The Princess and the Frog
On June 17 and 19, celebrate Juneteenth with this gorgeously animated modern retelling of the classic Grimm fairy tale “The Frog Prince,” featuring Disney's first Black American princess.
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Picnic
William Inge’s smash 1953 Broadway production, which dared to uncover the smoldering desires of small-town American life, was transformed into a hit movie by studio stalwart Joshua Logan, who also directed the original stage version.
The Princess and the Frog
On June 17 and 19, celebrate Juneteenth with this gorgeously animated modern retelling of the classic Grimm fairy tale “The Frog Prince,” featuring Disney's first Black American princess.
Barry Gifford on Screen
In this double feature, MoMI presents the New York premiere of Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago, followed by a 35mm presentation of Wild at Heart.
Sweet Smell of Success
One of the great New York movies of the 1950s, Sweet Smell of Success pits Lancaster’s ruthless columnist J. J. Hunsecker against Curtis’s desperate publicist Sidney Falco in a noirish, pitch-dark morality play.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Preview ScreeningA free preview screening of the debut feature of the beloved character Marcel, with star Jenny Slate in person
Funny Lady
Herbert Ross's continuance of the Fanny Brice story was bolder than its trappings would indicate, and despite its 1930s setting, serves as a startlingly jaundiced look at its own time.
Seconds
James Wong Howe, nominated for an Oscar for his work, shot in black-and-white and used misshapen lenses to create a surreal atmosphere as Arthur Hamilton’s dream of a new life turns into a waking nightmare.
Happening
Audrey Diwan's brilliant and searing drama about illegal abortion in France in the 1960s, winner of the Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, plays June 11, 18 & 24.
Peter Pan
As part of our ongoing series on cinematographer James Wong Howe, Herbert Brenon’s rarely screened, magical silent adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s 1904 stage play will show on June 25 with live piano accompaniment by Makia Matsumura!
Bell, Book, and Candle
A sui generis Hollywood entertainment about a hipster Greenwich Village witch, played by Kim Novak, who casts a romantic spell on her upstairs neighbor (James Stewart), Bell, Book and Candle was released the same year as Stewart-Novak’s other famous pairing, Vertigo.
Night of the Living Dead
George A. Romero’s seminal, independent zombie movie, which laid the groundwork for the indie horror film, as part of our series Films of the Dead: Romero & Co.—next screening on July 9.