Film Forum
209 W Houston St
212.727.8110
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Scarface (1932)
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Saturday Feb 21, 2009 (1:30, 2:50, 4:50, 6:10, 8:10 & 9:30pm)
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$11
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"The World Is Yours" — that carpe diem dictum has been an enduring one in our popular culture. Whitman mused on it, Nas rapped about it, and Scarface (whether over-the-top Al Pacino or progenitor Paul Muni) embodied it with a bulletproof swagger. As part of Film Forum's Depression-era extravaganza "Breadlines and Champagne," tonight's mob-tied two-for-one features Howard Hawks' superlative Scarface and Rowland Brown's Blood Money. Hawks' early masterwork is shot through — indeed, machine guns punctuate edits — with sensational, hit-and-run drama as a magnetic Muni goes from small-time muscle to the all-time antihero. Brown's terrific potboiler, meanwhile, follows a reckless heiress and her treacherous exploits. As a bonus, a Hearst Metrotone News reel crowns the exhilarating throwback.
