We invite you to explore the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' inaugural Film Calendar. This bi-monthly guide covers our film series, retrospectives, spotlights, and special screenings, all inspired by the museum's dynamic exhibitions.
ACADEMY MUSEUM DEC 2023–FEB 2024
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LIMITED SERIES AND SPOTLIGHTS
SPOTLIGHTS................................................................4 송강호 : SONG KANG-HO................................................6 35 YEARS OF THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY.............10 3D-CEMBER!..........................................................13 BEWARE THE ELEMENTS!........................................16 ECHOES OF AFRICA................................................20 ONGOING SERIES AVAILABLE SPACE....................................................22 FAMILY MATINEES..................................................24 BRANCH SELECTS..................................................27 OSCAR ® SUNDAYS..................................................31
CALENDARS AT A GLANCE........................................34
ACADEMY MUSEUM THEATERS
DGT: DAVID GEFFEN THEATER TMT: TED MANN THEATER
ALL FILMS NOT IN ENGLISH ARE SUBTITLED, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ALL SCREENINGS, FILM FORMATS, AND GUESTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Ray in 35mm Sun, Feb 18 | 7:30pm | DGT
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La Garce ( The Bitch ) Fri, Feb 16 | 7:30pm | TMT
The March Added to the National Film Registry in 2008.
away from the silver screen investing in his lifelong passion for civil rights, befriending Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and participating in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. To honor his life and legacy, the Academy Museum presents a screening of Buck and the Preacher , which features Belafonte’s fascinating character turn as the deceptive Preacher opposite Poitier’s forthright Buck for the duo’s first-ever onscreen collaboration. Programmed and note by K.J. Relth-Miller. DIRECTED BY: Sidney Poitier. WRITTEN BY: Ernest Kinoy. STORY BY: Ernest Kinoy, Drake Walker. WITH: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell. 1972. 102 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. DCP.
DIRECTED BY: James Blue. WITH: Carl Rowan, Marian Anderson, Joan Baez, James L. Farmer Jr. 1964. 33 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Print courtesy of the George Stevens Collection at the Academy Film Archive. Special thanks to George Stevens, Jr. The Bus DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Haskell Wexler. 1965. 63 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Restoration funding provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation. Fatal Femmes: Two Parisian Crime Films by Women Fri, Feb 16 | 7:30pm | TMT From the neon-drenched underworld of early 1980s Paris come two stylish crime stories by French women filmmakers, both of whom passed at the young age of 42. A creative collaborator with Jacques Rivette on Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), actress Juliet Berto (1947–1990) pivoted behind the camera for her directorial debut with Neige (1981), a grimy vision of Paris's carnivalesque Pigalle neighborhood, best known as the home of the Moulin Rouge and the city’s red-light district. Berto also stars as Anita, a barmaid who steps in to help peddle heroin to the desperate clients of a murdered drug dealer. Prolific film and television actress Christine Pascal (1953–1996) directs her second feature, La Garce (1984), with Isabelle Huppert starring as the mysterious woman at the heart of a Hitchcockian tale set in the world of French haute couture. After serving time for sexual assault, a disgraced cop (Richard Berry) is released from prison and finds work as a private detective. His first case takes him to Paris’s garment district, where he becomes enmeshed in a bizarre web of relations and events. Both making their Los Angeles premieres with brand-new 4K restorations courtesy of Fun City Editions, these features offer a fascinating conversation between two unique filmmaking sensibilities. Programmed and note by K.J. Relth-Miller. Neige ( Snow ) Los Angeles Restoration Premiere DIRECTED BY: Juliet Berto, Jean-Henri Roger. WRITTEN BY: Marc Villard. WITH: Juliet Berto, Jean-François Stévenin, Robert Liensol, Patrick Chesnais. 1981. 90 min. France, Belgium. Color. French. 4K DCP. Restoration by L’Immagine Ritrovata, JHR Films, and Studio Canal. La Garce ( The Bitch ) Los Angeles Restoration Premiere DIRECTED BY: Christine Pascal. WRITTEN BY: André Marc Delocque- Fourcaud, Pierre Fabre, Laurent Heynemann, Christine Pascal. WITH: Isabelle Huppert, Richard Berry, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Jean Benguigui. 1984. 89 min. France. Color. French. 4K DCP. Restoration by Studio Canal. Remembering Harry Belafonte: Buck and the Preacher Sat, Feb 24 | 7:30pm | TMT Throughout the 96 years of his remarkable life, the singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte (1927–2023) broke countless barriers. Belafonte was the first solo artist to sell over a million records with his widely acclaimed album Calypso (1956). He experienced two robust periods in Hollywood: first with studio pictures like Carmen Jones (1954) and The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959); and again, in the 1970s, when he notably teamed with longtime friend Sidney Poitier to support his debut directorial effort with Buck and the Preacher (1972) and its smash-hit follow-up, Uptown Saturday Night (1974). Citing Hollywood’s disinterest in socially conscious filmmaking as the reason behind his decade-long hiatus, Belafonte spent his time
SPOTLIGHTS (led by Jack Palance at his most chilling). The deceptively simple storyline has been imitated countless times since, but Stevens’s thoughtful direction lends it unexpected depth and resonance, aided by the rich beauty of Loyal Griggs’s Oscar-winning color cinematography. The film also earned nominations for Best Picture, Directing, A. B. Guthrie Jr.’s original screenplay, and the supporting performances of De Wilde and Palance; that same year, George Stevens received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Programmed by K.J. Relth-Miller. Note by Robert Reneau.
