JUN & JUL 2014 at BAMcinématek

The Wall Street Journal is the title sponsor for BAMcinématek and BAM Rose Cinemas.

JUN 6—17 (12 Days, 15 Films) ALL HAIL THE KING: THE FILMS OF 14 films in 35mm! “An extravagantly talented visual stylist with a gift for illuminating the borderland where myth, history, magic, faith, heroism, and regret intertwine.”—Bruce Bennett, The New York Sun Master of the martial arts movie, Chinese cinematic titan King Hu revolutionized the wuxia/swordplay film, introducing a refined aesthetic, attention to mise-en-scène, and sense of mysticism to the genre that was born out of his lifelong love for Chinese opera. With its unique blend of thrilling action and dazzling stylistic expressiveness, Hu’s style influenced decades of subsequent Asian cinema. All Hail the King spans his full career, featuring his most celebrated work such as (1966) and (1971) alongside rare Hu discoveries and a sidebar of films revealing his own influences as well as those influenced by his legacy. Presented in conjunction with the Taipei Cultural Center of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York. ALSO INCLUDES: All the King's Men (Hu, 1983), The Blade (Tsui, 1995), Come Drink with Me (Hu, 1966), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Lee, 2000), (Hu, 1967), (Hu, 1973), Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai, 2003), Johnny Guitar (Ray, 1954), (Hu, 1979), The Love Eterne (Li, 1963), Painted Skin (Hu, 1993), (Hu, 1979), Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954), A Touch of Zen (Hu, 1971), (Hu, 1975).

JUN 18—29 (12 Days) BAMCINEMAFEST 2014 Opening Night—Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD “New York’s best showcase.”—The New Yorker In its sixth year, BAMcinemaFest introduces New York audiences to a wide-ranging lineup of innovative new films, presenting premieres from the best emerging voices in American independent cinema. In its first five years, the festival has presented the New York premieres of many high-profile American indies, including David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013 Opening Night), Destin Cretton’s Short Term 12 (2013 Closing Night), Mike Birbiglia’s Sleepwalk With Me (2012 Opening Night), Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture (2010), Alex Ross Perry’s The Color Wheel (2011), and many others. The 2014 festival kicks off on June 18 on the Steinberg Screen at the BAM Harvey Theater with the New York premiere of Richard Linklater’s ambitious coming-of-age epic Boyhood, one of the most widely acclaimed and groundbreaking films of the year. The complete festival slate, special events, and short films to be announced.

JUL 11—AUG 14 (35 Days, over 20 films in 35mm) BUÑUEL The first comprehensive New York retrospective in nearly 15 years From his beginnings as a godfather of surrealist film to his remarkably fertile exile in Mexico to his late-career renaissance as a titan of international cinema, Spanish-born director Luis Buñuel’s richly varied body of work reveals a consummate film-poet whose movies overflow with unforgettable, dreamlike images. Though he frequently courted controversy for his subversive razzing of religion and middle-class moral hypocrisy, at the heart of Buñuel’s cinema is a pure and unflagging sense of humanism. Spanning several continents, languages, styles, and countless

genres from comedy and romance to melodrama, adventure, and western, Buñuel’s films remain strikingly his own—as once said, “Buñuel nearly always made Buñuel films.” FILMS INCLUDE: The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1954), L’Age d’Or (1930), Belle du Jour (1967), The Brute () (1953), Un Chien Andalou (1929), The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo de un Crimen) (1955), Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), El (1953), Fever Rises in El Pao (1959), The Great Madcap (El Gran Calavera) (1949), Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954), La Joven () (1960), (1933), The Milky Way (1969), Nazarín (1959), (1950), (1974), (1965), Jean-Paul Le Chanois’ Spain 36 (1937), Susana (1951), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), Tristana (1970), (1961), A Woman Without Love (Un Mujer sin Amor) (1952), Wuthering Heights (Abismos de Pasión) (1954), and more to be announced.

JUL 25—27 (Three Days) ANIMATION BLOCK PARTY The East Coast’s premier animation festival returns for its 11th annual edition, showcasing international works, award winners, experimental shorts, computer animation, student films, local cartoons, a special Animation for Kids show, and much more. Highlights include a program of early animation with a focus on Farmer Al Falfa and hosted by Tom Stathes; the beloved 90s live-action/animated comedy Space Jam (1996), costarring Brooklyn natives Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan; and the New York premiere of Animation Breakdown Roundup!, a curated mini-festival of experimental animated shorts.

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