#sam why are they shopping when apocalypse 1.0 is coming

[paperpocalypse]

interlude.

50 Wordless Ways to Say “I Love You”: 43. Holding shopping bags that are too heavy for them.

Pairing: Five Hargreeves x Reader

Word Count: 1,304 words

Warning: Swearing

You step out of the car, the bottoms of your loafers scraping against the asphalt, and gaze up at the plain brown building silhouetted against the darkening sky.

The sight hits you with a bout of homesickness. How long has it been since you’ve shopped at a grocery store, really – sometime before the Commission recruited you out of 1949? It must have been. After all, you hadn’t exactly had the time or place to buy food and cook something up. Most of the meals you’d eaten for the past twenty-eight years were from cafés or restaurants.

“[Y/n].” Five snaps you out of your thoughts.

“Oh. Right,” you murmur, walking with him to the entrance. You feel his eyes on you as you push the door open.

As soon as you enter, you soak in the smell of paper bags and fresh fruit. Lands alive. You suddenly remember grocery shopping with your grandmother when you were – well, just a little younger than your physical age right now. Oh, now those were the days. She would take you to the candy store afterwards if you didn’t knock any of the displays over while she shopped.

(Everything was an adventure back then. You’ve been trying to regain that sense of wonder.)

Five lays claim to an abandoned cart and heads straight to the tea and coffee aisle.

You shake yourself out of your nostalgia to catch up with him. “Glad to see your priorities are in order,” you tease, sidestepping another customer.

“They’re always in order.”

“Of course.”

You watch his determined expression, amused, as he examines the shelves of coffee cans and bags like they’re suspects in a lineup. The two of you get halfway through the aisle before coming across a particular brand you remember him liking; he reaches up to grab one can of their 100% Colombian and plunks it into the cart.

Just a few feet away, a man around your age chuckles. “Don’t drink it all at once,” he says when you and Five look over at him, the corners of his eyes crinkling.

Five gives him a tight-lipped smile. “Try me,” he says.

You manage to hide your snort under the guise of clearing your throat. Shooting the stranger what hopefully looks like an apologetic smile, you quickly usher Five out of the coffee aisle before you get a lecture on manners.

“One day I’ll bust a gut and we’ll both get in trouble,” you mock-admonish, smacking him lightly on the arm as you push the cart towards the fresh produce section. “How are we supposed to lay low if you don’t act your age?”

He seems to hunch over further, still displeased by the previous interaction. “In case you’ve forgotten,” he mutters, “I’m fifty-eight years old. I am acting my age.”

The crossness of his posture causes you to sober up a bit. Ah. Knitting your brow, you stop in front of the apple stand, facing him fully.

From the moment that Five and you fell into 2019, it’s been apparent that the whole de-aging thing is hitting him a lot harder than it’s been hitting you. You know that part of it is because he’s the one who actually did the time travel; you know that in between your work to prevent the apocalypse, he’s been combing through his equations, trying to figure out where he had gone wrong. You also know that the other part of it is a matter of pride. And you get it. Despite enjoying your recovered youth a little more than Five, you don’t like reliving the experience of being talked down to either. Every time Five gets patronized, you can practically feel his blood boil – age was the only thing of societal value that he had gained from the apocalypse, and now that he’s physically thirteen again, that advantage is gone.

“Five, I didn’t forget,” you reply easily, softly. “But we both know that’s not how either of us look. So we gotta adapt. Like always.”

Five shakes his head, chuckling dryly. “I’ve spent my whole damn life adapting to bullshit.”

“I know.”

He inhales slowly, then exhales through his nose as you put a hand on his back. After glancing at you, he looks away stiffly.

“Sorry for screwing it up.”

“Hey. We got here in one piece and I don’t have back problems anymore. I should be thanking you.” You grin at him, and he scoffs.

There we go.

Dropping your hand to brush your fingers against his, you turn around to inspect the apples. “Now,” you announce, “I know I always complain about inflation, but explain to me why the hell these things are a dollar fifteen per pound.”

