I’m not here to Make Theatres Great Again (barf) but there’s something more than sentimentalism at work with the benefit of hindsight, and a harsh assessment of the current moment. Don’t get me wrong, I love some big-budget junk food (hey-o!) but theatres seem to only serve two flavors these days: Marvel superheroes, and non-Marvel superheroes.
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What an awful, terrible shame it is to see movie theatres go the way of the automat, and 2: it’s not worth the risk of breathing recycled air for Marvel’s sake. Movie theatres were experiencing an identity crisis well before Covid hit, but the pandemic further weakened their claim to being a cultural seat. I’m biased across the board here, of course, but I can’t help but reflect on the world that greeted me as a squalling babe, vs. Imagine going to see a Tim Burton movie but changing your mind at the last minute because there’s a new Kurosawa on the next screen over. Granted, these are the titles that have stood(-ish) the test of time, but this cherry-picked list serves as a snapshot of the breadth of movies that used to populate theatres. I am mighty grateful folks were able to tear themselves away from the silver screen long enough to give me a birthday, and I’m humbled given that summer’s lineup. Looking back at what was playing in the theatres the day I came wailing into the world, I’m impressed anyone was able to concentrate on work-delivery doctors included. The central New York weather was sweltering, the air conditioning wasn’t working, and ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ was on the radio in the operating room when I was born at 1:23 in the afternoon. Railey Jane Savage’s JUNK FOOD: Summer Blockbuster Birthday Edition All set to perfect 1960’s movie-music, featuring hummable and totally forgettable songs. Director Larry Peerce LOVES extended sun dappled montages of swimming (Ali MacGraw wearing an absolutely unforgettable yellow bikini), kissing (tennis togs), backyard sports (basketball and tennis), and leaf-romping (Ali in gorgeous tweeds and cashmere skipping through her Radcliffe campus). Here’s why to watch: Montages! Montage montage montage. (The entire cast, including Jack Klugman as Mr. Neil packs his powder blue Samsonite and moves in with the Patimkins for a summer of stealthy sex and tennis, confronting ideals and stereotypes of American Jewish identity as he goes.
The story takes place over the course of one summer, where working-class librarian Neil Klugman (played by Richard Benjamin) copes with his existential crisis by falling in lust with wealthy, spoiled suburbanite Brenda Patimkin (played by a young unknown Ali MacGraw). GOODBYE COLUMBUS : I just rewatched this movie, which I remembered as perfectly summery and … wow, I was right! The film is an extremely faithful rendering of the wonderful little Phillip Roth novella it is based on. Available for rental on various platforms.Ĭlick here for a brief Do the Right Thing "Supercut" produced by IMDB Widely viewed and taught on campuses - if you haven’t seen this in a while (or ever), it is absolutely worth a watch. this movie “contextualizes intergenerational trauma,” as one commenter aptly noted. The climax is sweaty, smoky Shakespeare.Īs Spielberg does with Jaws, Spike Lee builds and then breaks tension with humor. Lee’s script, direction, and acting make both sides equally credible and occasionally ridiculous, until both sides lie in ashes.
Lee captures racist and racial tension that has been simmering and then suddenly boils over, triggered by incidents that at first seem trivial - depending on your point of view. It was shot entirely along Stuyvesant Avenue in Brooklyn.ĭo The Right Thing actually seems even more relevant and revelatory now than when it came out. The film came out just after I had moved away from New York City (1989), and at the time it seemed to perfectly capture the bad-old days of 1980’s New York. DO THE RIGHT THING : Spike Lee’s breakout film takes place on the hottest day of the summer in Bed-Sty, Brooklyn.
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