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Amidst the jazz scene in 1960s Paris, two musicians—a trombonist and aspiring composer (Paul Newman) and a saxophonist (Sidney Poitier)—dream of success as they hone their craft in nightclubs. The June 19 screening followed by a conversation with Louis Armstrong House Museum Historian Hyland Harris about Armstrong’s film performances, featuring a presentation of archival materials. Screening on 35mm.
Shot over 21 years, Sandi DuBowski’s documentary confronts complex questions about the embodiment of contemporary Judaism, following Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Israeli descended from an unbroken line of 38 rabbis. Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and filmmaker Danielle Durschlag on 6/20.
Following a series of mostly brainless early ’80s sex comedies and first-love dramas, Risky Business surprised with its sexual sophistication and sharp commentary on the growing capitalist mania of the Reagan era. Tom Cruise offers a pure, embryonic dose of the singular charms that would define a decade.
“Muppet Babies Take MoMI presented by Bank of America” offers fun activities for families on June 21 and 22! Newly restored puppets, including three Muppet Babies, will be on view during a weekend of family-friendly Open Worlds activities.
Amidst the jazz scene in 1960s Paris, two musicians—a trombonist and aspiring composer (Paul Newman) and a saxophonist (Sidney Poitier)—dream of success as they hone their craft in nightclubs. The June 19 screening followed by a conversation with Louis Armstrong House Museum Historian Hyland Harris about Armstrong’s film performances, featuring a presentation of archival materials. Screening on 35mm.
See the beloved 1984 comedy musical directed by Frank Oz, introduced by Craig Shemin, president of the Jim Henson Legacy, featuring special behind-the-scenes footage!
Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of S. E. Hinton’s epochal young adult novel, set in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a 1980s teen classic, breathtakingly acted by an astute cast of up-and-comers (including Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, and a young Tom Cruise) and directed with an unmistakable humanity. Screens 6/21 and 6/22 on 35mm.
See the beloved 1984 comedy musical directed by Frank Oz, introduced by Craig Shemin, president of the Jim Henson Legacy, featuring special behind-the-scenes footage!
Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of S. E. Hinton’s epochal young adult novel, set in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a 1980s teen classic, breathtakingly acted by an astute cast of up-and-comers (including Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, and a young Tom Cruise) and directed with an unmistakable humanity. Screens 6/21 and 6/22 on 35mm.
Vincente Minnelli’s 1956 melodrama about a mild-mannered boarding school student mercilessly mistreated for possible homosexuality created a storm of controversy. Followed by a discussion with MoMI’s Senior Curator of Film Michael Koresky, and a signing of his new book Sick and Dirty: Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness.
Embeth Davidtz makes an astonishing debut as director and screenwriter in her vividly textured and complex adaptation of Alexandra Fuller’s memoir about growing up in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) during the race and class conflicts during the war for independence that erupted in 1980. Followed by a Q&A with Davidtz.
In his Academy Award-winning performance in Martin Scorsese's film, Paul Newman reprises his role as Fast Eddie Felson, 25 years later and retired, who takes a brash young talent, played by an endearingly cocky Cruise, under his wing. Screens on 6/27 and 6/28.