You still have some cash that the Commission had given the two of you for meal expenses, and since Five and you have literally nothing else, you spend the next hour perusing all that the grocery store has to offer. It’s quite … normal, really, tossing this or that into the cart and chatting with Five about the kinds of meals you would eat when you were kids, and you like it very much. You haven’t felt this domestic in decades.

After paying for your things, Klaus’s requested chocolate pudding, and Five’s coffee (it was the only thing he had wanted from the store), you take your turn driving back to the Hargreeves mansion.

Five blinks out of the car as you cut the engine, opening the trunk and taking all of the bags before you even open the door to get out.

“We need to start our surveillance of Meritech early tomorrow morning,” he tells you once you join him. “Whoever the eye belongs to is going to walk in there sometime between then and doomsday.”

You nod, closing the trunk and locking the car. “Right.”

The taillights flash in the darkness as you press the button again, just to make sure, and Five waits until you’re satisfied before starting toward the back entrance. With all of the groceries.

How many times do you have to tell him that he doesn’t have to do everything himself? “Fives,” you croon, reaching over to tap his fist. (The answer is as many times as it takes.)

In return, you get a brief glance. Five slows down just a hair, wordlessly shifting the bags to his other hand, and takes your hand.

You can’t help but snort.

“What?” he snips defensively. The two of you stop in the middle of the alley.

“Five, I –” you smile at him, somewhat flustered and absolutely charmed, and gesture to the groceries – “I was going to take some of the bags so you didn’t have to carry all of them.”

He blinks, face blank.

“I see,” he says. You fail to hold in another chuckle, and at the sound of it, Five attempts to let go of your hand.

“No, no, no, no, no.” You tighten your hold, moving to take half of the groceries. “I have two hands.”

With that, you resume walking, both hands full and quite sure that you’ve never adored your partner more than at this moment. Who knew he could be such a romantic?

Said partner walks beside you, silent and avoiding your gaze. You nudge him to break the tension. “I never thought you could be so smooth, dear.”

“You’ve done it before,” he grumbles, and you can hear an undertone of – dare you say it? – embarrassment in his voice. His gaze darts down to the bags. “I assumed wrong.”

“Five. You can always assume that I want to hold your hand.”

Even though you’re being incredibly corny on purpose, Five doesn’t dole out any snark. The two of you enter the house, and when you turn on the lights, you notice, with infinite satisfaction, that his face is flushed.

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ASMB 2019 Masterpost

Below the cut is the Asexual Supernatural Mini Bang 2019 Masterpost! You can also find all of the stories by using the masterpost tag, clicking on the link in our description or going to this year’s Ao3 collection!

