FILM & VIDEO Wednesday 1/24 FROM CLASS CLOWN TO SOCIAL ...

| 16 Feb 2015 | 05:30

    FROM CLASS CLOWN TO SOCIAL CRITIC: THE TELEVISION COMEDY OF GEORGE CARLIN

    Incl. "Seven Words You Can Never Use on Television"; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; call for times, free w/mus. adm. [through 3/1].

     

    GREAT MOVIES IN 35 MM

    Series continues today at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (2nd St.), 212-505-5110; call for prices & complete sched. [through 1/30].

     

    PERSONA

    Vintage Bergman & choice masturbation material; Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. (6th Ave.), 212-727-8110; call for times & prices [through 1/25].

     

    SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY

    Extensive doc. on racism in Alabama & one of the biggest legal battles in history of Civil Rights Movement continues screening today; Screening Room, 54 Varick (Canal St.), 212-334-2100; call for times, $9, $6 s.c./child. [through 1/25].

     

    SUPER BOWL: SUPER SHOWCASE FOR COMMERCIALS

    Memorable television ads since 1984; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-621-6600; call for times, free w/mus. adm. [through 2/11].

     

    TENTH ANNUAL NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

    Continues w/features & shorts by Noah Sokolovsky, Julius Pinschewer, Zuzana Justman, Jeff Krulik, Andrea & Antonio Frazzi & more; Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, 165 W. 65th St. (B'way), 212-875-5600; call for times & prices [through 1/25].

     

    Thursday 1/25

    NOSFERATU

    F.W. Murnau's 1922 classic; World Trade Center Public Arts Program, 212-945-0505 or www.worldfinancialcenter.com for location; 7, call for price.

     

    A REEL GOOD TIME IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS

    Screens Just Passin' Through, Jim Friedman's 1998 film about writer Harold Simon; 70 Henry St. (Orange St.), Bklyn., 718-670-3616; 7:15, $10.

     

    Friday 1/26

    A SERIOUS YET ENTICING SERIES OF SENSUAL FILMS BY ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL DIRECTORS

    Today, Following Desire, a 1972 feature about the life of strip tease artists starring stripper Ichijo Sayuri. Not recommended for viewers under 18; Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-832-1155; 6:30, $9, $5 st./s.c.

     

    THIS IS SPINAL TAP

    If you haven't seen Rob "meat head" Reiner's classic, you're a communist & deserve everything you get! Unless you make one of these winter screenings; the Screening Room, 54 Varick St. (Canal St.), 212-334-2100; 12 a.m., call for price [repeats Sat.].

     

    Saturday 1/27

    A TREASURY OF FRENCH FILM

    This week, Jean Delannoy's The Eternal Return (1943); YWCA, 610 Lexington Ave. (53rd St.), 212-735-9717; 4:30, call for price [repeats Sun.].

     

    Sunday 1/28

    BLAZING SADDLES

    Mel Brooks directs himself, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens & Madeleine Kahn in fabulous 1974 Old West comedy; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; 1:00, free w/adm.

     

    LIV ULLMANN RETROSPECTIVE

    Today, Swedish actress directs Private Confessions (1996) & Kristin Lavransdatter (1995); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, 718-784-0077; call for times, complete schedule & prices.

     

    Monday 1/29

    A CHILD IS WAITING

    Cassavetes disowned this 1963 feature after a producer's re-editing job. Movie about mentally handicapped children stars Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster & Gena Rowlands; Ocularis at Galapagos, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Williamsburg, 718-388-8713; 8:30, $5.