DIRECTED BY: George Stevens. WRITTEN BY: A. B. Guthrie Jr. WITH: Alan Ladd,Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Jack Palance. 1953. 118 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP.
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE - TRAILER
The Unseen Scene: An Academy Film Archive Trailer Show Thu, Feb 29 | 7:30pm | TMT
Documenting a Movement: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Mon, Jan 15 | 7:30pm | TMT In the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first signed into law in 1983, officially creating a federal holiday to honor this prominent leader of the 1960s civil rights movement. Ninety-five years after King Jr. was born, the Academy Museum pays tribute to his impact and legacy with two films showcasing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. In the historic short film The March , filmmaker James Blue documents this significant moment with over a dozen camera and sound technicians capturing over 11 hours of footage and audio, culminating at the nation’s capital with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. For the feature film The Bus , activist filmmaker Haskell Wexler boarded a bus in San Francisco with a group of Black and white activists to embark on the three-day, cross-country journey to Washington DC to join the March. Following the two films, local scholars, activists, and emerging filmmakers will discuss the enduring importance of speaking truth to power through the documentation of political movements. Programmed by Lohanne Cook, K.J. Relth-Miller, and Eduardo Sanchez. Note by K.J. Relth-Miller.
Existing in the liminal space between marketing and art, trailers are multifaceted in their function: at worst, a blatant misrepresentation or catalyst of spoilers; at best, a film in miniature to be appreciated in its own right. Presented entirely on 35mm film, primarily sourced from the world’s largest collection of movie trailers at the Academy Film Archive, this program highlights classic coming attractions containing unique material created solely for promotion. Rather than wholly consisting of the expected selection of scenes from the films advertised, these retro trailers incorporate elements extending beyond the final cut. Exclusive material takes on various forms, ranging from specialty artwork and animation to behind-the-scenes footage, introductions hosted by filmmakers, elaborate marketing campaigns, and even trailers that refrain from exhibiting a single frame of the film itself. By serving as experimental companion pieces to feature presentations, these short films take on a dimension of their own. Programmed and note by Academy Film Archive Film Preservationists Cassie Blake and Tessa Idlewine.
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The George Stevens Lecture on Directing presents the 70th Anniversary of Shane Sun, Dec 10 | 7:30pm | DGT In person: George Stevens Jr. and Christopher Nolan. Initiated in 1982, the Academy’s George Stevens Lecture on Directing presents this 70th anniversary screening of Stevens’s classic Western, Shane , which in 1993 was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry. Alan Ladd (in his most iconic role) is a gunfighter hired by a pioneer family (Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde) to defend their farm from a menacing cattle baron and his enforcers
Total program runtime: 70 min.
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The Good, the Bad, the Weird ( 놈놈놈 ) in 35mm Fri, Dec 15 | 7:30pm | TMT A ray of Sergio Leone shines through Kim Jee-woon’s spaghetti Western , The Good, the Bad, the Weird , but with a twist of irresistible “weirdness,” witty sensation, and stunning visual and sound elements. Song Kang-ho is The Weird, a bandit who stumbles upon a treasure map, which prompts a spiral chase game between him, The Good, and The Bad in the vast land of Manchuria of the late 1930s . Song, once again, proves his multifaceted expertise which enables him to become any “weird” character he’d like to, while maintaining his authentic core presence in the depiction. The Good, the Bad, the Weird , a spectacular blockbuster, is a declaration for a new genre—Kimchi Western. DIRECTED BY: Kim Jee-woon. WRITTEN BY: Kim Jee-woon, Kim Min-suk. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung. 2008. 130 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. Rated R. 35mm.
MEMORIES OF MURDER ( 살인의 추억 )
Memories of Murder ( 살인의 추억 ) in 4K Sat, Dec 9 | 7:30pm | DGT Bong Joon-ho’s phenomenal breakthrough feature, Memories of Murder , is a timely film that gifted Bong with the very first collaboration opportunity with Song Kang-ho, who later becomes his beloved muse. Inspired by a true story, the film centers around the gruesome serial killings of women in Korea in the 1980s, investigated by Doo-man (Song Kang-ho), a detective who relies on instincts rather than factual objectives. Song’s brilliance contributes to the successful orchestration of Bong’s vision which challenges conventional components of storytelling and blurs the boundaries between genre categories. DIRECTED BY: Bong Joon-ho. WRITTEN BY: Bong Joon-ho, Shim Sung-bo. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il. 2003. 131 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. 4K DCP.
