Here’s the second half of what will be showing at the Wexner Center for the Arts in February. The below list focuses on events that are ‘movie showings’ as the typical moviegoer would understand the term. To see non-cinema related arts events at the Wexner, see here.
The Crusades (1935), showing February 15, not rated (pre-dates modern MPAA rating system): Epic historical spectacle from Cecil B. DeMille. Part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation.
Crazy Horse (2011), showing February 17-March 1, Please note: Is presented by the Wexner Center, but actually shown at the Gateway Theater. In French with English subtitles. Not rated, but contains nudity: Documentary by filmmaker Frederick Wiseman about Paris’ Crazy Horse Cabaret “the most famous nude dance show in the world” (quoting film description from Wexarts.org). Wiseman, who has received Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships in the past, and whose previous films includeBallet (1995) and La Danse: the Paris Opera Ballet (2009), is more interested in art, dance and choreography than eroticism (apparently the Crazy Horse is a little more sophisticated than a typical ‘strip club’)
Truck Farm (2011) + The City Dark (2011) double feature and Dinner and a Movie, showing February 17, not rated: Introduced by Ian Cheney, the filmmaker behind both films.
The Truck Farm is a miniature farm field built in the bed of an old pick up truck. In this documentary, the farm-field-in-a-dodge is a mobile exhibit that brings the experience of farming to people in inner city Brooklyn.
The City Dark is a documentary on light pollution, or the altering of the natural day/night light/dark cycle through widespread artificial lighting, and its effect on the environment, human health, and human culture.
You can just come for the films, or you can come for Wexner’s Dinner and a Movie event. Dinner is at 6:00PM at Wexner’s Heirloom Dinning Room. The movie program starts at 7:00PM. Be aware, however, that the Heirloom is rather upscale, and the Dinner and Movie is priced accordingly: $27 per person for Wexner members, $32 for the general public, admission to the films included.
This event is part of Wexner’s Field and Screen series.
Sleep, My Love (1948) and Strangers in the Night (1944) double feature, showing February 18, not rated (pre-dates modern MPAA rating system): In Sleep My Love, Claudette Colbert is a woman driven insane by an untrue husband. Strangers in the Night is an early Anthony Mann film in which a war veteran is dragged into a noir-ish maze as he tries to find the author of romantic pen pal letters he received at the front. Part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation.
Don Hertzfeldt (various), showing February 22, not rated: Animator Don Hertzeldt, introduces a 90 min block of his short films. Please note: Tickets for this showing are more expensive than usual: $10 for Wexner members instead of the usual $5; $12 for the general public instead of the usual $7.
Rainbow Over Texas (1947) and Heart of the Rio Grand (1942) double feature, showing February 23, not rated (pre-dates modern MPAA rating system): Two classic singing cowboy pieces. Rainbow stars Roy Rodgers, Heart Gene Autry. Part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation.
Letters from the Big Man (2011), showing February 24 and February 25, not rated: A sort of mystic-romantic film about nature, environmentalism – and Sasquatch. Not a comedy or parody, the film actually treats the Sasquatch as a serious element in the film. Part of Wexner’s Field and Screen series.
Red Desert (1964), showing February 28, not rated: A rather weird Italian art film from the 60s. The trailer on Wexarts.org defies description. Part of Wexner’s ongoing Film History 101 series.
Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson: Landscapes, showing February 29, not rated: A program in which filmmaker Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson introduces two of her short documentaries about Iceland, the land of her ancestors. Sveit (2009) contrasts the stories passed down to Kyja by her family vs. what Iceland is really like today. Landslag (2004) is about the geography and unspoiled environment of northern Iceland, where Kristjansson-Nelson’s family hails from. Part of Wexner’s Field and Screen series.
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