Title: A Stormy Sea of Moving Emotion Author: aerica13 Artist: cenedrariva Rating: Teen and Up Pairing(s): Castiel/Dean Winchester, Sarah Blake/Sam Winchester, past Jessica Moore/Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester/OMC (brief) Warning(s): Mentions of John Winchester abuse, very slight (and non-reciprocated) sexual interest from a 19 year old at Cas/Dean, slight (non-graphic) mention of ritualistic murder, some internalized acephobia on Dean’s part, mentions of consensual sex between Dean and an OMC, brief accidental voyeurism on Cas’ part Word Count: 15,280 Summary: After surviving their fight with the siren in “Sex and Violence” (S4 E14), Sam has some questions for Dean…leading to research, identity revelations, more questions, more identity revelations, Sam getting to (metaphorically) lock Cas and Dean in a closet until they kiss and even find his own partner to kiss. Mostly in that order. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: The Answer Lies With You Author: @ladylilithprime Artist: @blindswandive Pairing: Sastiel Rating: T Word Count: 6209 Summary: When Castiel Engelstrom stumbled into Sam Winchester’s flower shop instead of his brother Gabriel’s tattoo parlour next door, Sam hadn’t seen him since college the night of the dorm fire. As the two talk, new information comes to light - both about the fire and about each other - and they discover that maybe a different sort of flame is ready to be rekindled. Warnings: Canon-adjacent arson, past injuries, burn scars, discussions of severe mental illness (schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder) and psychological trauma, mention of perceived attempted suicide, mention of alcohol use, bees and bee stings. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Broken Author: Masterpieceofturkeycleverness Artist: Walkingdeadandsupernaturaladdict Rating: Mature Pairing(s): None Warning(s): None Word Count: 5579 Summary: After receiving a phone call from Jack requesting The Sex Talk, Lucifer feels as if he’s broken and can’t love anyone because he’s never wanted to have sex. Lucifer teleports himself to rural Alaska to get away from everyone and engage in a cycle of self-pity. There, he meets an Inuit hunter who gets him talking and ultimately tells him that there are other people who are like him. This hunter turns out to be Raven in disguise, sent by Gabriel because the youngest archangel knows his older brother won’t listen to him. Ultimately, Gabriel and Jack help convince Lucifer that he’s not broken and that they love him the way he is. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Burned Bridges Author: Angsty-Violet (HiddenViolet) Artist: Angsty-Violet (HiddenViolet) Rating: Teen Pairing(s): Castiel/Dean Winchester, Lucifer/Sam Winchester Warning(s): Referenced Suicide Attempt Word Count: 5069 Summary: Sam tries to reconnect with his older brother after years of not speaking. Notes: Both the art and the fic are done by me, and located at the same place. Link to fic and art: Work Link

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Title: Delight Author: @hullosweetpea Artist: @thekingtrickster Rating: M Word Count: 5,341 Summary: Castiel has felt different from the other angels in the garrison for a while. On leave, he decides to take the plunge and visit an incubus/succubus den. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Dream of Me Author: InkStainedWings Artist: dep-op-ex-pression Rating: T Pairing: Sabriel Warning: Major Character Death Word Count: 7727 Summary: Jack starts to have dreams about another nephilim being caged in hell and has to figure out if she’s real and if she is real, can she be trusted? Links to fic and art:  Fic Link // Art Link // Music Link

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Title: He’s a Little Bit Country Author: JessJesstheBest Artist: Tiki.Art Rating: T Pairing(s): Dean/Castiel Warning(s): mild discussion of kink Word Count: 8,606 Summary: “Tell me what we’re doing here today, Clarence.”

Castiel shifted on his feet, moodily, but answered her in a grumble. “We’re putting on a concert benefit for Planned Parenthood.”

“Right! And why is that?”

“Because this country is run by a monster who is trying to take away the reproductive rights of women and we need to raise money to continue to fund our program which helps women have agency in their own bodies.“

Or the one where Castiel, as part of planned parenthood, puts on a joint punk and country benefit concert where he meets Dean Winchester, the handsome country enthusiast who is also an asshole. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title:  Intimacy Author: @tigerlilynoh Artist: @cenedras-art​ Rating: Explicit Pairings: Sam/Ruby Warnings: graphic violence, mention of dub-con/non-con, explicit sexual content, masturbation, oral sex Tags:  Asexual!Sam, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Good!Ruby, Lucifer was never freed, Apocalypse 1.0 averted, Team Free Will saved the day Word count: 35,282 Summary:  Sam had largely given up on having a relationship.  The life of a hunter didn’t lend itself to romance, and the few partners he’d had had always pushed for more than he wanted to give.  So it was bittersweet to realize that he was developing a crush on Ruby, while working a case together.  But when she hits on him and he comes out to her as asexual, Sam soon finds acceptance in one of the most unlikely of people.  Now all that’s left is to learn to accept himself, figure out what intimacy means to them… and stop a mysterious killer that’s leaving a trail of exsanguinated bodies. Link to the fic and art:  Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Lacuna Author: @writingarchangels Artist: @walkingdeadandsupernaturaladdict Rating: General Pairing(s): Nick/Michael/Lucifer Warning(s): n/a Word Count: 5.3K Summary:The Archangel Lucifer never dared to dream about becoming a father, being sure to mess it up like his own did, but then he became one. Now his life is dedicated to raising his son and keeping him safe, which he manages to do so with his vessel’s help. He tries his best to stay down the radar and to keep ahead of the Winchester’s.

