Museum of the Moving Image Announces Daily Schedule of Programs

By: Gabrielle Sierra May. 11, 2011

The Museum is housed in a building owned by the City of New York and its operations are made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation). The Museum also receives generous support from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. For more information, please visit http://movingimage.us.

DAILY SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS: MAY 13-JULY 3, 2011

EXHIBITIONS:

Real Virtuality, an exhibition of world-premiere and New York-premiere experiments in interactive digital art and technology. Installations by Marco Brambilla, Cao Fei, Openended Group, Pablo Valbuena, Bill Viola, and Workspace Unlimited. Closes June 12, 2011.

City Glow, an installation of a five-panel video panorama by artist Chiho Aoshima. On view through July 17, 2011.

The Georgetown Loop and The Day Was a Scorcher, films by Ken Jacobs, screening continuously in the Video Screening Amphitheater, on view beginning May 20.

Trash Mirror, interactive installation by Daniel Rozin, on view beginning May 24.

Behind the Screen, the Museum's core exhibition, featuring more than 1,400 historical artifacts, art works, video clips, and interactive experiences that show how moving images are made, marketed, and exhibited-now completely reinstalled with new materials and interactive experiences added.

FILM SERIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Terrence Malick retrospective (May 13-15)
In anticipation of his latest film, Tree of Life, Moving Image presents Terrence Malick's first four features: Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line, and The New World.

Flat Earth Society Accompanies The Oyster Princess (May 20)
The acclaimed 15-member Belgian big band Flat Earth Society performs their original score of Ernst Lubitch's 1919 film comedy The Oyster Princess.

Donald Bogle presents Ethel Waters in The Member of the Wedding (May 21)
Film scholar Donald Bogle, author of the new book Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters, will discuss Waters with a screening of The Member of the Wedding, Fred Zinnemann's 1952 film adaptation of Carson McCullers's story, starring Waters in her finest film performance.

Malcolm X: Bigger Than the Screen (May 22)
Panel discussion with Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall, Nelson George, and Melvin Van Peebles, moderated by Warrington Hudlin

Family Matinees: Great Adaptations (May 21-July3)
This family-friendly series features some of the best book-to-screen adaptations of recent years, including a red-carpet preview screening of Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (on May 21), Alfonso Cuaron's A Little Princess, the Coen Brothers's True Grit, and more

Independently Animated: Bill Plympton (May 27-28)
New York animator Bill Plympton will be the focus of a two-day series on the occasion of the publication of his new book Independently Animated. On May 27th, Plympton will appear in person for a conversation about his career, presented with clips, followed by a book signing. During the course of the evening, he promises to give every audience member a drawing. The series includes a preview of the new documentary Adventures in Plymptoons.

Special Screening of Serpico in Honor of Sidney Lumet (May 29)
The great New York filmmaker, Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) revitalized the Astoria Studios in the 1970s, and was Museum of the Moving Image's first Salute honoree, in 1985.

Making Movies in New York, 1911 (June 4-5)
One hundred years ago, New York was the center of the American movie business. This series, curated by film scholar Richard Koszarski, features four programs of shorts, organized around the themes "The Big City," "The Civil War," "The Classics," and "Men, Women, and Marriage." Works by D.W. Griffith and Biograph Studios, Thomas Edison, Alice Guy-Blaché, as well as films from Thanhouser, Vitagraph, and smaller independent studio will be shown.

Work: Selections from the Flaherty Film Seminar (June 4-5)
The 2010 Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, programmed by Dennis Lim, the editor of the Museum's website Moving Image Source (http://movingimagesource.us), centered on the theme of work. Films from Lisandro Alonso, Eugenio Polgovsky, Uruphong Raksasad, and Naomi Uman will be shown.

The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski (June 10-July 3)
A major retrospective of Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski, contemporary to Roman Polanski and successor to Andrzej Wajda and like both of them, a graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Lodz. The series includes eleven of his most personal features and rarely shown short films; many of these titles are not in distribution in the U.S. They include the Polish films Identification Marks None (Rysopis), Walkover, and Hands Up!, as well as the cult favorite Deep End and his most commercially successful film, Moonlighting. Skolimowski will make a personal appearance with his new film Essential Killing (on June 10th).

Ongoing series include the monthly Korean Cinema Showcase, presented with The Korea Society, and the monthly martial arts showcase Fist & Sword.

DAILY LISTING OF FILM SCREENINGS AND EVENTS:
Unless otherwise noted, film screenings take place in the new main Moving Image Theater and in the Celeste and Armand Bartos Screening Room at Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Avenue (at 37 Street), Astoria, and are included with Museum admission unless otherwise noted.

Friday, May 13
7:00 p.m.
Days of Heaven
Dir. Terrence Malick. 1978, 94 mins. With Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz. With magnificent photography by Nestor Almendros and Haskell Wexler, Days of Heaven is a sumptuous epic. Set just after World War I, it portrays a tragic love triangle between a migrant worker, his girlfriend, and an aristocratic landowner. Also showing Saturday, May 14, 4:30 p.m. (Part of the Terrence Malick retrospective)

Saturday, May 14
12:30 p.m.
Pelada
Dirs. Luke Boughen and Rebekah Fergusson. 2010, 90 mins. Digital projection. Not-rated. Two former college-soccer stars travel the world to join pickup games, finding freestylers in China, women playing in hijabs in Iran, and games in Kenya, Brazil, and even a Bolivian prison. Pelada is a tribute to the informal, communal nature of soccer played on every kind of terrain around the world. Also showing Sunday, May 15, 1:00 p.m. (Part of the family matinee series Spring Training)

