The Moving Image Source Calendar is a selective international guide to retrospectives, screenings, festivals, and exhibitions.
Descriptions are drawn from the calendars of the presenting venues.
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Robert Downey: A Prince
September 12-18, 2008 at
Anthology Film Archives
, New York
"After being thrown out of the house, four schools, and the United States Army, I discovered that I was on the right track." —Robert Downey Sr.
Robert Downey Sr.'s early films are just as rebellious, reckless, and fun-loving as their maker in his youth. While perhaps best known for his advertising industry send-up Putney Swope, Downey actually emerged from the early-1960s New American Cinema scene, America's own new wave movement. Breakout hits from the underground movie circuit of that era, his outlandish satires Babo 73, Chafed Elbows, and No More Excuses are as barbed as Lenny Bruce, as absurd as Alfred Jarry, and as out-to-lunch as Eric Dolphy. Rough around the edges and all-around hilarious, Downey's first films stand as landmark works in the history of independent cinema. Anthology is proud to premiere these brand-new prints of these films—preserved at last and looking better than ever in 35mm—alongside the recently recovered "lost" film Moment to Moment. Only sporadically screened in the mid-70s, this wild pastiche features the matchless Elsie Downey in more than 10 roles.Featured Works:
Babo 73 (1964); Chafed Elbows (1966, pictured); No More Excuses (1968); Moment to Moment (1975)
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