Dave Kehr

@dave_kehr

Former film journalist. Current curator at the Museum of Modern Art. Not weapons talented. My new book is here:

New York City
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Joined November 2013
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  1. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    Jerry Lewis donated his films to the Library of Congress - (MOMA) and Rob Stone (LoC) are presenting screenings at the Museum of Modern Art. This includes the home movies Jerry made in the 50s featuring Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, etc. Link: …

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  2. Retweeted
    Sep 18

    WELCOME TO THUNDERDOME

    Tuesday news break: Our Titus theater restrooms have been *completely* refurbished and are now open once again.
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  3. Sep 14

    The poster girl for this year's film festival is Pola Negri in our gorgeous new restoration of Ernst Lubitsch's FORBIDDEN PARADISE. See you there in three weeks!

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  4. Sep 13

    The studios made a Faustian bargain when they started selling VHS tapes, which broke the "first sale doctrine" of copyright law and made it legal for individuals to own copyrighted films. They've been trying to claw it back ever since, and streaming is their solution.

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  5. Retweeted
    Sep 12

    A 12-film retrospective celebrating the art of cinematographer Mahmoud Kalari kicks off at this Friday. Here's a good picture of the maestro with in Tehran which I used in my Iranian cinema doc a few years ago.

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  6. Retweeted
    Sep 11

    Over three decades, cinematographer Mahmoud Kalari has focused our gaze on the complex reality of Iran. Join and Kalari himself this Friday as we kick off his retrospective with a screening of the surreal “Gabbeh” on 35 mm:

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  7. Sep 7

    In 1972, Fox released THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE. Richard Nixon was president. It's not just the audience that has changed. The business is fundamentally different.

    Fox distribution chief Chris Aronson says lack of foreign films in theaters is attributable to "dumbing down of the audience...If you look at the current political landscape you understand that." dig
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  8. Sep 7

    All of us welcome to Manhattan, now and forever the repertory cinema capital of the English-speaking world.

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  9. Sep 6

    Burt Reynolds career might have been a lot different if the studio hadn't butchered the most ambitious film he directed, the 1985 STICK. It still has its qualities.

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    Sep 4

    The Library of Congress invites you to submit your recommendations for movies to be included on the 2018 National Film Registry. Public nominations play a key role when the Librarian and Film Board are considering their final selections. - Deadline...

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  11. Sep 4

    The crowds showed up! Thank you for two overflow screenings of our restoration of NOTHING SACRED.

    Leaving today for ready to face legions of screaming fans fighting to get into 's restoration of NOTHING SACRED on Sunday. First time since 1937 with true Technicolor look. I'll save you a seat!
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    Sep 1

    Molly Haskell wrote a lot for the Voice, so she’d be making PDFs forever. It’s a reminder that a lot of great Voice work is not readily available and that we need a review anthology! Meanwhile she has books, including “From Reverence to Rape,” a must for movie lovers.

    Replying to @haskmoll @ManohlaDargis @CJR
    Molly, Can you make a PDF of your Voice articles? My fav used to be in the digital archives, but I can't find it anymore; "masculinity" in the title, reviewed An Unmarried Woman, and 2 others, had pics of the actors' eyes, caption like: Men exude empathy without verbalizing...
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  13. Sep 2

    I try not to be predjudiced against any genre but I make an exception for revisionist westerns.

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  14. Aug 31

    An incalculable loss to film culture in New York City.

    We are in a stunning new golden age of repertory cinema in this town. And with the loss of the Village Voice, we have a real dearth of places bothering to cover it.
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  15. Aug 31

    fans wait for Lady Gaga as a massive thunderstorm looms.

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  16. Aug 31

    How they hot take in France.

    Costa-Gavras en arrivant à la Cinémathèque Française hier soir
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  17. Aug 28

    Leaving today for ready to face legions of screaming fans fighting to get into 's restoration of NOTHING SACRED on Sunday. First time since 1937 with true Technicolor look. I'll save you a seat!

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  18. Retweeted
    Aug 10

    Our sincere thanks to the one and only Martin Scorsese for kicking off our Republic Rediscovered series last night! We have great films all weekend long, including FAIR WIND TO JAVA tomw at 4!

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    Aug 9

    Previewing “Martin Scorsese Presents Republic Rediscovered: New Restorations from Paramount Pictures, Part 2,” opening today —

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  20. Retweeted
    Aug 8

    Join Martin Scorsese and tomorrow for a screening of the newly restored, WAKE OF THE RED WITCH (1948)—a moody, dreamlike East Indies adventure starring John Wayne. 🎟️ :

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