Save yourself
the airfare and enjoy contemporary films from Mexico in Fort
Greene. BAMcinematek is screening "MexicoNow," a collection
of 13 movies, running through Oct. 17.
This Saturday, Oct. 9, "The Ruination of Men (La perdicion
de los hombres)," a black comedy about a man who is murdered
and his two wives who battle for the rights to bury him will
be screened at 2 pm, 4:30 pm, 6:50 pm and 9:15 pm. Arturo Ripstein,
who got his start working under Luis Bunuel, directs this 16-mm
Cinemascope flick which won best film at the 2000 San Sebastian
Film Festival. (The poster of "Ruination" is pictured
at left.)
Also included in the series is a five-film tribute to producer
Bertha Navarro beginning with Guillermo Del Torro’s vampire movie
"Cronos" (1993) on Oct. 14. A Q&A with Navarro
will follow this 7:30 pm screening.
BAMcinematek is located at 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place
in Fort Greene. Tickets are $10. For tickets go to the box office
or call (718) 777-FILM. For more information, call (718) 636-4100
or visit the Web site at www.bam.org.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACCIÓN!