LIMITED SERIES
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SONG KANG-HO DEC 7, 2023–JAN 13, 2024
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance ( 복수는 나의 것 ) Fri, Dec 8 | 7:30pm | DGT
“ Moving the world really means moving one person’s heart, not the world itself. ”—Song Kang-ho No words can do justice to the incomparable legacy of Song Kang-ho, one of the most prominent figures in the history of Korean cinema. In the span of three decades, Song Kang-ho has cultivated unprecedented trajectories in his practice, illuminating new possibilities of cinema as an art form and beyond, while contributing to the expansion of Korean cinema since his debut in the mid-1990s. Born in 1967, Song aspired to become an actor as young as age 15, realizing his dream by joining a theatre company in his early 20s. Song made his film debut in 1996 at the dawn of the renaissance of Korean cinema, and has remained incredibly prolific, crafting a remarkable array of work. A master of versatility, Song employs negative space in his artistry, resisting the urge to convey his characters in linear, conventional ways. His insight transcends the boundaries of acting, resembling that of a director, with extensive knowledge of filmmaking elements and the importance of their harmony as the collective force to create good cinema. The Academy Museum is honored to present the first retrospective series of Song Kang-ho, celebrating his dynamic career and his genuine love for cinema. Programmed and notes by Hyesung ii.
Secret Sunshine ( 밀양 ) in 35mm Sun, Dec 10 | 2pm | DGT
THE FOUL KING ( 반칙왕 )
Lee Chang-dong’s Secret Sunshine takes a deep dive into the realm of grief and poetically explores intense human emotions embedded in the atmosphere. For Shin-ae, a widow with a young son, forgiveness is an unfathomable path to peace as her comfort only exists within the agony of contempt and destruction caused by her son’s murder. While nothing seems to redeem her tormented existence, Jong-chan (Song Kang-ho), a local mechanic, accompanies Shin-ae through her journey of despair with grace and compassion, hinting at a beam of hope and self- redemption penetrating through the dark clouds. DIRECTED BY: Lee Chang-dong. WRITTEN BY: Lee Chang-dong. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Jeon Do-yeon. 2007. 142 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
The Foul King ( 반칙왕 ) with Broker ( 브로커 ) Sat, Dec 16 | 2pm | TMT The Foul King Sick and tired of the mundane, exhausting life of being a white-collar bank clerk, Dae-ho (Song Kang-ho), emboldened by the new inspiration of becoming a pro wrestler, decides to follow his heart and revolt against daily norms. After starring in Kim Jee-woon’s debut film, Song Kang-ho joins him again in Kim’s second feature, The Foul King , and shines in his portrayal of an ordinary office man who goes through a revolutionary transformation of self- liberation, transitioning into the man he used to only dream of becoming. DIRECTED BY: Kim Jee-woon. WRITTEN BY: Kim Jee-woon, Kim Dae-woo. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Jang Jin-young, Park Sang-myun. 2000. 112 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. 35mm. Print courtesy of KOFA. Broker ( 브로커 ) In Broker , Hirokazu Koreeda’s authentic perception of humanity and human emotions is contemplated through an investigation of relationships in connection to one’s surrounding conditions. Song Kang-ho portrays Sang-hyun, owner of an old dry cleaning shop, who struggles through a dilemma involving criminal activity—selling orphaned infants. Song’s articulation of Sang-hyun’s inner journey is filtered through a rather minimal artistic language, and simultaneously carries appropriate weight of the complicated mental and physical traits of the character. DIRECTED BY: Hirokazu Koreeda. WRITTEN BY: Hirokazu Koreeda. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Bae Doona, Gang Dong-won, Lee Ji-eun. 2022. 129 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. Rated R. 4K DCP.
This series is made possible by a grant from the Korea Foundation.
Parasite ( 기생충 ) in 4K Thu, Dec 7 | 7:30pm | DGT
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance ( 복수는 나의 것 ) Fri, Dec 8 | 7:30pm | DGT
Parasite is a 132-minute masterpiece that won Oscars for Best Picture, International Feature Film, Directing, and Original Screenplay. The ironic anxiety driven by the ongoing unpredictability throughout the film is a crucial component that shapes the eccentric undertone meticulously crafted by director Bong Joon-ho’s vision and achieved by his brilliant muse, Song Kang-ho, who portrays the father of a struggling family that infiltrates the household of a wealthy one. Parasite is one of the most significant films in the history of cinema, and Song’s finesse looms large in the film’s magnificent foundation. DIRECTED BY: Bong Joon-ho. WRITTEN BY: Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin Won. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik. 2019. 132 min. South Korea. Color. Scope. Korean. Rated R. 4K DCP.