But things take an unpredictable turn when Michael reappears, traumatized by what he went through in the Cage after Lucifer took the unconscious angel home. Now Lucifer needs to figure out what to do with Michael and keep Jack safe all at the same time.

/Lacuna\ (n) a blank space. a missing part Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Lessons Cas Never knew he Needed Author: @reallyscj Artist: @never-used-ever Rating: G Pairing(s): Castiel/Dean Warning(s): None Word Count: 5049 Summary: Castiel is a new college freshman and looking to start the new chapter of his life. Can the boy he met at a party help him on his journey? Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Let it Be Author: Karategirl80 (Tumblr) Karategrl80 (AO3) Artist: KrisN5 (Tumblr) Rating: Teen and Up Pairing(s): Sastiel, platonic Dean and Cas, platonic Dean and Gabriel Warning(s): polyamory (platonic) Word Count: 14924 Summary: The Me’tai are a magical race coexisting (mostly) with humans. Sam and Dean grew up with one foot in the Me’tai world, and one foot in the human world. Their mother, Mary, a strong witch, was killed when Sam was only 6 months old. John, their human father, feared the worst for his sons, and did his best to raise them “human.” As they got older, though, it became clear that they were never going to pass as “human.” Sam had potential to be as powerful as his mother was, if not more, and Dean was an often sought after catwing familiar. When Sam decides to attend Stanford’s Magic Division, Dean goes with him. While there, Sam meets his lifebond, a catwing familiar named Cas, and after graduation Sam, Cas, and Dean settle down in Palo Alto. Everything seems fine until Dean starts acting out of character, and Sam and Cas need to work together to help a very resistant Dean become comfortable with himself, his heritage as a Me’tai, and as a familiar. Links to fic and art: Fic and Art Link

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Title: Lover Author: casbeanwrites Artist: thekingtrickster Rating: Explicit Pairing(s): Dean Winchester/Castiel Warning(s): none Word Count: 27367 Summary: Dean knows that Cas doesn’t like him. They’re not even friends, not really. But Dean can’t help it, he wants to be around Cas, he wants to be his friends, he wants… more. But he has to respect that Cas is just not interested.

It’s not until Cas gets into the first heat of his life in front of him that Dean is faced with the fact that maybe, just maybe, Cas doesn’t hate him at all. Links to fic and art: Fic / Art Link

