NEWSLETTER
December 26, 2023–January 28, 2024
Astoria, New York, December 12, 2023 — Museum of the Moving Image today announced the lineup for its Curators’ Choice series, an annual survey of some favorite films of the year featuring a surfeit and diversity of great cinema—and television—as selected by its film curators. From December 26 through January 28, the program of 31 titles (with possible additions) includes some of the most critically acclaimed films of 2023, such as Oppenheimer, Anatomy of a Fall, Fallen Leaves, Killers of the Flower Moon, May December, The Boy and the Heron, Ferrari, The Holdovers, and Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros, but also those that have been underappreciated, such as R.M.N., Beau Is Afraid, Pacifiction, Godland, Scarlet, Dry Ground Burning, and more.
The selections for Curators’ Choice 2023 were made by Curator of Film Eric Hynes and Associate Curator Edo Choi, with contributions from Michael Koresky and Sonia Epstein. Hynes stated, “Curators’ Choice focuses on work that premiered theatrically or was initially broadcast during the calendar year 2023. Unlike in other year-end surveys and annual awards programs, our impulse is expansive in terms of the kinds of films we’re choosing to elevate, and inclusive of the full year of offerings.”
Series highlights include big-screen showings of Oppenheimer, presented in both DCP and 70mm (Dec. 26–Jan. 4); Beau Is Afraid with director Ari Aster in person (Jan. 3); Succession, Season 4, Episode 3: “Connor’s Wedding” with director Mark Mylod in person (Jan. 7); The Holdovers with director Alexander Payne in person (Jan. 10); Passages with director Ira Sachs in person (Jan. 12); The Eternal Memory with director Maite Alberti in person (Jan. 13); Nothing Lasts Forever with director Jason Kohn in person (Jan. 13); Unrest, featuring a video introduction by director Cyril Schäublin (Jan. 20); Todd Haynes’s May December in 35mm (Jan. 20); Showing Up with director Kelly Reichardt in person (Jan. 26); De Humani Corporis Fabrica with directors Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel in person (Jan. 27); and Dry Ground Burning with director Joana Pimenta in person (Jan. 27). Additional special appearances will be announced as they are confirmed.
The series also highlights thematic rhymes among films of varied genres and styles. They include the pairings of Frederick Wiseman’s epic documentary Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros and Tran Anh Hung’s immersive period drama The Taste of Things on Jan. 14; and two masterful works of nonfiction set in Parisian hospitals, Claire Simon’s Our Body and Castaing-Taylor and Paravel’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica (Jan. 27 and 28).
Download the full schedule and descriptions here or visit movingimage.org/series/curators-choice-2023.
SCHEDULE FOR CURATORS’ CHOICE 2023. DEC. 26, 2023–JAN. 28, 2024
All screenings take place in the Redstone Theater or Bartos Screen Room at Museum of the Moving Image. Unless noted, tickets are $15 with discounts for seniors, students, youth, and MoMI members. Some screenings may be free for MoMI members. Please confirm schedule online and purchase tickets in advance at movingimage.org.
Oppenheimer
Tuesday, December 26, 3:00 p.m. (DCP)
Wednesday, December 27, 3:00 p.m. (DCP)
Thursday, December 28, 3:00 p.m. (70mm)
Friday, December 29, 5:00 p.m. (70mm)
Thursday, January 4, 6:30 p.m. (70mm)
Dir. Christopher Nolan. 2023. U.S., 181 mins. With Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey, Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Kenneth Branagh, David Krumholtz, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Tom Conti. A Universal Pictures release.
Note: tickets for 70mm screenings are $20 ($15 MoMI members).
Beau Is Afraid
With director Ari Aster in person
Wednesday, January 3, 6:30 p.m.
Dir. Ari Aster. 2023. U.S., 179 mins. DCP. With Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Patti LuPone. An A24 release.
Anatomy of a Fall
Friday, January 5, 6:30 p.m.
Dir. Justine Triet. 2023, France. 150 mins. DCP. With Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Samuel Theis, Antoine Reinartz. A NEON release.
Fallen Leaves
Saturday, January 6, 3:30 p.m.
Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. 2023. Finland, 81 mins. In Finnish with English subtitles. With Alma Pöysti, Martti Suosalo, Jussi Vatanen. A MUBI release.
The Zone of Interest
Saturday, January 6, 5:30 p.m.
Dir. Jonathan Glazer. 2023, U.K./U.S./Poland, 105 mins. DCP. In German and Polish with English subtitles. With Christian Friedel, Sandra Hûller. An A24 release.
Godland
Sunday, January 7, 3:00 p.m.
Dir. Hlynur Pálmason. 2022, Iceland. 143 mins. DCP. In Icelandic and Danish with English subtitles. With Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurðsson. A Janus Films release.
Succession, Season 4, Episode 3: “Connor’s Wedding”
With director Mark Mylod in person
Sunday, January 7, 6:00 p.m.
Dir. Mark Mylod. Written by Jesse Armstrong. 2023, U.S. 62 mins. DCP. With Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmar Dominczyk, Peter Friedman, Justine Lupe, Matthew Macfadyen, David Rasche, Alan Ruck, J. Smith-Cameron, Sarah Snook, Fisher Stevens, Jeremy Strong. Free with Museum admission.
