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LIMITED SERIES THE VISUAL RHYTHMS OF DEDE ALLEN JAN 7–29, 2022
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Tue, Dec 27 | 3pm | TMT Fri, Dec 30 | 3pm | TMT
DIRECTED BY: Pete Docter. WRITTEN BY: Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley. STORY BY: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen. WITH: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind, Bill Hader. 2015. 95 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. 3D. DCP.
The Oscar-winning team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ( Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ) wrote and directed this lively computer-animated feature inspired by the popular illustrated children’s book by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett. When an ambitious young scientist invents a machine to convert water into food, he soon finds his island hometown overrun by storms of increasingly colossal comestibles. The delightfully eclectic voice cast includes Bill Hader, James Caan, and Mr. T and the witty script and imaginative 3D visuals combine to create a delightfully inventive, family-friendly adventure. DIRECTED BY: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. WRITTEN BY: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. WITH: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg. 2009. 90 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. 3D. DCP.
Dial M for Murder Wed, Dec 28 | 7:30pm | TMT
Playwright Frederick Knott adapted his own hit stage thriller for Alfred Hitchcock’s only 3D movie. Ray Milland is Tony Wendice, a retired tennis player who blackmails a shady school chum to murder his unfaithful wife (Grace Kelly, in the first of her three films for Hitchcock). Anthony Dawson and John Williams reprised their roles from the original Broadway production, and Hitchcock, working with his Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Burks ( To Catch a Thief), kept faithful to the material’s stage origins while making subtle use of the 3D format. DIRECTED BY: Alfred Hitchcock. WRITTEN BY: Frederick Knott. WITH: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams. 1954. 105 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. 3D. DCP.
Kiss Me Kate Tue, Dec 27 | 7:30pm | TMT
Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew , the filmed version of Kiss Me Kate is based on the 1948 Broadway musical of the same name; both feature the same catchy songs by composer Cole Porter, including the classic “Too Darn Hot.” Best remembered for its stunning dance numbers, Kiss Me Kate briefly features a young Bob Fosse in the first filmed number he had a hand in choreographing, thanks to Kate ’s credited choreographer, Hermes Pan, Fred Astaire’s longtime collaborator for over two dozen pictures. DIRECTED BY: George Sidney. WRITTEN BY: Dorothy Kingsley. WITH: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn. 1953. 109 min. USA. Color. English. 3D. DCP.
Pina Thu, Dec 29 | 7:30pm | TMT
Film editor Dede Allen in the cutting room, October 26, 1982. Long Photography, courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library
What began as a documentary developed in collaboration with renowned German Tanztheater choreographer Pina Bausch became an ode to her memory when, in 2009, the artist suddenly passed away. On the insistence of her dancers, collaborators, and friends, German legend Wim Wenders continued production to create one of the most stunning, enveloping dance films of all time, due in no small part to its innovative blend of dimension, space, and staging of Pina’s expressive, narrative compositions. The Oscar-nominated documentary weaves archival footage of Bausch between dance numbers, allowing the deceased artist to speak—and dance—for herself. DIRECTED BY: Wim Wenders. WRITTEN BY: Wim Wenders. WITH: Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth Amarante, Jorge Puerta. 2011. 103 min. Germany/France/UK/USA. Color. German, French, English, Spanish, Croatian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Korean. Rated PG. 3D. DCP.
“I think the editor makes a difference on every picture.” – Dede Allen, Film Quarterly , 1992
Three-time Oscar-nominated film editor Dede Allen (1923–2010) began her career in Hollywood at age 20 as a messenger for Columbia Pictures before promotions to editing assistant and then sound editor put her on track to become a full-fledged editor for Robert Wise’s Odds against Tomorrow (1959). Born Dorothea Corothers Allen in Cleveland, Ohio, the woman renowned for the radical editing in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) lived an unsettled childhood, finding her only comfort as a teen visiting the cinema several times a week with her mother. Encouraged by Wise to never shy away from experimentation, and learning from Robert Rossen to always make choices in service of narrative, Allen would move confidently into the 1960s to help shape the tone and stylistic flourishes of the New Hollywood period and beyond. Working on multiple pictures with greats such as Sidney Lumet and Arthur Penn, Allen also supported the directing careers of actors Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, and Robert Redford with her trusted feel for story and pacing, taking a break from editing in 1992 to serve as an executive at Warner Bros. for several years. The eight films presented in this series celebrate the decade-spanning influence of this legendary editor in her centennial year.
Programmed and notes by K.J. Relth-Miller.
Goodbye to Language Fri, Dec 30 | 7:30pm | TMT
The Hustler Sat, Jan 7 | 7:30pm | TMT
The pioneering and massively influential nouvelle vague filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard passed away this September at the age of 91. He leaves behind a profound legacy of cinematic thought, narrative innovation, and formal experimentation. With his 42nd feature film, the auteur again reconceived his ever-evolving practice with his first and only foray into 3D, made possible through a deep collaboration with cinematographer Fabrice Aragno, who conceived and crafted unique rigs to create their desired visual impact. The result is an immersive, charged, sensorial vision of brilliance and inquiry as only Godard could produce. Please note: this film contains nudity. DIRECTED BY: Jean-Luc Godard. WRITTEN BY: Jean-Luc Godard. WITH: Héloïse Godet, Kamel Abdelli, Richard Chevallier, Zoé Bruneau. 2014. 70 min. Switzerland/France. Color. French, English, German. 3D. DCP.
After two years cutting industrials outside of Hollywood, Dede Allen was recommended by filmmaker Robert Wise to writer-director-producer Robert Rossen to edit his adaptation of Walter S. Tevis’s novel about traveling pool shark “Fast” Eddie Felson. Allen fondly remembers learning about story from Rossen, who encouraged her to play with the footage outside the confines of the script to achieve the best narrative impact. Her choices to keep the billiards sequences long yet intimate and opt for hard cuts in lieu of the script’s suggested dissolves garnered The Hustler an ACE Eddie award nomination for Best Edited Feature Film, one of her earliest notable achievements. DIRECTED BY: Robert Rossen. WRITTEN BY: Sidney Carroll, Robert Rossen. WITH: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott. 1961. 134 min. USA. B&W. English. Scope. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Inside Out
Inside Out Wed, Dec 28 | 3pm | TMT Sat, Dec 31 | 3pm | TMT
The warring emotions within the heart of an 11-year-old girl are the focus of this heartfelt and imaginative animated 3D comedy from Pixar and director-writer Pete Docter ( Up, Soul ) . When her family moves to San Francisco, young Riley struggles with the challenges of leaving her home and friends behind, and within her mind, Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) learn to value each other as they find themselves on an adventurous journey to heal the young girl’s psyche. The film won the Animated Feature Film Oscar and was nominated for its original screenplay, and Michael Giacchino composed the energetic and tuneful score.
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde Sun, Jan 8 | 3pm | TMT
Director Arthur Penn described his collaboration with film editor Dede Allen as “developing a rhythm for the film so that it has the complexity of music.” Though Allen first saw Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (1960) the year before
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