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CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA and More Among Moving Image Curators' Choice Films, Screening Now thru 1/10
by TV News Desk - Jan 1, 2016

Just as critics and cinephiles are unveiling their 'Best of 2015' lists, Museum of the Moving Image has announced the eight titles selected for its annual Curators' Choice series. The films will be shown today, January 1, through January 10, 2016, in the Museum's majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Installation of ANOMALISA Sets and Puppets on View at Moving Image Starting Today
by TV News Desk - Dec 18, 2015

The remarkable new movie Anomalisa, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Kaufman and Duke Johnson, is a modern-day story about love and alienation that was beautifully and meticulously crafted using stop-motion animation. In conjunction with the film's release, Museum of the Moving Image will present The World of Anomalisa, an installation of two sets and puppets used in the film. From December 18, 2015 through March 27, 2016, the installation will be on view as part of Behind the Screen, the Museum's core exhibition, which explores how movies are made, marketed, and shown.

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA and More Among Moving Image Curators' Choice Films, Screening 1/1-10
by TV News Desk - Dec 14, 2015

Just as critics and cinephiles are unveiling their "Best of 2015" lists, Museum of the Moving Image has announced the eight titles selected for its annual Curators' Choice series. The films will be shown January 1 through 10, 2016, in the Museum's majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Installation of ANOMALISA Sets and Puppets on View at Moving Image from 12/18
by TV News Desk - Dec 11, 2015

The remarkable new movie Anomalisa, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Kaufman and Duke Johnson, is a modern-day story about love and alienation that was beautifully and meticulously crafted using stop-motion animation. In conjunction with the film's release, Museum of the Moving Image will present The World of Anomalisa, an installation of two sets and puppets used in the film. From December 18, 2015 through March 27, 2016, the installation will be on view as part of Behind the Screen, the Museum's core exhibition, which explores how movies are made, marketed, and shown.

Documentaries, Comedy, Cats and More Set for Jan/Feb 2016 Lineup at Moving Image
by Movies News Desk - Nov 23, 2015

The Museum of the Moving Image has just announced its programs and exhibitions for January - February 2016. Scroll down for details!

Museum of the Moving Image Features Classic Hollywood Films
by Christina Mancuso - Oct 23, 2015

Astoria, New York, October 22, 2015-Museum of the Moving Image is pleased to announce 'The Hollywood Classics behindWalkers,' a screening series presented in conjunction with the exhibition Walkers: Hollywood Afterlives in Art and Artifact, the Museum's first major contemporary art survey. Through the work of 45 artists in painting, photography, sculpture, print, and video,Walkers examines the lasting impact of 20th-century film on culture, and the ability of its imagery to be recycled and reinvented by artists. Exhibition curator Robert M. Rubin has paired these artworks with a selection of rare movie ephemera including scripts, set photos, and costume design sketches, that when viewed through a 21st-century lens, serve as works of art in their own right.

Maurice Pialat Retrospective Comes to Moving Image Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 16, 2015

Arriving on the scene after the French New Wave, with emotionally raw, tumultuous films that reflect his own life and personality, Maurice Pialat (1925-2003) was widely acclaimed in France, but underappreciated in the United States.

Eric Hynes Named Associate Curator of Film at MOMI
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 14, 2015

Museum of the Moving Image has appointed Eric Hynes as Associate Curator of Film. Hynes will join the Museum on October 26, and will work with Chief Curator David Schwartz, playing a key role in organizing and implementing the Museum's wide-ranging film screenings, personal appearances, and events.

Maurice Pialat Retrospective Comes to Moving Image This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2015

Arriving on the scene after the French New Wave, with emotionally raw, tumultuous films that reflect his own life and personality, Maurice Pialat (1925-2003) was widely acclaimed in France, but underappreciated in the United States.

Alex Ross Perry and Elisabeth Moss Set for QUEEN OF EARTH Screening Tonight at Moving Image
by Movies News Desk - Aug 25, 2015

From August 22 through 25, 2015, Museum of the Moving Image has presented all of Alex Ross Perry's features, including a special preview screening of the new film Queen of Earth, with Perry and Moss in person, tonight, August 25.

