#the criterion theatre

[myfavoritepeterotoole]

David Lean and Omar Sharif in the lobby of New York's Criterion Theatre beside the poster of Peter O'Toole as T. E. Lawrence

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) directed by David Lean

Peter O'Toole as T. E. Lawrence

Omar Sharif as Sherif Ali

*** The Criterion Theatre finally closed on May 4, 2000 and was gutted internally to become a massive Toys R Us store, which itself closed in December 2015. The auditorium now is occupied by a Duane Reade Drug Store, a soon to open (2021) tourist attraction ride, and Starbucks (on the stage). https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/528

[filmnoirfoundation]

NOIR CITY 21

Celebrating its 21st year, NOIR CITY, the largest annual film noir festival in the world, returns to Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre, January 19-28, 2024. FNF president Eddie Muller will present a dozen double bills pairing an English language noir with a similarly themed foreign language film—24 films over 10 days. Whatever the country of origin, there are heists, prison breaks, missing persons, cultural alienation, love triangles, and lots of plain old-fashioned murder.

Muller says this edition "has been tailored to satisfy those folks who love noir filled with the colorful vernacular slang so essential to American and British noir—as well as adventurous viewers intrigued by seeing a familiar story—typically a crime committed for passion or profit—play out in cultures with different values, mores, and styles." Through his programming of NOIR CITY festivals around the nation and his hosting of the popular Noir Alley franchise on Turner Classic Movies, Muller aims to move audiences past the idea that film noir is a strictly American genre.

Joining him this year, as co-programmer and co-host, is acclaimed film scholar Imogen Sara Smith, a familiar commentator on The Criterion Channel streaming service. "Attending NOIR CITY in the Bay Area has been a highlight of my year for over a decade," says Smith, "and I'm thrilled to be joining Eddie as co-host this year. I'm especially excited that the program we've put together will introduce audiences to some rare international titles, alongside Hollywood classics. It's going to be a stellar festival."

Kicking off the collection of rarities is the FNF's most recent restoration — 1952's Argentine film Never Open That Door (No abras nunca esa puerta) — based on two short stories by American master of suspense fiction, Cornell Woolrich. The picture was preserved by the Film Noir Foundation in 2013 and has now been completely restored by the FNF through UCLA Film & Television Archive, thanks in part to a grant from the Golden Globe Foundation (formerly HFPA). Fernando Martín Peña, Argentina's pre-eminent cinephile, will be on hand to introduce the film with Eddie Muller.

Included on the 2024 schedule are English-language rarities such as Black Tuesday (1954), Plunder Road (1957), Across the Bridge (1957), and Strongroom (1962). Little-seen international titles include The Human Beast (France, 1938), Aimless Bullet (South Korea, 1960), Bitter Rice (Italy, 1949), Four Against the World (Mexico, 1950), Zero Focus (Japan, 1961), and Smog (1962), a forgotten surrealist masterpiece by Italian director Franco Rossi freshly restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive. Explore the full line up, buy tickets for individual double features and Passports (All-Access Passes) at the festival website.

GO TO NOIR CITY

[eretzyisrael]

by Katie Hind

It is understood that following Ms Oberman's earlier appearances in the play at Stratford's Swan Theatre, and after a series of media interviews to promote it, she received vile abuse, some of which appeared threatening online.

Friends say she became so concerned about the transfer of the show into the West End that her representatives altered the Metropolitan Police, who took the threats so seriously they maintained a presence outside the London theatre as the play opened this week.

One member of the audience posted on X/Twitter about the presence of police officers as he attended the opening night.

He wrote: 'This is what we've come to. The police having to secure a line of theatregoers waiting to get into the Criterion Theatre to see Tracey-Ann Oberman's production of Merchant of Venice for fear of antisemitic violence. Suffice to say T-A O is a bloody hero.'

Tellingly, the actress shared the post on her own platform on X on Thursday.

After the transfer of the play to the Criterion was confirmed Oberman said: 'It has been a lifelong cherished dream of mine to bring this play to the stage in a new way, reimagining Shylock as one of the tough, no-nonsense Jewish matriarchs I grew up around.

'The love we have experienced from theatre audiences around the country for the way that this story is told has propelled us into the West End. I'm delighted that my dream has touched hearts and minds along the way. This transfer to the Criterion – which could not be more timely – will continue to spread the message that we are stronger together.'

