What I’m Seeing This Week: I’m planning to attend two screenings this week. First, I’m going to catch the Oscar-nominated animated shorts at Cornell Cinema on Saturday since none of them are available online. Then, I’m finally going to see The Zone of Interest at Cinemapolis on Wednesday.
Also in Theaters: I’m waiting a week to watch The Taste of Things, which opens at Cinemapolis today, but only because I’m behind on new releases–an arthouse film about food starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel sounds right up my alley! Of the new movies in town which I’ve already seen, my top recommendation is Poor Things, which continues its run at Cinemapolis, but Priscilla, which is at Cornell Cinema on Friday and Saturday, isn’t far behind. The Oscar-nominated animated shorts are at Cinemapolis all week, too, as are the documentary and live action shorts. I’m currently planning on giving the latter two programs a miss because I’ve already seen 8/10 of the films up for awards, but would consider checking out the latter if Invincible and Red, White and Blue are worth it, so leave a comment if they are! The live action shorts are also at Cornell Cinema tomorrow. On the repertory front, Dune and Turning Red continue their runs at the Regal Ithaca Mall this week. You can also see Amélie there starting tomorrow, which: a friend of mine once told me she’d sleep with anyone who took her to see that film on a first date, so maybe they messed up by not making it their Valentine’s Day selection! The Wizard of Oz is playing Cinemapolis on Sunday as part of their “Family Classics Picture Show” series for just $2 per ticket or $10 for a “family group” of five or more. Last but not least, the Regal is also screening the David Lynch-directed version of Dune starring Kyle MacLachlan on Sunday and Monday in honor of its 40th anniversary.
Home Video: There’s a new season of the MUBI Podcast out called “Tailor Made” which is devoted to film and fashion. The first episode reminded me that it has been a minute since I last watched Breathless, so I revisited it on The Criterion Channel the other day. Unlike Rico Gagliano, I never had the experience of having my mind blown by this one because I encountered it as undergraduate film studies major when I was still forming notions about what a masterpiece looks like. As such what jumps out at me now is what a great job it does of capturing the feeling of being young and in love and invincible. The best example of this might be the scene in which Jean-Paul Belmondo’s Michel Poiccard runs up behind some poor young lady and lifts up her dress just because he can. Recommended, of course, no matter when the last time you saw it was!
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