Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Wednesday's parting shots

If you have three hours and 35 minutes (with intermission) to spare to see "The Brutalist" this holiday season, then I recommend seeing it in 70mm at the Village East by Angelika on Second Avenue and 12th Street. 

The film, which opened on Dec. 20, is showing in the classic Jaffe Art Theatre in VistaVision, which Paramount Pictures developed 70 years ago. ("The Brutalist" is also shown here at other times, though not in 70mm.) 

The acclaimed film tells the story of Holocaust survivor and Hungarian-born Jewish architect László Tóth (Adrien Brody) as he begins a new life in America. 

The lobby includes a display of buildings that Tóth's character designed...
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