Series – We Are Movie Geeks

Museum of the Moving Image Summer 2025 Screening Series Includes Tom Cruise Retrospective And 70mm Festival

Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) has announced its slate of three major screening series for the summer, linked by the theme of big-screen moviegoing.

From late June through August, MoMI will present the 22-film retrospective Tom Cruise, Above and Beyond, which captures the full range of his charismatic star performances from the 1980s to present; its annual See It Big: 70mm! summer festival, with Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey as its centerpiece; and the weekly Summer Saturdays with Dolby Atmos, featuring a wide-ranging selection of films, from science fiction to musicals, to demonstrate the spectacular audio and visual upgrades to its Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Tom Cruise, who is both producer and star of the Mission: Impossible films, is also a main attraction in the Museum’s exhibition Mission: Impossible – Story and Spectacle. The exhibition explores how the series combines technical ingenuity, personal discipline and artistic commitment, all in service of storytelling, character development, and performance – with a focus on practical stunts.

It was announced on Tuesday that Cruise will receive an Oscar at The Governors Awards in November.

Watch as he opens the 2002 Oscars as only this ultimate actor can.

SUMMER 2025 SCREENING SERIES AT MOMI:
Screenings take place at the Sumner M. Redstone Theater and/or the Celeste and Armand Bartos Screening Room at Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY 11106. Schedule and tickets are available at https://movingimage.org/

Tom Cruise, Above and Beyond

June 20–August 17

Tom Cruise has been so central to our conception of Hollywood for so many decades that he’s more than a movie star—he encourages us to ask: what is it that makes a movie star? He was instilled with an undaunted charisma and confidence that became the metatext of his early star-making 1980s roles (from Risky Business and Top Gun to The Color of Money and Cocktail). Then, at the end of that decade, Cruise began to select parts that deftly subverted his golden-boy image, from his galvanizing, Oscar nominated role in Born on the Fourth of July to the homoerotic horror of Interview with the Vampire and the end-of-the-millennium one-two punch of Eyes Wide Shut and Magnolia—all movies that still drift through the cultural consciousness. He has long been a mainstay of elegantly constructed crowd-pleasers working with major directors (A Few Good Men, The Firm, Jerry Maguire, Minority Report), while in the 21st century Cruise has become increasingly dedicated to the physical spectacle of action cinema, producing and performing his own stunts in the Mission: Impossible films and beyond. Cruise’s entire captivating career speaks to his legacy as a singular movie star, and all the contradictions—of mystery and emotional transparency, of relatability and untouchability, of strength and vulnerability—that entails.

His appearance at the 2024 Olympics was AMAZING!

https://movingimage.org/series/tom-cruise-above-and-beyond

Films: Risky Business (Dir. Paul Brickman. 1983, 35mm), The Outsiders (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. 1983, 35mm), The Color of Money (Dir. Martin Scorsese. 1986, 35mm), Legend (Dir. Ridley Scott. 1985), Cocktail (Dir. Ronald Donaldson. 1988, 35mm), Born on the Fourth of July (Dir. Oliver Stone. 1989), A Few Good Men (Dir. Rob Reiner. 1992), Rain Man (Dir. Barry Levinson. 1988), Jerry Maguire (Dir. Cameron Crowe. 1996), Edge of Tomorrow (Dir. Doug Liman. 2014), The Firm (Dir. Sydney Pollack. 1993, 35mm), Interview with the Vampire (Dir. Neil Jordan. 1994, 35mm), Eyes Wide Shut (Dir. Stanley Kubrick. 1999, 35mm), Magnolia (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. 1999, 35mm), Minority Report (Dir. Steven Spielberg. 2002, 35mm), Collateral (Dir. Michael Mann. 2004, 35mm), War of the Worlds (Dir. Steven Spielberg. 2005, 35mm), Top Gun (Dir. Tony Scott. 1986, 70mm), Top Gun Maverick (Dir. Joseph Kosinski. 2022), Days of Thunder (Dir. Tony Scott. 1990, 70mm), Tropic Thunder (Dir. Ben Stiller. 2008), Jack Reacher (Dir. Christopher Mc Quarrie. 2012).

