New Films 3/12/21

by Gary Palmucci | 12th March 2021 | Gary's Corner

Hello everyone. We’re adding two new documentaries this week. In Still Life in Łódź, filmmaker Sławomir Grunberg (Emmy winner for his work on PBS’ P.O.V.) chronicles — via a mix of historical footage, animation and modern day reminiscence — how a single painting was a symbol of both the wrenching tragedy and subsequent regeneration of a Polish city that was a center of Jewish life for three decades. Please scroll down for a special event on Sunday, March 14 that is open to all ticket holders.

Many viewers will recall the recent, charming Turkish doc Kedi about street cats in Istanbul…now that teeming city’s itinerant dogs have their day in Stray, a Critics’ Pick by the  NY Times’ Jeannette Catsoulis: “As simple as its title and as complex as the city it illuminates….”

The Oscar nominations will be announced on Monday morning, and in addition to continuing Minari, we hope to have more nominees on next weekend’s schedule.

Gary Palmucci, Film Curator
New Plaza Cinema