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Join us for a special
in-person tribute to one of American cinema’s most gifted directors, Stuart
Rosenberg. A native of Brooklyn, Rosenberg cut his teeth directing hard-edged
1950’s TV crime series like "The Untouchables" and "Naked City,"
before moving on to features in the early 1960’s. His best films combine a beautiful,
intuitive approach to working with actors, with a sympathetic feeling for the lives of
outlaws and outcasts like the prisoners in COOL HAND LUKE or the smalltime hustlers in
POCKET MONEY and THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE.
Wednesday, November 8, 2000
7:00 PM Double Feature
COOL HAND LUKE, 1967, Warner Bros., 126 min. Rosenberg’s most acclaimed film stars
Paul Newman as a convict determined to outwit and escape the grinding brutality of
life in a Southern prison. Co-star George Kennedy won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor
for his superb performance as Newman’s devoted friend and fellow inmate.
THE POPE OF
GREENWICH VILLAGE, 1984, MGM/UA, 120 min. Mickey Rourke and
Eric Roberts star as a pair of hard luck thieves determined to make one big score,
in Rosenberg’s lyrical New York crime drama. Watch for excellent supporting work from
a gallery of great character actors, including M. Emmet Walsh, Burt Young, Philip Bosco,
and a wonderful, snarling performance by Geraldine Page as a grieving mother.
Discussion between films with director Stuart
Rosenberg. |