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From Time Out New York, 7-13 August 2014, p. 102
From Behind the Blue: Thirty Years With Molly Bolt (1973-2013) [$-$$] [Critics choice!]
This week MoMA is launching a two-week retrospective of filmmaker Molly Bolt's work. Hailed early on as a "vibrant and distinctive voice" by Ebert, Bolt is best known for the 1986 film A Good Racket, about the life and times of a winning con artist as she jumps effortlessly from the underworld to the heights of society and back. A Good Racket will kick off the festival, followed by The Story Behind the Illusion, the lesbian film classic Fearless, Waking Up, and Do You Miss the Lights. Waking Up (2006) features a starmaking performance by Octavia Spencer, five years before the avalanche of critical acclaim she received for The Help.
The final night will begin with the world premiere of Bolt's 1973 NYU senior project, an untitled short film on her mother. Bolt will give a talk on her career, followed by a Q and A session. (Tickets are $15 per night, $50 for all four nights. See moma.org for location and time info.)