The first of Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance Trilogy is Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance , a thriller that examines the darker side of the human interior instigated by revenge. Park employs a raw yet simultaneously stylish and refined structural language of cinema to reveal the abyss of unstable emotional territories created by destructive terror. Dong-jin’s life is shattered when his daughter gets kidnapped by Ryu, a young factory worker who is deaf-mute, and is left with no other choice than revenge. In his portrayal of Dong-jin, Song profoundly surveys the character’s emotional journey and the extreme internal shift generated by vengeance, as well as the altering definitions of good and evil. DIRECTED BY: Park Chan-wook. WRITTEN BY: Park Chan-wook, Lee Jae-soon, Lee Moo-young, Lee Yong-jong. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doona. 2002. 129 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. Rated R. DCP.
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Joint Security Area a.k.a. J.S.A. ( 공동경비구역 JSA) Thu, Dec 21 | 7:30pm | TMT Song Kang-ho and Park Chan-wook’s first collaboration, Joint Security Area was the highest-grossing film in the history of Korean cinema upon its release in 2000. Set in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), it begins with an investigation around a puzzling incident that left two North Korean soldiers dead, forecasting an ominous revelation. There is an undeniably poignant and sorrowful sentiment throughout the narrative, reflecting the collective grief of the Korean Peninsula on its division. Song Kang-ho, in his portrayal of a North Korean soldier in dilemma, searches through the dark forest of tangled emotions with graceful subtlety and vulnerability. DIRECTED BY: Park Chan-wook. WRITTEN BY: Park Chan-wook, Seong-san Jeong, Kim Hyeon-seok, Lee Mu-yeong. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Yeong-ae. 2000. 110 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. DCP.
The Host ( 괴물 ) in 35mm Thu, Jan 11 | 7:30pm | TMT
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho’s third feature film, The Host , is a monster blockbuster starring Song Kang-ho as Park Gang-du. The film begins with a US military doctor (the late Scott Wilson) ordering his assistant to illegally dump toxic chemicals down a drain that leads to the Han River. Several years later, a mutated monster emerges from the river to wreak havoc on Seoul. When the monster abducts his daughter, Gang-du and his squabbling family band together to rescue her. Equal parts creature feature, dysfunctional family comedy, and political satire, The Host is a monumental work. DIRECTED BY: Bong Joon-ho. WRITTEN BY: Bong Joon-ho, Ha Won-jun, Baek Chul-hyun. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona. 2006. 120 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. Rated R. 35mm.
Thirst ( 박쥐 ) in 35mm Sat, Dec 23 | 7:30pm | TMT
A TAXI DRIVER ( 택시운전사 )
A Taxi Driver ( 택시운전사 ) Mon, Jan 8 | 7:30pm | TMT
Thirst is the vampire genre redefined with a quirky sense of humor and keen insight on the dark territories surrounding the human condition. Song Kang-ho plays a moral priest who accidentally turns into a vampire after volunteering for a medical experiment and is faced with the dilemmas of his new existence. In Thirst , Song showcases his exceptional mastery over satire, contributing exceptional and ironic tonality throughout the film. DIRECTED BY: Park Chan-wook. WRITTEN BY: Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyeong. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-kyun. 2009. 133 min. South Korea. Color. Scope. Korean. Rated R. 35mm.
Man-seob (Song Kang-ho), a taxi driver and widowed father from Seoul, needs extra money to pay off his overdue rent. When Hinzpeter, a German journalist, offers him a large sum of cash, he agrees to take a long drive from Seoul to Gwangju, the besieged city where military brutality is rampant against civilian protesters and bystanders. Set in 1980s Gwangju, A Taxi Driver is based on tragic true events of the Gwangju Uprising. Song’s performance boldly and empathetically articulates the urgency and devastation rooted in the narrative. DIRECTED BY: Jang Hoon. WRITTEN BY: Eom Yu-na. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol. 2017. 137 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. DCP.
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The Throne ( 사도 ) Mon, Dec 18 | 7:30pm | TMT
In The Throne , Song Kang-ho is Yeongjo, a king of the Joseon dynasty from the 1700s, whose relationship to his son, Prince Sado, is rather tragic. Based on true historical events, the film delves into the series of incidents that drive Yeongjo further away from his son, leading him to the extreme decision to execute Sado by locking him in a wooden rice barrel and starving him for eight days. The great Song Kang-ho insightfully and carefully examines the anguish, confusion, despair, and anger of Yeongjo without judgment, and through Song’s fair interpretation, we, the audience, are offered a space to gaze at the ruthless father/king, with better context and possible sympathy. DIRECTED BY: Lee Joon-ik. WRITTEN BY: Jo Chul-hyun, Lee Song-won, Oh Sung-hyeon. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hae-sook, Moon Geun-young. 2015. 125 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. DCP.