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Title: meet me at the reservoir Author: @dep-op-ex-pression | penrosequartz on ao3 Artist: @blindswandive | BlindSwandive on ao3 Rating: Mature Pairing(s): Mick Davies/Arthur Ketch, Antonia Bevell/Arthur Ketch Warning(s): Rape/Non-Con Elements, Abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism Word Count: 6462 Summary: “Mick Davies thought he had lost all hope before Arthur Ketch came into his life. Now he’s a few months in, and he’s beginning to realise he’s got even less hope than he had before. His parents are gone, his sister is distant, Arthur’s ex is too close for comfort, and love isn’t anything like he imagined.” Author Notes: this fic is in NO way supposed to represent meaningful, healthy relationships. mick is being abused. this is not intended to be romantic or appropriate. if you or anyone you know is in a relationship like this, please leave as soon as you can - these are not good vibes!!!! as a side note, my entire heart and soul exists within this fic. please be gentle with it. Artist Notes: see art LJ post. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Patchwork Soul Author: Hyrulehearts1123 Artist: My_Untold_Lies Rating: Teen Pairing(s): Implied Michael/Lucifer Warning(s): Canon Typical Violence, vague mentions of torture Word Count: 19008 Summary: Within The Cage, there was something that didn’t belong. A Fledgling, born of the Soul of Sam Winchester, and the Grace of Michael and Lucifer. When Raphael embarked to rescue the Fledgling, they had no idea just how important he would be, or the healing and restoration that would come about through the Fledgling’s existence. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Pay Up! Author: @twisted-pride // Broken_Twisted_Lullabies Artist: @cenedrariva Rating: T Pairing(s): Gabriel/Sam Winchester (one sided), Dorothy Baum/Charlie Bradbury, Jessica Moore/Brady (background), Kevin Tran/Channing Ngo (background) Warning(s): some swearing, very brief reference to aphobia (in final chapter), Word Count: 65,037 Summary: They always say don’t make a deal with the devil, but in Gabriel’s defense this one was too good to pass up. All he had to do was stay single for 4 years, and win 50$. Piece of cake. But Lucifer’s determined to win, and doesn’t realize the ace up Gabriel’s sleeve. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: Piled Higher and Deeper Author: zaffre Artist: hufflapute Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Pairing(s): Castiel/Dean Winchester Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply Word Count: 10658 Summary: Castiel has been working on his dissertation for 10 years, which is twice as long as most. Given an ultimatum – finish by the following spring or be kicked out of the program – Castiel feels certain that he’s going to fail and allow his amazing future to slip away. But maybe he doesn’t want that future anymore. Or maybe he’s just depressed. Castiel isn’t sure anymore. But what he is certain about is that one of the new grad students in the department is something special, and Castiel is shocked when Dean seems to feel the same about him. Author Notes: This was written for the Ace SPN Mini Bang. Thank you so much to the mod for running this challenge! Links to fic and art: Fic link // Art Link

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Title:  There You Are, Homemade Author:  orange_8_hands Artist:  skeletonsinzeecloset / AngelofWine Rating: PG-13 Pairing(s): Dean/Cas Warning(s):  non-graphic(-ish) masturbation scene, internalized acephobia, self-worth issues Word Count: 5660 Summary:  For Dean, Cas can make this happen. He can.      (or: after the first time they meet and before the rest of their lives, Cas tries his best.) Author Notes: This work is a stand-alone, but is a prequel(-ish) to my Carpenter Verse. Other notes are added to the fic itself. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link 

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Title: This is Me Author: SabrielandaceSam Artist: dep-op-ex-pression Rating: Not Rated Pairing(s): Sam Winchester/Gabriel Warning(s): Mentions of Acephobia, Can seem Anti-dean that was not intentional Word Count: 5049 Summary: A few weeks after a hunt, Sam decides Gabriel needs to learn how to drive. After a few hours, the two settle to relax. And secrets can be revealed in the quiet. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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Title: To Build A Heaven Author: Sageclover61 Artist: Emmatheslayer Rating: T Pairing(s): Sam Winchester/ Raphael, Dean Winchester/ Lucifer/ Michael Warning(s): possible mentions of attempted sexual assault and possible mentions of child prostitution Word Count: 35621 Summary: Sam Winchester had always believed in a higher power. It was a comforting constant during the chaos of moving all over the country throughout his childhood. And despite the fact that the things going bump in the night were real it never stopped being somewhat of a relief to believe that there was something good, even if there was no way to see it or interact with it. “Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of things we cannot see,” Hebrews 11:1. Sometimes… Sometimes all you need is an archangel in your corner. Links to fic and art: Fic Link // Art Link

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WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND April 26, 2019  - AVENGERS: ENDGAME!!!

This is the big one, the start of the summer movie season – like last year, one week early – but also a singularly movie that is likely to crush pretty much everything still playing in theaters, and that is…

AVENGERS: ENDGAME!!

What’s being promoted as the finale of storylines that have been set-up over ten years of Marvel movies finally hits theaters one year after the fateful ending of Infinity War. Sadly, I won’t be seeing this until early next week, since I’ll be busy attending the Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend. (See more details about that below.)

