Dave Kehr
@dave_kehr
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Longtime critic (Chicago Reader, Chicago Tribune, New York Times), now a curator in the Department of Film at the Museum of Modern Art. Opinions are my own.
New York City
Joined November 2013
And yet, we are still waiting for a color print of BABES IN BAGDAD.
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Wrote about the late Ken Jacobs, who scared the fuck out of me as a teacher, freaked the fuck out of me as a filmmaker, and was a chill dude when we collaborated on the Ken Jacobs Collection Blu-ray. Link ⬇️
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Opens Thursday!
One of Portugal's greatest filmmakers is finally restored and coming to MoMA this weekend, courtesy of Cinema Guild. Watch our exclusive trailer debut for "João César Monteiro: Symphonies of a Libertine": https://t.co/7ORRiVEB1H
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Prep for our upcoming retro of João César Monteiro (starting next Thurs!) with this superb interview with with legendary producer Paulo Branco. https://t.co/l5L3gLa62Z
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It's Silent Movie Day! To celebrate, the NFPF has added 5 new films to its website including POISONED PARADISE: THE FORBIDDEN STORY OF MONTE CARLO (1924) starring Clara Bow, preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive. Read more and get access here: https://t.co/UQobz8BZ2P
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The full schedule for João César Monteiro: Symphonies of a Libertine is now online! We open with a 35mm presentation of Silvestre on Oct 16. https://t.co/FQOrnigY0F
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Chantal Akerman's Histoires d'Amérique (Histoires d’Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy) Fri at 7 Special pre screening performance by cellist and Akerman collaborator Sonia Wieder-Atherton! 🎟️🎟️ https://t.co/TCPvS4UEik
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Modern Mondays returns one week from tonight! An Evening with Ufuoma Essi Mon, Sep 15, 7 pm Essi will premiere her latest film The Center Cannot Hold, along with two other pieces making their NY debut! Convo to follow the screenings. https://t.co/flZmHVJoyd
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Can't wait to see the new PTA, but as someone who thinks precise framing is an important part of filmmaking, I can't help but be disconcerted by this. Which aspect ratio is the right one? Or is that no longer a question?
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We open our complete retrospective of the cinematic works of Chantal Akerman ONE WEEK from today with a new restoration of... Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Thurs Sep 11 6:30 All tickets now available! https://t.co/lNoEiammUT
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WALKING TALL rode the crest of the Nixonian "law and order" wave of the 1970s. Somehow, this revelation is not all that surprising. https://t.co/IoBHdp63aX
nytimes.com
Buford Pusser, who was portrayed in the 1973 hit movie, led people to believe that his wife was ambushed by his enemies, cold-case investigators in Tennessee said.
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Treme: Do You Know What It Means Sat at 7 We screen the pilot episode of David Simon's groundbreaking NOLA series followed by a conversation with him and @WendellPierce! Moderated by @mayascade! https://t.co/VNhOn34yxV
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today, the series i co-curated on hurricane katrina “when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives” opens at @MoMAFilm. as a survivor, my entire life has been shaped this. curation gives us the power to reclaim & reanimate. see you at the cinema.
moma.org
Film series. Aug 27–Sep 21, 2025. When the World Broke Open takes a cinematic look at New Orleans—a city of pleasure, politics, and pulsating prose that lives in the heart of anyone who’s seen its...
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Thanks to the hundreds of New York cinephiles who made this year's Silent Movie Week a huge success. See you next August! @MoMAFilm
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Only TWO more screenings left in Silent Movie Week 2025! Die Straße (The Street) tonight at 7 Memory Lane (on 35mm!) tomorrow at 7 https://t.co/ThWYBv5DlS
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Silent Movie Week marches on! Tonight: Beau Geste at 7 pm w/accompaniment by Donald Sosin Tomorrow: Saxophon-Susi at 7 pm w/accompaniment by Ben Model Sunday: Street Angel at 4 pm w/accompaniment by @unpianistique PLUS @fleischertoons shorts on Sat and Sun!
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Temu Versailles
BREAKING: @PressSec announces the construction of a new 90,000 sq ft ballroom at the White House — with construction to begin in September. Visit https://t.co/Nq7Vqlw3HO for more.
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