Tut’s Fever Movie Palace
Tut’s Fever is a working movie theater and art installation created by Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong, an homage to the ornate, exotic picture palaces of the 1920s
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Behind the Screen
The Museum's core exhibition immerses visitors in the creative and technical process of producing, promoting, and presenting films, television shows, and digital entertainment.
The Jim Henson Exhibition
This dynamic experience explores Jim Henson’s groundbreaking work for film and television and his transformative impact on culture.
Horrible Sites: Makeup and Production Design for The Exorcist
With material drawn from MoMI’s permanent collection, this exhibit explores the film’s production and makeup design, detailing how a stylish townhouse in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and an innocent young girl were transformed into sites of horror.
Reflected Forms: Story and Character in the Films of Todd Haynes
On the occasion of Todd Haynes’s May December, MoMI presents an exhibit with materials from the archives of filmmaker Todd Haynes, now part of the Museum’s collection, offering a glimpse into his process of transforming historical and cultural referents into formally ambitious, richly emotional films.
Auriea Harvey: My Veins Are the Wires, My Body Is Your Keyboard
The first major survey of the pioneering net-artist and sculptor Auriea Harvey features more than 40 of Harvey’s works from her career spanning nearly four decades.
Videofreak
Allen Riley's Videofreak reimagines the arcade game experience by emphasizing the art of video manipulation over traditional gameplay elements like scorekeeping and end goals.
Tide Predictor
Tide Predictor is LoVid’s first code-driven generative artwork, a departure from a majority of their catalog, which centers experimentation with actual analog video. It will be displayed on the Museum's Schlosser Media Wall in the lobby.
Fiona Tan: Footsteps
In this video installation drawn exclusively from films made between 1896 and the late 1920s, Tan pairs mesmerizing moments of people working over a century ago—sewing fishing nets, harvesting wheat, collecting chicken eggs, sorting oysters—with missives from her Australia-based father, read aloud by Scottish actor Ian Henderson.
My Own Yard to Play in
My Own Yard to Play in documents children at play on the streets of Harlem in the late 1950s.
10 events,
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Preview Screening: The Dead Don’t Hurt
Preview Screening: The Dead Don’t Hurt
The Dead Don’t Hurt is a story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s. Followed by a Q&A with Viggo Mortensen and Vicky Krieps
11 events,
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
11 events,
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
Terrence Malick’s World War II epic marked not only a professional comeback after 20 years of silence but also a major turning point in the filmmaker’s art.
16 events,
NYC Gaymers at MoMI
NYC Gaymers at MoMI
To kick off Pride, MoMI welcomes NYC Gaymers for their 2nd annual Gaymer Pride, celebrating all aspects of gaming within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke is one of Hayao Miyazaki's most beloved films, a complex, often violent tale that pitted warring clans and creatures against each other in 14th-century Japan. Screening 5/26 and 6/1.
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life
Albert Brooks’s captivating romantic comedy about the afterlife, screening 6/1 and 6/2, is a perfect showcase for the inimitable writer-director-star's mix of caustic social observation and emotional warmth.
Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano
After winning the Oscar for writing Moonstruck, Shanley got the greenlight for his ambitious, surreal comedy about a hypochondriac workaday schlub (Tom Hanks) who finds out he has a fatal “brain cloud” and dumps his soul-sucking office job to embark on a final adventure.
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Coen brothers’ funniest film is a scene-to-scene blast, expertly folding an endless array of visual jokes and verbal gags into an absurdly convoluted plot that casts Jeff Bridges's unemployed, eternally stoned Los Angeles bowling bum Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski as a loser Philip Marlowe.
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Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano
After winning the Oscar for writing Moonstruck, Shanley got the greenlight for his ambitious, surreal comedy about a hypochondriac workaday schlub (Tom Hanks) who finds out he has a fatal “brain cloud” and dumps his soul-sucking office job to embark on a final adventure.
Introducing the Industry with IATSE
Introducing the Industry with IATSE
IATSE is the union behind entertainment, with over 170,000 members working in television, motion pictures, theater, and beyond. At this FREE EVENT on 6/2, meet the people who make the magic of the moving image possible, and discover how they got their start in the industry.
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life
Albert Brooks’s captivating romantic comedy about the afterlife, screening 6/1 and 6/2, is a perfect showcase for the inimitable writer-director-star's mix of caustic social observation and emotional warmth.
