revival cinema
Welcome to revival cinema, devoted to screenings of films that are outside of a current release. Revival cinemas (or repertory houses as they are also called) had their heyday in the 1960s and 70s before the rise of VHS, DVD, and TCM. James Wolcott, cultural critic for Vanity Fair says it best, “Revival houses were where epiphany-seeking cinephiles and less exalted film junkies could dip into the dark for a few hours and cut their Dracula fangs on Hollywood golden oldies, the latest foreign craze, avant-garde provocations, and camp treasures with cult followings.”
Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)
- Today, Mar 24
- Wed, Mar 25
- Thu, Mar 26
Director: Satyajit Ray Run Time: 117 min. Release Year: 1970 Language: Bengali, Bangla
Starring: Pahadi Sanyal, Samit Bhanja, Sharmila Tagore, Soumitra Chatterjee, Subhendu Chatterjee
New 4K Restoration! Adapted from Sunil Gangopadhyay’s celebrated 1968 novel, Days and Nights in the Forest is one...
Persona (1966)
- Wed, Mar 25
Director: Ingmar Bergman Run Time: 84 min. Release Year: 1966 Language: Swedish
Starring: Bibi Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jörgen Lindström, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook
Ingmar Bergman's most personal and original film.
Miller’s Crossing (1990)
- Thu, Mar 26
Director: Joel Coen Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 1990
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, J.E. Freeman, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Marcia Gay Harden
Editor Michael R. Miller will be present for a Q&A following the screening. Heavily inspired by the writing...
Cure (1997)
- Fri, Mar 27
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Run Time: 112 min. Release Year: 1997 Language: Japanese
Starring: Anna Nakagawa, Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Yukijiro Hotaru
Madness. Terror. Murder.
Walker (1987)
- Sun, Mar 29
- Thu, Apr 2
Director: Alex Cox Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 1987
Starring: Ed Harris, Keith Szarabajka, René Auberjonois, Richard Masur, Sy Richardson
Before Rambo... Before Oliver North...
The Swimmer (1968)
- Wed, Apr 1
Director: Frank Perry Run Time: 95 min. Release Year: 1968
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Marge Champion, Tony Bickley
When you talk about "The Swimmer" will you talk about yourself?
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
- Thu, Apr 9
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans Run Time: 88 min. Release Year: 1988
Starring: Antonio Fargas, Bernie Casey, Isaac Hayes, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Steve James
It's Tough To Be A Black Hero.
Star Wars (1977)
- Mon, May 4
Director: George Lucas Run Time: 121 min. Release Year: 1977
Starring: Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Peter Cushing
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...