THE AGE OF SHADOWS ( 밀정 )
The Age of Shadows ( 밀정 ) Sat, Jan 13 | 7:30pm | TMT
THE ATTORNEY ( 변호인 )
The Attorney ( 변호인 ) Sat, Jan 6 | 2pm | TMT
Inspired by a true event in Korea during the Japanese occupation in the 1920s, The Age of Shadows explores the complicated emotions of its characters whose moral and political beliefs are manifested through the domains of uncertainty while the concept of justice is constantly redefined. Lee Jung-chool (Song Kang-ho), a Korean officer in the Japanese police force, is tasked with a mission to capture Korean resistance fighters and agonizes over the dilemma and collision between his dual identities. Song’s approach to his character is done with elegance, deep empathy, and subtlety as he surveys the residues of the war and colonial trauma promoting fear in individuals and the threat of losing his true self. DIRECTED BY: Kim Jee-woon. WRITTEN BY: Lee Ji-min, Park Jong-dae. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-min. 2016. 140 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. DCP.
Woo-seok is a tax attorney whose practice drastically shifts when he encounters a shocking incident—the abduction of his friend’s son who gets tortured by the government in the name of national security, falsely accused of being a sympathizer of North Korea. Inspired by a true story, The Attorney examines the period in which the government’s injustice and brutality were justified and many innocent individuals were victims of merciless violence. Song Kang- ho, who portrays Woo-seok, conscientiously weaves the elements of the character into a radicalized entity motivated by empathy and infuriated by injustice. DIRECTED BY: Yang Woo-seok. WRITTEN BY: Yang Woo-seok, Yoon Hyun-ho. WITH: Song Kang-ho, Kwan Do-won, Kim Young-ae, Oh Dal-soo. 2013. 127 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. DCP.
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Cooley High in 35mm Fri, Dec 22 | 7:30pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 2021.
Medium Cool Sat, Dec 23 | 2pm | TMT
dangerous road. Cited as a high point of the noir genre, this independently produced picture shimmers and simmers thanks to the direction of B-movie auteur Edgar G. Ulmer—a Jewish- Moravian Austrian-American filmmaker known for his arresting visual style and prolific output with the low-budget Poverty Row studios—coupled with Ann Savage’s unbelievably sinister turn as Vera, a femme fatale for the ages. DIRECTED BY: Edgar G. Ulmer. WRITTEN BY: Martin Goldsmith. WITH: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald. 1945. 67 min. USA. B&W. English. 4K DCP. Restored in 2018 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation in collaboration with Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, The Museum of Modern Art, and Cinémathèque Française. Restoration funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation. DCP courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Set in 1964 in Chicago, and inspired by screenwriter Eric Monte’s own coming-of-age in the Cabrini-Green housing project, best friends Leroy “Preach” Jackson and Richard “Cochise” Morris would rather cut class than focus on exams in their last month at Edwin G. Cooley Vocational High School. A brush with the law pivots this coming-of- age comedy into a shocking tragedy for a fully rounded portrait of Black life in the mid-1960s. Offering an alternative to the Blaxploitation fare that saturated the decade, Cooley High’ s dense Motown soundtrack and rich mise - en - scène make it a classic of Black cinema, inspiring directors Spike Lee and John Singleton. DIRECTED BY: Michael Schultz. WRITTEN BY: Eric Monte. WITH: Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis. 1975. 107 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. Medium Cool in 35mm Sat, Dec 23 | 2pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 2003. Chicago, 1968. Just prior to the Democratic National Convention, impassive TV news cameraman John Cassellis (Robert Forster) learns his footage is being sold to the FBI in a flagrant abetting of civilian surveillance. This revelation kickstarts an awakening in an otherwise apolitical man. Massively influential cinematographer, producer, and director Haskell Wexler’s (1922–2015) narrative feature directorial debut is one of the more visceral, urgent American pictures to emerge from the tense 1960s to address the countercultural movement of a frustrated generation. The unassuming masterpiece blends fiction with reality for a “hybrid” film that insists the personal is political. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Haskell Wexler. WITH: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill. 1969. 111 min. USA. Technicolor. English. Rated R. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
LIMITED SERIES WORKS OF ENDURING IMPORTANCE:
35 YEARS OF THE
NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY
DEC 14, 2023–JAN 27, 2024
A TIME FOR BURNING
A Time for Burning Sun, Dec 17 | 2pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 2005.
