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MoMI Announces 25-Film Series “See It Big” at the ’90s Multiplex

Speed,©Courtesy of Disney MoMI announces 25-film series See It Big at the ’90s Multiplex, highlighting a transformative decade of daring, diverse movies Titles include Pulp Fiction, Hoop Dreams, and Speed—celebrating their 30th anniversaries—Clueless, The Thin Red Line, Princess Mononoke, Boomerang, Defending Your Life, Joe Versus the Volcano, The Fisher King, Darkman, The Last of the Mohicans, Strange Days, and more Summer series opens Memorial Day weekend: May…

Japan Society and MoMI Announce Major Retrospective of Films by Hiroshi Shimizu

Four Seasons of Children: Spring/Summer © 1939 Shochiku Co., Ltd. “Kindred to Jean Renoir, and even anticipating Hou Hsiao-hsien, was a man in Japan who brought a new wind to cinema: Hiroshi Shimizu.” —Ryusuke Hamaguchi “Ozu and I create films through hard work, but Shimizu is a genius.” —Kenji Mizoguchi New York, New York, April 4,…

First Look 2023 : The Taste of Mango / Q&A with Director Chloe Abrahams

Synopsis :  In an attempt to salvage the long-strained relationship between her mother and grandmother, a filmmaker confronts traumatic family secrets with her camera. CA: Thank you all. We have a lot of [team members] here in the audience. Firstly, one of the incredible editors, Isidore Bethel, James Bonanno, who designed the film’s logo, my amazing…

First Look 2023, Museum of The Moving Image’s Festival of New And Innovative International Cinema, Announces Line-Up!

FIRST LOOK 2023, MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE’S FESTIVAL OF NEW AND INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, ANNOUNCES LINEUP Twelfth edition of the annual festival opens with Babak Jalali’s Fremont and closes with C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s Mami Wata—both acclaimed films from Sundance March 15–19, 2023  PRESS IMAGES FOR FIRST LOOK 2023 Astoria, New York, February 10, 2023…

Museum of the Moving Image Presents ‘SEE IT BIG: EXTENDED CUTS!,’ Sixteen Films in Alternate Directorial Visions

MoMI PRESENTS ‘SEE IT BIG: EXTENDED CUTS!,’ SIXTEEN FILMS IN ALTERNATE DIRECTORIAL VISIONS The Museum’s signature screening series, co-presented with film journal Reverse Shot, offers a rare chance to see director’s cuts or otherwise re-edited versions of films in a big-screen theatrical setting Highlights include Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors, Elaine May’s Ishtar, Terrence…

MoMI’s First Look Returns Mar. 16-20, Opens with Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s Caméra d’Or Winner, “MURINA”

 FIRST LOOK 2022, MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE’S FESTIVAL OF NEW AND INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL CINEMA, TAKES PLACE IN PERSON OVER FIVE DAYS  March 16–March 20, 2022  Astoria, New York, February 7, 2022 — Museum of the Moving Image is pleased to announce the complete lineup for the 11th edition of First Look, the Museum’s festival…

Big-screen movies return to MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE’S REDSTONE THEATER on April 30

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BIG-SCREEN MOVIES—INCLUDING 35MM AND 70MM SHOWS—RETURN TO MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE’S REDSTONE THEATER Opening weekend features 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove, The Muppet Movie, and the silent masterpiece Sunrise The spacious Sumner M. Redstone Theater has been prepared with a thorough deep-cleaning, with new systems in place to ensure the…