New York New YorkFeaturing Spike Lee’s ‘25th Hour’ And Scorsese’s ‘New York, New York,’ Both In 35mm

Also in September: Complete Kubrick continues with Barry Lyndon and A Clockwork Orange; a Science on Screen program focusing on A.I. and robot speech; a Shinya Tsukamoto double feature in Disreputable Cinema

Plus, theatrical runs of Tsai Ming-liang’s Days and Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo

Astoria, New York, August 31, 2021 — This September marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. To commemorate this somber milestone, Museum of the Moving Image will present two movies by New York filmmakers that express a deep love for the City and its resilience: Spike Lee’s 25th Hour and Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York—both presented in 35mm—on Saturday, September 11 (with additional screenings). Please see below for more information on these films and the Museum’s September screening schedule. Additional programs will be announced as they are scheduled.

All screenings take place in the Sumner M. Redstone Theater or the Celeste and Armand Bartos Screening Room at Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, NY. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $15 with discounts for seniors, students, and youth, and free or discounted for Museum members. All 70mm screenings are $20 ($15 MoMI members). Advance tickets are available online.

Proof of vaccination (ages 12+) and face masks (ages 2+) are required for all visitors to the Museum. Learn more about the Museum’s visitor safety guidelines here.

SCHEDULE OF SEPTEMBER 2021 FILM SERIES AND PROGRAMS:

See It Big: 70mm!
Through September 10
With a higher resolution and more light hitting the frame, 70mm film offers a bigger, brighter image than 35mm. It also offers richer sound, with more space on the soundtrack. It is the ideal film format for ambitious cinematic spectacles, yet with the transition to digital filmmaking, 70mm movies have become increasingly rare. Filmmakers like Christopher Nolan are keeping the tradition alive, as his Tenet recently proved. The Museum’s celebration of 70mm films concludes with Tenet (September 4 and 10), Lawrence of Arabia (September 4, 5, and 10), and 2001: A Space Odyssey (September 3 and 5). Program info

NEW RELEASE
Days
September 3–11
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. Taiwan. 2020, 127 mins. DCP. Under the pain of illness and treatment, Kang (Lee Kang-sheng) finds himself adrift. He meets Non (Anong Houngheuangsy) in a foreign land. They find consolation in each other before parting ways and carrying on with their days. The latest film from Tsai Ming-liang (Goodbye Dragon Inn, Stray Dogs), Days marks yet another masterwork in one of contemporary cinema’s most extraordinary careers. A Grasshopper Film release. View trailer. | Program info

I Love New York
September 11–17
On the twentieth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 tragedy, MoMI presents two favorite New York movies on the big screen: Martin Scorsese’s thrilling, radical take on the classic musical New York, New York (1977, new 35mm print) and Spike Lee’s poignant post-9/11 drama 25th Hour (2012, 35mm print), which stars Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Jonathan Demme’s Something Wild (1986, 35mm print), also part of the series What a Way to Make a Living: Women in ’80s Hollywood, will be shown on September 10 as well. Please note: New York, New York is also a selection of the monthly series Musical Matinees. Program info

Complete Kubrick
Through September 26
The Museum’s complete retrospective of the films of Stanley Kubrick, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey, continues this month with the costume drama Barry Lyndon (1975, 35mm), starring Ryan O’Neal and Marisa Berenson; A Clockwork Orange (1971, 35mm), Kubrick’s savage adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel; plus the documentaries Filmworker (2017, on September 11 and 12), Tony Zierra’s in-depth look at Kubrick’s creative process as told by the director’s long-serving assistant Leon Vitali, and Rodney Ascher’s Room 237 (2017), a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of The Shining (1980), showing alongside Kubrick's classic horror film on September 18. Program info

