What I’m Seeing This Week: I still haven’t made it to a screening of Seven Samurai at Cinemapolis, so that remains next up for next up for me.
Also in Theaters: My top new movie recommendation is still Ithaca’s own My First Film, which ends its regular run at Cinemapolis tonight, but returns for a special screening on Tuesday that will be followed by a moderated discussion featuring director Zia Anger, co-writer Billy Feldman, and DP Ashley Connor. Other 2024 releases I enjoyed include Between the Temples, which closes at Cinemapolis tonight, and Sing Sing, which will be there at least through the end of the week. The real action this week is special events and re-releases, though. To start with the former, the Reproductive Rights Film Festival runs tonight through Sunday at Cinemapolis and features five free screenings each followed by a “talkback” session. You can also attend the world premiere of a film called Possible Landscapes at Cornell Cinema on Tuesday. Finally, there’s a free screening of the documentary The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous followed by a talkback with subject Frida Berrigan at Cinemapolis on Wednesday. On the repertory front, the highlight is definitely Seven Samurai, but I wouldn’t blame you if you went with Whiplash, which is at both Cinemapolis and the Regal Ithaca Mall and which features an outstanding Oscar-winning performance by J.K. Simmons and one of the best endings of the past decade, instead. You can also see The Matrix at the Regal tonight and on Sunday, and Cornell Cinema’s solid lineup includes The Manchurian Candidate (tomorrow), Fight Club (tomorrow), and Roman Holiday (Sunday).
Home Video: If you can’t make it to My First Film today or Tuesday, fear not! It’s already available on Mubi.
Previous “Ithaca Film Journal” posts can be found here.
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