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[noritaro]

my only goal going into 2023 is to just log every single film i see this year tbh

[coralsgrimes]

Benny Boy in the wild, back in the old country!

[blogmillymills]

The Way Old Friends Do. Criterion Theatre London.

Written by Ian Hallard and directed by Mark Gatiss In 1988, two school friends tentatively come out to one another: one as gay, the other – more shockingly – as an ABBA fan. A comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens. Loved it. And a new stance on Abba.

[dr-archeville]

This weekend (Friday, July 21st to Sunday, July 23rd, 2023) at the Carolina Theatre of Durham, it’s Retro's Criterion Collection Film Series!

The Criterion Collection is a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films. Since 1984 Criterion has aimed to reflect the breadth of filmed expression. It tries not to be restrictive or snobby about what kinds of films are appropriate. An auteur classic, a Hollywood blockbuster, and an independent B horror film all must be taken on their own terms. All Criterion asks is that each film in the collection be an exemplary film of its kind.

Featuring:

Ron Shelton's Bull Durham (1988)

Terrence Mallick's Days of Heaven (1978)

David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988)

Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love (2000) [in Cantonese w/ English subtitles]

Andrew Lau Wai-keung & Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs (2002) [in Cantonese w/ English subtitles]

Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Andrei Tarkovsky's Mirror (1975)  [in Russian w/ English subtitles] Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946)

Jean Cocteau's Orpheus (1950) [in French w/ English subtitles]

Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (2006) [in Spanish w/ English subtitles]

Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980)

Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953) [in Japanese w/ English subtitles]

Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors: Blue (1993) [in French w/ English subtitles]

Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo (1961) [in Japanese w/ English subtitles]

Movie tickets are $12.00 each, or you can get a 10-pack for $100.  Check here for schedule.

“Along with the City of Durham, we have made major investments in the Carolina Theatre for the comfort and safety of our guests during our closure,” says Randy McKay, the Carolina Theatre’s President & CEO. “That includes tens of thousands of dollars in new state of the art HVAC upgrades from Global Plasma Solutions (GPS) that remove biohazards, pollen, and other contaminants to make our air as pure — and sometimes purer — than outdoor air.”  The theater has also earned a Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation for its cleaning practices to ensure that guests have a safe and enjoyable experience.  “Together, these cleaning practices and advanced air filtration make the Carolina Theatre one of the safest spaces to attend a film or live event in the region,” says McKay.  [source]

Carolina Theatre of Durham 309 W. Morgan St., Durham, NC http://www.carolinatheatre.org/

[themarvellousmichaelbryant]

Michael Bryant played Toby Musgrave in The Family Dance at the Criterion Theatre, London in 1976.

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[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

HIDEO KOJIMA ON "ONIBABA": "I WATCHED THIS AT NIGHT AS A KID AND IT SHOCKED ME."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on 1968 Czech movie poster for Japanese director Kaneto Shindo's acclaimed 1964 folktale-inspired horror film "Onibaba." Artwork by Hermina Melicharova.

EXTRA INFO: A shot of Mexican film director/writer/producer Guillermo Del Toro & video game designer/auteur Hideo Kojima at the D.I.C.E. Summit 2016 & 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, Las Vegas, NV, and concept art for the kaiju nicknamed "Onibaba" for 2013's "Pacific Rim," artwork by Kevin Thompson.

"Again, I watched this at night as a kid and it shocked me," he said, before he recalled discussing Kaneto Shindo's folk-horror set in medieval Japan with Guillermo Del Toro when they met for the first time. He added, "He loves this film as well. There's a monster called Onibaba in "Pacific Rim.""

-- IGN, "Notorious Film Nerd Hideo Kojima Reveals His Criterion Collection Picks," published September 20, 2023

Sources: http://blog.keiththompsonart.com/2013/07/kaiju-onibaba.html, IGN, Washington Times, Pinterest, various, etc...

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[ajl1963]

Vanished New York City Art Deco - The International Casino

[inkandcamcorder]

Hi! I'm wanting to watch a comedy about a bank robbery since we won't be able to go and see it anymore :/ happy to watch it on a official site and pay or to use a bootleg since it's no longer running. Anyone have a link please? Thank you!