This Weekend...At the NW Film Center!

Gonna post these every Tuesday or Wednesday this month, just as a little reminder mostly. Because you guys couldn’t even remember the damn pillow fight (another opportunity next week!). So yeah…to start it off.

Thursday, August 2nd [8:00 PM]
THE KILLING
Will Scott Go: No.
The Skinny: As film noir goes, this is pretty friggin’ great, about a heist to take a racetrack for $2 million. It’s the forerunner to films like PULP FICTION, RESERVOIR DOGS, MEMENTO, THE PRESTIGE, anything that messes with the timeline, this was one of the first, and often listed as an inspiration. I will not be going because there are too many other damn movies to see. But I would if I could.

Friday, August 3rd [7:00 PM]
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Will Scott Go: God would have to kill me to keep me away. And even then I'd probably hold off on the Heaven/Hell verdict a few hours so I can wander the Earth to the theater.
The Skinny: Right now, to me, this is the best film ever made. But it’s been a few years. Will it stand? Either way, it’s ONE OF the best films ever made, certainly in the top five, and if you haven’t seen it, you really owe it to yourself. You really do. Especially when afforded the rare opportunity to see it on the big screen (I think the last one I had was two years ago, and I would have literally had to go the day I flew into Boston freshman year).

Saturday, August 4th [7:00 PM]
SPARTACUS
Will Scott Go: God would just have to heavily inconvenience me.
The Skinny: Haven’t seen it, always wanted to. Even though Kubrick himself was never a big fan, I just have to. And it’s on the American Film Institute’s Top 100, so how bad can it be? Never mind the presence of Kirk Douglas. It does run at around three-and-a-half hours with an intermission (they just don’t make ‘em like they used to), so rest up kids!

Sunday, August 5th [7:00 PM]
PATHS OF GLORY
Will Scott Go: Of course! Why not do the same thing every night all weekend long?
The Skinny: I know almost nothing about this film, but it’s got Kirk Douglas, and it was this experience that got him to convince the studio to hire Kubrick for SPARTACUS after its original director dropped out, and I’ve been secretly waiting for an excuse this good.

Next week...perverts and crazy Germans!