The pandemic has been a perfect opportunity to catch up with backlogs of unwatched films or binge-watch new series. Its been a tough time for local cinemas, but some arthouse film distributors helped The Broad Theater and Zeitgeist Theater & Lounge by splitting $12 ticket fees with them if viewers used links from the theaters websites.<\/p>\n
Both The Broad Theater and Zeitgeist air a special screening of Up from the Streets, a documentary about New Orleans music, and a portion of viewing fees goes to a fund set up by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation for musicians affected by the pandemic. The film is available May 15. The films executive producer is trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who will participate in a Q&A via Zoom on Saturday, May 16. <\/p>\n
Also recently introduced by the New Orleans Film Society is a channel to view 40 films screened at the New Orleans Film Festival. Below are details about film screenings that benefit local theaters and cultural organizations.<\/p>\n
\"Bacurau.\" When townspeople in a remote area of Brazil notice their village has disappeared from the internet, it sets up a modern Western as the town sits on the lawless frontier of global forces. The Broad and Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n
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\"Corpus Christi.\" Nominated for a Best International Feature Oscar in 2020, this thriller from Poland follows a young man from prison to the pulpit, as he is mistaken for a priest sent to help a town in need. Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n
\"Crescendo.\" A famous director tries to build a youth orchestra of Israeli and Palestinian children. Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n
\"Extra Ordinary.\" In this paranormal comedy, Will Forte plays a washed-up rock star who needs to find a virgin to make a deal with the devil for another hit. The Broad andZeitgeist.<\/p>\n
\"From NOLA with Love.\" The New Orleans Film Festival offers online screenings of 40 feature and short films by local filmmakers from its 2019 event via its website. Visit https:\/\/nolalove.eventive.org<\/a> for details and a film guide.<\/p>\n \"LInnocente.\" Director Luchino Viscontis 1976 Italian film about libertine 19th-century aristocrats was restored and rereleased in 2020.Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n Some help to get you through the waning days of lockdown<\/p>\n \"The Hottest August.\" This person-on-the-street documentary encounters New Yorkers talking about their daily lives and hopes and fears about the future. See page 25.Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n \"Mossville When Great Trees Fall.\" The documentary follows the struggle for survival of a Louisiana community created by formerly enslaved people and free people of color that found itself surrounded by petrochemical plants. The Broad.<\/p>\n \"New York International Childrens Film Festival.\" There are two slates of short animated and live action films, one for children ages 3 to 7 and one for ages 8 and older. Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n \"Once Were Brothers.\" The documentary follows the rise and fall of Robbie Robertson and The Band. The Broad. <\/p>\n \"Roar.\" Anyone who binge-watched Tiger King may be interested in this 1981 feature starring Tippi Hedron and Melanie Griffith about people living among lions, tigers and elephants. The Broad.<\/p>\n \"Saint Maud.\" A nurse who recently converted to Catholicism fears that she is possessed in this British psychological horror film. The Broad.<\/p>\n \"Satantango.\" A seven-hour work in the slow cinema movement, Bela Tarrs film follows the lives of former members of an agricultural collective after the fall of communism in Hungary. Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n \"Up from the Streets.\" Director Michael Murphys exploration of New Orleans musical traditions includes interviews with Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Robert Plant, Sting and others. The Broad and Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n \"Vitalina Varela.\" A sort of visual poem of shadows and framing, director Pedro Costas film is about a woman from Cape Verde traveling to Portugal, where her long separated husband has just died. Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n \"Wild Goose Lake.\" In this film noir-esque crime thriller, small-time mobster Zhou Zenong tries to mitigate the damage to his wife and friends after he kills a cop while battling a rival gang. Zeitgeist.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Originally posted here:<\/p>\n One last chance to binge-watch movies you've meant to watch - NOLA.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The pandemic has been a perfect opportunity to catch up with backlogs of unwatched films or binge-watch new series. Its been a tough time for local cinemas, but some arthouse film distributors helped The Broad Theater and Zeitgeist Theater & Lounge by splitting $12 ticket fees with them if viewers used links from the theaters websites Continue reading