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September 9, 2014 | Film

Five Years of An Auteurist History of Film

Posted by Jason Persse, Editorial Manager, Marketing and Communications

Clockwise, from top left: The Lady Eve. 1941. USA. Written and directed by Preston Sturges; The Passion of Joan of Arc. 1928. France. Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer; On the Waterfront. 1954. USA. Directed by Elia Kazan; The Great Dictator. 1940. USA. Directed, produced, and written by Charles Chaplin; Raging Bull. 1980. USA. Directed by Martin Scorsese; Yojimbo. 1961. Japan. Directed by Akira Kurosawa; Jaws. 1975. USA. Directed by Steven Spielberg; Witness for the Prosecution. 1957. USA. Directed by Billy Wilder; Rabbit of Seville. 1950. USA. Directed by Charles M. (Chuck) Jones

Clockwise, from top left: The Lady Eve. 1941. USA. Written and directed by Preston Sturges; The Passion of Joan of Arc. 1928. France. Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer; On the Waterfront. 1954. USA. Directed by Elia Kazan; The Great Dictator. 1940. USA. Directed, produced, and written by Charles Chaplin; Raging Bull. 1980. USA. Directed by Martin Scorsese; Yojimbo. 1961. Japan. Directed by Akira Kurosawa; Jaws. 1975. USA. Directed by Steven Spielberg; Witness for the Prosecution. 1957. USA. Directed by Billy Wilder; Rabbit of Seville. 1950. USA. Directed by Charles M. (Chuck) Jones

Last week you may have noticed that Charles Silver’s long-running Tuesday column, An Auteurist History of Film (based around the MoMA daytime screening series of the same name), was absent. Unfortunately, the August 26 post about Woody Allen’s Manhattan marked the final installment in the series.

August 26, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Woody Allen’s Manhattan

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

Woody Allen and Mariel Hemingway in Manhattan. 1979. USA. Directed by Woody Allen

Woody Allen and Mariel Hemingway in Manhattan. 1979. USA. Directed by Woody Allen

These notes accompany screenings of Woody Allen’s </em>Manhattan</a> on August 27, 28, and 29 in Theater 3.</p>

For me, having lived in the city for almost half a century, Woody Allen has been as vital to New York as Hendrik Hudson was. In between, there was a long string of greats, men and occasionally women with extraordinary accomplishments who walked our streets.

August 19, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

Raging Bull. 1980. USA. Directed by Martin Scorsese

Raging Bull. 1980. USA. Directed by Martin Scorsese

These notes accompany screenings of Martin Scorsese’s </em>Raging Bull</a> on August 20, 21, and 22 in Theater 3.</p>

I attribute my lifetime fascination with boxing to my maternal grandfather, Louie Greenberg. Chewy Louie (as he was affectionately known for his steadfast support of the Wrigley franchise) lived upstairs from us in the house he built.

August 12, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

Apocalypse Now Redux. 1979/2001. USA. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now Redux. 1979/2001. USA. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

These notes accompany screenings of Francis Ford Coppola’s </em>Apocalypse Now</a> on August 13, 14, and 15 in Theater 3.</p>

By the time of Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola, through his first two Godfather films, had become the American director most able to garner both critical acclaim and box office success. I would be loath to accuse Coppola of hubris, but the heights of his achievement led to an understandable ambition.

July 29, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Woody Allen’s Annie Hall

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

Annie Hall. 1977. USA. Directed by Woody Allen

Annie Hall. 1977. USA. Directed by Woody Allen

These notes accompany screenings of Woody Allen’s </em>Annie Hall</a> on July 30 and 31 and August 1 in Theater 3.</p>

With the release of Magic in the Moonlight last week, Woody Allen has now directed 50 films in slightly less than 50 years. Annie Hall was his eighth and, some suggest, best film.

July 22, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

Taxi Driver. 1976. USA. Directed by Martin Scorsese

Taxi Driver. 1976. USA. Directed by Martin Scorsese

These notes accompany screenings of Martin Scorsese’s </em>Taxi Driver</a> on July 23, 24, and 25 in Theater 3.</p>

No director has ever been so closely identified with New York in all its manifestations, its terrors and its glories, as Martin Scorsese, who was born in Flushing, Queens, 71 years ago. (Even Woody Allen has, at this point, become more or less a jet-setter, preferring European jaunts to the streets of New York.)

July 15, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

Barry Lyndon. 1975. Great Britain. Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Barry Lyndon. 1975. Great Britain. Directed by Stanley Kubrick

These notes accompany screenings of Stanley Kubrick’s </em>Barry Lyndon</a> on July 16, 17, and 18 in Theater 3.</p>

Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) has long posed complications for auteur critics. It would be hard to claim that the director lacked a unique personal vision, but it was a fragmentary and misanthropic one.

July 8, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Ingmar Bergman’s The Magic Flute

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

The Magic Flute. 1975. Sweden. Directed by Ingmar Bergman

The Magic Flute. 1975. Sweden. Directed by Ingmar Bergman

These notes accompany screenings of Ingmar Bergman’s </em>The Magic Flute</a> on July 9, 10, and 11 in Theater 3.</p>

Let me say upfront that I know virtually nothing about opera. As I recall, I’ve been to the Met three times to see Der Rosenkavalier, some Leoš Janáček, and William Kentridge’s recent Gogolesque grotesquery.

July 1, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Steven Spielberg’s Jaws

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

Jaws. 1975. USA. Directed by Steven Spielberg

Jaws. 1975. USA. Directed by Steven Spielberg

These notes accompany screenings of Steven Spielberg’s </em>Jaws</a> on July 2, 3, and 4 in Theater 3.</p>

Back on March 30, 1974, when I was introduced to the young director of Sugarland Express, I had no idea I was playing a miniscule role on the periphery of one of the greatest revolutions in film history.

June 17, 2014 | An Auteurist History of Film

Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show

Posted by Charles Silver, Curator, Department of Film

Cybill Shepherd and Jeff Bridges in The Last Picture Show. 1971. USA. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

Cybill Shepherd and Jeff Bridges in The Last Picture Show. 1971. USA. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

These notes accompany screenings of Peter Bogdanovich’s </em>The Last Picture Show</a> on June 18, 19, and 20 in Theater 3.</p>

There is a sense that, for cinephiles of my generation, Peter Bogdanovich is our Walter Mitty, living out our fantasies. Bogdanovich became a successful and scholarly critic, curated film exhibitions at MoMA and elsewhere, hobnobbed with the greats

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