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
On 5/24, Tim Burton's gleeful riff on 1950s sci-fi schlock, about an invasion of ray-gun-wielding Martians, kicks off our wide-ranging summer series See It Big at the '90s Multiplex.
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Canceled NYTechWeek – AI Mosaic: Diversity in Motion
Canceled NYTechWeek – AI Mosaic: Diversity in Motion
At this free #NYtechweek event on June 4, come explore inclusive AI models and be inspired by founders to gain momentum in the tech, creative, and social justice space.
10 events,
11 events,
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
15 events,
Jane Henson in Performance
Jane Henson (née Nebel) was one of her husband Jim Henson’s most significant longtime collaborators.This compilation highlights some of Jane’s performances with the Muppets.
Advanced Footage of Inside Out 2
Advanced Footage of Inside Out 2
Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter will appear in person to present exclusive footage from the upcoming sequel to Inside Out
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Coen brothers’ funniest film is a scene-to-scene blast, expertly folding an endless array of visual jokes and verbal gags into an absurdly convoluted plot that casts Jeff Bridges's unemployed, eternally stoned Los Angeles bowling bum Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski as a loser Philip Marlowe.
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
Boyle’s adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel about heroin addicts in Edinburgh managed not just to become a hit movie stateside but spawn an iconic cultural moment.
Provincial Actors
Provincial Actors
Agnieszka Holland first gained early recognition with this powerful, claustrophobic study of the tensions and conflicts amongst the members of a minor theatrical troupe in a small town near Warsaw.
Rumble in the Bronx
Rumble in the Bronx
Already a superstar in his native Hong Kong, Jackie Chan officially broke through to the American mainstream with this perfect showcase for the action icon’s breathtaking talent. Screening on 35mm 6/7 and 6/8.
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Puppeteering at MoMI
Puppeteering at MoMI
Puppeteer Brian T. Carson leads a puppeteering workshop exploring the fundamentals of the art form, open to all ages and skill levels.
Henson Music in the Courtyard
Henson Music in the Courtyard
Enjoy a performance of instrumental music from films that have captured the hearts of audiences for decades.
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
A Lonely Woman
A Lonely Woman
Agnieszka Holland’s last film made in her home country before she self-exiled to France is a thinly veiled critique of the communist totalitarian system that was banned in Poland.
Jim Henson’s Legacy with Karen Falk, Craig Shemin, and Barbara Miller
Jim Henson’s Legacy with Karen Falk, Craig Shemin, and Barbara Miller
A free panel discussion about Jim Henson's work, collaborations, and legacy.
Rumble in the Bronx
Rumble in the Bronx
Already a superstar in his native Hong Kong, Jackie Chan officially broke through to the American mainstream with this perfect showcase for the action icon’s breathtaking talent. Screening on 35mm 6/7 and 6/8.
15 events,
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
Featuring vast amber vistas of the American heartland courtesy of the great cinematographer Freddie Francis, The Straight Story is one of David Lynch’s most uncharacteristic and undoubtedly best films. Screening on 35mm 6/9 and 6/22.
Europa Europa
Europa Europa
Agnieszka Holland received an Academy Award nomination for this account of the real-life experiences of a German Jew who, at 16, concealed his Jewishness during WWII. Holland in person on 6/20!
Washington Square
Washington Square
Agnieszka Holland’s earthy, deeply felt adaptation of Henry James’s 1880 novel, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, is a faithful evocation of James’s prose, as well as the time, place, mood, and feeling of its New York setting. Screening in an archival 35mm print on 6/9.
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
Boyle’s adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel about heroin addicts in Edinburgh managed not just to become a hit movie stateside but spawn an iconic cultural moment.
10 events,
10 events,
10 events,
11 events,
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
13 events,
The Fisher King
The Fisher King
Terry Gilliam balances tragedy and comedy, fantasy and realism, romance and adventure, in this tale of a disgraced radio shock jock (Jeff Bridges) who finds redemption after meeting a homeless man (Robin Williams). Screening 6/14 and 6/15.
In Darkness
In Darkness
Based on a true story, In Darkness is an extraordinary tale of survival, set across 14 tense, increasingly dangerous months.
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
This sweeping, feverish epic adapted loosely from James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel features some of Michael Mann's most hypnotic vistas and kinetic sequences.