Summer Saturdays with Dolby Atmos

June 28–August 30

In May 2025, Museum of the Moving Image’s Sumner M. Redstone Theater unveiled a major, newly renovated audio system, featuring Dolby Atmos surround sound capability, and a new laser projector. With 63 output channels, featuring Dolby speakers and amplification, the Redstone is now an even more spectacular place to watch and hear movies, giving films an unprecedented level of aural detail, creating a spatial atmosphere of immersive realism. Put simply: everything looks and sounds better with these upgrades. To celebrate and demonstrate the theater at its best, the Museum will present a summer series of movies mixed or re-released in Dolby Atmos – every Saturday this summer from June 28 to August 30. Prepare to be overwhelmed by a science-fiction blockbuster or a rousing musical or a psychological drama with brilliantly layered sound design or even a reconstituted classic!

Films: Blade Runner 2049 (Dir. Denis Villeneuve. 2017), Titanic (Dir. James Cameron. 1997), Edge of Tomorrow (Dir. Doug Liman. 2014), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (3D) (Dirs. Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman. 2018), West Side Story (Dir. Steven Spielberg. 2021), Top Gun Maverick (Dir. Joseph Kosinski. 2022), A Star Is Born (Dir. Bradley Cooper. 2018), Uncut Gems (Dirs. Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. 2019), The Wizard of Oz (Dir. Victor Fleming. 1939), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (Dir. Quentin Tarantino. 2019)

Peni (Kimiko Glen), Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage) in Sony Pictures Animation’s SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.

See It Big: 70mm! (2025)

Presented by MUBI

July 31–August 24

MoMI’s annual summer tradition returns with a thrilling selection of films screening in 70mm prints. With a larger frame size that captures more detail and light, 70mm offers the biggest, brightest image—the ideal film format for ambitious cinematic spectacle. The centerpiece remains 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and there’s nowhere better in New York to watch Stanley Kubrick’s monolithic masterpiece than in the Sumner M. Redstone Theater, which was designed with an eye towards its space-age aesthetic. The series also includes Tom Cruise classics that feel the need for speed (and size), Top Gun (1986) and Days of Thunder (1990), and Alfred Hitchcock’s grand-scale suspense thriller North by Northwest (1959), a work of genius best experienced large and loud. And this year, with the Redstone Theater’s new major upgrade to Dolby Atmos sound, these spectacular films will also sound better than ever. Additional title to be announced.

Keir Dullea (as David Bowman) seen in closeup inside HAL 9000 in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Dir. Stanley Kubrick. 1968). Image courtesy of Warner Bros.

First Look Photos Of Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston From Apple TV+ THE ESSEX SERPENT – Series Begins May 13

Today, Apple TV+ revealed a glimpse at “The Essex Serpent,” and announced that the much anticipated six-episode Apple Original limited series based on Sarah Perry’s bestselling novel of the same name will debut globally with its first two episodes on Friday, May 13, 2022.

Starring a stellar cast led by Emmy and SAG Award winner Claire Danes, Emmy Award nominee Tom Hiddleston, Frank Dillane, Clémence Poésy and Hayley Squires, “The Essex Serpent” follows London widow Cora Seaborne (Danes) who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar (Hiddleston), but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.

“The Essex Serpent” is directed by BAFTA Award-nominee Clio Barnard, written by BAFTA Award-nominee Anna Symon. Barnard and Symon also serve as executive producers alongside Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Patrick Walters. The series is produced for Apple TV+ by See-Saw Films.

“The Essex Serpent” will premiere alongside an expanding lineup of highly anticipated series making their global debut soon on Apple TV+, including “WeCrashed,” the new limited series starring Academy Award-winners Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway and premiering this Friday, March 18; “Pachinko,” the Korean, Japanese, and English-language drama based on the acclaimed novel by the same name premiering globally on Apple TV+ on March 25; “Slow Horses,” the new espionage drama adapted from CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick Herron’s novels tarring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman premiering on April 1; “Shining Girls,” a new metaphysical thriller starring and executive produced by Emmy Award-winner Elisabeth Moss, and based on Lauren Beukes’ bestselling novel premiering April 29; “Now and Then,” the new eight-episode bilingual and multi-layered thriller making its global debut on May 20, and more.

