Lav Diaz's BATANG WEST SIDE Screens at Spectacle Microcinema on September 2nd

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Lav Diaz's BATANG WEST SIDE Screens at Spectacle Microcinema on September 2nd

On Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, at 5pm, Spectacle Microcinema (124 S. 3rd Street) will screen Lav Diaz’s 2001 feature film BATANG WEST SIDE. This is the final program in Spectacle’s months-long retrospective of Diaz’s work, which began on March 25th, 2023. This fall, GME will distribute BATANG WEST SIDE, along with Diaz’s 2018 short THE BOY WHO CHOSE THE EARTH, in a forthcoming DVD/DSL combo pack made in collaboration with Edition-Filmmuseum.

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GME Notes with Sadness the Passing of Filmmaker and Friend Nancy Buirski

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GME Notes with Sadness the Passing of Filmmaker and Friend Nancy Buirski

Gartenberg Media Enterprises notes with sadness the sudden passing of filmmaker and friend Nancy Buirski, on August 30th, 2023, at the age of 78. GME was thrilled to collaborate with Buirski on her final film, the documentary DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY, AND THE LEGEND OF ‘MIDNIGHT COWBOY’, which premiered at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals last year, and opened theatrically in the United States this summer. For the documentary, GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film REPORT FROM MILLBROOK (1965-1966) and SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1990, from THE SIXTIES QUARTET, 1990-1999).

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Museum of the Moving Image Presents Seminal Films by Maya Deren and F.W. Murnau

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Museum of the Moving Image Presents Seminal Films by Maya Deren and F.W. Murnau

Major works by masters of their respective genres, Maya Deren and F.W. Murnau, are being screened April 22nd (Deren) and 23rd (Murnau) at MoMI.

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MoMI Presents a Major Exhbition Devoted to José Val Del Omar

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MoMI Presents a Major Exhbition Devoted to José Val Del Omar

“Cinema of Sensations: The Never-Ending Screen of Val del Omar,” a major exhibition devoted to the work of José Val del Omar (1904–1982), a visionary Spanish artist, filmmaker, and inventor who approached cinema as a multi-sensory experience, is on view at the Museum of the Moving Image through October 1, 2023.

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FILMS IN NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL BY TODD HAYNES, APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL AND PROGRAMMED BY AMOS VOGEL FOR CINEMA 16

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FILMS IN NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL BY TODD HAYNES, APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL AND PROGRAMMED BY AMOS VOGEL FOR CINEMA 16

We are proud to note the inclusion of several important filmmakers whose work is either distributed by GME, or, in the case of Todd Haynes, whose documentary THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, relies on licensing deals with GME.

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GME GEM 16 - Jon Gartenberg Participates in Bradley Eros Personal Expanded Cinema Performance at Microscope Gallery

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GME GEM 16 - Jon Gartenberg Participates in Bradley Eros Personal Expanded Cinema Performance at Microscope Gallery

Bradley Eros’ MovieHeadBox is a quasi-readymade, DIY, democratized version of a VR headset for the personal, immersive and concentrated experience of cinema. GME president Jon Gartenberg was on hand at Microscope Gallery recently to try it out.

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Jon Gartenberg's Remarks from the Memorial Celebration for Anita Thatcher at the Walter Reade Theater Lincoln Center December 12, 2017

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The release of Anita Thatcher's film Homage to Magritte in 1975 coincided with the start of my own professional career working in MOMA’s film archive.  Upon viewing it for the first time back then, her film left an indelible impression upon my mind, and has remained one of the main markers in my experimental film viewing experience.  

Anteroom by Anita Thatcher

Anteroom by Anita Thatcher

This film struck me both for the graphic beauty of the imagery as well as for its simple elegance in the representation of time and space in cinema. As did her later installation Anteroom (1982), recently reinstalled at Microscope Gallery, which confirmed for me that Anita Thatcher was truly an accomplished modern artist whose multidimensional career accomplishments are only now beginning to fully sink into our collective consciousness.

A few years before Anita became aware of her illness, she discussed with me the appropriate institution that could archive her films.  I was happy to help think through the options and possibilities. I am very pleased to now announce that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has taken her films for archiving, preservation and eventual exhibition. 

                         

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