JUN & JUL 2015 at BAMcinématek

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

MAY 29—JUN 16 (19 Days, 28 Films, 23 in 35mm) BLACK & WHITE ’SCOPE: INTERNATIONAL CINEMA Follow-up to Black & White ’Scope: American Cinema In the late 1950s, sumptuous black and white met CinemaScope, producing movies that married the dramatic chiaroscuro of monochrome with the expressive freedom of the widescreen frame. Lensed by some of film history’s most renowned cinematographers, these shimmering black and white beauties demand to be seen on the big screen. This follow-up to March’s Black & White ’Scope: American Cinema includes Alain Resnais’ sumptuously hypnotic investigation of time and memory Last Year at Marienbad (1961); John Schlesinger’s richly imaginative British New Wave classic Billy Liar (1963); rarities such as Andrzej Wajda’s Siberian Lady Macbeth (1962), Zbynek Brynych’s The Fifth Horseman is Fear (1964), and René Clément’s Is Paris Burning? (1966); and five films by Akira Kurosawa, showcasing some of his finest collaborations with muse Toshiro Mifune. ALSO INCLUDES: The 400 Blows (Truffaut, 1959), Andrei Rublev (Tarkovsky, 1966), The Bad Sleep Well (Kurosawa, 1960), The Damned (Losey, 1963), La Dolce Vita (Fellini, 1960), Fires on the Plain (Ichikawa, 1959), High and Low (Kurosawa, 1963), The Innocents (Clayton, 1961), Jules and Jim (Truffaut, 1962), Lola (Demy, 1961), Marketa Lazarova (Vlacil, 1967), Onibaba (Shindo, 1964), The Naked Island (Shindo, 1960), Our Man in Havana (Reed, 1959), Pale Flower (Shinoda, 1964), The Red and the White (Jansco, 1967), Red Beard (Kurosawa, 1965), Samurai Rebellion (Kobayashi, 1967), Sanjuro (Kurosawa, 1962), Shoot the Piano Player (Truffaut, 1960),Valley of the Bees (Vlacil, 1967), When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Naruse, 1960), Yojimbo (Kurosawa, 1961).

JUN 17—28 (12 Days) BAMCINEMAFEST 2015 “New York’s best independent film showcase.”—The New Yorker In its seventh 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 six years, the festival has presented the New York premieres of many high-profile American indies, including Richard Linklater’s Boyhood (2014 Opening Night), David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013 Opening Night), Destin Cretton’s Short Term 12 (2013 Closing Night), Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture (2010), Alex Ross Perry’s The Color Wheel (2011), a retrospective celebration of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (2014 Closing Night, co- presented with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), and many others. The 2015 festival kicks off on June 17 in the Howard Gilman Opera House. The complete festival slate, special events, and short films to be announced.

JUN 29—30 (Two Days, Three Films) KAREN’S PICKS After 36 intrepid years of service, BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins will retire on June 30. To celebrate her remarkable legacy, tenacious spirit, and fervent investment in BAM’s film program, BAMcinématek gives Hopkins carte blanche to present some of her favorite films during her final two days in office. FILMS INCLUDE: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Hughes, 1986), The Goonies (Donner, 1985), Winter’s Bone (Granik, 2010).

JUL 17—AUG 27 (Six Weeks)

INDIE 80s Co-presented by Cinema Conservancy Channeling the DIY attitude of the punk underground, the boundary-pushing independent filmmakers of the 1980s offered up an edgy alternative to overblown Hollywood blockbusters and the straight-laced conservatism of the Reagan era. Showcasing landmark classics and ripe-for-discovery gems, this sprawling six week, 50+ film series is a cinematic snapshot of a decade between the golden age of 70s New Hollywood and the indie boom of the 90s. Indie 80s showcases visual artists, underground filmmakers, past and future mainstream directors and more, including seminal Reagan-era independents such as Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise, Robert Townsend’s Hollywood Shuffle, Errol Morris’ The Thin Blue Line, Gus Van Sant’s Mala Noche, and many more to be announced. ALSO INCLUDES: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (Young, 1982), Blank Generation (Lommel, 1980), Decline of Western Civilization, Part 2 (Spheeris, 1988), Gap-Toothed Women (Blank, 1987), Heat and Sunlight (Nilsson, 1987), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (McNaughton, 1986), In Heaven There Is No Beer? (Blank, 1984), Lightning Over Braddock (Buba, 1988), Losing Ground (Collins, 1982), Matewan (Sayles, 1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street (Craven, 1984), Paydirt (Allen, 1981), Poto and Cabengo (Gorin, 1980), River’s Edge (Hunter, 1986), Sidewalk Stories (Lane, 1989), Sherman’s March (McElwee, 1986), Smooth Talk (Chopra, 1985), , Los Sures (Echeverria, 1984), Trouble in Mind (Rudolph, 1985), Vigilante (Lustig, 1983), Wildrose (Hanson, 1984), and more.

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