The Academy’s 2016 Summer Screening Series Includes WEST SIDE STORY And MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO

The Academy celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Academy Film Archive with the screening series “Archival Revival – 25 years of the Academy Film Archive,” curated from the extensive, diverse collection of motion pictures that the archive has restored and preserved. The series, which runs fromJuly 18 through September 12, will showcase a broad range of titles – musicals, documentaries, silent films, Pre-Code comedies, experimental films and horror classics.

In 1991 the Academy’s Board of Governors made a commitment to create a world-class archive for the preservation, restoration, documentation and study of motion pictures. The Academy Film Archive currently holds more than 190,000 elements, including trailers, feature films, and the film collections of such artists as Alfred Hitchcock, Penelope Spheeris, James Wong Howe, Albert Maysles and Su Friedrich. It also holds the collections of such institutions and programs as the Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and the Student Academy Awards.

Take an inside look at the Academy Film Archive here and view its restoration work here.

The series schedule is as follows:

WEST SIDE STORY (1961) – JULY 18 – 7:30 p.m.
at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
with actors George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn and Maria Jimenez Henley, and producer Walter Mirisch

Presented in 70mm. Film print struck from the original negative.

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961) – JULY 26 – 7:30 p.m .
at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
with producer-director Roger Corman and producer Julie Corman

Debuting a new 35mm print made by the Academy Film Archive with support from Roger Corman, Julie Corman and Jon Davison.

THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ (1982) – AUGUST 1 – 7:30 p.m.
at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
with actor Edward James Olmos and director Robert M. Young, hosted by documentarian Lourdes Portillo

This restoration world premiere is presented as part of the Academy’s participation in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles, taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 60 cultural institutions across Southern California. Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America.

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) – AUGUST 8 – 7:30 p.m.
at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
with Derek Hough, choreographer, two time Emmy winner and six-time “Dancing with the Stars” champion

Screening an original 35mm Technicolor print.

CONSTANCE TALMADGE RESTORED:
THE PERFECT WOMAN (1920) and GOOD NIGHT, PAUL (1918) – AUGUST 11 – 7:30 p.m.
at the Linwood Dunn Theater
with musical accompaniment by Joe Rinaudo

The Academy’s newly restored 1915 Fotoplayer is unveiled for its inaugural public performance.

THE FRONT PAGE (1931) and COCK OF THE AIR (1932) – AUGUST 15 – 7:30 p.m.
at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater

THE FRONT PAGE is a restoration West Coast premiere of the rediscovered “American” release version, and COCK OF THE AIR is a restoration world premiere of the original uncensored “Pre-Code” release version.

PLASTIC REALITIES: FILMS BY SUZAN PITT AND PAT O’NEILL – AUGUST 25 – 7:30 p.m.
at the Linwood Dunn Theater
with filmmakers Suzan Pitt and Pat O’Neill

MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991) – SEPTEMBER 12 – 7:30 p.m.
at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
with director Gus Van Sant

Screening of a new 35mm print.

# # #

FOLLOW THE ACADEMY
www.oscars.org
www.facebook.com/TheAcademy
www.youtube.com/Oscars
www.twitter.com/TheAcademy

“An Evening with Tom Cruise” Hosted By The Film Society Of Lincoln Center; JACK REACHER Screening Dec 17th

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that they will host An Evening with Tom Cruise on Monday, December 17^th, taking a look at some of Cruise’s most iconic character work in a conversation with moderator and New York Film Festival Director of Programming, Kent Jones. The event will be followed by a sneak preview screening of Cruise’s new film JACK REACHER, in which he plays a tough ex-military investigator out for justice – a character that audiences have come to love from the three-time Academy Award^® nominated actor. Tickets are $50 and $35 and all proceeds from the event will go to the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 50^th Anniversary Fund, which supports the new education program and emerging filmmaker initiatives. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 10^th. The event will be held at the Rose Theater, (5^th floor of the Time Warner Center, Broadway and 60^th street). Visit Filmlinc.com for more information.

