and The Night of the Hunter.
IFC Center
28 Days Later, The Big Lebowski, Eraserhead, The Witches, and Psycho play.
The post NYC Weekend Watch: Seijun Suzuki, Sara Driver, Claudia Cardinale & More first appeared on The Film Stage.
- 2/3/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
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