film series: fall 2016

• Orientation Week

  FREE Sun Aug 21 thru Fri Aug 26 for new CU students w/ID; FREE to all Cornell students Fri Aug 26 & Tues Aug 30

• A 25th Anniversary Celebration of the
  Alloy Orchestra

  Silents with live music: Metropolis, Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera, Weimar classic Varieté, the avant-garde L'Inhumaine

• American Cinema
  —4 Doozies!

  A Billy Wilder farce with cross-dressing & Monroe, a Sam Fuller noir set in Japan, a Nicholas Ray camp western, and a sweet transvestite sci-fi homage.

• Art Docs

  Portraits of photographer/ filmmaker Robert Frank, painter/ sculptor Eva Hesse and multifaceted artist David Hockney along with an island with unique architecture.

• Cinema in Sage Chapel

  For the month of Halloween, Cinema in Sage Chapel offers Murnau’s silent horror classic Nosferatu with accompaniment by Austin’s The Invincible Czars!

• Cult Classics & Extras!

  Indy’s back alongside a great doc about a fan remake of RAIDERS. Plus a De Palma doc, early Coen Brothers & David Lynch, LA punk music and the time warp.

• Eco Docs

  Four powerful films—all Ithaca premieres—about the future of the planet. Includes panels and Q&As with scientists and filmmakers.

• Halloween at
  Cornell Cinema

  Vampires & live music on Oct 13; Death & live music on Oct 27. Costume parades for kids & adults on Sat Oct 29 (Shorts for Kids and Brad & Janet for older types)

• IthaKid Film Festival

  Every fall & spring Cornell Cinema and the Ithaca Youth Bureau sponsor Saturday screenings for families: just $5 for adults & $4 for kids 12 & under.

• A 60th Anniversary Celebration of Janus Films

  A baker’s dozen of great films, many in new restorations, from the granddaddy of foreign film distributors.

• Dispatches from the Korean Peninsula

  Fascinating recent films—both features and documentaries—from and about both North & South Korea.

• Kurosawa Restored

  A 4K restoration of Ran, Kurosawa’s masterful reimagining of King Lear, with a spectacular battle sequence. Plus Chris Marker’s making-of doc.

• The Memory Project

  Wu Wenguang’s Memory Project encourages Chinese filmmakers to explore the histories of their home villages; four filmmakers in person (free).

• More Doc Spots

  Ithaca-based filmmakers present Angor Awakens, a compelling first-hand look at modern Cambodia. Also Bad Rap—Asian-American rappers.

• Visiting Filmmakers

  Six filmmakers will present an extraordinary range of documentary and experimental work, including Michael Moore via Skype (schedule permitting.)

• Contemporary
  World Cinema

  3 by established masters; 2 hot film debuts, and one from the Greek Weird Wave: Scotland, Israel, South Korea, Guatemala, Greece & Poland.

• More Film Favorites

  Missed some of the great releases this past summer and spring! Don't fear, you can catch them finally (or again) on our big screen.