Film
Seeing Hong Kong's Past and Present Through Film
Metrograph's film series To Hong Kong with Love pairs old and new films films made by Hong Kong residents, cultivating a first-person narrative of the city and its changes.
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Twisting the Familiar Into Uncanny Cinematic Forms
Surface Knowledge, the latest Flaherty NYC screening series, presents enthralling experimental documentary shorts which play with ways of seeing and experiencing the world.
Film
The Bittersweet Nostalgia of Watching Basquiat in Downtown 81
A time capsule that holds the legendary artist in immortal youth, the cult classic also preserves a certain New York, which has now changed beyond recognition.
Film
The Passion and Process of David Hockney, Seen in a Restored Documentary
A new 4K restoration of Jack Hazan's 1974 documentary A Bigger Splash brings us a look at the pop artist's work, erotic imagination, and romantic turmoil.
Film
A Filmmaker Captures the Seduction of Prosperity and Its False Promises
Mambéty made films that are political only on a broad, symbolic level, and their subject is the soul of a people who have been tricked into a troubling fate.
Film
Pasolini’s Felt Duty to be Scandalous
The first of a three-part retrospective of Pasolini’s films began at Metrograph, starting at the end of Pasolini’s career with the films that are among his most conflicted, comic, and punishing.
Film
Chris Marker’s Little-Known TV Series on Ancient Greece
Marker’s The Owl’s Legacy presents a complex portrait of Ancient Greece in 13 episodes that revolve around single words.
Art
5 Movies that Sum Up the International and Experimental Documentaries of Icarus Films
Celebrating 40 years, Icarus has been one of the champions of international documentary cinema in the US, sharing films that may have otherwise gone completely overlooked.
Art
The Return of an "Indecent" Fritz Lang Film About a Painter and a Gold-Digger
Artist Amy Sillman will introduce Lang's previously censored film Scarlet Street (1945) at Metrograph.
Film
Female Filmmakers Intimately Tell Women's Stories
A new series at Metrograph features documentaries made by women directors — from Chantal Akerman and Peggy Ahwesh to Yvonne Rainer and Claire Simon — about women's lives.
Art
Romance, Dance, Drag, and Day-After Performance Art for New Year's 2018
From a high-caliber drag show to a daylong performance art marathon on the subway, there's a lot to do in New York City around the New Year.
Art
A Poetic Documentary on Carolee Schneemann
This unusual documentary on the artist is screening on Saturday at Metrograph, where Schneemann will also be in attendance.