Ruggles of Red Gap. 1935. USA. Directed by Leo McCarey
These notes accompany screenings of Leo McCarey’s Ruggles of Red Gap on October 3, 4, and 5 in Theater 2</a>.
A notable and oft-neglected comic Western is Ruggles of Red Gap….
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October 2, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
Leo McCarey’s Ruggles of Red Gap
September 25, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
D. W. Griffith’s The Battle at Elderbush Gulch and John Ford’s Straight Shooting
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch. 1914. USA. Directed by D. W. Griffith
These notes accompany screenings of D. W. Griffith’s The Battle at Elderbush Gulch and John Ford’s Straight Shooting on September 26, 27, and 28 in Theater 2.
September 18, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
Orson Welles’s Mr. Arkadin (aka Confidential Report)
These notes accompany screenings of Orson Welles’s Mr. Arkadin (aka Confidential Report) on September 19, 20, and 21 in Theater 3.
By the time Mr. Arkadin (aka Confidential Report) finally arrived in America in 1962, the career of Orson Welles (1915–1985) had undergone more highs and lows than a roller coaster constructed across the expanse of the Himalayas.
September 10, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
Robert Aldrich’s Vera Cruz
Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster in Vera Cruz. 1954. USA. Directed by Robert Aldrich
These notes accompany screenings of Robert Aldrich’s Vera Cruz on September 12, 13, and 14 in Theater 3.
Robert Aldrich (1918–1983) brought an extraordinary pedigree to his directorial career.
September 4, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
Federico Fellini’s La Strada
La Strada. 1954. Italy. Directed by Federico Fellini
These notes accompany screenings of Federico Fellini’s La Strada on September 4, 5, and 6 in Theater 3.
When Federico Fellini (1920–1993) followed I Vitelloni with La Strada, he was still in the throes of his neo-realist heritage and hadn’t yet been deified.
August 28, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront. 1954. USA. Directed by Elia Kazan
These notes accompany screenings of Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront on August 29, 30, and 31 in Theater 3.
In Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront, Marlon Brando gives one of the most superb tragicomic performances in the history of the cinema.
August 21, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
Carl Th. Dreyer’s Ordet (The Word)
The Word. 1954. Denmark. Directed by Carl Th. Dreyer
These notes accompany screenings of Carl Th. Dreyer’s Ordet (The Word) on August 15, 16, and 17 in Theater 3.
A writer once referred to the “ravishing austerity” of Carl Th. Dreyer’s Ordet (the Word).
August 14, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
Jean Renoir’s The Golden Coach
The Golden Coach. 1953. France/Italy. Directed by Jean Renoir
These notes accompany screenings of Jean Renoir’s The Golden Coach on August 15, 16, and 17 in Theater 3.
Critic J. Hoberman was on to something when he linked Jean Renoir’s The Golden Coach with Vincente Minnelli’s The Band Wagon
August 13, 2012
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The Quay Brothers Do Deer
At 8:30 a.m. on August 2, Stephen and Timothy Quay arrived at The Museum of Modern Art conservation lab to complete an installation titled Please Sniff, heralding the Museum’s current landmark retrospective of their work.
August 7, 2012
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An Auteurist History of Film
Films by Albert Lamorisse and Edmond Sechan
White Mane. 1953. France. Directed by Albert Lamorisse. Cinematography by Edmond Sechan
These notes accompany a program of films by Albert Lamorisse and Edmond Sechan on August 8, 9, and 10 in Theater 2.
In my description of this week’s program, I referred to the films as “quasi-documentaries.”
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