2:00 p.m.
Badlands
Introduced by Matt Zoller Seitz, Moving Image Source contributor and Salon critic
Dir. Terrence Malick. 1973, 94 mins. With Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates. Malick's directorial debut depicts a real-life 1950s cross-country killing spree by two young lovers on the run. With its blend of cool irony and genuine romanticism, Badlands is a classic American fable about love and violence. As Holly (Spacek) narrates, "We had our bad moments, like any other couple." Also showing Sunday, May 15 at 2:00 p.m. (Part of the Terrence Malick retrospective)

4:30 p.m.
Days of Heaven
Introduced by Matt Zoller Seitz, Moving Image Source contributor and Salon critic
Dir. Terrence Malick. 1978, 94 mins. With Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz. See Friday, May 13, 7:00 p.m. for description. (Part of the Terrence Malick retrospective)

7:00 p.m.
The Thin Red Line
Introduced by Matt Zoller Seitz, Moving Image Source contributor and Salon critic
Dir. Terrence Malick. 1998, 170 mins. With James Caviezel, Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Nick Nolte. Based on the novel by James Jones. The horrific and chaotic Battle of Gaudalcanal during World War II is the setting for Malick's brooding meditation on the meaninglessness of war, the beauty of nature, and the mystery of human behavior. (Part of the Terrence Malick retrospective)

Sunday, May 15
1:00 p.m.
Pelada
Dirs. Luke Boughen and Rebekah Fergusson. 2010, 90 mins. Digital projection. Not-rated. See Saturday, May 14, 12:30 p.m. for description. (Part of the series Spring Training)

2:00 p.m.
Badlands
Dir. Terrence Malick. 1973, 94 mins. With Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates. See Saturday, May 14, 4:30 p.m. for description. (Part of the Terrence Malick retrospective)

5:00 p.m.
The New World
Introduced by Matt Zoller Seitz, Moving Image Source contributor and Salon critic
Dir. Terrence Malick. 2005, 135 mins. With Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer. Malick reworks the story of John Smith and Pocahontas as a transcendent reverie on the clash between civilization and romance. After its disappointing commercial release, the film steadily built a cult following. (Part of the Terrence Malick retrospective)

Friday, May 20
8:00 p.m. SILENT FILM WITH LIVE MUSIC
Flat Earth Society accompanies Ernst Lubitsch's The Oyster Princess
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch, 1919, 63 mins. Digital projection. With Ossi Oswalda. The celebrated Belgian 15-piece big band Flat Earth Society, known throughout Europe for their raucously playful jazz style, will present the U.S. premiere of composer Peter Vermeersch's score for Ernst Lubitsch's film comedy about an American seafood tycoon trying to find a royal husband for his daughter. A stylistic leap forward for Lubitsch from his early slapstick to the visual sophistication he would become famous for, The Oyster Princess is a satire of capitalism and royalism that takes place on extravagant sets described by Dave Kehr as being "posed somewhere between Expressionism and Futurism." The Guardian described the music as "twisting rapidly from theatrical bombast to tenderness, collective improv, mad movie-chase music and back to swinging anthems." The group will also present excerpts from their latest project, Hearsee, an ever-mutating audiovisual montage of composed and improvised music accompanying archival film clips.
Flat Earth Society: Peter Vermeersch (composer), Stefaan Blancke (trombone), Benjamin Boutreur (alto sax), Berlinde Deman (tuba), Luc Van Lieshout (trumpet), Bart Maris (trumpet), Michael Mast (tenor sax), Marc Meeuwissen (trombone), Kristof Roseeuw (double bass), Bruno Vansina (alto and baritone sax), Peter Vandenberghe (piano and keyboards), Teun Verbruggen (percussion), Pierre Vervloesem (guitar), Wim Willaert (accordion and keyboards), Tom Wouters (clarinet, vibraphone, vocals).
Tickets: $15 public / $10 Museum members / Free for Silver Screen members and above. Order tickets online at http://movingimage.us or by calling 718 777 6800.

Saturday, May 21
1:00 p.m.
Preview Screening: Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
With author Megan McDonald, stars JorDana Beatty and Parris Mosteller in person
Dir. John Schultz. 2011. 88 mins. DCP projection courtesy of Relativity Media. Rated-PG.With JorDana Beatty, Parris Mosteller, Heather Graham. Based on the series by Megan McDonald. Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life, with the help of her little brother Stink and fun-loving Aunt Opal. Author and co-screenwriter Megan McDonald and the child stars JorDana Beatty (Judy Moody) and Parris Mosteller (Stink), will be present. The screening will be followed by a book signing. (Part of the family matinee series, Great Adaptations)
Tickets: $15 public/$10 Museum members/Free for Red Carpet Kids, Silver Screen members, and above. Order tickets online at http://movingimage.us or by calling 718 777 6800.

4:00 p.m.
A Conversation with Donald Bogle and screening of The Member of the Wedding
Donald Bogle is the leading historian of African-American film and television, with books including Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films; Prime Time Blues: African Americans on Network Television; and the best-selling Dorothy Dandridge. His latest biography, Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters (Harper Collins) traces the tumultuous twists and turns of Waters' seven-decade career, which took her from vaudeville and recorded music to the Broadway stage to movies and TV. The book is a riveting blend of social and personal history that sheds new light on one of America's brightest and most troubled stars. Bogle will discuss Waters' career and introduce a screening of The Member of the Wedding. The event will be followed by a book signing.
The Member of the Wedding
Dir. Fred Zinnemann. 1952. 91 mins. With Ethel Waters, Julie Harris. Based on the novel by Carson McCullers. In her strongest film performance, Waters recreates her Broadway role as Berenice, the maid who befriends a young tomboy who is unhappy about her brother's wedding.

