NYC. Goings on.

"In Spain (Un)Censored, MoMA presents a series of 20 films made during Franco's 35-year dictatorship, from early efforts like Furrows (1951) and Welcome, Mister Marshall! (1952), which explored rural poverty at a time when it was rarely seen or discussed, to The Cuenca Crime (1979), a graphic depiction of torture and repression made after Franco's death, but before Spain's full transition to democracy." An overview from Julia Wallace; through November 5.

Also in the Voice, J Hoberman previews Warhol's World (weekends through mid-November at the Museum of the Moving Image), the Pordenone Silent Film Weekend (Thursday through Sunday at BAM) and a weekend at the Anthology Film Archives devoted to Lionel Rogosin.

ST VanAirsdale was reluctant to go to Woodstock, but it was there that he fell hard for The Living Wake.

Also at the Reeler, Annaliese Griffin talks with Jonathan Lethem about Jonathan Lethem Selects, "a series that offers both a film history primer (to the extent that can be accomplished in eight films) and an illustration of his personal cinematic hagiography." Through November 19.

And: "From Oct 19 - 25, the [Fordham Law Film Festival] screens one film per night, each offering a different view of America’s legal system and accompanied by a specific guest speaker," notes Ben Gold.

Jürgen Fauth notes that New York is about to get Lynchian.

At indieWIRE, Kim Adelman previews the New York City Short Film Festival (October 24 through 27).

Posted by dwhudson at October 18, 2007 12:44 PM