Dear Friends, from October 13-19, 2017, I'm hosting a week-long career retrospective of independent film pioneer PAUL BARTEL (1938-2000) at Anthology Film Archives in New York City -- the first such tribute to this beloved American director, actor and writer. From his intriguing early shorts to his work with Roger Corman in the 1970s,  to his last films as producer-director, we will shine the spotlight on this influential yet under-appreciated voice in the development of American film comedy.

THE FILMS OF PAUL BARTEL will explore his taste for farce, black humor and satire reflected in such films as EATING RAOUL (1982), PRIVATE PARTS (1972), DEATH RACE 2000 (1975) and SCENES FROM THE CLASS STRUGGLE IN BEVERLY HILLS (1989). We will be screening most all of his films on 35mm and will gather cast members, family, friends and the author of a new biography of Paul Bartel, Stephen Armstrong ("Paul Bartel: The Life and Films " 2016) to Anthology for post-screening discussions.

As a companion event, I've organized a gallery show of  drawings and photographs by Bartel's close friend, the renowned illustrator BOB SCHULENBERG at the Patrick Parrish Gallery in Tribeca, Oct. 12-20. Entitled "Bob Schulenberg: The Secret Cinema" the exhibit will display Bob's captivating drawings of the people involved in the making of THE SECRET CINEMA (1968), which Bob co-produced.

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The retrospective will introduce a new generation of film students and those passionate about cinema to the career of Paul Bartel, giving them a rare opportunity to see his experimental early shorts, unreleased or out-of-print films and titles that were never on any home video formats. Post-screening discussions with Bartel's frequent players, associates, friends and family will explore his legacy and development as a director and his influence on younger generations of directors.

The gallery show -- Bob Schulenberg: The Secret Cinema -- will display never-before-exhibited vintage drawings, photos and memorabilia by this important artist, offering a glimpse into a heady, storied era: Manhattan in the mid-1960s. It's the visual diary of an era, and of the lifelong friendship between Schulenberg and Bartel.

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The combined event, is a cultural initiative meant to promote and increase awareness about preserving and restoring films. The entire event will be taped and documented in order to create an oral history for Anthology Film Archives to preserve and archive for future generations.

 "The Secret Cinema" was restored in 2017 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, and premiered on September 9, 2017 at The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. The restored print will be screened again at the Paul Bartel Tribute on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Anthology Film Archives, where Bob Schulenberg will be part of the post-screening panel.

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Patrick Parrish Gallery's Press Release:

http://www.patrickparrish.com/contemporary/exhibitions/exhibition/70

Anthology Film Archives' Press Release:

http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/series/48031

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