Paradise Alley

press release: Special Presentation - Andrew Bujalski in Person!

PARADISE ALLEY

USA | 1978 | 35mm | 109 min.

Director: Sylvester Stallone; Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Anne Archer

In Stallone’s picaresque directorial debut, he also plays one of three brothers in 1946 Hell’s Kitchen who scheme to make a buck in the wrestling arena. A favorite of critic-turned-director Leos Carax, who called it “a great film,” Paradise Alley is screening here as the personal selection of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski, who will discuss the movie and Stallone’s career after the screening.

Andrew Bujalski: A shining light among filmmakers working in low-budget independently produced features, Andrew Bujalski started a movement with the semi-improvised, character-driven style he later coined as “mumblecore” in movies like Funny Ha Ha. In his subsequent work, notably Computer Chess, he emerged as a daring narrative strategist with a distinct visual style. Our series covers the first four features of the writer, director and sometimes actor, all shown on 35mm prints. Andrew Bujalski will join us in person March 28-30 to present Funny Ha Ha and Computer Chess, as well as a special screening of Sylvester Stallone’s Paradise Alley.

Admission free for all screenings, seating limited. No admission 15 minutes after scheduled start times.