Suggestion of the Week

Night and the City (Jules Dassin)

Start off your Wednesdy with some Dassin…

“That such nihilistic nastiness is remotely entertaining is a tribute to Dassin’s frantic, expressionistic portrait of London’s sickly underworld and Richard Widmark’s hysteria-laced performance. And even then, the fact that it’s this breathlessly exhilarating is something of a small cinematic miracle.”

Harry, a second-rate con man promotes an aging Greek wrestler. But his plan goes awry when the wrestler dies and everyone points the finger at Harry. Hiding out in a riverfront barge, Harry sees his grand ambitions spiral into a nightmare of fear and desperation…

Watch this flick and read more off Criterion!

Suggestion of the Week

Laura (Otto Preminger)

Detectives, ghosts, and a love affair? Check out Laura and add a little spice to your Wednesday…

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“He’s a detective, come out of the war. He’s a beaten man. He doesn’t look anybody in the eye when he speaks. In a sense, he’s got all of film noir on his shoulders. Then he falls in love with a ghost.”

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A classic film noir, Manhattan detective Mark McPherson investigates the murder of Madison Avenue executive Laura Hunt. As the detective becomes more engulfed with the case, he finds himself falling in love with the deceased Laura Hunt…

Catch this flick at the MOMA Thursday August 27th or/(and) September 5th!