In a huge show of support from one bastion of alternative culture to another, The Anthology Film Archives is presenting Chelsea Hotel on Film, a series of films about, filmed at, or created by residents of the Chelsea Hotel. (For more info: Brooklyn Rail, NY Times, New Yorker, Chelsea Now, Village Voice, TWI-NY)
Here's the schedule:
Alex Cox, SID AND NANCY -- Punk rockers come from all over the world to burn candles in front of what they believe to be Sid & Nancy ’s door. Whether we like it or not Sid & Nancy have become the Romeo and Juliet of the Chelsea Hotel. Sid & Nancy is the quintessential Chelsea Hotel movie if for nothing else than the spot-on portrayal of Stanley Bard.
1986, 1112 minutes, 35 mm. With Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb and Courtney Love
Thursday, April 9 at 7:15 and Friday, April 10 at 9:15
SHIRLEY CLARKE PROGRAM
TEEPEE VIDEO SPACE TROUPE (1971); SAVAGE/LOVE (1981); TONGUES (1982) Independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke (the only woman to have a plaque on the front of the hotel) founded The Teepee Video Space Troupe, and operated it out of her Chelsea Hotel penthouse where her later videos were made, including Savage/Love and Tongues, which are a two-part collaboration with playwright Sam Shepard and actor/director Joseph Chaiken.
Plus: Jonas Mekas: CHELSEA FOOTAGE
Thursday, April 9 at 9:30
Harry Smith, FILM #23 -- 1980s, 23.5 mintues, 16 mm. A composition of portraits, string figures and sand animation, similar to Smith’s earlier film Late Superimpositions (1964). Recently restored with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation. Prior to this preservation only one print was said to exist.
Plus: Michel Auder VIDEO VISIT - HARRY SMITH, ROOM #705, CHELSEA HOTEL 1971
Friday, April 10 at 7:00, Saturday, April 11 at 5:30, and Sunday, April 12 at 9:00
Doris Chase, THE CHELSEA (1993) 67 minutes, video. THE CHELSEA is an entertaining and informative account of the eclectic personalities who resided at the hotel in 1993. Many of them still live here!
Plus: Michael Maher BLOGGING FROM BOHEMIA (2007) In the last documentary filmed at the hotel prior to the Bard family's ouster Maher's short documentary reports on the forces of gentrification threatening the Chelsea neighborhood as seen through the eyes of the blog. Stanley Bard discusses the pressure he's under from the minority shareholders.
Ed Hamilton & Sam Bassett INTERVIEW WITH STANLEY BARD (2008) Filmed one year post ouster Stanley Bard offers a message of hope for struggling Chelsea residents.
Saturday, April 11 at 3:00
Andy Warhol, THE CHELSEA GIRLS (1966) ca. 210 minutes 16 mm double-projection. Showcases the glamorous, drugged out personalities of Warhol’s entourage, featuring Nico, Ondine, Marie Menken, Mary Woronov, Gerard Malanga, International Velvet, Ingrid Superstar, Mario Montez, Eric Emerson, and Brigid Berlin. This is the best film ever made about the hotel and it is rarely shown so you should go down there and see it while you have the chance!
Saturday, April 11 at 7:45 and Sunday, April 12 at 5:00
Robert Flaherty, LOUISIANA STORY (1948) 78 minutes, 35 mm.
This film represents a collaboration between three talented Chelsea Hotel residents. In addition to the director Flaherty, the score was composed by Virgil Thomson and the cinematographer was Ricky Leacock. Writer Sherill Tippins will be on hand to introduce the screening and speak about the Hotel's early days.
Sunday, April 12 at 3:00
The Anthology Film Archives is located at 32 Second Avenue, NY NY
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