“Tom’s body of work is defined by the bold characters he plays so brilliantly and his collaborations with filmmaking’s most venerable directors. Tom consistently chooses smart and exciting projects and we are pleased to present audiences with a first look at his newest role, Jack Reacher,” said FSLC Executive Director Rose Kuo. “We are honored to host this exciting evening and to support our 50th anniversary fund to benefit education and emerging artists.”

An Evening with Tom Cruise will kick off a film retrospective that reunites fans with a selection of Cruise’s most beloved characters. The retrospective, ALL THE RIGHT MOVES: THE FILMS OF TOM CRUISE, runs December 18-20^th and will include a seven-film tribute to some of his most extraordinary work: BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, JERRY MAGUIRE, THE LAST SAMURAI, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, RAIN MAN, RISKY BUSINESS and TOP GUN.

“It’s incredibly fortunate that the Film Society chose the opening week of JACK REACHER to pay tribute to Tom’s incredible talent and accomplishments” said the film’s director Christopher McQuarrie. “I’ve had the great luck to find myself working with an incomparable actor in this extraordinary role at the peak of an unparalleled career.”

After his big screen debut in ENDLESS LOVE (1981), Cruise made such an impression on director Harold Becker in the military drama TAPS (1981) that it inspired Becker to give him a larger role in the film, that of Cadet Captain David Shawn. Cruise’s performance in TAPS effectively launched his career, leading him to be cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s THE OUTSIDERS (1983) alongside a group of celebrated young actors that collectively became known as “the brat pack”. Since then, from his iconic slide across the floor of a suburban Chicago living room in RISKY BUSINESS (1983) to his considerably riskier footwork atop a Dubai skyscraper in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—GHOST PROTOCOL (2011), Cruise has spent a remarkable three decades as the world’s most popular movie star, and one of its most adventurous and unpredictable actors. An instant pop culture sensation for his role as the fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in TOP GUN (1986), Cruise quickly cemented his serious dramatic credentials opposite Dustin Hoffman in RAIN MAN (1988) and in Oliver Stone’s BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) where he earned his first Academy Award^® nomination as well as a Golden Globe for Best Actor. Cruise has since earned two more Academy Award^® nominations – Best Actor for Cameron Crowe’s JERRY MAGUIRE (1996) and Best Supporting Actor for Paul Thomas Anderson’s MAGNOLIA(1999), with both films earning him Golden Globes for the critically acclaimed performances. His career has been singular in working with the most noteworthy directors such as Coppola, Stone, Stanley Kubrick in EYES WIDE SHUT (1999), Steven Spielberg in MINORITY REPORT (2002) and WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005), and Michael Mann inCOLLATERAL (2004), while breaking box-office records in blockbusters like THE LAST SAMURAI and the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE series.

Tickets for the Monday, December 17^th conversation and Jack Reacher screening will be available beginning Monday, December 10^th. The event will be held at the Rose Theater, on the 5^th floor of the Time Warner Center (Broadway and 60^thstreet). Tickets will be sold for $50 and $35, and all proceeds from the event will go to the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 50^th Anniversary Fund, which supports the new education program and emerging filmmaker initiatives. Visit www.filmlinc.com for additional information.

Special Two Film Package available for the films in the retrospective, ALL THE RIGHT MOVES: THE FILMS OF TOM CRUISE, running from December 18-20. Tickets on sale today, visit Filmlinc.com. All screenings will take place at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65^th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam).

FILMS, DESCRIPTIONS & SCHEDULE

An Evening with Tom Cruise featuring a Sneak Preview Screening of Jack Reacher

Fresh from his biggest worldwide success to date with Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol and about to hit screens in the hotly anticipated Jack Reacher, we are pleased to welcome three-time Academy Award^® nominee Tom Cruise for a career-spanning conversation moderated by New York Film Festival Director of Programming, Kent Jones, followed by a special advance screening of Cruise’s latest film, Jack Reacher, directed by Christopher McQuarrie. All proceeds from the event will go to the Film Society’s 50^th Anniversary Fund, which supports the new education programs and emerging filmmaker initiatives. Info on the fund can be found at FilmLinc.com/50Fund.

