The Player Wed, Sep 27 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Executives Branch.
The Iron Giant Wed, Oct 25 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch. Brad Bird ( The Incredibles, Ratatouille ) made his feature directing debut with this lively and moving animated adventure loosely inspired by an illustrated children’s novel by poet Ted Hughes. The life of a young boy (voiced by Eli Marienthal) in 1950s Maine is turned upside down when he finds a new friend in a 50-foot-tall alien robot. Bird evocatively recreates the visual iconography of ’50s genre cinema while presenting a humanist message, and his film has developed a devoted fandom in the near quarter-century since its release. DIRECTED BY: Brad Bird. WRITTEN BY: Tim McCanlies. SCREEN STORY BY: Brad Bird. WITH: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon. 1999. 86 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. DCP.
finds herself drawn to another young eccentric ( La Haine director Mathieu Kassovitz). Bruno Delbonnel’s warm, Oscar-nominated widescreen cinematography was a crucial element in the film’s magical ambience; it was also nominated for Foreign Language Film, Art Direction, Sound, and Original Screenplay. DIRECTED BY: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. WRITTEN BY: Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet. WITH: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Jamel Debbouze. 2001. 122 min. France/Germany. Color. Scope. French. Rated R. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Wed, Nov 22 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Sound Branch. Writer-director Peter Weir adapted two novels from the popular series of books by Patrick O’Brian, about 19th century Royal Navy Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and his ship’s surgeon and best friend Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany). With its mixture of old-fashioned movie excitement and state-of- the-art filmmaking craft, Master and Commander is a richly satisfying adventure of the kind cinema does best. Richard King won the first of his four Oscars (to date) for his Sound Editing, incorporating authentic sounds from a variety of ships, and the film received 10 nominations, also winning for Russell Boyd’s cinematography. DIRECTED BY: Peter Weir. WRITTEN BY: Peter Weir, John Collee. WITH: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D’Arcy, Edward Woodall. 2003. 138 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Robert Altman directed Michael Tolkin’s adaptation of his own scalding novel about a cynical studio executive who finds himself becoming a target after committing an unthinkable crime. Tim Robbins’s witty, non-judgmental performance as Griffin Mill is supported by a massive cast including a galaxy of actors and filmmakers portraying themselves, from screen legends Jack Lemmon and Burt Reynolds to contemporary stars Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis, among others. The film earned nominations for Altman’s direction, Tolkin’s screenplay, and Geraldine Peroni’s deft editing. DIRECTED BY: Robert Altman. WRITTEN BY: Michael Tolkin. WITH: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg. 1992. 123 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. DCP.
Yi Yi Mon, Oct 30 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Directors Branch.
Writer-director Edward Yang’s nearly three-hour comedy- drama earned the filmmaker the Best Director Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Focusing on three generations of one family during a hot Taipei summer, Yi-Yi tells an intimate yet expansive story that finds room to explore a variety of characters, from the father who questions his life after encountering a lost love to the young boy who chooses to photograph the backs of people’s heads. The final feature from the master filmmaker, it is widely considered one of the great films of the new century. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Edward Yang. WITH: Nianzhen Wu, Elaine Jin, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang. 2000. 173 min. Taiwan/Japan. Color. Mandarin. 35mm. Collection print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
What’s Love Got to Do with It Wed, Oct 11 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Actors Branch.
Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne give unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performances in this gripping biopic based on Tina Turner’s memoir I, Tina (written with Kurt Loder). Bassett expertly captures Tina’s formidable mixture of offstage vulnerability and onstage strength and charisma, while Fishburne is her equal as the subtly terrifying Ike Turner. Directed by Brian Gibson and written by Kate Lanier, the film is a chilling and believable portrait of an abusive marriage that also manages to be a worthy tribute to its iconic subject, who passed away this May. DIRECTED BY: Brian Gibson. WRITTEN BY: Kate Lanier. WITH: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Penny Johnson. 1993. 129 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm.
Y Tu Mamá También Wed, Nov 8 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Producers Branch.
Director Alfonso Cuarón and his brother Carlos were nominated for their witty, surprising screenplay about two best friends from different social classes (Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, in effortless performances that put them on the map as rising stars) who embark on a road trip with a beguiling “older” woman (Maribel Verdú) with unexpected results. An intimate comedy- drama that doubles as an expansive journey across the Mexican countryside, Cuarón’s film benefits greatly from the beautiful, natural light cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki, culminating in a startlingly erotic finale. DIRECTED BY: Alfonso Cuarón. WRITTEN BY: Carlos Cuarón, Alfonso Cuarón. WITH: Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Daniel Giménez Cacho. 2001. 106 min. Mexico. Color. Spanish. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
MENACE II SOCIETY
Menace II Society Wed, Oct 4 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Writers Branch.
Apollo 13 Wed, Oct 18 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Visual Effects Branch. Free for Museum Members.
PERSEPOLIS
Persepolis Wed, Nov 29 | 7:30pm | DGT
Caine (Tyrin Turner) is an amoral young drug dealer in South Los Angeles whose life—and that of his sociopathic best friend, O-Dog (Larenz Tate)—spirals into an escalating series of crimes after a pointless double murder. Screenwriter Tyger Williams was 24 when the film—from a story by 21-year-old twin directors Allen and Albert Hughes—was released, and his nihilistic look at contemporary urban life made a huge impact on audiences while updating the gangster genre for a modern era. Lisa Rinzler provided the bold cinematography, and the powerhouse supporting cast includes Jada Pinkett, Bill Duke, Charles S. Dutton, and Samuel L. Jackson. DIRECTED BY: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes. WRITTEN BY: Tyger Williams. STORY BY: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes, Tyger Williams. WITH: Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett, Larenz Tate, Bill Duke. 1993. 97 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Tim Hunter Collection at the Academy Film Archive.
Ron Howard directed this tense retelling of the third NASA mission to the moon, where a series of system failures led to three astronauts nearly being marooned in space. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton star as the imperiled astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise, with Oscar-nominated support provided by Ed Harris as NASA flight director Gene Kranz and Kathleen Quinlan as Marilyn Lovell. The nominated visual effects team of Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, and Matt Sweeney recreated the astronauts’ mission with scrupulous visual realism, and the film received a total of nine nominations including Best Picture, winning for its film editing and sound. DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard. WRITTEN BY: William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert. WITH: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan. 1995. 139 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. 4K DCP.
Selected by the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch. When Marjane Satrapi was nominated for Animated Feature Film, with co-director Vincent Paronnaud, she became the first woman in the history of the Oscars to have garnered such a nod. Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize, Persepolis is based on Satrapi’s biographical graphic novel of the same name, which follows a precocious young girl in Tehran who comes of age during the country’s 1979 revolution and the Iran-Iraq war. Like the graphic novel, the film is in black- and-white and uses traditional animation techniques, achieving a striking palette that remains timeless. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud. WITH: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian. 2007. 96 min. France. B&W. French. Rated PG-13. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Amélie Wed, Nov 15 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Cinematographers Branch. Free for Museum Members.
Visionary French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s first feature without partner Marc Caro is a charming and exquisitely crafted comedic fantasy about an eccentric young woman (Audrey Tautou, in the performance that propelled her to international stardom) whose hobby is secretly meddling in the lives of strangers, but who
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