FILM FORUM NEWSLETTER - HOLIDAY DOUBLE ISSUE
Wednesday, December 20 & 27, 2006
IN THIS ISSUE:
THE CASE OF THE GRINNING CAT
ESSENTIALLY WOODY
WALKABOUT
JULES AND JIM
FOX BEFORE THE CODE Series
ARMY OF SHADOWS
SACRIFICE / LEPER / SKY BURIAL

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ARMY OF SHADOWS
KIKI SMITH: SQUATTING THE PALACE

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NEW! Film Forum’s Winter 2007 Repertory Calendar:
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NEW! Winter/Spring 2007 Premiere Calendar:
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Film Forum’s Fall/Winter 2006 Repertory Calendar:
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Fall 2006 Premiere Calendar:
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PROGRAM OF RECENT FILMS BY LEGENDARY FRENCH DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER CHRIS MARKER OPENS TODAY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20

ART CRITIC MOLLY NESBIT WILL INTRODUCE THE 7:15 SHOW ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20

PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRIS MARKER NOW ON DISPLAY IN THE FILM FORUM LOBBY

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On THE CASE OF THE GRINNING CAT:
“As lively, engaged, and provocative as ever... Octogenarian Chris Marker meditates on the state of post-9/11 France. Part personal essay, part city symphony.”
–J. Hoberman, Village Voice


STARTS FRIDAY! 3-WEEK 28-MOVIE WOODY ALLEN FESTIVAL OPENS ON DEC 22/23 WITH NEW 35mm PRINT OF ANNIE HALL (FRI/SAT) AND CONTINUES WITH PLAY IT AGAIN SAM & PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (SUN/MON), MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY & MIGHTY APHRODITE (TUE), LOVE AND DEATH & EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX (WED) AND MUCH MORE!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2: DIRECTOR BARBARA KOPPLE IN PERSON AT 9:10 SHOW OF WILD MAN BLUES AND VINTAGE JAZZ LEGEND VINCE GIORDANO, A MEMBER OF THE BAND IN SWEET AND LOWDOWN, IN PERSON AT 7:15 SHOW!

Time Out New York is the exclusive media sponsor for “Essentially Woody”

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“America's most authentic, most serious, most consistent film auteur.”
– Vincent Canby, NY Times


ONE WEEK ONLY! NICOLAS ROEG'S BREATHTAKINGLY-SHOT DEBUT STARTS THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 IN NEW 35mm PRINT!

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“DON'T MISS! Still one of Roeg’s finest!”
– Time Out New York


LAST TWO DAYS! TRUFFAUT'S NEW WAVE CLASSIC, STARRING JEANNE MOREAU MUST END TOMORROW, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21! NEW 35mm SCOPE PRINT!

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Showtimes: 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:40
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“Truffaut pulls out all the cinematic stops... Film Forum's 35mm print is newly struck and a joy to behold.”
– Time Out New York


LAST TWO DAYS! FESTIVAL OF RACY PRE-CODE MOVIES ENDS WITH JOAN BENNETT IN SHE WANTED A MILLIONAIRE & ALICE FAYE IN SHE LEARNED ABOUT SAILORS IN A NEW 35mm PRINT (WED) AND SALLY EILERS IN 3 ON A HONEYMOON (NEW 35mm PRINT), DANCE TEAM & RAOUL WALSH'S SAILOR'S LUCK (THU)!

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[ www.filmforum.org/films/fox.html ]
“A remarkable batch of fast and bawdy, sly and suggestive comedies, dramas, and musicals.”
– Elliott Stein, The Village Voice


THE MOST CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED MOVIE OF 2006 RETURNS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29! TWO WEEKS ONLY!

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Showtimes: 1:00, 3:45, 6:45 and 9:30
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WINNER, BEST FOREIGN FILM OF 2006
- New York Film Critics Circle
SPECIAL CITATION
- Los Angeles FIlm Critics Awards


PROGRAM OF ELLEN BRUNO'S PROFOUNDLY REVELATORY, DEEPLY POETIC DOCUMENTARIES FROM THE FAR EAST OPENS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

Wednesday, January 3, 8:00 show
Q&A with filmmaker Ellen Bruno

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Showtimes: 1:00, 2:45, 4:30, 6:15, 8:00, 10:00
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“Illuminates a difficult subject of major social consequence. With delicate simplicity, SACRIFICE paints a picture of an unfamiliar reality that is, by turns, unbelievably ugly and startlingly beautiful... a society almost completely alien to our own.”
– Laurence Vittes, The Hollywood Reporter

FILM FORUM MOVIE CHALLENGE
To win a free pair of tickets to any regular screening, Monday - Thursday in January or February, answer the following question correctly:

Question:

Essentially Woody, a festival of the best of actor/director Woody Allen, opens this Friday, December 22, with his Oscar-winning ANNIE HALL, playing Friday & Saturday, December 22 & 23 in a new 35mm print. What movie is Woody's character Alvy Singer obsessed with? Who was the director of that movie? What classic film by that director's father will be showing at FIlm Forum in March? (hint: open repertory calendar pdf at right).

Rules: Answers must be e-mailed to contest@filmforum.org, with “Film Forum Contest” in the subject line. One winner will be selected at random from correct responses received by noon on tuesday, January 2. Winners within the past 6 months will not be eligible unless there are no other correct respondents (so enter just in case!). Please include your full name in your response. Passes not redeemable at special events or in-person appearances. Only one response accepted per person per quiz.

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS MOVIE CHALLENGE

Question:

Guy Maddin’s MY DAD IS 100 YEARS OLD, starring Isabella Rossellini, played through Tuesday, December 19. Rossellini plays all the parts in the film, except for one crucial part of her father’s anatomy. Name it.

Answer:

His belly.

We received 46 correct responses. The winner, Jeanne Youngson, receives a pair of tickets to any Film Forum regular screening, Monday - Thursday in December or January.

For further information on these and other films, please visit our website at www.filmforum.org

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