Learn about how Sidney Lumet's beloved 1978 musical adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical is forever connected to the establishment of Museum of the Moving Image and the resurgence of the legendary Astoria film studio.

This essay by Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray is published in conjunction with the exhibition Dialogues with the Unseen, currently on view at MoMI.

The zombie film, in its original form, was inevitably a tale of race, whether the zombies themselves were Black or not. Curator and writer Kelli Weston's essay digs into the origins of this complex horror subgenre.

The posters that illustrate this essay—accompanying our current exhibition—by Racquel Gates were selected to highlight Black women’s centrality in the story of American filmmaking.

This online MoMI Story delves into the history, craft, and vision of this iconic figure, whose iconic puppet characters and stories for film and television left an indelible mark on popular culture, and which continue to captivate audiences of all ages long after his untimely death.

Learn about the history, creation, and storytelling audacity of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece.

The Walking Dead owes debts to the films that came before it, the changing nature of television production, and, of course, its legions of fans. Read this new essay by Dr. Bethan Jones on the history of the show.

Read this MoMI Story to learn all about The Astoria Studio (now Kaufman Astoria Studios), which has been at the heart of filmmaking in New York City since 1920, and has a fascinating history integral to the origin of Museum of the Moving Image.