Still, it’s hard to deny the draw of a sequel to last year’s Avengers: Endgame, which had such an astounding cliffhanger ending that few will want to wait to see this one, mainly to see how the surviving heroes deal with Thanos and get their friends and colleagues back.

I guess that’s all I have to say about the movie (other than my box office analysis at The Beat), until I see it so let’s get straight to the…

LIMITED RELEASES

If you live in New York, I beseech you to go see Pamela Green’s doc BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ  (Zeitgeist Films), narrated by Jodi Foster, when it opens in New York on Friday. It will open at the IFC Center in New York plus a few other cities as it slowly expands to other cities. It’s an amazing story about the first-ever female filmmaker who was around during the earliest days of cinema in France.

Ralph Fiennes’ directs and co-stars in THE WHITE CROW (Sony Pictures Classics), an amazing film starring Oleg Ivenko as ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, who travelled to Paris with his ballet company, ended up meeting and falling in love with Clara Saint (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and defecting. Fiennes plays Nureyev’s early teacher, but it’s a fairly small role as he allows his younger cast to shine in a terrific story that covers much of Nureyev’s early life before defecting. It’s a fantastic film, regardless of whether you’re into ballet or not. The White Crowopens in New York and L.A. on Friday.

Not quite as amazing (but a movie I had been looking forward to seeing since Toronto last year) is Justin Kelly’s  JT LEROY (Universal Home Entertainment), which stars Kristen Stewart as Savannah Knoop, the young woman who pretended to be author J.T. Leroy, an abused transgender young man, who was duped by actual author Laura Albert (played by Laura Dern) to help fulfill the ruse for the press and other celebrities. Jim Sturgess plays Geoffrey Knoop, Laura’s boyfriend and Savannah’s brother while Diane Kruger plays Eva, a character clearly meant to be Asia Argento, who made The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things based on “Leroy’s” novel. I was very interested in this film, partially because I interviewed Argento for that film without knowing the story until seeing Jeff Feurzeig’s doc Author: The JT Leroy Story. The movie, co-written by Knoop and Kelly from her own book documenting events, is okay, but I feel that the screenplay could have been a lot more interesting if adapted by a better writer, and I’ve generally been mixed about Kelly’s work as a director, as well.  I guess if you’re interested in this story, you can check this out in select cities or On Demand.

Josh Lobo’s thriller I TRAPPED THE DEVIL (IFC Midnight) stars Scott Poythress as Steve, a man who is holding a man hostage in his basement who he believes is the Devil himself. When his brother (AJ Bowen) and wife (Susan Burke) arrive for the Christmas season, they discover Steve’s secret and begin wondering if the man is in fact the Devil.  I liked the movie’s premise more than the execution, as I didn’t think too much about the cast.

Roxanne Benjamin made her directorial debut as part of the horror anthology Southbound. She also had a segment in the XX anthology, and she now makes her feature film debut with BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK (Magnet Releasing). It follows a young woman who is working as a summer employee at a state park, but who takes a wrong turn and ends up in a crime scene with no communication to the outside world. Bravely, she must spend the night in the wilderness protecting the crime scene on her own.


Opening on Wednesday at Film Forum is Carmine Street Guitars (Abramorama), Ron Mann’s documentary about Rick Kelly’s West Village guitar shop that’s been where he and his apprentice Cindy Hulej design and build custom guitars for the musical superstars. Some of the guitarists who pop in and are captured on camera include Charlie Sexton, Marc Ribot, Lenny Kaye and Bill Frisell with a special appearance by Jim Jarmusch. If you’re into music or are a guitar player, you’ll want to check this out.

Maia Wechsler’s doc If the Dancer Dances (Monument Releasing) goes into the dance studio of Stephen Petronio as they try to breathe new life into Merce Cunningham’s 1968 piece “RainForest.” The movie is being released in conjunction with Cunningham’s centennial, opening Friday in New York at the Quadand in L.A. at the Laemmle Music Hall.

