Weekly Movie Guide
8th Sep 2005, 15:52 GMT
September is generally considered a slow time for the movie industry, but Gothamist sees plenty of interesting cinematic diversions, both new and old, on the horizon for New Yorkers. There are several new releases this week, and while the widest opener among them -- The Man -- looks like a big bust, some of the smaller releases such as Keane and Touch the Sound seem enticing. But as is often the case, the city's alternative houses really steal the show this week. A Gothamist pick: Who needs new releases when the Museum of Moving Image is starting "Some Like It Wilder: The Complete Billy Wilder". "Complete" as in every last film from one of the men who belongs in any discussion regarding the greatest filmmakers in history. Gothamist is so fond of Wilder that we will most likely make plenty of trips out to Astoria and find ourselves essentially paying rent on a seat at MMI. This weekend the series starts with Wilder's American directorial debut The Major and the Minor Saturday at 2 PM, but the "don't miss" selection is Double Indemnity (playing both Saturday and Sunday at 4 PM), one of the all-time great films noir and an influence on just about every twisted thriller made in its wake. On your marks ...: Opening night isn't until Sept. 23, but tickets to The 43rd New York Film Festival go on sale to the public on Monday (9/12) at the Alice Tully Hall box office at Lincoln Center. This year's program seems extraordinary. Film Society of Lincoln Center members have been snapping up seats for two weeks so if you're all hyped to see George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck or Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Capote (and lots of others) a bit earlier than most, better be there early on Monday. More on the other new releases, this week's "Midnight Movie Smackdown" and a day-by-day after the jump.