Film
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
HOME MOVIE
Jonathan Caouette’s memoir-on-film “Tarnation” (2004), which is screened Fridays at midnight this month in the East Village, is a mishmash of home video, pop songs, and film clips assembled on the cheap using Apple’s iMovie software. Mr. Caouette began documenting his life – including his mother’s mental illness, his developing sexuality, and his move to New York from Texas – when he was just 11. Fridays, April 1 through April 29, midnight, Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St., between avenues A and B, 212-591-0434, $9 general, $6.50 members.
SUNRISE, SUNSET
Reverse Shot magazine’s screening series kicks off with a double bill: Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise” (1995) and its sequel, “Before Sunset” (2004). Nathan Lee wrote in The New York Sun that the latter is “a perfect film,” praising Julie Delpy’s performance as “the finest of the year” and Ethan Hawke’s as “the finest of his career.” Cinematographer Lee Daniel participates in a short discussion after each screening. Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Makor, 35 W. 67th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-601-1000, $9 one film, $15 for both.
To submit an event for consideration for the Calendar, please wire the particulars to calendar@nysun.com, placing the date of the event in the subject line.