A Thousand Thoughts

LOCAL FESTIVALS

The big festival starting on Wednesday is the17thAnnual TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, which kicks off on Wednesday with Life, Animated director Roger Ross Williams’ new documentary The Apollo, which is having it World premiere AT the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Other special events held at the Beacon Theater, also far north of Tribeca, include the 35thAnniversary of This is Spinal Tap and 40th Anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, a special talk between Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro and his longtime director Martin Scorsese, as well as special concerts/talks following docs about the Wu Tang Clan (Wu Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men) and Phish frontman Trey Anastasio (Between Me and My Mind).  

I’m not sure why, but I tend to gravitate more to the docs at Tribeca than the narratives, maybe because there have been maybe a dozen narratives at the festival that I truly loved. On the other hand, the festival has become renowned for so many amazing docs, and this year, there are goods ones about Stones bassist Bill Wyman (The Quiet One), Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, Maiden (about the first all-woman around-the-world sailing team), another one about movie sound (Making Waves) and one about a Ohio factory that shuts down but then is resuscitated by a Chinese company that offers the community new hope (American Factory). I’m also looking forward to seeing the doc Other Music, about New York’s indie record store which recently shut its doors. Add to that other music docs like Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice and Mystify: Michael Hutchence, and there’s quite a bit that I’m going to want to check out. 

Some of the narratives that I’m interested include The Kill Team, starring Nat Wolff and Alexander Skarsgard, and Kevin McMullin’s Low Tide, which has its World Premiere. Also, soon-to-be-released movies like Mary (American Psycho) Harron’s Charlie Says, starring Mat Smith as Charles Manson, and Joe Berlinger’s Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as Ted Bundy, will screen at Tribeca before their respective releases on May 10.

Hopefully, I’ll find some more hidden gems as the festival progresses.

Up in Toronto, Canada, one of my favorite cities, this year’s Hot Docs begins on Thursday. As the name might imply, this is a documentary film festival with an amazing array of docs, many getting their world premieres. I’m a little busy with Tribeca to go through all that is being offered, but if you live in Toronto, then you should be able to find some interesting subjects covered.

REPERTORY

METROGRAPH (NYC):

Metrograph Pictures’ second release is a restored rerelease of Djibril Diop Mambety’s Hyenas (1992), a comic adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play “The Visit” about a rich woman who is visiting a small African village with enough money to back the man running for mayor of the town. Instead, she reveals that he got her pregnant and abandoned her with child, leading her to a life of misery before coming into money. She offers a bounty to kill the man who did this to her, and the village needs to decide whether they like the mayoral candidate, a popular shopkeeper, as much as they need the money being offered. It’s a pretty fascinating film, beautifully shot, and it’s nice to see the Metrograph reviving it through their distribution arm. On top of that, the retrospective of Brazilian filmmaker Nelson Pereira Dos Santos continues through Sunday, including a few repeat showings. Late Nites at Metrograph  offers Gaspar Noe’s recent Climax, as well as Evangelion 1.0 and Evangelion 2.0for the Anime fans.  Playtime: Family Matinees ends the month with a classic Kurt Russell Disney movie, The Barefoot Executive  (1971).

THE NEW BEVERLY (L.A.):

Weds. afternoon is a screening of Melville’s 1956 film Bob Le Flambeur, while a double feature of Sydney Pollack’s The Yakuza  (1974) and John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow II  (1987) runs Weds. and Thursday. The Extended Version of Sam Peckinpah’s Major Dundee  (1965), starring Charlton Heston, screens on Friday and Saturday, followed by the double feature of Peter Sellers’ 1966 film After the Fox and Elaine May’s The Hearbreak Kid on Sunday and Monday. Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight and the 1983 comedy Doctor Detroit are the Friday and Saturday midnight movies, respectably. This weekend’s KIDEE MATINEE is Lord and Miller’s animated Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, while Monday’s matinee is David Fincher’s Fight Club.