NEW RELEASE
Cryptozoo
September 17–25
Dir. Dash Shaw. 2021, 90 mins. DCP. With Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Zoe Kazan, Louisa Krause, Angeliki Papoulia, Thomas Jay Ryan, Peter Stormare, Grace Zabriskie. Veterinarian and cryptid preservationist Lauren Grey travels the world in search of the legendary baku (a docile, dream-eating creature), encountering evil poachers and coming to question her role in the whole cryptid trafficking ecosystem. Writer-director Dash Shaw and animation director Jane Samborski’s second feature (following My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea, which also screens at the Museum, on September 18 and 19, as part of the World of Animation series) is a sui generis creation: an animated film for adults that’s colored by childlike wonder, infused with the style and ethos of underground comics, psychedelia, and technicolor dreams, and voiced by a who’s who of independent cinema. A Magnolia Pictures release. View trailer. | Program info

Disreputable Cinema: Shinya Tsukamoto Double Feature
September 24 and 26
Disreputable Cinema is the Museum’s monthly series devoted to underground movies and fan obsessions that fall outside of the mainstream, organized by guest curators Jesse Berberich and Justin Rodriguez. In September, the series features two films by the iconoclastic Japanese filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto: his breakout film, the provocative and transgressive cyberpunk masterpiece Tetsuo, the Iron Man (1989), and Bullet Ballet (1998). Program info

Jim Henson’s World: The Great Muppet Caper
September 25, September 26, and October 1
Dir. Jim Henson. 1981, 95 mins. DCP. With Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin. Intrepid reporters Kermit, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo go to London to interview a fashion designer whose jewels have been stolen. When the thieves strike again and Miss Piggy is accused of the crime, Kermit and friends come to the rescue. This delightful follow-up to The Muppet Movie is one of the flat-out funniest of Henson’s feature films, defined by hilariously committed performances from Diana Rigg and a rascally Charles Grodin and the first-ever Busby Berkeley–inspired Muppet musical number, the Oscar-nominated “The First Time It Happens.” Program info

Talking Like a Robot: HAL 9000, Her, and a History of Voice Synthesis
Part of Science on Screen
Sunday, September 26
Join us for a special event starring two parallel voices—HAL 9000 and OS1, as seen in, respectively, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Her—and hear from two experts, voice studies researcher Marit MacArthur and cultural historian Christopher Grobe, who will speak about the growing field of voice studies and interactions between cinematic portrayals of A.I. and technological developments in the field. The 3:30 p.m. program opens with the presentation, and will be followed by a screening of Her (Dir. Spike Jonze. 2014, 126 mins.). Please note that 2001: A Space Odyssey also screens on this day at 12:30 p.m. (separate ticket purchase required). Program info

Weekly matinees of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Every Sunday, 12:30 p.m.
In conjunction with the exhibition Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey, the Museum continues to present weekly matinees of the 1968 sci-fi masterpiece that is the subject of the exhibition. These shows are presented in the recent 4K digital restoration; twice monthly the film is also shown in 70mm on Friday evenings. Program info

 

EXHIBITIONS CURRENTLY ON VIEW

Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick’s Space Odyssey (Through September 26)
The Jim Henson Exhibition (Ongoing)
Behind the Screen (Ongoing) Until further notice, the third-floor galleries, which feature interactive experiences and camera equipment, remain closed.
Icons: Framing Images of Black Women on Movie Posters (Through November 28)
The Situation Room (Ongoing)

The traveling exhibition The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited is on view at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, through September 6.

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Top image: Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro in New York, New York (Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1977) / courtesy of Park Circus.

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Temporary Hours (through September 2021): Friday, 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday–Sunday, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Museum Admission : $15 adults; $11 senior citizens (ages 65+) and students (ages 18+) with ID; $9 youth (ages 3–17). Children under 3 and Museum members are admitted free.
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Film Screenings: Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays, and as scheduled. Unless noted, tickets are $15 adults / $11 students and seniors / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / free or discounted for Museum members. Advance purchase is recommended online. 

Please note safety protocols for visiting the Museum.

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