{"id":12379,"date":"2023-03-14T21:26:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T21:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newplazacinema.org\/test_area\/?p=12379"},"modified":"2023-07-20T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T16:02:39","slug":"films-this-week-3-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newplazacinema.org\/test_area\/films-this-week-3-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Films this week 3\/17 &#8211; 3\/19\/2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Post Layout&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Gary&#8217;s Corner original text 3\/17 \u2013 3\/19\/2023&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; transform_scale_linked=&#8221;off&#8221; transform_translate_linked=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n\n<p>So the six-month &#8220;awards season&#8221; has finally come to an\u00a0end. Whatever one may think of Sunday&#8217;s night&#8217;s big winners,\u00a0 the no muss-no fuss Oscar ceremony had its share of memorable acceptance speeches, along with glimpses of our beloved Bill Nighy (though we couldn&#8217;t discern if that was Anna Wintour to his left or right) and as expected, the rousing performance\u00a0and Best Original Song win for &#8216;Naatu Naatu&#8217; from <em><strong>RRR<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be reprising that kinetic Indian epic (in its original Telegu-language version with English subtitles) on Sunday afternoon, along with continuing audience favorites <strong><em>The Quiet Girl, Turn Every Page<\/em><\/strong>, and <strong><em>Living <\/em><\/strong>(now a New Plaza Cinema exclusive).\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And please note these two very special weekend screenings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Friday night we will host the NYC theatrical premiere\u00a0of <em><strong>Ithaka<\/strong><\/em>, chronicling\u00a0the ongoing UK incarceration of Julian Assange and the tireless\u00a0efforts of his father John Shipton to keep his son&#8217;s case &#8212; and the vital issues surrounding it &#8212; in the limelight.\u00a0Mr Shipton will join us for a Q&amp;A after the 7:45 pm screening.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>On Sunday afternoon our inaugural Weekend Classics series &#8220;Outrageous Pre-Coders&#8221; will wrap with <strong><em>Merrily We Go to Hell<\/em><\/strong>, a licentious 1932 comedy-drama featuring Sylvia Sidney, Frederic March and an early appearance by Cary Grant.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, please mark your calendar on next Sunday, March 26 for a special, one-time-only screening of the legendary French WW2 documentary <strong><em>The Sorrow and the Pity<\/em><\/strong>, direct from its recent sell-out downtown engagement, featuring a new, vastly improved English-subtitle translation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"#\"><strong><em>Gary Palmucci, Film Curator<br \/>New Plaza Cinema<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  So the six-month &#8220;awards season&#8221; has finally come to an\u00a0end. 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