FILM FORUM (NYC):

The “Trilogies” series continues this weekend with Andrzej Wajda’s “War Trilogy” (A Generation, Kanal, Ashes and Diamonds) on Wednesday, Jean Cocteau’s “Orphic Trilogy” (Blood of a Poet, Orpheus and Testament of Orpheus) on Thursday. Ingmar Bergman’s “God and Man Trilogy” (Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light and The Silence) screens on Friday, and then Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher trilogy begins on Friday then continues on Saturday, April 27, and the third part on May 4. (Trust me, this is not an easy series to watch in one sitting.) Also, Marcel Pagnol’s “Marseilles Trilogy” will screen on Sunday. Film Forum Jr. shows Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali (1955), which is also part of Ray’s “Apu Trilogy” for the “Trilogies” series. See how that works?

BAM CINEMATEK (NYC):

BAM is killing it this week with a number of releases including a restored rerelease of Nina Menkes’ 1991 film Queen of Diamond with Menkes present for a QnA on Friday night and a panel on Saturday night. Set in Vegas, it deals with a disaffected blackjack dealer who drifts through a series of encounters. On Wednesday, BAM’s “Screen Epiphanies” series continues with Vanity Faircritic K. Austin Collins presenting Brian De Palma’s thriller Femme Fatale, starring Rebecca Romjin. Lastly, on Sunday, the “Beyond the Canon” series continues with a double feature of Charles Lane’s Sidewalk Stories  (1989) with Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid (1921).

EGYPTIAN THEATRE (LA):

The Egyptian gets in on Aero’s Classic Movie ClownsThursday with a Marx Brothers double feature of A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races  (1937) with authors Robert Bader and Josh Frank signing their book. Friday sees a Stanley Donen tribute with a screening of Singin’ in the Rain  (1952), plus there will be an encore screening of the 7-hour War and Peace  (1967) on Sunday and Disney’s Mary Poppins (1964) on Sunday with a panel in conjunction with the Art Directors Guild Film Society.

AERO  (LA):

A new series called “Cowboys and Samurai” begins this week, and it’s little surprise that most of the samurai movies are from Akira Kurosawa. It begins on Thursday with a double feature of Rashomon (1950)and High Noon, then continues Friday with The Searchers (1956) and The Hidden Fortress (1958) and Seven Samurai (1954) and The Wild Bunch  (1969) on Saturday. Sunday’s double feature is Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven (1992) and the 1962 film Harakiri (1962) (not directed by Kurosawa!). Sunday is also a rescheduled screening of the musical Annie (1982), as part of the Albert Finney remembrance.

IFC CENTER (NYC)

Waverly Midnights: Parental Guidance  continues with Poltergeist  (1982), Weekend Classics: Love Mom and Dad screens Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid  (1921), while Late Night Favorites: Spring shows Jodorowsky’s El Topo (1970).

MOMA (NYC):

Modern Matinees: B is for Bacall will show 1956’s Written on the Windon Weds, How to Marry a Millionaire  (1953) Thursday and then end the series on Friday with a reshowing of Vincent Minelli’s Designing Woman  (1957).

MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE (NYC):

The museum’s See it Big! Action series continues with two screenings of William Friedkin’s The French Connection 1971) on Friday and Saturday, Bullitt  (1968) on Saturday and George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road on Sunday. There will also be a showing of William Lustig’s 1980 horror film Maniacwith Lustig in attendance as part of its Disreputable Cinema series. This weekend is the first I’ve ever wished I lived out in Astoria, Queens.

QUAD CINEMA (NYC):

Wild Things: The Ferocious Films of Nelly Kaplan ends Thursday, but I don’t have any information for the weekend as of yet.

LANDMARK THEATRES NUART  (LA):

This Friday’s midnight movie is John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), also starring Kurt Russell.

That’s it for this week. Next week: Four new wide releases that aren’t Avengers: Endgame!