Sent to me by the estimable John Calhoun's. If John's involved, quality is assured, and there are some great titles and filmmakers in the mix. Pictured is the opener, Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, from Patricia Highsmith's novel.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS
All programs held in the Bruno Walter Auditorium
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
111 Amsterdam Avenue (between 64th and 65th Streets) • (212) 870-1700
ADMISSION FREE
• On Tuesday afternoons from January 6th through February 10th, the LPA Cinema Series presents "Yaddo Authors on Film," a series of films based on the works of literary alumni of the famed Yaddo artists’ community in upstate New York. This series is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Yaddo: Making American Culture, on view through February 15, 2009 in the D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Exhibition Hall of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, 5th Avenue and 42nd Street.
• On Friday afternoons from January 9th through February 13th, the LPA Cinema Series puts Yaddo Filmmakers in focus. This series presents works by cinematic artists who have completed residencies at Yaddo.
• On Wednesday, February 11th at 6:00 P.M., LPA Cinema Series will present a special screening of The City. This famed 1939 documentary, which boasts an original score by Yaddo alumnus Aaron Copland, will be presented in the South Court Auditorium of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, 5th Avenue and 42nd Street. The screening will be followed by a conversation between music historian Joseph Horowitz and documentary filmmaker/scholar George Stoney.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO AUTHORS ON FILM
Strangers on a Train, b&w, 101 minutes
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1951
Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith
With Farley Granger and Robert Walker
Friday, January 9, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO FILMMAKERS
Operation Filmmaker, color, 95 minutes
Directed by Nina Davenport, 2007
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO AUTHORS ON FILM
The Member of the Wedding, b&w, 91 minutes
Directed by Fred Zinnemann, 1953
Based on the book and play by Carson McCullers
With Julie Harris and Ethel Waters
Friday, January 16, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO FILMMAKERS
Touched, color, 65 minutes
Directed by Lauren Chiten, 2003
The Amateurist, color and b&w, 14 minutes
Directed by Miranda July, 1998
Lady, b&w, 28 minutes
Directed by Ira Sachs, 1993
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO AUTHORS ON FILM
3 by Cheever:
The Sorrows of Gin, color, 60 minutes
Directed by Jack Hofsiss, 1979
With Edward Herrmann and Sigourney Weaver
The Five Forty Eight, color, 60 minutes
Directed by James Ivory, 1979
With Laurence Luckinbill and Mary Beth Hurt
O Youth and Beauty!, color, 60 minutes
Directed by Jeff Bleckner, 1979
With Michael Murphy and Kathryn Walker
Friday, January 23, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO FILMMAKERS
Men of Reenaction, color, 56 minutes
Directed by Jessica Yu, 1995
Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street, color with b&w sequences, 58 minutes
Directed by Leah Mahan & Mark Lipman, 1996
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO AUTHORS ON FILM
Wise Blood, color, 106 minutes
Directed by John Huston, 1980
Based on the novel by Flannery O’Connor
With Brad Dourif and Ned Beatty
Friday, January 30, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO FILMMAKERS
Optic Nerve, color, 16 minutes
Directed by Barbara Hammer, 1985
The Ties That Bind, b&w, 55 minutes
Directed by Su Friedrich, 1984
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO AUTHORS ON FILM
Devil in a Blue Dress, color, 101 minutes
Directed by Carl Franklin, 1995
Based on the book by Walter Mosley
With Denzel Washington and Jennifer Beals
Friday, February 6, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO FILMMAKERS
Meet the People, color, 17 minutes
Directed by Shelly Silver, 1986
This Is a History of New York (The Golden Dark Age of Reason), b&w, 23 minutes
Directed by Jem Cohen, 1987
Game, b&w, 40 minutes
Directed by Jon and Abigail Child, 1972
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO AUTHORS ON FILM
Short Cuts, color, 183 minutes
Directed by Robert Altman, 1993
Based on short stories written by Raymond Carver
With Andie MacDowell and Bruce Davison
Friday, February 13, 2009
2:30 P.M. YADDO FILMMAKERS
The City, b&w, 43 minutes
Directed by Ralph Steiner and Willard Van Dyke, 1939
Newly recorded soundtrack by Aaron Copland
PROGRAM AT THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES LIBRARY
5TH AVENUE AND 42ND STREET, SOUTH COURT AUDITORIUM, (917) ASK-NYPL
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
6:00 P.M. SPECIAL SCREENING...THE CITY
The City, b&w, 43 minutes
Directed by Ralph Steiner and Willard Van Dyke, 1939
Newly recorded soundtrack by Aaron Copland
Screening will be followed by a conversation between music historian Joseph Horowitz and documentary filmmaker/scholar George Stoney. This program is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
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