5:00-8:00 p.m.
Culture Vision NYC
Presented by New York City Council member and chair of the Cultural Affairs Committee Jimmy Van Bramer, and hosted by Museum of the Moving Image
"Culture Vision NYC" will be an opportunity for the cultural community to take a look at the future of the arts in New York City, keeping in mind the goal of integrating culture into the city's infrastructure. The evening will include three panels, featuring conversations among executive directors of cultural institutions, artists, and government officials. Academy Award-nominated actress Sigourney Weaver will be among the speakers.
This event is free to the public. RSVP is required: email kcariello@council.nyc.gov.

Sunday, May 22
3:00 p.m.
Malcolm X: Bigger Than the Screen
With Hon. Helen M. Marshall, president of the Borough of Queens; Nelson George; and Melvin Van Peebles in person. Moderated by Warrington Hudlin.
Revelations from Manning Marable's new book, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, have generated much interest and discussion. The life of Malcolm X will be celebrated and explored at a two-part event organized by Museum of the Moving Image and the Malcolm X Museum, in association with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Hue Man Bookstore. At the Moving Image event, Nelson George will screen and discuss clips from films about Malcolm X, including the Spike Lee film starring Denzel Washington. George will discuss the challenges filmmakers faced in documenting and depicting Malcolm X on film and television. Preceding the talk will be remarks by Helen Marshall, president of the Borough of Queens, and neighbor of Malcolm X, who was a Queens resident during the last year of his life. The program concludes with a live interview with legendary filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who interviewed Malcolm X in Paris shortly before his assassination. For information about the first event, a panel discussion at the Schomburg Center on May 19, Malcolm X's birthday, call 212 491 2203.

7:00 p.m.
The Bleak Night (Pasuggun)
Dir. Yoon Sung-Hyun. 2011. 116 mins. With Lee Je-Hoon, Seo Jun-Yeong, Park Jung-Min, Lee Cho-Hee. In this haunting story of teen discontent, when one member of a group of rowdy high school friends dies, his father launches an investigation into the root of the tragedy. This impressive debut has been a hit on the international film festival circuit. (Part of the series Korean Cinema Now, presented in collaboration with The Korea Society)

Friday, May 27
7:00 p.m.
Independently Animated: An Evening with Bill Plympton
Screening, Discussion, and Book Signing with Bill Plympton and David Levy
The lavishly illustrated new book Independently Animated: The Life and Art of the King of Indie Animation, by Bill Plympton and David Levy, published by Rizzolli is part biography, part retrospective, and part behind-the-scenes glimpse look at Plympton's life and career contains hundreds of pieces of art from his films, as well as never-before-seen doodles, drawings, and production notes. To celebrate the publication, the Museum presents a festive and evening with a discussion, short films, live drawing by Plympton, followed by a book signing. Everyone in attendance will receive their own original drawing from Plympton. Among the highlights: a work-in-progress screening of an exciting new short film, Plympton's hand-colored restoration of Winsor McCay's 1921 film The Flying House, a charming film about a husband who turns his house into a flying machine, which bears remarkable similarities to the Pixar film Up; a screening of the popular short film Guard Dog and Guard Dog Jam, the result of an invitation to animators around the world to remake Plympton's film by each contributing their own remake of one shot from the film. (Part of the series Independently Animated: Bill Plympton)
Tickets: $10 / Free for Museum members. Buy advance tickets online at http://movingimage.us or by calling 718 777 6800.

Saturday, May 28
1:00 p.m.
Persepolis
Dirs. Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. 2007, 96 mins. 35mm. PG-13. English version. With the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Sean Penn. Satrapi's autobiographical animation follows headstrong teen Marji as she comes of age in turbulent 1970s and 80s Iran. She is sent to school in Vienna, leading to an uprooting of everything she had known. Also showing Sunday, May 29, 1:00 p.m. (Part of the family matinee series, Great Adaptations)

3:00 p.m.
Preview Screening: Adventures in Plymptoons
With director Alexia Anastasio in person
Dir. Alexia Anastasio, 2011. This new documentary about animator Bill Plympton follows his path from Portland native who spent the many rainy days of his childhood indoors drawing, to his self-made career as an independent animator. The film includes interviews with family, friends, colleagues, critics, and fans including Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob), David Silverman (director for The Simpsons Movie), Keith Carradine, Matthew Modine, Michael Showalter, Ed Begley, Jr., Peter Jason, Moby and "Weird Al" Yankovic. (Part of the series Independently Animated: Bill Plympton)

5:30 p.m.
Hair High
Introduced by Bill Plympton
Dir. Bill Plympton, 2004, 78 mins. An outrageous Gothic myth from the 1950's, Hair High is the legend of Cherri and Spud, a teenage couple who are murdered on prom night and left for dead at the bottom of Echo Lake. Exactly one year later, their skeletal remains come back to life and they return to the prom for revenge and their justly-deserved crowns. (Part of the series Independently Animated: Bill Plympton)

7:30 p.m.
Idiots and Angels
Introduced by Bill Plympton
Dir. Bill Plympton. 2009, 78 mins. A misanthropic gun dealer who spouts an unwelcome pair of wings is the antihero of Plympton's noir-flavored feature, which was entirely hand-drawn, mainly in grey pencil. According to The New York Times, the film, which is entirely without dialogue, and has music by Tom Waits, Pink Martini, and others, "defies expectations. It is relentless, and brilliant." (Part of the series Independently Animated: Bill Plympton)

