Update: In spite of this being one of my favorite movies, we might have to delay or cancel this one altogether. We have a kid recovering from some significant (non-emergency) surgery, and I think it’s going to take a little longer to recover than I thought. This is one of my favorite Kurosawa movies. So… Continue reading Sanjuro – Delayed, possibly canceled
Month: May 2021
Star Wars ’77
Star Wars this weekend, Sanjuro next weekend!
Rainy days and Mondays…
Star Wars delayed to May 29.
Star Wars – Delayed to May 29
We’re going to be screening the original Star Wars print from 1977. This copy was scanned from an original 1977 release print, so it’s not going to be the cleanly artificial-looking versions you see on the current releases. There’s film grain. There’s camera weave. There’s dirt hits and reel change marks. Technically this version is… Continue reading Star Wars – Delayed to May 29
Next Week: MANK
Next week we will be following up last weeks’ screening of Citizen Kane with Mank. This is the story of Herman Mankiewicz, known as Mank to his friends, and how he wrote the screenplay for the boy genius Welles. Like Citizen Kane, this story is presented in a non-linear narrative, hopping around through the life… Continue reading Next Week: MANK