SERIES
August 4-6 at the Trylon
Director Gordon Parks and actor Richard Roundtree, supported by an incredible Isaac Hayes soundtrack, changed cinema when they introduced the smooth-talking, cool, bad motherf—(shut your mouth). We’re talking about Shaft, and you can dig it.
(1971, DCP, 100m) dir Gordon Parks w/Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi. Black private detective John Shaft (Roundtree) must find a Harlem mobster’s missing daughter before the city gets embroiled in a gang war. New Restoration! For Perisphere, Chelli Riddiough investigates what makes Shaft's character so iconic, and Azra Thakur takes a look at the legendary…
Screenings: August 4 7:00, August 5 9:15, August 6 3:00
(1972, DCP, 104m) dir Gordon Parks w/Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Drew Bundini Brown. The “cat that won’t cop out” is back, this time searching for his friend Carl’s murderer and the 250-grand score that got him killed. Even cooler than the original, Shaft's Big Score allowed Parks to craft an epic action finale. FRI 9:15…
Screenings: August 4 9:15, August 5 7:00, August 6 5:15