FILM & VIDEO Wednesday 12/22 FILM IN VOID Film screenings in the cyberlounge; ...
FILM IN VOID
Film screenings in the cyberlounge; this week, Wings of Desire directed by Wiim Wenders starring Bruno Ganz & Peter Falk; Void, 16 Mercer St. (Howard St.), 941-6492; 8:30, free.
42ND STREET
Screening of 1933 classic preceded by six minute short documenting some of these actors traveling via train announcing the films release; Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 708-9781; 5, free w/adm.
HANSEL & GRETEL
Special holiday series: Opera on Film at Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 620-0619; 2:30, free.
INVESTIGATIONS
"Frames of Reference: Reflections on Media by Rockefeller & MacArthur Film/Video/Multimedia Fellows" film series looks at telecommunications, surveillance video & broadcast propaganda in day-to-day life. Today, witness confessions of killers during Elizabeth Barret's "Stranger with a Camera" & her hour-long "Licensed to Kill;" Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (88th St.), 423-3587; 6, free w/mus. adm.
PETER PAN
One of three existing color versions of this 1960 classic starring Mary Martin screens at Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 621-6600; 1 & 3, free w/mus. adm. [repeats Thurs.-Sun. & Tues. at 1 & 3, through 1/9].
SUPER BOWL: SUPER SHOWCASE FOR COMMERCIALS
Screening documents advertising throughout Super Bowl history incl. the memorable Victoria Secret & Budweiser commercials; Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W. 52nd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 621-6600; 1 & 4, free w/mus. adm. [repeats Thurs.-Sun. & Tues. at 1 & 4, through 2/13].
VEGAN HEALTH VIDEOS
Animal rights videos followed by feature presentation at 7:15; Vegetarian Center of NYC, 150 5th Ave. (20th St.), 414-9100; 6:30, $5 contrib.
Thursday 12/23
CINE NOIR FILM SOCIETY
The Pink Pony's B-movie series feat. City Lights starring & directed by Charlie Chaplin (10:30), preceded by Deep Thrust (10:30) Pink Pony, 176 Ludlow St. (betw. Houston & Stanton Sts.), 253-1922; $3.
MOSES & AARON
Special holiday series: Opera on Film?in German with English subtitles; Donnell Library Media Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 620-0619; 2:30, free.
Friday 12/24
AFTER A FEW DRINKS
Eight hipster bars in Manhattan in Brooklyn show shorts/video art by 17 local artists every Friday & Saturday night through Jan. 31. Video compilations address the bar scene, dating tactics & social interaction at the bar?60s & 70s commercials strewed between clips. Participating bars incl. The Abbey, Bar 4, The Knitting Factory, Korova Milk Bar, Max Fish, Parkside Lounge, The Village Idiot & Yogi's; 760-4971 for info. [repeats Sat., through 1/31].
Sunday 12/26
the FUTURE IS NOW
Month-long series. Today's films incl. Woody Allen's 1973 Sleeper starring Allen Diane Keaton (2) & everyone's favorite cult classic Planet of the Apes (4); American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Ave. (36th St.), Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077; $8.50, $5.50 st./s.c. [through 1/2].
Sunday night Free movie series
Doris Day stars as a NASA tour guide in The Glass Bottom Boat; A Different Light Bookstore, 151 West 19th St., (7th Ave.), 989-4850; 7, free.
Monday 12/27
MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES
Kelly Reichardt & Jim Lyons curate December screening series. Tonight, Demon Love Diary at Tonic, 107 Norfolk St. (betw. Delancey & Rivington Sts.), 358-7501; 9, $4.
Tuesday 12/28
ROBERT BECK MEMORIAL CINEMA
Brian Frye & Bradley Eros curate weekly film forum focusing on indie & local films; Collective Unconscious, 145 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 254-5277; 9, $5.
LIGHT+SCREEN
New York's weekly DIY film festival & "pot luck" cinema curated by Michael Williams. Tonight, a look at an unlikely drink for good heath, Urine: Good Health?filmmakers are encouraged to share their shorts (under 15 mins.) for public viewing; Siberia Bar, 250 W. 50th St. (B'way), 977-9203; 9, $2 contrib.