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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Sat, Dec 25 | 11am | TMT
This musical remake of Charles Dickens’s Yuletide classic gives the iconic characters a brand-new look, with Kermit as Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as his wife, Fozzie Bear as “Fozziwig,” and none other than Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge. Oscar-winner Paul Williams wrote the songs for this delight- ful take on the oft-remade tale, which does justice to Dickens’s original while serving as an entertaining and touching Muppet adventure.
DIRECTOR: Brian Henson.
CAST: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz. 1992. 87 min. USA/UK. Color. English. DCP.
Winged Migration
Sat, Jan 1 | 11am | TMT
The makers of Winged Migration spent four years filming the flights of various bird species on every continent in this unforgettable visual treat from producer-director Jacques Perrin. A 2002 nominee for the Documentary Feature Oscar, its cameramen employed ultralights, paragliders, and hot air balloons to film along- side Greylag geese, Eurasian cranes, white storks, and other avian travelers, creating some of the most dazzling and immersive nature footage ever seen.
DIRECTOR: Jacques Perrin.
CAST: Philippe Labro.
2001. 89 min. France/Italy/ Germany/Spain/Switzerland. Color. English. 35mm. Courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
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