The Film Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plz
212.875.5600
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Mean Streets
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Nov 14, 2008 – Nov 26, 2008
Daily (schedule)
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$11
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Manny Farber was an inimitable cultural critic. Even when the termite-art advocate was defecating on your favorite film, what kept you agog was the way he delivered the teardown — with wit, conversation-starting insight, and the no-budge stance of a John Ford cowboy. While many contemporaries were wound more mechanical than clocks, Farber's reviews (for pubs like The Nation and Artforum) were defined by his inventive, if edit-evident, prose style, one that could wax lyrically on subjects as disparate as Preston Sturges' satire of American speed and Michael Snow's rhythmic, art-house constructions. Lincoln Center's awesome two-week run of Farber-endorsed flicks includes Alain Resnais' Muriel, Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout, and a new 35MM print of Howard Hawks' Scarface.
