Amy Taubin Guest Curates Carte Blanche Series at MoMA
/Noted film critic Amy Taubin has accepted an invitation by The Museum of Modern Art to delve into their archives to conjure a thrilling, thrumming vision of New York City, the place she has called home her entire life.
Pickup on South Street. 1953. USA. Written and directed by Samuel Fuller. With Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Richard Widmark. DCP. 80 min.
When she wasn’t championing then-unknown or willfully ignored filmmakers like Chantal Akerman and Todd Haynes, Taubin was appearing as herself in films by Gregory Markopoulos, Jonas Mekas, Yvonne Rainer, Michael Snow, and Andy Warhol. Films included in the series Carte Blanche: Amy Taubin include work by Kathryn Bigelow, Martin Scorsese, Joie Lee, Darnell Martin, Joan Jonas, Standish Lawder, Ken Jacobs, and other indie writer-directors, all produced in New York City.
Washington Square. 1997. Directed by Agnieszka Holland. Screenplay by Carol Doyle. With Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith. 115 min.
Gartenberg Media distributes Michael Snow’s 'RAMEAU'S NEPHEW' BY DIDEROT (THANX TO DENNIS YOUNG) BY WILMA SCHOEN, in addition to films featuring Andy Warhol and Yvonne Rainer on DVD and Blu-ray editions, as well as via downloadable DSL files. GME also produced Ken Jacobs’ CYCLOPEAN #3D: LIFE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN (2012).