16 events,
Program X: Cultural Activism and Media Showcase 2024
Program X: Cultural Activism and Media Showcase 2024
Celebrate the profound, reflective films by Program X: Cultural Activism and Media workshop participants and documentary filmmaker Milton X. Trujillo. The workshop and showcase reflect on the intersections of culture, activism, and media.
Two by Manfred Kirchheimer: Middle Class Money, Honey & Grownups
Two by Manfred Kirchheimer: Middle Class Money, Honey & Grownups
This frank generational portrait assembles a gallery of aging men, all baby boomers drawn from the filmmaker’s community of friends and family. With filmmaker Manfred Kirchheimer in person.
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County
Eastwood’s astonishingly beautiful adaptation of the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller, starring a magnificent Meryl Streep, screens on 35mm on 6/15 and 6/16.
The Fisher King
The Fisher King
Terry Gilliam balances tragedy and comedy, fantasy and realism, romance and adventure, in this tale of a disgraced radio shock jock (Jeff Bridges) who finds redemption after meeting a homeless man (Robin Williams). Screening 6/14 and 6/15.
16 events,
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s novel comes to precious life in Holland’s exquisitely mounted gothic adaptation, one of the finest live-action family films of the nineties. Agnieszka Holland will appear in person at the 6/21 screening!
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
This sweeping, feverish epic adapted loosely from James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel features some of Michael Mann's most hypnotic vistas and kinetic sequences.
The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County
Eastwood’s astonishingly beautiful adaptation of the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller, starring a magnificent Meryl Streep, screens on 35mm on 6/15 and 6/16.
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10 events,
Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness
The latest film from the director of the Oscar-winning The Favorite and Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life.
12 events,
Celebrate Juneteenth 2024 Festivities
Celebrate Juneteenth 2024 Festivities
In celebration of the Juneteenth holiday and Black Music Appreciation Month, we are featuring an array of activities and screenings.
Juke Joint
Juke Joint
Named for a tavern or roadhouse with music for Black people, 1947's Juke Joint was the ninth feature directed by Spencer Williams, who also starred in the film.
The Blood of Jesus
The Blood of Jesus
This is the first feature film directed by pioneering filmmaker Spencer Williams, whose screenplay was inspired by a Langston Hughes poem. Followed by a panel discussion featuring Ina Archer, Dr. Michele Prettyman, and Dr. David Bering-Porter.
11 events,
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
Europa Europa
Europa Europa
Agnieszka Holland received an Academy Award nomination for this account of the real-life experiences of a German Jew who, at 16, concealed his Jewishness during WWII. Holland in person on 6/20!
12 events,
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s novel comes to precious life in Holland’s exquisitely mounted gothic adaptation, one of the finest live-action family films of the nineties. Agnieszka Holland will appear in person at the 6/21 screening!
True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century
True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century
Set in 1953 at a psychiatric clinic in Blida, Algeria, and shot on location, the film follows Frantz Fanon (Alexandre Desane) as he is appointed head doctor. With filmmakers Abdenour Zahzah and François Pain in person.
I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to the visionary We’re All Going to the World’s Fair ups the ante on suburban angst, creating an eerily beautiful metaphorical evocation of the trans experience and the ways in which popular culture and media both comfort and betray us. Screening 6/21–6/30.
16 events,
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
Featuring vast amber vistas of the American heartland courtesy of the great cinematographer Freddie Francis, The Straight Story is one of David Lynch’s most uncharacteristic and undoubtedly best films. Screening on 35mm 6/9 and 6/22.
Adapting the Moving Image with Brent Black
Adapting the Moving Image with Brent Black
Join writer, composer, and performer Brent Black (aka Brentalfloss) to discuss adapting his own work for YouTube as well as adapting The Wrath of Khan into an Off-Broadway musical.
This Kid, There (Ce gamin, là)
This Kid, There (Ce gamin, là)
A contemplative and intimate portrait of special educator Fernand Deligny and his “network,” a 1970s rural community in the south of France where adults live with and care for non-speaking autistic children.
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
Warren Beatty’s big-budget, color-drenched adaptation of Chester Gould’s classic mid-century comic strip is a visual delight from start to finish, featuring lovingly detailed noir photography by Vittorio Storaro.
