Film
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QUIET BLACKMAIL A professor of film at Fordham University, Brian Rose, introduces a screening of the rare, silent version of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Blackmail” (1929), which the director later reshot as a talkie. Steve Sterner provides live piano accompaniment at the screening, which is part of the ongoing series Essential Hitchcock. Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St., between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street, 212-727-8110, $10 general, $5 members and children under 12.
ZERO AND FRIENDS The new film “As Smart as They Are: The Author Project” documents the collaboration between McSweeney’s Brooklyn house band One Ring Zero and an ensemble of authors including Paul Auster, Dave Eggers, Jonathan Lethem, Rick Moody, Jonathan Ames, and Myla Goldberg.A screening next week is preceded by a screening of “Ever Vigilant, Ever True,” a short film starring comedian Patton Oswalt. Tonight, 7 p.m., 826NYC, 372 Fifth Ave., between 5th and 6th streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-499-9884, $10.
RESCUED SILENT The restored version of the recently rediscovered silent romance “Beyond the Rocks” (1922), starring Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino, has its New York premiere. Tomorrow through Thursday, January 19, 7 and 9 p.m., Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-505-5181, $8 general, $6 seniors and students, $5 members.
JEWISH FILMS The 15th annual New York Jewish Film Festival, a collaboration between the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, kicks off tomorrow. Selections include films from Australia, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Russia, and beyond. Highlights include Dominic Harari and Teresa de Pelegri’s “Only Human,” a Spanish screwball comedy that will make its New York premiere (Saturday, 9:15 p.m., Sunday, 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, January 17, 8:30 p.m.) and Erik Greenberg Anjou’s “A Cantor’s Tale,” which examines the legacy of charismatic cantor Jack Mendelson. Klezmatics composer Frank London provides an original score for the film, which has its New York premiere at the festival (Monday, 6 p.m., Tuesday, 1 p.m.). Series: Through Thursday, January 26, times vary, Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater, 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-496-3809, $10 general, $7 students, $6 members, $5 children. For a full schedule, go towww.filmlinc.com.
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