BY OLIVIA ARMSTRONG |
Your Weekend Repertory Screenings: 'Robocop,' 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' and More
From Verhoeven to Scorsese, NYC local theaters are sure to keep you entertained all weekend long.
I know, I know, we're bummed the festival is over too. But that doesn't mean you have to stop going to your local NYC theater. Here's a classic weekend lineup you won't want to miss.
Friday, May 2nd
The Last Picture Show (1971)
2:00, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm
BAM
Part of the series Ellen Burstyn to celebrate the award-winning actress' sixty year long career. See her alongside an all-star cast including Jeff Bridges, Cybil Shepard, and Timothy Bottoms in Bogdanovich's dark coming-of-age tale set in 1950's post-War Texas.
Robocop (1987)
12:00 am
IFC Center
The 80's sci-fi action classic is screening in a brand new 4K digital restoration this weekend, so you don't want to miss out.
Saturday, May 3rd
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:30 pm
BAM
Also part of the series Ellen Burstyn, it's Scorsese's post-Mean Streets dark comedy about a woman who leaves it all behind to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a singer. Oh, and it's screening in 35 mm.
Godzilla: The Japanese Original (1954)
1:55 pm, 10:30 pm
IFC Center
Being that we all have the remake on our minds, IFC is indulging in our guilty pleasure of the original Japanese monster horror flick now through May 6th.
Sunday, May 4th
Swing Time (1936)
11:00 am
Film Forum
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the swing dance classic on the big screen in 35 mm this weekend.