Films this week 12/6 to 12/12/2024
by Gary Palmucci | 6th December 2024 | Gary's Corner, Uncategorized
This very abbreviated New Plaza Cinema weekend – due to annual CUNY student holiday events – will consist of the following:
- Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat– an encore screening, following last weekend’s total sellout, of this fascinatingly detailed documentary of the world in revolutionary foment, circa 1960.
- Hundreds of Beavers – I’ve been told this is National Beavers Week, so we could hardly resist one more showing of this one-of-a-kind, anarchic indie, hosted by its ‘gag man’ Mike Wesolowski who also plays “The Horse” onscreen. I’ve been getting emails this week about concurrent screenings around the country selling out – including our IFC friends downtown- so plan accordingly. And unlike last week’s Memoir of a Snail, this one IS family-friendly.
- Our holdovers of Steve McQueen’s Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan, the reigning First Lady of New Plaza Cinema, and close runner-up Kate Winslet in Lee, will continue.
We’ve also been working overtime to prepare a diverse holiday season cornucopia. Here are a few of the highlights:
Opening December 14:
Flow – The acclaimed French animated feature which this week alone has won awards from both the NY Film Critics and National Board of Review– and is also family-friendly.
Screening during the holiday break, December 20- January 1 (dates and showtimes TBA):
Following Harry- encore screenings of New Plaza board member Susanne Rostock’s elegiac tribute, following its sold out premiere in our monthly ‘social justice’ film series.
New York – A Documentary Film- documentarian Ric Burns, who’s been extraordinarily generous with his time at our many packed screenings of his Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, will present his epic NYC chronicle on a special, holiday-friendly schedule. More details forthcoming!
Rebel With a Cause – A very special screening of the James Dean classic hosted by our Make Me Famous filmmakers Brian Vincent and Heather Spore, currently shooting a new doc on Dean, and noted film historian Foster Hirsch.
Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander – the TV Version- The full five-hour rendition of Bergman’s (Christmas-set) masterwork, in a two-part presentation.
The Catskills- a delightful new doc about the legendary upstate NY Jewish vacation playground, with its filmmaker present.
And last but not least, opening on Thursday, January 2:
The Count of Monte Cristo – a spectacular new rendition of Alexandre Dumas’ epic novel, a huge hit in France and around the world, in an exclusive upper west side run at New Plaza Cinema.
Stay tuned for further updates!