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13 home video sequels and features a symphonic score by Oscar-winner James Horner ( Titanic ), including the original song “If We Hold On Together” performed by Diana Ross. DIRECTED BY: Don Bluth. WRITTEN BY: Stu Krieger. STORY BY: Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss. WITH: Pat Hingle, Helen Shaver, Gabriel Damon, Bill Erwin. 1988. 69 min. USA. Color. English. Rated G; suitable for ages 6+. DCP. Mastered in 4K by Universal Pictures from the 35mm original negative with mastering services conducted by NBCUniversal StudioPost. Beetlejuice Sat, Jan 28 | 11am | TMT (Accommodative Screening) Tim Burton’s second film, about a recently deceased couple who hire a deviant “bio-exorcist” to rid their beloved home of its newest living inhabitants, was widely embraced upon its release by fans of fantasy, horror, and dark comedy alike. Setting the tone for Burton’s legacy in the gothic horror space, Beetlejuice makes innovative and frequent use of creepy practical and stop-motion effects, creating an endlessly fun and uniquely fascinating filmic world. Its wildly creative prosthetic work won makeup artists Steve La Porte, Ve Neill, and Robert Short Academy Awards at the 61st Oscars ceremony. DIRECTED BY: Tim Burton. WRITTEN BY: Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren. WITH: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder. 1988. 92 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. DCP.
effects and for John Williams’s music, his final score for the series, full of mischievous excitement and variety. DIRECTED BY: Alfonso Cuarón. WRITTEN BY: Steve Kloves. WITH: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane. 2004. 142 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 10+. DCP.
adventures. The witty fantasy in the vein of Gilliam’s classic Time Bandits (1981), follows the Baron (John Neville) and young Sally Salt (9-year-old Sarah Polley, who has gone on to her own impressive career as an Oscar-nominated filmmaker) as they travel to the moon, into a volcano, and under the sea. Munchausen received nominations for Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, and Visual Effects, and features a memorable cameo by an Oscar-winning comedy star. DIRECTED BY: Terry Gilliam. WRITTEN BY: Charles McKeown, Terry Gilliam. WITH: John Nevile, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed. 1988. 126 min. UK/West Germany. Color. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 12+. DCP.
The Adventures of Tintin in 3D Sat, Dec 17 | 11am | TMT
The only animated film directed by Steven Spielberg is a thrilling, light-hearted adventure film in the classic Spielberg tradition, based on the comic books by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Spielberg assembled a topflight cast of actors for the voice and motion capture performances, with Jamie Bell as Tintin, Andy Serkis as the hard-drinking Captain Haddock, Daniel Craig as the villainous Sakharine, and Nick Frost and Simon Pegg as the bumbling Thomson and Thompson. John Williams was nominated for his lively adventure score, an engaging cousin to his popular Indiana Jones music, and his only score for an all-animated feature. DIRECTED BY: Steven Spielberg. WRITTEN BY: Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish. WITH: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost. 2011. 107 min. Color. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 9+. 3D. DCP.
Willow Sat, Jan 7 | 11am | TMT
George Lucas teamed up with director Ron Howard to create this lavish original fantasy adventure film. Willow (Warwick Davis, who made his film debut as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi ) is a would-be sorcerer who tries to save an infant from the evil Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh of Upstairs, Downstairs ) with the help of the mercenary Madmartigan (Val Kilmer). The film was nominated for its sound effects editing as well as its spectacular visual effects which featured a groundbreaking use of computer-generated imagery. DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard. WRITTEN BY: Bob Dolman. STORY BY: George Lucas. WITH: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh. 1988. 126 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 8+. DCP.
Big Top Pee-wee Sat, Jan 14 | 11am | TMT
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro Sat, Feb 25 | 11am | TMT (Accommodative Screening) Satsuki and little sister Mei move to the country in the dog days of summer with their father to be closer to the hospital where their mother is convalescing. Little do the sisters know, the cicada-buzzing countryside around them holds gentle forest spirits that can only be seen by children. DIRECTED BY: Hayao Miyazaki. WRITTEN BY: Hayao Miyazaki. WITH: Tim Daly, Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Lea Salonga. 1988. 86 min. Japan. Color. English (dubbed). Rated G; suitable for ages 5+. DCP.
Writer-star Paul Reubens followed his smash Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure with this lively comedy, in which Pee-wee falls in with a traveling circus and is torn between his schoolteacher fiancée Winnie (Penelope Ann Miller) and the beautiful trapeze artist Gina Piccolapupula (Valeria Golino). Directed by Randal Kleiser ( Grease ), the cast also includes Kris Kristofferson as the circus owner Mace Montana as well as Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro in his big screen debut as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy. DIRECTED BY: Randal Kleiser. WRITTEN BY: Paul Reubens, George McGrath. WITH: Paul Reubens, Kris Kristofferson, Penelope Ann Miller, Valeria Golino. 1988. 85 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG: suitable for ages 10+. 35mm.
Home Alone
Home Alone Sat, Dec 24 | 11am | TMT
Macaulay Culkin became a top box office star at the age of 9 with his instantly relatable performance as Kevin McCallister, the neglected son of an extended family who finds himself the sole defender of his suburban home against a pair of bumbling but determined thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern). A collaboration between writer-producer John Hughes ( The Breakfast Club ) and director Chris Columbus ( Mrs. Doubtfire ), it was one of the most popular family films of its time, and received nominations for John Williams’s Nutcracker -homage score and his original song “Somewhere In My Memory” (lyrics by Leslie Bricusse). DIRECTED BY: Chris Columbus. WRITTEN BY: John Hughes. WITH: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O’Hara. 1990. 103 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 10+. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Sat, Dec 31 | 11am | TMT (Accommodative Screening) Alfonso Cuarón directed this acclaimed third entry in the popular fantasy series, full of the striking visual imagination he demonstrated in his modern classic A Little Princess (1995). When Harry learns of an escaped prisoner who may put his life in danger, he discovers the Wizarding World is a less welcoming and admirable place than he realized. Gary Oldman and David Thewlis join the ongoing series cast, and Michael Gambon takes over for the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore. The film was nominated for its striking visual
Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company Sat, Feb 11 | 11am | TMT
This loose animated musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic Oliver Twist recasts the story with stray animals in modern-day New York, with Oliver an orphaned kitten and Dodger a streetwise dog. Released the year before The Little Mermaid heralded the start of Disney’s animation “renaissance,” Oliver is a charming Disney entertainment in its own right, with Billy Joel voicing Dodger and Bette Midler as a spoiled poodle who sings “Perfect Isn’t Easy.” DIRECTED BY: George Scribner. WRITTEN BY: Jim Cox, Timothy J. Disney, James Mangold. WITH: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Bette Midler. 1988. 73 min. USA. Color. English. Rated G; suitable for ages 5+. 35mm. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Sat, Feb 18 | 11am | TMT Writer-director Terry Gilliam followed his Oscar-nominated dystopian satire Brazil (1985) with his most visually spectacular film to date, inspired by writer Rudolf Erich Raspe’s collection of tales about a fabulist and his unlikely
The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time Sat, Jan 21 | 11am | TMT
Don Bluth ( The Secret of NIMH , An American Tail ) directed this animated adventure, the first prehistoric film told from the point of view of the dinosaurs—five young friends who band together to form an unconventional family as they battle the elements. The Land Before Time spawned
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