The Holdovers
With director Alexander Payne in person
Wednesday, January 10, 7:00 p.m.
Dir. Alexander Payne. 2023, 133 mins. DCP. With Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa. A Focus Features release. Free with RSVP.
Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros
Friday, January 12, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 14, 1:00 p.m.
Dir. Frederick Wiseman. 2023, France/U.S. 240 mins. DCP. A Zipporah Films release.
R.M.N.
Friday, January 12, 7:00 p.m.
Dir. Cristian Mungiu. 2022, Romania/France. 125 mins. DCP. With Marin Grigore, Judith State, Macrina Barladeanu. An IFC Films release.
Passages
With director Ira Sachs in person
Friday, January 12, 7:15 p.m.
Dir. Ira Sachs. 2023, France/U.S. 91 mins. DCP. With Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos. A MUBI release.
The Killer
Saturday, January 13, 3:00 p.m.
Dir. David Fincher. 2023, U.S. 118 mins. DCP. With Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte. A Netflix release.
The Eternal Memory
With director Maite Alberti in person
Saturday, January 13, 3:30 p.m.
Dir. Maite Alberti. 2023, 85 mins. DCP. In Spanish with English subtitles. An MTV Films release.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Saturday, January 13, 5:30 p.m.
Dir. Martin Scorsese. 2023, U.S., 206 mins. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone. An Apple Studios and Paramount Pictures release.
Nothing Lasts Forever
With director Jason Kohn in person
Saturday, January 13, 6:00 p.m.
Dir. Jason Kohn. 2022, 87 mins. DCP.
The Taste of Things
Sunday, January 14, 5:15 p.m.
Dir. Tran Anh Hung. 2023, France. 135 mins. DCP. With Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger. An IFC Films release.
Pacifiction
Friday, January 19, 6:30 p.m.
Dir. Albert Serra. 2022, France/Spain/Germany/Portugal. 165 mins. DCP. With Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Marc Susini, Alexandre Melo. A Grasshopper Film release.
Scarlet
Saturday, January 20, 1:00 p.m.
Dir. Pietro Marcello. 2022, France/Italy/Germany. 100 mins. DCP. With Räphael Terry, Juliette Jouan, Louis Garrel. A Kino Lorber release.
The Boy and the Heron
Saturday, January 20, 3:00 p.m.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. 2023, Japan. 120 mins. DCP. In Japanese with English subtitles. A GKIDS release.
Unrest
With a video introduction by Cyril Schäublin
Saturday, January 20, 3:30 p.m.
Dir. Cyril Schäublin. 2022, Switzerland. 93 mins. DCP. With Alexei Evstratov, Clara Gostynski. A KimStim release.
May December
Saturday, January 20, 6:00 p.m.
Dir. Todd Haynes. 2023, 113 mins. 35mm. With Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Cory Michael Smith, Elizabeth Yu, Gabriel Chung, Piper Curda. A Netflix release.
Return to Seoul
Saturday, January 20, 5:30 p.m.
Dir. Davy Chou. 2022, South Korea/France/Germany. 115 mins, DCP. With Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang-rok, Kim Sun-young. A Sony Pictures Classics release.
Youth (Spring)
Sunday, January 21, 1:30 p.m.
Dir. Wang Bing. 2023, France/Luxembourg/Netherlands. 215 mins. DCP. An Icarus Films release.
Asteroid City
Sunday, January 21, 3:00 p.m.
Dir. Wes Anderson. 2023, U.S. 104 mins. DCP. With Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody. A Focus Features release.
Ferrari
Sunday, January 21, 5:15 p.m.
Dir. Michael Mann. 2023, U.S. 125 mins. DCP. With Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese, Gabriel Leone, Derek Hill, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Patrick Dempsey. A NEON release.
A Thousand and One
Sunday, January 21, 5:30 p.m.
Dir. A.V. Rockwell. 2023, U.S. 116 mins. DCP. With Teyana Taylor, Will Catlett, Josiah Cross, Aven Courtney, Aaron Kingsley Adetola. A Focus Features release.
Showing Up
With director Kelly Reichardt in person
Friday, January 26, 7:00 p.m.
Dir. Kelly Reichardt. 2022, U.S. 108 mins. DCP. With Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, André Benjamin, Heather Lawless. An A24 release.
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
With directors Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel in person
Saturday, January 27, 3:00 p.m.
Dirs. Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor. 2022, France/Switzerland. 117 mins. DCP. A Grasshopper Film release.
Dry Ground Burning
With director Joana Pimenta in person
Saturday, January 27, 6:00 p.m.
Dirs. Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós. 2022, Brazil. 152 mins. DCP. A Grasshopper Film release.
Our Body
Sunday, January 28, 1:00 p.m.
Dir. Claire Simon. 2023, France. 168 mins. DCP.
Poor Things
Sunday, January 28, 5:00 p.m.
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos. 2023, U.S./U.K./Ireland. 120 mins. DCP. With Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Hanna Schygulla, Jerrod Carmichael, Kathryn Hunter, Christopher Abbott. A Searchlight Pictures release.
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