Today in the PFA Theater

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Upcoming Film Series

	Hong Kong Nocturne: The Films of Johnnie To May 29 - June 27 “One of the greatest action directors working in the world . . . (Johnnie) To has built a dazzling brilliant career out of cinematic mayhem” (N.Y. Times). This series samples the gritty gangster sagas, like Election, that have gained To international notoriety, as well as his over-the-top fantasies that unchain genre filmmaking from the tethers of reality.
	R. W. Fassbinder’s Berlin Alexanderplatz May 30 - June 7 A special presentation of the recently restored Fassbinder epic, adapted from Alfred Döblin’s 1929 novel of the Berlin underworld. “From the audacious opening sequence, in which the petty criminal Franz Biberkopf is released from prison, to his Sadean hallucinations in the epilogue, Fassbinder reached the zenith of his inspiration here” (New Yorker).
	Lynn Hershman Leeson: Virtually Everything, Virtually June 1 - June 1 Lynn Hershman Leeson is now best known for her technologically astute feature films and interactive gallery incursions, but her career can be traced back to a substantial body of inventively prophetic video works. This immersive eight-hour extravaganza presents those pieces, with the artist in virtual conversation throughout.
	Louder, Faster: Punk in Performance June 5 - June 26 In conjunction with the BAM exhibition Bruce Conner: Mabuhay Gardens, four loud evenings of films made at punk’s high point, from 1976 to 1980—not nostalgic looks back, but hardcore reports from the pogo pit.
	Mental Minefields: The Dark Tales of Zeki Demirkubuz June 8 - June 28 “An auteur with a genuine spiritual sensitivity, Zeki Demirkubuz (is) one of the world’s few convincing existential filmmakers” (Boston Phoenix). Discover this Turkish director’s acclaimed body of work, a compelling portrait of morality in the contemporary world.
	Joan Blondell: The Fizz on the Soda June 13 - June 29 With a lush figure, bright, platter-sized eyes that missed nothing, and a mouth equally ready to dish a wisecrack, pull a sneer, or plant a kiss, Joan Blondell was a staple of Hollywood’s studio heyday. This series spotlights a perennial supporting player who was also “one of the most reliably good actresses Hollywood has ever seen” (Matthew Kennedy).
	Where To and Back: The Axel Corti Trilogy June 15 - June 29 Addressing the plight of Jews during World War II, Austrian director Axel Corti’s brilliantly nuanced trilogy embodies the search for meaning amidst the wreckage of humanity. “At once intimate and epic and an impeccable period re-creation, Where To and Back is a masterpiece” (L.A. Times).