Film Schedule
With Angelika gone, MFAH picks up some of the art house scene's slack
Nov 28, 2010 | 1:00 pm
- "Howl"
- "Dogtooth"
- "Boxing Gym"
Things have been quiet on the art house scene since the Angelika abruptly closed in late August. But the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston film program is picking up some of the slack.
This week it has featured several showings of the German film, Soul Kitchen, which had been slated for the Angelika. The last showing is Sunday at 5 p.m.
MFAH film curator Marian Luntz has salvaged three more films from the Angelika’s ashes:
- The envelope-pushing Greek comedy Dogtooth (December 16-19). The film from director Yorgos Lanthimos has gotten rave reviews on the cinema festival circuit.
- The Frederick Wiseman documentary Boxing Gym (December 21-26) explores the Austin institution, Lord's Gym, founded by professional boxer Richard Lord.
- Howl, the Allen Ginsberg bio-pic starring newly minted major star James Franco as the epic poet (December 28-January 2).
I hope these films will be well attended, just as Soul Kitchen has been. Houston need to show it has some kind of audience for foreign and independent film.