Established in 1988, the National Film Registry is a growing list of films deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” by the Librarian of Congress. Filmmakers, archives, studios, and the public make recommendations, and each December another twenty-five films are added to the Registry, highlighting the importance of their preservation for generations to come. Each year, this highly anticipated announcement has massive implications not just for film workers and cinephiles around the country, but also for the ongoing conservation and legacy of our national film heritage. As of December 14, 2022, the Registry includes 850 films, over 500 of which are represented within the collection of the Academy Film Archive. This limited series showcases the breadth, depth, and diversity of the Registry across its 35-year history. To continue the celebration of the National Film Registry’s history, this series is complemented by screenings in our ongoing Oscar ® Sundays and Family Matinees series during the months of December and January. Programmed by K.J. Relth-Miller. Notes by Hyesung ii, Sari Navarro, and K.J. Relth-Miller.
Commissioned by Lutheran Film Associates to display the church’s progressive views on civil rights issues, Barbara Connell and William C. Jersey’s Oscar-nominated film, A Time for Burning , takes a cinéma vérité approach to documenting the white, Omaha-based Augustana Lutheran Church, whose progressive pastor L. William Youngdahl preaches about integration in attempts to unite with a neighboring Black congregation. At the time, this cinematic experiment stoked so much controversy the project was nearly halted after protests from Nebraskan Lutheran leadership. A vital document underscoring the concept that “change is hard,” this powerful film is also the very catalyst for change needed to showcase a movement’s potential. DIRECTED BY: Barbara Connell, William C. Jersey. WITH: Reverend L. William Youngdahl, Ernie Chambers, Ray Christensen. 1966. 58 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP. Restored by the Academy Film Archive, with the help of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). DCP courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Thanks to Heidi Atlas, Academy Gold Intern, Film Programs at the Academy Museum, and Taylor Morales, Senior Manager, Public Access at the Academy Film Archive.
murder trial that led to the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943. Barrio leader Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez, who wrote the film’s score) and others from the Mexican American and Latinx communities are wrongfully imprisoned, and their activist counsel fights to shine a light on the discriminatory nature of the charges. Featuring Edward James Olmos ( Stand and Deliver ), Zoot Suit is a scorching indictment of the criminal justice system and the racially motivated arrests that proliferated in the Latinx community in the 1940s. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Luis Valdez. WITH: Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly. 1981. 103 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 70mm.
Detour in 4K Sat, Dec 16 | 7:30pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 1992.
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Zoot Suit in 70mm Thu, Dec 14 | 7:30pm | DGT Added to the National Film Registry in 2019. Luis Valdez’s ( La Bamba ) searing adaptation of his acclaimed stage play blends shocking history with cinematic fiction for this tale of the Sleepy Lagoon
El Norte Fri, Jan 5 | 7:30pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 1995.
Based on screenwriter Martin Goldsmith’s novel of the same name, Detour opens with disheveled drifter Al Roberts (Tom Neal) hitchhiking cross-country to marry his sweetheart. When one of his drivers suddenly dies, Al evades the law by adopting the dead man’s identity, leading himself down a more
After their family is murdered by the government during a massacre in civil war Guatemala, Indigenous siblings Rosa and
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Enrique flee up “Norte” to the United States for a chance at survival. When they arrive, they find life in the US is not what they’d hoped for. The first narrative film of its time to depict the plight and harrowing journey Cental Americans face when migrating to the United States, it is also the first independent film to be nominated for an Academy Award for screenwriting for Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas. DIRECTED BY: Gregory Nava. WRITTEN BY: Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas. WITH: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago. 1983. 141 min. USA. Technicolor. Kʼicheʼ, Spanish, English. Rated R. DCP. Restored in 2017 by the Academy Film Archive, supported in part by the Getty Foundation. DCP courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
of American independents for $22,000, Chan Is Missing is essential viewing for those interested in a dynamic cinematic take on the Chinese American experience. DIRECTED BY: Wayne Wang. WRITTEN BY: Isaac Cronin, Wayne Wang. WITH: Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi, Laureen Chew, Peter Wang. 1982. 80 min. USA. B&W. English, Cantonese. Not rated. 4K DCP. Courtesy of Strand Releasing/Criterion Collection. Stranger Than Paradise in 35mm Mon, Jan 22 | 7:30pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 2002. Jim Jarmusch’s sensational feature Stranger Than Paradise is a milestone in American independent cinema and beyond its categorical boundary. Perhaps drawing on his background in literature, Jarmusch’s cinematic vision is realized through a rhythm similar to that of literary composition. The groundbreaking series of long takes of each scene resembles a prose-like structure, and the minimal, nuanced character composition is portrayed in a poetic direction. This masterpiece, centering around three young characters on an irresponsible, impulsive road trip to escape the mundane, put Jarmusch on the map as one of the most influential American independent filmmakers and reinvented the cinematic language of cool. DIRECTED BY: Jim Jarmusch. WRITTEN BY: Jim Jarmusch, John Lurie. WITH: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson. 1984. 89 min. USA. B&W. English, Hungarian, Italian. Rated R. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Despicable Me in 3D Wed, Dec 27 | 2pm | TMT Sat, Dec 30 | 2pm | TMT
3D-CEMBER!