JACK REACHER

Christopher McQuarrie, 2012, USA; 130m

From The New York Times bestselling author Lee Child comes one of the most compelling heroes to step from novel to screen—ex-military investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise). When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: “Get Jack Reacher!” So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep. Written for the screen and directed by Oscar-winner Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects). Co-starring Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, David Oyelowo and Robert Duvall!
*Mon. Dec 17, 7:00PM

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) 145min

Director: Oliver Stone

Country: USA
Cruise earned the first of three Oscar nominations for his transformative portrayal of disillusioned Vietnam vet Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s shattering portrait of the loss of American innocence.
*Wed. Dec 19, 9:00PM

JERRY MAGUIRE (1996) 139min

Director: Cameron Crowe

Country: USA
Cruise earned his second Best Actor Oscar nomination as the eponymous high-powered sports agent whose existential epiphany loses him all but one client (Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.) in Cameron Crowe’s wry American success story.
*Thurs. Dec 20, 8:45PM

THE LAST SAMURAI (2003) 154min

Director: Ed Zwick

Country: USA
Ed Zwick’s visually majestic, old fashioned Hollywood epic stars Cruise as a disillusioned Civil War vet (Cruise) hired to train conscript in Japan’s first modern army, caught between the past and present of a rapidly changing nation.
*Thurs. Dec 20, 3:30PM

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) 110min

Director: Brian De Palma

Country: USA
Finding himself the only survivor of a mission gone awry, secret agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) must unravel the conspiracy in the film that launched the successful franchise, directed by master of suspense Brian De Palma.
*Thurs. Dec 20, 6:30PM

RAIN MAN (1988) 133min

Director: Barry Levinson

Country: USA
As a slick yuppie unexpectedly reunited with his autistic older brother (Dustin Hoffman), Cruise more than holds his own in Barry Levinson’s beloved 1988 Oscar-winner.
*Wed. Dec 19, 6:00PM

RISKY BUSINESS (1983) 98min

Director: Paul Brickman

Country: USA
When mom and dad leave town, an enterprising Chicago teen (21-year-old Cruise in his star-making role) gets in over his head with a kind-hearted prostitute (Rebecca De Mornay) in writer-director Paul Brickman’s sparkling coming-of-age comedy.
*Wed. Dec 19, 3:45PM

TOP GUN (1986) 110min

Director: Tony Scott

Country: USA
Cruise flew into the danger zone (and sent sales of Ray-Bans and leather jackets soaring) as a hotshot Navy pilot romancing his civilian instructor (Kelly McGillis) in producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott’s prototypical ‘80s blockbuster.
*Tues. Dec 18, 8:30PM

Guillermo Del Toro To Host “Universal’s Legacy of Horror” Series Opening At The Academy – Oct. 2

Pictured: Bela Lugosi, DRACULA, 1931. Courtesy of AMPAS

Looking for a good scare next month? Before you head out trick-or-treating on the 31st, and you’re in the Southern California area, you need to head over to the Academy in Beverly Hills. Our friends at AMPAS are hosting an October-long celebration of classic horror films in honor of “Universal’s Legacy of Horror”– part of the studio’s year-long 100th anniversary celebration. Writer & director Guillermo del Toro, a true aficionado of the horror-genre, will host the kick-off screening celebrating the studio that defined “horror films. ” The Academy will screen newly restored prints from Universal.

For those not wanting bad dreams the Academy will also present “Universal’s Legacy of Horror: A Centennial Exhibition,” which includes rare posters, stills and other artifacts celebrating Universal’s distinctive contributions to the classic horror genre and the studio’s founding 100 years ago. The exhibition will run in the Academy Grand Lobby throughout October. Admission to see the exhibit is free.