Sunday, May 29
1:00 p.m.
Persepolis
Dirs. Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. 2007, 96 mins. 35mm. PG-13. English version. With the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Sean Penn. See Saturday, May 28, 1:00 p.m. for description. (Part of the family matinee series, Great Adaptations)

3:00 p.m.
Bodyguards and Assassins
Dir. Teddy Chan.2009, 139 mins. 35mm. With Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Xueqi Wang, Tony Leung, and Nicholas Tse. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Set in 1900s Hong Kong, Sun Yat-Sen's life is threatened and it is up to a scrappy team of misfits led by Chen (Leung) to protect the influential revolutionary. The film, which won eight Hong Kong Film awards, combines an ambitious and stunning hour-long battle sequence with insight into the turbulent political climate of turn-of-the-century Hong Kong. (Part of the monthly series Fist & Sword Martial Arts Showcase)

7:00 p.m.
SCREENING IN HONOR OF Sidney Lumet (1924-2011):
Serpico
Dir. Sidney Lumet. 1973. 130 mins. With Al Pacino, John Randolph. Written by Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler. Serpico may be the quintessential Sidney Lumet film. A gritty blend of urban realism, character study, and concise storytelling, Serpico is also a great New York City film that makes expressive use of locations in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. Al Pacino gives a riveting performance as the idealistic yet eccentric New York City cop who exposed corruption in the police department. In addition to being a great New York filmmaker, Lumet revitalized the Astoria Studios in the 1970s, and was Museum of the Moving Image's first Salute honoree, in 1985.

Friday, June 3
8:00 p.m.
World Science Festival Preview Screening: Another Earth
Sloan Science and Film Dialogue with Brit Marling (Co-writer and Actress), Mike Cahill (Director and Co-writer), and Brian Greene (Columbia University, Author The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos)
Dir. Mike Cahill, 2011, 92 mins. Courtesy Fox Searchlight. With Brit Marling, William Mapother. It is the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth. Tragedy strikes, and the lives of two strangers become irrevocably intertwined. But when one of them is presented with the opportunity to travel to the other Earth and embrace an alternate reality, which path will she choose? Can the mistakes made on our Earth be undone, or will they also be made on the other? Another Earth, the recipient of this year's Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, explores the philosophical implications of the possibility of a coexisting planet. In the discussion, the film's creative team-rising star Brit Marling and director Mike Cahill-and the best-selling author and renowned scientist Brian Greene, will talk about the science behind the concept of a parallel universe, and the artistic ideas behind the film's creation. This program is presented by the World Science Festival (June 1-5, 2011), and is supported by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation as part of its Public Understanding of Science and Technology initiatives.
Tickets: $30 public/$15 Museum members, students, youth/Free for Silver Screen members and above. Call 718 777 6800 or order online at movingimage.us.

Saturday, June 4
1:00 p.m.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Dir. Wes Anderson. 2009. 87 mins. 35mm. PG. With the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep. Based on the novel by Roald Dahl. In Anderson's utterly delightful stop-motion animation, the crafty Mr. Fox, unable to resist just one more raid, finds himself and his community targeted for death by three slow-witted but menacing farmers fed up with losing their chickens. Also showing Sunday, June 5, 1:00 p.m. (Part of the family matinee series, Great Adaptations)

3:00 p.m.
Making Movies in New York, 1911: "The Big City"
Introduced by Richard Koszarski, author, Hollywood on the Hudson
Life in the big town is one great struggle. Millions come here in search of riches, romance, or simple human dignity. But where are the rules? This 70 minute compilation includes the following films:
Little Old New York 35mm print courtesy of the Library of Congress. Thanhouser Studio. With Ed Genung and Marguerite Snow. Seduced by what he reads in The Police Gazette, a country boy comes to the big city and gets more than he bargained for.
The Miser's Heart Dir. D.W. Griffith. 18 mins. 35mm print courtesy of the Library of Congress. Biograph Studio. With Linda Arvidson, Lionel Barrymore, and William J. Butler. Written by George Hennessy. Will the miser reveal the location of his treasures? What if the burglars dangle his little friend from the tenement window?
Who Gets the Order? Dir. J. Searle Dawley. 35mm print courtesy of the Library of Congress. Edison Studios. Rival salesmen use every know means of transportation to be the first to land that big order.
Bobby the Coward Dir. D.W. Griffith. 18 mins. Print courtesy of MOMA. Biograph Studio. With Robert Harron, W. Chrystie Miller, and Gladys Egan. Written by Dell Henderson. Crime in the streets forces a boy from the slums to become a man.
The Dynamiters 35mm print courtesy of the Library of Congress. IMP Studio. With Charles Arling. After falling in with labor radicals, a young man has second thoughts about carrying out a terrorist bombing.
For His Son Dir. D.W. Griffith. Released in 1912, 15 mins. 35mm print courtesy of MOMA. Biograph Studio. With Charles Hill Mailes, Charles West, and Blanche Sweet. Written by Emmett C. Hall. Financial pressures force a businessman to grow profits by spiking his new soft drink with Cocaine. (Part of the series Making Movies in New York: 1911)

