Film Series

Overdue

 
 
Sep 16—Sep 17, 2015
 
   
 
 
 
 
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BAMcinématek welcomes back critics Nick Pinkerton and Nicolas Rapold for their peripatetic series of unsung cinematic gems, paired for your delectation.


 
PAST EVENTS
Film
In the Mouth of Madness
 

Sam Neill stars in the capstone of John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy.

Wed, Nov 6, 2013
 
 
Film
Dangerous Game
 

Deconstructing the myth of his own wild man persona, this film is Abel Ferrara’s 8½.

Wed, Nov 6, 2013
 
 
Film
The Breaking Point
 

John Garfield and Patricia Neal star in this version of Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not.

Tue, Mar 11, 2014
 
 
Film
No Fear, No Die
 

Claire Denis’ second feature is an intuitively felt portrait of self-destruction.

Tue, Mar 11, 2014
 
 
Film
Rhythm Thief
 

This hypnotic snapshot of 1990s Lower East Side chronicles the life of a tape bootlegger.

Mon, Apr 21, 2014
 
 
Film
High Tide
 

A short, sharp noir from low-budget, B-movie pioneer Monogram Pictures.

Mon, Apr 21, 2014
 
 
Film
I Love Melvin + The Adventures of Hajji Baba
 

Critics Nick Pinkerton and Nicolas Rapold salute the 1950s film work of Don Weis.

Tue, Jul 22, 2014
CURATOR'S CHOICE
 
 
Film
The Cure in Orange
 

The Cure sack France’s ancient Roman Théâtre Antique d’Orange in this rare concert film.

Thu, Sep 18, 2014
 
 
Film
Belly
 

Hype Williams directed this sui generis swirl of millennial Manhattan and dancehall reggae.

Thu, Sep 18, 2014
 
 
Film
Miami Blues
 

Alec Baldwin stars as a fresh-from-the-slammer sociopath in this darkly comic thriller.

Wed, Dec 3, 2014
 
 
Film
Darker Than Amber
 

Rod Taylor and Jane Russell star in this thriller based on John MacDonald’s novel.

Wed, Dec 3, 2014
 
 
Film
Where Eagles Dare
 

Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton star in this rip-roaring WWII adventure yarn.

Wed, Sep 16, 2015
 
 
Film
Brass Target
 

This post-WWII conspiracy thriller features a star-studded international cast.

Thu, Sep 17, 2015