Series passes for “Universal’s Legacy of Horror” (excluding the Saturday double features) are $20 for the general public and $15 for Academy members and students with valid ID. Tickets for individual screenings are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID, and may be purchased online at www.oscars.org, in person at the Academy box office, or by mail. Ticketed seating is unreserved. For more information call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org.

“The Bride of Frankenstein ” (1935) and “Dracula ” (1931)
Tuesday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills

“The Man Who Laughs ” (1928)
Monday, October 8, at 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills

Special guests scheduled include producer Chris Weitz, grandson of producer, Paul Kohner. This rarely screened silent horror feature stars Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin.

“The Wolf Man ” (1941) and “An American Werewolf in London ” (1981)
Tuesday, October 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills

Special guests scheduled include director John Landis, Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker, producer George Folsey, Jr. and actor David Naughton from “An American Werewolf in London. “

“Creature from the Black Lagoon ” (1954, in 3D) and “The Invisible Man ” (1933)
Tuesday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills

Special guests scheduled include actress Julie Adams, who played Kay Lawrence in “Creature from the Black Lagoon. “

“The Birds ” (1963)
Tuesday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills

Special guests scheduled include actresses Tippi Hedren, who played Melanie Daniels, and Veronica Cartwright, who played Cathy Brenner, in the film.

“Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ” (1948) and “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken “(1966)
Saturday, October 27, at 2 p.m.
Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street, Hollywood

Special guests scheduled include actress Joan Staley, who played Alma Parker, in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. “

“The Incredible Shrinking Man ” (1957) and “Tarantula “ (1955)
Saturday, October 27, at 2 p.m.
Oscars Outdoors
1341 Vine Street, Hollywood

“The Phantom of the Opera ” (1925)
Tuesday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills

SPARTACUS To Screen As Final Film In The Academy’s “The Last 70mm Film Festival” August 13; Kirk Douglas Scheduled To Appear

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a new 70mm print of the 1960 historical drama “Spartacus” for the final screening in its series “The Last 70mm Film Festival” on Monday, August 13, at 7 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening also will welcome actor and producer Kirk Douglas, who played the title character in the film, and Pete Hammond as moderator for the onstage discussion.

Based on the novel by Howard Fast, the film tells the story of the historical figure Spartacus, a slave-turned-gladiator who leads a rebellion against the Romans, going head to head with Crassus, played by Sir Laurence Olivier. The film won four Academy Awards®, including Actor in a Supporting Role (Peter Ustinov), Color Art Direction (Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom; Set Decoration: Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron), Color Cinematography (Russell Metty), and Color Costume Design (Valles, Bill Thomas). It also received nominations for Film Editing (Robert Lawrence) and Music – Music score of a dramatic or comedy picture (Alex North).

Tickets for “Spartacus” are now sold out. A standby line will form on the day of the event, and standby numbers will be assigned starting at approximately 5:30 p.m. Any available tickets will be distributed shortly before the program begins. Ticket holders should plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to ensure a seat in the theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For the latest pre-show details call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org.

“Like” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAcademy

Follow on Twitter: @TheAcademy

Academy Tackles State of Nonfiction In Documentary Filmmaking Series

Beverly Hills, CA – Contemporary documentarians will explore the rapidly-changing landscape and increasing profile of documentary filmmaking in “The Rise of Nonfiction Movies,” the latest installment of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ John Huston Lecture series, on Wednesday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening will be moderated by R.J. Cutler, producer-director of “The September Issue” (2009) and producer of “The War Room” (1993).

While information may be spreading faster and distribution choices are evolving at a dizzying pace, non-fiction filmmakers continue to find cutting-edge solutions and storytelling forms to prove that truth is often better than fiction. Despite the significant hurdles their producers and distributors often face, theatrical documentaries have gained a newfound popularity, in many cases because of their willingness to challenge the status quo and delve into the drama, humor and fascination of real life.