3:00 p.m.
Los Muertos
Introduced by Dennis Lim, editor, Moving Image Source
Dir. Lisandro Alonso, 2004, 78mins. 35mm. The mesmerizing second feature by Argentinian director Lisandro Alonso (Liverpool) observes a middle-aged man named Vargas on the last two days of a long prison sentence and on his first two days of freedom. Alonso sustains a subtle atmosphere of dread and mystery throughout Vargas's trancelike journey into the jungle and upriver, as he reacquaints himself with the natural world in all its beauty and brutality. Preceded by: The Pottery Maker (Dir. Robert Flaherty. 1925, 14 mins. Digital projection.) and Cheese (Dir. Mika Rottenberg. 2007, 16 mins. Digital Projection.) (Part of Work: Selections from the 2010 Robert Flaherty Film Seminar)

6:00 p.m.
Making Movies in New York, 1911: "The Classics"
As film technique grew increasingly sophisticated, two local studios, Vitagraph and Thanhouser, attempted to silence the industry's critics by putting the work of the masters on nickelodeon screens. This 70 minute compilation includes the following films:
Lady Godiva Dir. J. Stuart Blackton. 35mm print courtesy of the Library of Congress. Vitagraph Studio. With Julia Swayne Gordon, Robert Gaillard, and Kate Price. Written by Eugene Mullin. Based on a poem by Al Fred Lord Tennyson. Because she "loathed to see them taxed," Lady Godiva gives her all for her subjects in this nod to Al Fred Lord Tennyson.
Pillars of Society 35mm print courtesy of George Eastman House. Thanhouser Studio. With Martin Faust and Julia M. Taylor. Written by Edwin Thanhouser. Based on a play by Henrik Ibsen. In a series of groundbreaking theatrical adaptations, New Rochelle's Thanhouser was the first studio to bring the work of Henrik Ibsen to the screen.
Lochinvar 16mm print courtesy of the Library of Congress. Thanhouser Studio. With William Russell and Marguerite Snow. Poem by Sir Walter Scott. The "gallant young Lochinvar" and his stolen bride lead their pursuers on a merry chase.
A Tale of Two Cities Dir. William Humphrey. 30 mins. 35mm preservation print courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive. Vitagraph Studio. With Maurice Costello, Florence Turner, and John Bunny. Written by Eugene Mullin. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Recently restored by UCLA, this three-reel Dickens adaptation was one of the longest and most elaborate films yet produced in America. (Part of the series Making Movies in New York: 1911)

6:00 p.m.
Tropic of Cancer
2004, 52 mins. Digital projection. Dir. Eugenio Polgovsky. A pointed dispatch from the deserts of inland Mexico, where impoverished families use homemade traps and weapons to hunt snakes and birds amid arid brushland, Eugenio Polgovsky's first film captures a state of existence that might as well be prehistoric-and, in a remarkable final act, pulls back to reveal its place within a contemporary economic system. Preceded by Haiku (Dir. Michael Glawoggwer. 1987, 3 mins. Digital projection.), Populus Tremula (Dirs. Benj Gerdes and Jennifer Hayashida. 2010, 9 mins. 16mm print.), Me Broni Ba (Dir. Akosua Owusu. 2008, 22 mins. Digital projection.), and The Sixth Section (Dir. Alex Rivera. 2003, 26 mins. Digital projection.). (Part of Work: Selections from the 2010 Robert Flaherty Film Seminar)

Sunday, June 5
1:00 p.m.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Dir. Wes Anderson. 2009. 87 mins. 35mm. PG. With the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep. Based on the novel by Roald Dahl. See Saturday, June 6, 1:00 p.m. for description. (Part of the family matinee series, Great Adaptations)

3:00 p.m.
Making Movies in New York, 1911: "The Civil War"
With aged veterans of both sides still part of audiences, dozens of films were produced to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil War. Running time: 70 minutes. Short films include:
Swords and Hearts (Dir. D. W. Griffith. 17 mins. 35mm, Museum of Modern Art.) Strains of feminism and social criticism underscore this tale of war's effect on one Southern family.
A Daughter of Dixie (35mm, Library of Congress. Champion Studio.) What's a girl to do when her lover is a Union officer while her brother is a Confederate?
Uncle Pete's Ruse (35mm, Library of Congress. IMP Studio.) One way to avoid capture in the Civil War: get yourself buried as a smallpox victim.
The Old Man and Jim (Dir. Ulysses Davis. 16mm, George Eastman House. Champion Studio.) This adaptation of James Whitcomb Riley's poem climaxes in a remarkable apotheosis of death and destruction.
The Battle (Dir. D. W. Griffith. 19 mins. 35mm, Museum of Modern Art. With Blanche Sweet, Lionel Barrymore.) In what looks like a dry run for The Birth of a Nation, Griffith uses the war as an excuse to tell an intimate story against a background of epic violence. (Part of the series Making Movies in New York: 1911)

3:00 p.m.
Films by Uruphong Raksasad
One of Thai cinema's most distinctive voices, Uruphong studied at Thammasat University in Bangkok, but upon graduation, opted to leave behind the film industry, centered in the Thai capital, to work in his childhood village in the north of the country. His first feature, Stories From the North (2005, 88 mins. Digital projection) is an anthology of his early shorts: vignettes of rural life that, as Thai critic Kong Rithdee put it, "speak not of casual bliss but of hard-fought serenity." With The Rocket (2007. 19 mins. Digital projection), about a village celebration that involves the ceremonial launching of homemade bamboo rockets. (Part of Work: Selections from the 2010 Robert Flaherty Film Seminar)

5:30 p.m.
Naomi Uman Program
In 1906, Uman's great-grandparents emigrated from the Ukraine to the United States; a century later, she made the same journey in reverse, moving to the village of Legedzine. The process of immersing herself in her new surroundings became the basis for Uman's latest cycle of films and videos, the "Ukrainian Time Machine." Kalendar, (2008, 10mins 16mm print.), a poetic language lesson, matches each month of the year with a vivid seasonal image. Clay (2008, 15 mins, 16mm print.) is a portrait of a small rural factory where bricks are made using an ancient process. In the affecting Video Diary (2011, 83 mins, Digital projection.), Uman turns the camera on herself, chronicling her decision to relocate (and the accompanying doubts and anxieties), her friendships with the village babushki, and her undercover attempts to enter the cloistered world of the local Hasidic community. (Part of Work: Selections from the 2010 Robert Flaherty Film Seminar)

6:00 p.m.
Making Movies in New York, 1911: "Men, Women, and Marriage"
With a female audience driving the nickelodeon boom, and a feminist movement slowly gaining ground in the outside world, in 1911, the battle of the sexes was often portrayed in surprisingly progressive ways. Approx. running time: 70 mins. Short films include:
In the Chorus (16mm, Library of Congress. Thanhouser Studio.) Having given up her child years earlier, a showgirl is unhappy with her daughter following the same career path.
Mixed Pets (Dir. Alice Guy-Blaché. 17 mins. 35mm, Library of Congress.) Domestic confusion ensues when a new dog and a new baby are simultaneously introduced into a newlywed household.
Proving His Love, or The Ruse of a Beautiful Woman (35mm, Library of Congress. Vitagraph Studio.) An unfortunate twist of fate provides the opportunity for a reporter to demonstrate the depth of his love for a beautiful actress.
Cupid's Monkey Wrench (35mm, Library of Congress. Powers Studio. With PEarl White.) A young woman calls in a plumber to fix her radiator, igniting a string of romantic complications.
Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father (Dir. Ralph Ince. 35mm, Library of Congress. With John Bunny, Mabel Normand, Ralph Ince.) All Dad's (male) secretaries fall in love with Betty, but she turns the tables when he tries to fill the position with a 60-year-old.
Her Awakening (Dir. D.W. Griffith. 14 mins. 35mm, Museum of Modern Art. With Mabel Normand, Harry Hyde, Kate Bruce.) An attempt to hide her working-class origins appears to have disastrous consequences for an attractive office worker. (Part of the series Making Movies in New York: 1911)

Friday, June 10
7:30 p.m.
Essential Killing
With Jerzy Skolimowski in person
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 2010, 83mins, 35mm print courtesy of the Polish Film Academy. With Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Zach Cohen. Skolimowski's haunting new film follows a Taliban terrorist who is captured, tortured, and then escapes into the frozen Polish wilderness. Vincent Gallo's mute performance as the man on the run won him the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival. Essential Killing is a deliberately ambiguous film that will leave you puzzling over its political and existential meanings. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)
Tickets for the Friday screening: $15 public / $10 Museum members/Free for Silver Screen and above. Also showing Saturday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. (Tickets are included with Museum admission.)

Saturday, June 11
1:00 p.m.
A Little Princess
Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. 1995. 97 mins. 35mm. G. With Liesel Matthews. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. After her father disappears during combat in World War I, a young girl at a boarding school is forced to live a life of servitude; she survives with pluck and imagination. Also showing Sunday, June 12, 1:00 p.m. (Part of the family matinee series, Great Adaptations)

3:00 p.m.
Identification Marks: None (Rysopis)
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1965, 73 mins, 35mm print courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute. With Jerzy Skolimowski, Elzbieta Czyzewska. Skolimowski completed his first feature film, and first in the Andrzej Herder trilogy, at the Lodz film school. Rysopis follows Andrzej during his last hours before military service. Through scenes of chance encounters, spying, interrogation, and overheard conversations, Skolimowski creates an atmosphere of distrust in his portrayal of Poland's postwar generation.
Preceded by short films from Lodz Film School (All shorts in 35mm prints courtesy Lodz Film School): Little Hamlet (1960, 8 mins.) A group of Warsaw proletarians assume the traits of the characters in Hamlet as they listen to a record describing each persona. Erotique (1960, 3 mins.) This surrealist and mysterious short focuses on a woman who seems both attracted to and repelled by a man in a room covered with newspapers. The Menacing Eye (1960, 2 mins.) A few moments in the life of a carnival knife-thrower. Also showing Sunday, June 12, 6:00 p.m. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

5:15 p.m.
Deep End
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1970, 90 mins, 35mm print courtesy of Paramount. With Jane Asher, John Moulder-Brown, Karl Michael Vogler, Christopher Sandford, Diana Dors. A teen boy working at a public bath in London falls for a beautiful, seemingly unattainable older girl. Filled with comedic interludes of botched seduction and strange run-ins with the patrons of the baths, Deep End takes a tragic turn with one of the most beautiful and darkly ironic finales in contemporary cinema. Also showing Sunday, June 12, 4:00 p.m. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

7:30 p.m.
Essential Killing
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 2010, 83mins, 35mm print courtesy of the Polish Film Academy. With Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Zach Cohen. See Friday, June 10, 7:00 p.m. for description. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

Sunday, June 12
1:00 p.m.
A Little Princess
Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. 1995. 97 mins. 35mm. G. With Liesel Matthews. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. See Saturday, June 13 for full description.

3:00 p.m.
Blood and Bone
With director Ben Ramsey in person.
Dir. Ben Ramsey. 2009, 93 mins. Digital projection. Michael Jai White (Spawn) plays Isaiah Bone, a mysterious drifter and skilled fighter just out of prison. He is introduced to the Los Angeles underground Ultimate Fighting world where he is confronted by James (Eamonn Walker), a heartless mob boss. As Bone proves himself in the fighting scene, the two men develop a rivalry. Their hatred for each other grows and eventually the two of them must square off in a swordfight of good versus evil. The film features appearances from accomplished MMA fighters including Bob Sapp, Maurice Smith, and Gina Carano. (Part of the martial arts showcase, Fist & Sword)

4:00 p.m.
Deep End
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1970, 90 mins, 35mm print courtesy of Paramount. With Jane Asher, John Moulder-Brown, Karl Michael Vogler, Christopher Sandford, Diana Dors. See Saturday, June 11, 5:15 p.m. for description. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

6:30 p.m.
Identification Marks: None (Rysopis)
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1965, 73 mins, 35mm print courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute. With Jerzy Skolimowski, Elzbieta Czyzewska. Preceded by short films from Lodz Film School (All shorts in 35mm prints courtesy Lodz Film School): Little Hamlet (1960, 8 mins.), Erotique (1960, 3 mins.), The Menacing Eye (1960, 2 mins.) See Saturday, June 11, 3:00 p.m. for full description. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

Friday, June 17
7:00 p.m.
Le Depart
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1967. 35mm print from the Belgian Cinematheque. With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Catherine-Isabelle Duport. In some ways a deeper exploration of two characters from Godard's Masculin Féminin, Le Départ follows Marc (Léaud), who tries to steal a Porsche with the help of his girlfriend, Michèle (Duport), in order to achieve his dream of racing cars. Filmed in Belgium, this is Skolimowsi's first cinematic foray out of Poland and his closest in spirit to the French New Wave. Also showing Saturday, June 18, 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

Saturday, June 18
1:00 p.m.
True Grit
Dirs. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. 2010. 110 mins. 35mm. PG-13. With Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon. Based on the novel by Charles Portis. Farm girl Mattie Ross, brilliantly played by Hailee Steinfeld, sets out to capture her father's killer, with the aid of the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Also showing Sunday, June 19, 1:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.
Barrier (Bariera)
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1966, 77 mins, 35mm print courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute. With Joanna Szczerbic, Jan Nowicki, Andrzej Herder. A medical student tries to diagnose his alienation, in this psychological fantasia that explores its themes of romance and the generation gap with inventiveness and bursts of slapstick and jazz. "Barrier has the exuberance of a youthful work," wrote Bosley Crowther in The New York Times. Also showing Sunday, June 19, 4:00 p.m. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

6:30 p.m.
Le Depart
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1967. 35mm print from the Belgian Cinematheque. With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Catherine-Isabelle Duport. See Friday, June 17, for full description. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

Sunday, June 19
1:00 p.m.
True Grit
Dirs. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. 2010. 110 mins. 35mm. PG-13. With Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon. Based on the novel by Charles Portis. See Saturday, June 18, 1:00 p.m. for description.

4:00 p.m.
Barrier (Bariera)
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1966, 77 mins, 35mm print courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute. With Joanna Szczerbic, Jan Nowicki, Andrzej Herder. See Saturday, June 18, 4:00 p.m. for description. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

Wednesday, June 22
7:00 p.m. (Book signing from 6:00 p.m.)
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Director Liz Garbus, Author Frank Brady (Endgame), and Shelby Lyman (PBS host, The World Chess Championship)
Dir. Liz Garbus, 2011, 92 mins. Digital projection courtesy HBO Documentary Films. In 1972, Brooklyn-born chess genius Bobby Fischer captured the public imagination and when he challenged and defeated Russian Boris Spassky for the World Championship. During the height of the Cold War, he was a brilliant lone American who defeated the dominant Soviet chess establishment. In the following years, Fischer renounced his title and his country, and seemingly went mad. His gripping story is the subject of Liz Garbus's fascinating new documentary, which premiered at Sundance. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Garbus; Shelby Lyman, popular host of the PBS broadcast of the Fischer vs. Spassky match; and Frank Brady, author of the acclaimed new Fischer biography Endgame. Prior to the screening, there will be a book signing with Brady in the Museum Store.
Tickets: $15 Public / $10 Museum members / Free for Silver-Screen and above.

Friday, June 24
7:00 p.m.
The Shout
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1978. 86 mins. 35mm print courtesy of Park Circus/London. With Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent. Based on a story by Robert Graves. A mysterious man claiming to be a practitioner of Aboriginal magic insinuates himself into the lives of a North Devon couple. An atmospheric, nonlinear horror story told by an unreliable narrator, The Shout presents an unsettling portrait of a family overtaken by madness and the fear of primal magic. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

Saturday, June 25
1:00 p.m.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Dir. Edgar Wright. 2010. 112 mins. DCP. PG-13. With Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Jason Schwartzman. In this thoroughly delightful adaptation, Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) inventively captures the spirit of BRyan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel about Scott Pilgrim, a young musician who meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers. To win her, he must fight and defeat her "seven evil exes." Also showing Sunday, June 26, 1:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.
Walkover
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1965. 77 mins. 35mm print courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute. With Jerzy Skolimowski, Aleksandra Zawieruszanka, Krzysztof Chamiec, Andrzej Herder. The second in a trilogy starring Skolimowski as engineering student Andrzej Leszczyc, Walkover begins six years after Rysopis. Andrzej wanders the country as an amateur boxer before he falls in love with a young woman. This highly personal film features Skolimowski's own poetry, and is the work of a confident young director eager to challenge the traditions of narrative cinema. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

6:30 p.m.
Moonlighting
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1982. 97 mins. 35mm print courtesy of the Harvard Film Archive. With Jeremy Irons. Made while Skolimowski was living in self-imposed exile in London, during the imposition of martial law in Poland and the rise of Solidarity, Moonlighting stars Irons as a Polish contractor brought to England to manage the renovation of a countryman's flat. "Moonlighting is a wickedly pointed movie that takes a simple little story, tells it with humor and truth, and turns it into a knife in the side of the Polish government," wrote Roger Ebert. Also showing Sunday, June 26, 4:00 p.m. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

Sunday, June 26
1:00 p.m.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Dir. Edgar Wright. 2010. 112 mins. DCP. PG-13. With Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Jason Schwartzman. See Saturday, June 25, 1:00 p.m. for description.

4:00 p.m.
Moonlighting
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1982. 97 mins. 35mm print courtesy of the Harvard Film Archive. With Jeremy Irons. See Saturday, June 25, 6:30 p.m. for description. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

6:30 p.m.
Dooman River
Dir. Lu Zhang. 2010. With Jian Cui, Lan Yin, Jin-Long Lin, Xuansheng Jin. A twelve-year-old Chinese boy living along the frozen river-border between China and North Korea befriends a Korean refugee who sneaks over to play soccer and scavenge food for his starving sister. As suspicions surface about these new immigrants, both boys find their values and loyalties tested. Through masterful long shots of the harsh landscape, Lu creates a moving and portrait of nations separated by more than just a river. (Part of Korean Cinema Showcase)

Friday, July 1
7:00 p.m. Preview Screening
The Tree
Dir. Julie Bertuccelli. 2010, 100 mins. 35mm print courtesy of Zeitgeist Films. With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morgana Davies. After the sudden death of her father, eight-year-old Simone begins to believe that he speaks to her through the leaves of the enormous tree that towers over her house. The closing night film at the Cannes Film Festival, this beautiful drama of loss and rebirth was written and directed by Julie Bertuccelli (Since Otar Left). "Bertuccelli, channelling her own tragic experience into the film (her husband died while she was writing the screenplay), has taken what might have been a therapeutic, message-heavy yarn aimed at children and made a beautiful, mysterious and gratifyingly complex study of how the past and memory can be destructive and powerfully liberating" (The West Australian).

Saturday, July 2
1:00 p.m.
Flipped
Dir. Rob Reiner. 2010. 90 mins. 35mm. PG. With Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe. Based on the novel by Wendelin van Draanen. This classically crafted coming-of-age story of infatuation and love is told alternately from the viewpoints of Bryce and Juli, following them from grade school to junior high. Also showing Sunday, July 3, 1:00 p.m. (Part of the family matinee series, Great Adaptations)

2:00 p.m.
King, Queen, Knave
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1972. 94 mins. 35mm print courtesy of UNC School of the Arts. With David Niven, Gina Lollobrigida. Based on the novella by Vladimir Nabokov. A young man goes to Germany and quickly falls in love with his aunt, who in turn decides to seduce the boy into killing his uncle. A black comedy about love and greed, King, Queen, Knave is also a subversive critique of the upper class. Also showing Sunday, July 3, 2:00 p.m. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

5:00 p.m.
Hands Up
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski. 1967/1981. 76 mins. 35mm print courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute. With Jerzy Skolimowski, Joanna Szczerbic, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Alan Bates. Initially banned, the third part of the Leszczyc trilogy was released as it was in 1967, at the height of Stalinism. Hands Up! was rereleased in 1981. Adding 25 minutes to his original film, Skolimowski was able to include a first-person prologue that recontextualizes the film, and to incorporate his response to the recent political climate. Considered by Skolimowski himself to be his best film, Hands Up! is an effective portrait of personal and national identity. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

7:00 p.m.
Four Nights with Anna
2008. 87 mins. 35 mm print courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute. With Kinga Preis, Artur Steranko, Redbad Klynstra, Jerzy Fedorowicz. Described by David Bordwell as a "GOFAM-a Good Old-Fashioned Art Movie," Four Nights with Anna follows a mysterious voyeur and prowler. Revealing details slowly and methodically, Skolimowski creates a suspenseful and ambiguous portrait of a man obsessed. Of his first film in seventeen years, Skolimowski told audiences at Cannes, "To those who like me-I'm back. And to those who don't like me-I'm back." He certainly is. Also showing Sunday, July 3, 7:00 p.m. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

Sunday, July 3
1:00 p.m.
Flipped
Dir. Rob Reiner. 2010. 90 mins. 35mm. PG. With Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe. Based on the novel by Wendelin van Draanen. See Saturday, July 2, 1:00 p.m. for description. (Part of the family matinee series, Great Adaptations)

7:00 p.m.
Four Nights with Anna
2008. 87 mins. 35 mm print courtesy of the Polish Cultural Institute. With Kinga Preis, Artur Steranko, Redbad Klynstra, Jerzy Fedorowicz. See Saturday, July 2, 7:00 p.m. for description. (Part of The Cinema of Jerzy Skolimowski)

MUSEUM INFORMATION
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, 10:30 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Closed on Monday except for holiday openings).
Film Screenings: See schedule above.
Museum Admission: $10.00 for adults; $7.50 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $5.00 for children ages 3-18. Children under 3 and Museum members are admitted free. Admission to the galleries is free on Fridays, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Paid admission includes film screenings (except for special ticketed events and Friday evenings) Tickets for special screenings and events may be purchased in advance by phone at 718.777.6800.
Location: 35 Avenue at 37 Street in Astoria.
Subway: R or M trains (R on weekends) to Steinway Street. N or Q trains to 36 Avenue.
Program Information: Telephone: 718.777.6888; Website: http://movingimage.us

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