Alex Ross Perry Films, with Elisabeth Moss in QUEEN OF EARTH, Set for Moving Image
by Movies News Desk - Aug 22, 2015

Alex Ross Perry has become one of the most accomplished and provocative American independent filmmakers, with four disparate feature films that reinvent genres, are emotionally transgressive, feature scabrous dark humor, and evoke great cinema of the past while pushing ahead towards new forms. From today, August 22 through 25, 2015, Museum of the Moving Image will present all of his features, including a special preview screening of the new film Queen of Earth, with Perry and Moss in person, on August 25.

Alex Ross Perry Retrospective Set for MOMI This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2015

Alex Ross Perry has become one of the most accomplished and provocative American independent filmmakers, with four disparate feature films that reinvent genres, are emotionally transgressive, feature scabrous dark humor, and evoke great cinema of THE PAST while pushing ahead towards new forms. From today, August 22 through 25, 2015, Museum of the Moving Image will present all of his features, including a special preview screening of the new film Queen of Earth, with Perry and Moss in person, on August 25.

SEE IT BIG! Moving Image Screens WEST SIDE STORY on 70mm Tonight
by Movies News Desk - Aug 21, 2015

This summer, Museum of the Moving Image presents See It Big! 70mm, every weekend through August 30, featuring eight films made between 1961 and 2014 -- all of them shot in 70mm and to be shown in 70mm prints in the majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Alex Ross Perry Films, with Elisabeth Moss in QUEEN OF EARTH, Set for Moving Image
by Movies News Desk - Aug 14, 2015

Alex Ross Perry has become one of the most accomplished and provocative American independent filmmakers, with four disparate feature films that reinvent genres, are emotionally transgressive, feature scabrous dark humor, and evoke great cinema of the past while pushing ahead towards new forms. From August 22 through 25, 2015, Museum of the Moving Image will present all of his features, including a special preview screening of the new film Queen of Earth, with Perry and Moss in person, on August 25.

Alex Ross Perry Retrospective Set for MOMI, 8/22-25
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 13, 2015

Alex Ross Perry has become one of the most accomplished and provocative American independent filmmakers, with four disparate feature films that reinvent genres, are emotionally transgressive, feature scabrous dark humor, and evoke great cinema of THE PAST while pushing ahead towards new forms. From August 22 through 25, 2015, Museum of the Moving Image will present all of his features, including a special preview screening of the new film Queen of Earth, with Perry and Moss in person, on August 25.

SEE IT BIG! Moving Image Screens WEST SIDE STORY, INTERSTELLAR & More on 70mm, Beginning Today
by Movies News Desk - Aug 7, 2015

This summer, Museum of the Moving Image will present See It Big! 70mm, every weekend from August 7 through 30, featuring eight films made between 1961 and 2014 -- all of them shot in 70mm and to be shown in 70mm prints in the majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Lucas Richman to Lead 2015 BMI Conducting Workshop
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2015

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in music rights management, will continue to celebrate and nurture the art of conducting at the organization's annual six-day conducting workshop series taught by BMI Classic Contribution Award winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman.

SEE IT BIG! Moving Image to Screen WEST SIDE STORY, INTERSTELLAR & More on 70mm This Summer
by Movies News Desk - Jul 28, 2015

This summer, Museum of the Moving Image will present See It Big! 70mm, every weekend from August 7 through 30, featuring eight films made between 1961 and 2014 -- all of them shot in 70mm and to be shown in 70mm prints in the majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Museum of the Moving Image Previews Williams' Final Film BOULEVARD Tonight
by Movies News Desk - Jul 9, 2015

While Robin Williams (1951-2014) was best known for his dazzling comic improvisations, his film work showed remarkable range. Tonight, July 9, Museum of the Moving Image will present a preview screening of Boulevard, featuring Williams in his remarkable final performance, as a quiet man whose life changes dramatically after a charismatic young hustler forces him to rethink his own identity.

Moving Image Presents 20-Film Retrospective THE ESSENTIAL JOHN FORD, Now thru 8/2
by Movies News Desk - Jul 3, 2015

Starting fittingly on July Fourth weekend, Museum of the Moving Image will present The Essential John Ford, a tribute to the consummate American filmmaker. Ford made his reputation on westerns, but worked in many genres, creating films of depth, beauty, and ambiguity. From today, July 3 through August 2, the Museum will present 20 movies directed by Ford-all on film, with some restored archival prints-including his masterpieces Young Mr. Lincoln, My Darling Clementine, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

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