Big & Loud at Paris Theater: Cinema Classics Larger Than Life

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Parent Category: Film Festivals

Category: Previews

Published on Thursday, 31 August 2023 15:15

Written by Brad Balfour

Lawrence of Arabia

Cinema larger than life is coming to New York’s historic Paris Theater (4 West 58th Street).  Big & Loud is a celebration of the spectacle, wonder, and majesty of film, running September 1 - 24. The series boasts 48 screenings of 29 films presented in 70mm and ATMOS sound at one of New York’s most massive theaters.

Films include perennial classics such as Lawrence of Arabia, Michael Mann’s gritty crime thriller Heat, the fanciful Playtime from Jacques Tati, and William Friedkin’s underrated tense drama, Sorcerer.

 Highlights include:

• LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
  Rare 70mm print from the 2012 4k restoration! Sept 2, 10, 22

• PLAYTIME
  First US screening in 70mm in over ten years! Sept 1, 9, 17

• SORCERER
  Tribute to William Friedkin // Nominated for Best Sound, 1978 Academy Awards - Sept 9 & 16

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
  Stanley Kubrick’s chilling, prophetic vision arrives at the Paris on 70mm! Sept 3 & 1

• THE WILD BUNCH
  Classic Peckinpah in a rare 70mm print

• BARAKA
  First NYC screening in 70mm in over ten years // Both screenings will be introduced by legendary photographer Neil Leifer - Sept 2 & 16

• I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART: A FILM ABOUT WILCO
  First NYC screening in over twenty years // Introduced by author & rock journalist Michael Azerrad - Sept 4

• MEMORIA
  US premiere screenings in Atmos // Winner Cannes Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, 2021 - Sept 3, 7, 23

• APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT
  The definitive version featuring a new Atmos mix overseen by Walter Murch in 2019! Sept 6 & 17

• THE TREE OF LIFE
  Terrence Malick's tour-de-force in an original release 35mm print

• RRR
  Naatu Naatu in Atmos at the Paris!

• Radiohead on the big screen
  THERE WILL BE BLOOD in 35mm, featuring a legendary score by Jonny Greenwood, paired with PTA's rarely screened collaboration with Thom Yorke, ANIMA (in Dolby Atmos!)
  
  

To learn more, go to: https://www.paristheaternyc.com/series/big-loud/

Big & Loud
September 1 - 24, 2024

The Paris Theater
4 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019