I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to the visionary We’re All Going to the World’s Fair ups the ante on suburban angst, creating an eerily beautiful metaphorical evocation of the trans experience and the ways in which popular culture and media both comfort and betray us. Screening 6/21–6/30.
Shorts Program: Captive Feast
Shorts Program: Captive Feast
This selection of films highlights the role of art in counteracting experiences of isolation and alienation for those struggling with mental illness inside and outside of psychiatric institutions.
16 events,
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
Warren Beatty’s big-budget, color-drenched adaptation of Chester Gould’s classic mid-century comic strip is a visual delight from start to finish, featuring lovingly detailed noir photography by Vittorio Storaro.
I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to the visionary We’re All Going to the World’s Fair ups the ante on suburban angst, creating an eerily beautiful metaphorical evocation of the trans experience and the ways in which popular culture and media both comfort and betray us. Screening 6/21–6/30.
Down the Rabbit Hole (Fiesta en la Madriguera)
Down the Rabbit Hole (Fiesta en la Madriguera)
Acclaimed Mexican writer-filmmaker Manolo Caro's adaptation of the acclaimed debut novel by Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos follows a criminal who indulges his son's every whim. Followed by Q&A with director Manolo Caro and screenwriter Nicolás Giacobone.
Everything by Valerie Green/Dance Entropy
Everything by Valerie Green/Dance Entropy
Everything is a dance performance installation evoking the ever-expanding universe, transforming the performance space into a constellation of stars and human bodies in various states of formation and explosion.
The Potential History of Francesc Tosquelles, Catalonia and Fear
The Potential History of Francesc Tosquelles, Catalonia and Fear
Mireia Sallarès's multifaceted, experimental, and speculative portrait of Francesc Tosquelles, the politicized psychiatrist who worked with the precarious and unexpected, using film and the arts in his practice. With Sallarès and AFAM exhibition co-curator Joana Masó in person.
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8 events,
8 events,
9 events,
Second Inning: An Evening with John DeMarsico, N.Y. Mets Game Director for SNY
Second Inning: An Evening with John DeMarsico, N.Y. Mets Game Director for SNY
In honor of the most creative, entertaining, and innovative live sports show in the country, MoMI welcomes back John DeMarsico, New York Mets Game Director for nightly SNY broadcasts, for a brand new big-screen showcase of ...
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More than Meets the Eye
MoMI opens its doors for a series of free events that bring into conversation mycologists, biologists, and ecologists alongside artists and filmmakers, exploring how the tools of science and cinema can reveal more of our urban landscape than is visible to the naked eye.
I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to the visionary We’re All Going to the World’s Fair ups the ante on suburban angst, creating an eerily beautiful metaphorical evocation of the trans experience and the ways in which popular culture and media both comfort and betray us. Screening 6/21–6/30.
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
The kind of mischievous Hollywood entertainment we wish we saw more often today and is among the most inspired cult comedies of its decade.
15 events,
Marx Brothers Double Feature
Marx Brothers Double Feature
Two classic films starring the Marx Brothers filmed in Queens at the legendary Paramount Astoria studios between 1929 and 1930.
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams
Called “the great American documentary” by Roger Ebert, and routinely listed among the all-time best films, Hoop Dreams is an intimate epic that follows two talented young men over six life-shaping years.
The Microcosmos of Fungi
The Microcosmos of Fungi
This program of short films employs a range of cinematic techniques to reveal the surprisingly animate world beneath our feet. With filmmaker Maya Han and New York Mycological Society president Sigrid Jakob in person!
Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louise has become a catchphrase unto itself, yet the experience of the film remains as radical, full-throated, and unusually bold as ever, right through to its daring final moments.
I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to the visionary We’re All Going to the World’s Fair ups the ante on suburban angst, creating an eerily beautiful metaphorical evocation of the trans experience and the ways in which popular culture and media both comfort and betray us. Screening 6/21–6/30.
13 events,
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams
Called “the great American documentary” by Roger Ebert, and routinely listed among the all-time best films, Hoop Dreams is an intimate epic that follows two talented young men over six life-shaping years.
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
The kind of mischievous Hollywood entertainment we wish we saw more often today and is among the most inspired cult comedies of its decade.
I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to the visionary We’re All Going to the World’s Fair ups the ante on suburban angst, creating an eerily beautiful metaphorical evocation of the trans experience and the ways in which popular culture and media both comfort and betray us. Screening 6/21–6/30.