Panelists for the evening include Amir Bar-Lev, director of “The Tillman Story” (2010) and producer-director of “My Kid Could Paint That” (2007); Davis Guggenheim, director of “Waiting for ‘Superman’” (2010) and Oscar®-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” (2006); Academy Award®-nominated documentarian Lourdes Portillo, producer of “Las Madres–The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo” (1985) and producer-director of “Señorita Extraviada” (2002); Ricki Stern, director of “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work” (2010) and “The Devil Came on Horseback” (2007), Molly Thompson, executive producer of “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer” (2010) and “Jesus Camp” (2006); and Diane Weyermann, executive producer of “Casino Jack and the United States of Money” (2010) and “Food, Inc.” (2009).

The Academy’s John Huston Lecture on Documentary Filmmaking is named to honor Huston’s legacy as witnessed in his controversial World War II documentaries, “Report from the Aleutians” (1943), “San Pietro” (1944, withheld from release until 1945) and “Let There Be Light” (1946, suppressed from public release until 1980).

Tickets for “The Rise of Non-Fiction Movies” go on sale Monday, October 3. Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. They may be purchased online at www.oscars.org, by mail, in person at the Academy during regular business hours or, depending on availability, on the night of the program when the doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For more information, call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards – in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners – the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.

FOLLOW THE ACADEMY
www.oscars.org
www.facebook.com/TheAcademy
www.youtube.com/Oscars
www.twitter.com/TheAcademy

Photos: Courtesy of AMPAS

Production Designers Draw the Lines Between Live Action and Animation

Beverly Hills, CA – The differences between production design for animation and live action will be explored in detail during the first installment of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ series “Evolution or Revolution? Production Design in the 21st Century,” on Monday, April 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

“Production Design in the 21st Century” will be hosted by two of the Academy’s Art Directors Branch governors, production designer Jim Bissell (“300,” “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”) and set decorator Rosemary Brandenburg (“Unstoppable,” “Public Enemies”). Special guests for the first evening will be production designers Kathy Altieri (“How to Train Your Dragon,” “Over the Hedge”), Scott Chambliss (“Salt,” “Star Trek”), Harley Jessup (“Ratatouille,” “Monsters, Inc.”) and Lilly Kilvert (“Valkyrie,” “The Last Samurai”), as well as set decorator Karen O’Hara (“Alice in Wonderland,” “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”). The session will feature film clips and open discussion between the evening’s special guests and members of the audience.

The schedule for subsequent sessions is as follows, with all participants subject to availability:

May 2 – Memorable Images: Production Designers and Set Decorators Choose Their Favorites.
Production designers can create powerful images that embed themselves into the collective cultural consciousness. The panel will give examples of those unforgettable instances when dramatic design surges from a support role to the forefront of the storytelling process.

William Creber, production designer (“The Poseidon Adventure,” 1972; “Planet of the Apes,” 1968)
Jack Fisk, production designer (“There Will Be Blood,” “The New World”)
Alex McDowell, production designer (“Watchmen,” “Fight Club”)
Beth Rubino, set decorator (“It’s Complicated,” “American Gangster”)

May 9 – Set Decoration and the Design Collaboration.
Production designers and set decorators discuss their collaborative process.

Jim Bissell, production designer, and Jan Pascale, set decorator (“Leatherheads,” “Good Night, and Good Luck.”)
Lauri Gaffin, set decorator (“Iron Man,” “The Pursuit of Happyness”)
Alex McDowell, production designer, and Anne Kuljian, set decorator (“The Terminal,” “Minority Report”)
Jeannine Oppewall, production designer, and Jay Hart, set decorator (“Pleasantville,” “L.A. Confidential”)
Victor J. Zolfo, set decorator (“The Social Network,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”)

May 16 – The Criteria for Good Production Design. Production designers and set decorators discuss what they look for in their peers’ work as hallmarks of great creative design.

Jim Erickson, set decorator (“Watchmen,” “There Will Be Blood”)
Alex McDowell, production designer (“Watchmen,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
Jeannine Oppewall, production designer (“The Good Shepherd,” “Seabiscuit”)

Registration for the entire series is $40 for the general public and $30 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Admission for individual evenings, if available, is $10 at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at www.oscars.org, by mail, or in person at the Academy during regular business hours or, depending on availability, on the night of the session when the doors open at 6 p.m. The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 Vine Street in Hollywood. For more information, call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org.

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this: