Daily matinees of 'kubo and the two strings' accompanied by family workshops, and special screenings of Martin Scorsese's 'hugo' OFFERED THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Winter recess family programs and holiday hours from December 24, 2016-January 2, 2017.
Please note the following holiday hours: In addition to regular hours, the Museum will be open Monday, December 26, Tuesday, December 27, and Monday, January 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Extended hours on Wednesday, December 28, and Thursday, December 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00p.m. On December 24, the Museum will close early at 4:00 p.m. and on December 31, at 5:00 p.m. The Museum will be closed on December 25.
Astoria, Queens, New York, December 16, 2016-For families this holiday season, Museum of the Moving Image will present daily matinees of the beautiful Japanese folklore-inspired animated feature Kubo and the Two Strings accompanied by "Winter Warrior" family workshops from December 26, 2016, through January 2, 2017 (except on December 25, when the Museum will be closed). In addition, as part of a comprehensive Martin Scorsese retrospective, the Museum will present two screenings of Hugo, the director's acclaimed 3-D live action feature based on Brian Selznick's beloved graphic novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret on December 24 and 30. Selznick will introduce the Saturday, December 24, screening.
Hugo (in 3-D)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2:30 P.M. Introduced by Brian Selznick
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 3:00 P.M.
Dir. Martin Scorsese. 2011. 126 mins. Dolby Digital 3-D. Rated-PG. With Asa Butterfield, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Chloë Grace Moretz. Martin Scorsese's first feature designed for family audiences is a treat for all lovers of cinema. His adaptation of Brian Selznick's magical graphic novel about the friendship between a young boy and Georges Méliès, one of the inventors of cinema, is a love letter to the art form that uses the new technology of digital 3-D filmmaking to celebrate the birth of movies. Recommended for ages 8+
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