Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road, Wim Wenders, 1976, 2 hrs. 55 mins.
Wim Wenders' Kings of the Road is a film of great depth and beauty, and its black and white photography is worthy of comparison with John Ford's. But it is rarely played commercially, maybe because of its three-hour length. Three hours, yes, but that's not a moment too long. Wenders needs the time to pace the developing relationship between his two main characters. Roger Ebert, March 15, 1978
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas, Wim Wenders, 1984, 2 hrs. 27 mins.
Paris, Texas is a road movie: that most essentially American of genres, so beloved by Wenders that he named his first production company after it. Guy Lodge, Guardian, April 27, 2015
[A] story of loss upon loss. Roger Ebert, December 8, 2002
Station to Station
Station to Station, Doug Aitken, 2013, 62 one-minute films
Nine vintage train cars, strewn with multicolored LEDs, zoomed cross-country, filled with a rotating cast of contemporary artists and musicians, including Beck, Patti Smith, Ed Ruscha, William Eggleston, Cat Power, Thurston Moore and Mark Bradford. . . . Along the way, Aitken shot and directed a feature film that's not so much a documentary of the project as it is an offshoot of it. Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, August 19, 2015
Easy Rider on the Lawn!
Bring a blanket, relax by the Modern’s reflecting pond, and let’s celebrate the exhibition Doug Aitken: Electric Earth with an outdoor screening of the classic American road film Easy Rider.
Easy Rider (1969) directed by Dennis Hopper
Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. Rated R; 95 minutes
A Very Sordid Wedding
Director Del Shores, 2017, USA, 109 minutes
Starring: Caroline Rhea, Whoopi Goldberg, Bonnie Bedevil, Leslie Jordan
Writer/director Del Shores and actor/producer Emerson Collins in attendance for this Fort Worth Premiere.
SORDID LIVES, the cult hit phenomenon by Del Shores, returns with a SEQUEL!
Manifesto
Cate Blanchett stars as 13 different characters in this semi-experimental take on artistic manifestos directed by Julian Rosefeldt.
95 minutes
Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $9; $7 for Modern members; $6 for Reel People. The Sunday noon show time is half price. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.
A Quiet Passion
“I'm thrilled to say that it's an absolute drop-dead masterwork.” Richard Brody, The New Yorker.
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
“CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY, directed by the gifted journalist and documentarian Matt Tyrnauer (Valentino: The Last Emperor), tells the story of a David-and-Goliath fight over urban planning that took place more than 50 years ago. Yet the movie just about pulses with contemporary resonance.” Owen Gleiberman, Variety. NR, 92 minutes
Burden
Illustrated with performances, private videos, and recollections from those who knew him, BURDEN observes the life of the always provocative artist Chris Burden, whose work consistently challenged ideas about the limits and nature of modern art, from his notorious performances in the 1970s to his later assemblages, installations, kinetic and static sculptures, and scientific models.
NR, 88 minutes
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
May 12-14
Friday 6 and 8:15 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday 11:45 am, 2 pm, and 4:15 pm
Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) is a small-time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
R, 117 minutes