If I still lived at my old place in New York, this is something I would have jumped on in a mirco-second. Granted, you can see most of Jean Luc Godard’s new wave films via Netflix, but nothing compares to seeing them on the big screen in a cinema. Ray recently made me aware that Film Forum is showing a selection of Godard’s films from the 60s and I’m kicking myself for not being able to be there to see them. Screenings started on May 2nd with the Godard’s brilliant Breathless and have since gone through, Le Petit Soldat, Two or Three Things I Know About Her, Pierrot Le Fou, A Woman Is A Woman, La Chinoise, Weekend, and a couple of others. Impressive as that list may sound to Godard enthusiasts, there’s still an excellent selection of films left to be seen in the series.

Tonight (for ONE night only) Film Forum will be screening the Godard’s “futuristic” Alphaville, one of my favorites from the French director. Following tonight’s screening and running on specific nights through June 5th will be Made In U.S.A., Band of Outsiders, Masculine Feminine, Sympathy for the Devil, Contempt, and Vivre Sa Vie. So grab yourself a bottle of wine and a pack of cigarettes and hit the Film Forum for a night between now and June 5th. If I had to pick just one, it would be (you guessed it) Band of Outsiders (clip below).

The full schedule of Godard’s 60s along with a brief synopsis of each movie is listed here

Film Forum is located at 209 West Houston Street, between 6th Ave and Varick