DEC 24–31, 2023
House Party in 35mm Fri, Jan 19 | 7:30pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 2022.
Brothers Reginald (as director) and Warrington (as producer) Hudlin independently produced their first feature together, a teen comedy that finds off-screen hip-hop duo Kid ’n Play (Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin, respectively) attending a rager in their Los Angeles neighborhood, hyped as the soirée of the year. After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, this energetic film was met with near-universal critical acclaim and has risen to the status of cult classic, spawning four sequels and a 2023 remake. The Hudlin Brothers’ lighthearted, wholesome, infectiously fun romp is one of the newest inductees to the National Film Registry screening in this series. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Reginald Hudlin. WITH: Christopher Reid, Robin Harris, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence. 1990. 100 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Tim Hunter Collection at the Academy Film Archive.
During the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, the Academy Museum invites you to experience our state-of-the-art Dolby 3D projection systems with classic and contemporary films shot in and/or intended for projection in 3D. Now in its second year, 3D-cember! quickly became a fan favorite for thrill-seekers and enthusiasts of immersive cinematic experiences. This year, we’ve expanded the series by presenting additional titles in 3D during our December Family Matinees screenings, beginning with a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Frozen (2013) on December 2. Adult and children’s 3D glasses will be available for all screenings. Programmed by K.J. Relth-Miller. Notes by Heidi Atlas and Robert Reneau.
Zemeckis took the unusual step of filming the entire movie in live-action (with Tom Hanks playing the majority of the principal roles) and using motion capture and CG animation for the visually striking end result. The film earned nominations for its sound editing, sound mixing, and the original song “Believe” by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri. DIRECTED BY: Robert Zemeckis. WRITTEN BY: Robert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr. WITH: Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari. 2004. 99 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated G. 3D. DCP.
HOOP DREAMS
30th Anniversary of Hoop Dreams Sat, Jan 27 | 2pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 2005.
Despicable Me in 3D Wed, Dec 27 | 2pm | TMT Sat, Dec 30 | 2pm | TMT
American documentary producer and director Steve James’s Hoop Dreams follows two Black high school students from Chicago, William Gates and Arthur Agee, on their hopeful paths to the NBA. Thinking at first that the piece would be a half-hour short for public television, the project expanded as James and his crew spent five years filming over 250 hours of shot-on-video footage, a budget-conscious choice in an era during which film was still very much the standard. The result is a humanist work that took home an Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to critical acclaim and box office success. DIRECTED BY: Steve James. WRITTEN BY: Steve James, Frederick Marx. WITH: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates. 1994. 170 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG-13. DCP. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive and UCLA Film & Television Archive in conjunction with the Sundance Institute. Preservation funded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Sundance Institute. Additional support provided by the Estate of Ronald Terry Shedlo. Laboratory services provided by Modern VideoFilm and Audio Mechanics. DCP courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
CHAN IS MISSING
Chan Is Missing in 4K Sat, Jan 20 | 2pm | TMT Added to the National Film Registry in 1995.
When ambitious supervillain Gru adopts three young girls as part of a scheme to steal the moon and outshine his nemesis Vector, Gru is unexpectedly softened and conflicted due to the responsibilities of parenting and the intimate connection he unintentionally forges with his new daughters. Featuring a strong comedic voice cast including Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Miranda Cosgrove, and Julie Andrews, this first feature from Illumination Entertainment launched a multibillion-dollar film franchise with multiple sequels and spin-offs, and introduced the iconic yellow Minions to the world. DIRECTED BY: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin. WRITTEN BY: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio. STORY BY: Sergio Pablos. WITH: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews. 2010. 95 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 6+. 3D. DCP.
Wayne Wang’s debut is also the first Chinese American feature-length narrative film to achieve broad critical acclaim. This neo-noir indie dramedy invites its viewers into the private homes and businesses of San Francisco’s Chinatown for an exceptionally unique filmic presentation of an underrepresented swath of the American population. As two taxi drivers search for Chan (but is he even real?), Wang also considers the humor of language-based misunderstandings and explores the complicated history of Chinatown and its politics. Made in the golden age
THE POLAR EXPRESS
The Polar Express in 3D Sun, Dec 24 | 2pm | TMT
Oscar-winner Robert Zemeckis directed and co-wrote this lavish adaptation of the popular illustrated children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, about a skeptical young boy who finds himself on a magical train to the North Pole.
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Jaws in 3D Fri, Dec 29 | 7:30pm | DGT
that expanded the visual and technological possibilities of contemporary filmmaking, telling an original story of a human soldier who ends up bonding with the alien race he was assigned to infiltrate. Cameron helped develop the new Fusion Camera System used on the film’s 3D digital cinematography, which inaugurated a new era of immersive filmmaking. The film earned nine Oscar nominations and won for its art direction, cinematography, and visual effects. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: James Cameron. WITH: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver. 2009. 162 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG-13. 3D. DCP.
