DANCE FILMS, JEWISH FILMS, MORE at WR

2008 is starting off with some very interesting films at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center:

A retrospective about Russian Films has been announced (more about that in another post), plus:


DANCE ON CAMERA
Now – Jan 6 & 11, 18, 19

Jacques Tati, Pascal Magnin & Pierre Coulibeuf; documentaries about dance luminaries Jock Soto, Christopher House & Felia Doubrovska; B-Boys Josh Ayers, Omar Davila & Romeo Navarro; film critic Armond White's tantalizing take on pop video artists. http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/doc08/program.html


CITY OF MEN – Preview Screening
Mon Jan 7 @ 7pm

Teenagers Ace (Douglas Silva) and Wallace (Darlan Cunha), both on the verge of their 18th birthdays, find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war in Paulo Morelli’s much anticipated follow-up to Fernando Meirelles’ award-winning “City of God.” The gripping soundtrack and compelling visual style evoke the intensity of growing up in a culture dictated by violence. http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/city_of_men.html


NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Jan 9 – 24, 2008

The 17th annual global survey of innovative and provocative films—most receiving their US or New York premieres—explores the multi-faceted Jewish experience. Opening with Claude Miller’s US premiere of A SECRET starring Mathieu Amalric & Julie Depardieu and the NY premiere of 2 new Israeli films TEHILIM & A HEBREW LESSON. http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt/onsale/nyjff08/program.html