United Artists 90th Anniversary at Film Forum in NYC
Although my personal tastes tend to run towards avant garde and experimental films, I know a classic when I see one, even if it comes from the morass that is Hollywood.
To that end, I just found out that the Film Forum in New York is doing a big 90th anniversary celebration of United Artists, the film company started in 1919 as a partnership between Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith.
The importance of this venture can not be overstated as United Artists was responsible for bolstering the careers of such legendary directors as Woody Allen, Ken Russell, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese.
The schedule, which runs over five weeks starting on March 28th is positively packed solid with bona fide landmarks in the world of cinema - starting with a double feature to die for, Raging Bull and Manhattan and ending with two of Chaplin's most revered works, City Lights and Modern Times.
Check out the schedule here and if you are in New York or visiting there, let us know if you plan to go to any of the screenings and comment on it here at the Film Connection.
