NYC Weekend Watch: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Felines, Kwaidan, Out of the Blue & More

by · The Film Stage

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Japan Society
A celebration of Ryuichi Sakamoto has begun, featuring Tokyo Decadence, a rare 35mm print of Wild Side, Royal Space Force, and more.

Film Forum
Masaki Kobayashi’s Kwaidan begins playing in a 4K restoration; On the Town plays on Saturday.

Paris Theater
Big & Loud brings Lawrence of Arabia, Vertigo, and Spartacus on 70mm.

Film at Lincoln Center
Marketa Lazarova continues playing in a new restoration.

BAM
Fantastic Felines offers prints of Kuroneko and Hausu, alongside the original Cat People and Kiki’s Delivery Service.

Spectacle
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, William Basinski’s Disintegration Loop plays, while Roger Copeland’s The Unrecovered shows on Saturday.

Roxy Cinema
retrospective of 2006 continues with a 35mm print of The Departed on Sunday; Showgirls plays on 35mm Friday and Sunday, while a print of Viva Las Vegas shows on Saturday; Out of the Blue plays twice on Friday, introduced by Chloë Sevigny and Julian Schnabel.

Anthology Film Archives
Films by Dreyer play in Essential Cinema; a Christine Choy retrospective begins.

Museum of Modern Art
The Romanian filmmaker Andrei Ujică is highlighted in a retrospective that includes his Harun Farocki collaboration Videograms of a Revolution.

Museum of the Moving Image
A print of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three plays on Friday; Dead Ringers and The Brood show on 35mm as part of Overexposed.

IFC Center
Heathers, Gregg Araki’s new cut of Mysterious Skin, Manhunter: The Final Cut, and Gandahar continue while A Clockwork Orange shows early; Stop Making Sense plays early and late.

Nitehawk Prospect Park
A print of The Departed screens on Saturday afternoon, while a secret Hong Kong feature plays on 35mm Sunday afternoon; Shrek shows early on Saturday and Sunday.

Metrograph
Troy, Orpheus, Black Orpheus, Hercules in the Haunted World, Office Space, Stealing Beauty, Uncut Gems, and Evita show on 35mm; Breaking Free starts while Classical CinemaOffice of EmptinessDarius Khondji, and Tsui Hark continues.