Steven Spielberg’s second feature film as a director was a disaster-plagued production that nevertheless resulted in one of the most enduringly popular films of all time. Police chief Brody (Roy Scheider) is forced to confront the Great White terrorizing his island town, calling in marine biologist Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and fisherman Quint (Robert Shaw) to put their lives on the line to save the residents and tourists of Amity Island. A box office record-breaker as well as a Best Picture nominee, Jaws earned Oscars for its film editing, sound, and John Williams’s thrilling score. This 3D release has been personally supervised by Steven Spielberg. DIRECTED BY: Steven Spielberg. WRITTEN BY: Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb. WITH: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary. 1975. 124 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. 3D. DCP.
UP
Up in 3D Thu, Dec 28 | 2pm | TMT
A grumpy widower (voiced by Ed Asner) trying to recapture his lost spirit of adventure takes his entire house on a daring balloon ride, accompanied by a young stowaway and joined by a squirrel-obsessed dog. The first Pixar film to receive a Best Picture nomination, Up won Oscars for Animated Feature Film and Michael Giacchino’s heartwarming score and was nominated for Sound Editing and Original Screenplay. DIRECTED BY: Pete Docter. WRITTEN BY: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. STORY BY: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy. WITH: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson. 2009. 96 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG; suggested for ages 6+. 3D. DCP.
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in 3D Fri, Dec 29 | 2pm | TMT The swashbuckling cat voiced by Antonio Banderas, introduced onscreen in Shrek 2 (2004) and given his own spinoff feature in 2011, returns to confront his greatest fear—his mortality—in this inventive sequel that received a nomination for Animated Feature Film. When Puss discovers he is on his ninth and final life, he embarks on a daring adventure with his jilted fiancée Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek Pinault) to find the Wishing Star that can restore his lost lives. With its witty dialogue, imaginative visuals, and a top-notch voice cast, Puss in Boots : The Last Wish is a nonstop delight. DIRECTED BY: Joel Crawford. WRITTEN BY: Paul Fisher, Tommy Swerdlow. STORY BY: Tommy Swerdlow, Tom Wheeler. WITH: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh. 2022. 102 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. 3D. DCP.
FROZEN
Frozen in 3D Sun, Dec 31 | 2pm | TMT This radically reimagined version of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen tells the story of two young princesses, Anna and Elsa (voiced by Kristen Bell and Broadway powerhouse Idina Menzel), who are separated when their parents fear Elsa’s magical powers endanger her sibling. A fantastic adventure ensues, testing the bonds of sisterly love, full of dazzling imagery and memorable songs including the witty “In Summer” and the instant classic “Let It Go,” which won an Original Song Oscar for the team of Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The film also won an Animated Feature Film Oscar for directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and producer Peter Del Vecho . DIRECTED BY: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee. WRITTEN BY: Jennifer Lee. STORY BY: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Shane Morris. WITH: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad. 2013. 102 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; suggested for ages 5+. 3D. DCP.
JACKASS 3D
Jackass 3D Sat, Dec 30 | 7:30pm | TMT Johnny Knoxville and his band of merry pranksters return to the big screen for the third time with yet another collection of stomach-churning stunts and practical jokes, this time in 3D for extra don’t-try-this-at-home impact. With no respect for good taste or their own personal safety, Knoxville and his loyal team perform stunts that are shocking enough to imagine, much less perform in front of a camera, and you’re bound to find your stomach aching as much from laughter as from nausea. DIRECTED BY: Jeff Tremaine. WITH: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn. 2010. 94 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 3D. DCP.
AVATAR
Avatar in 3D Thu, Dec 28 | 7:30pm | DGT
James Cameron’s first fiction feature after the record- breaking success of Titanic (1997) was a science-fiction epic
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Earthquake in 35mm Fri, Jan 12 | 7:30pm | DGT A seismologist develops a method for predicting
Deep Impact in 35mm Sat, Jan 20 | 7:30pm | DGT
natural disaster, it becomes clear an eruption is imminent. As lava spews out of the La Brea Tar Pits, the geologist and the city’s director of emergency management (Tommy Lee Jones) do everything they can to warn citizens and halt the spreading lava. Filmed on location around Los Angeles and utilizing a massive recreation of Wilshire Boulevard, Volcano shows the city like you’ve never seen it before. DIRECTED BY: Mick Jackson. WRITTEN BY: Jerome Armstrong, Billy Ray. WITH: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle. 1997. 104 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG-13. 35mm.
earthquakes, but too late to save the people of Los Angeles from a 9.9 on the Richter Scale catastrophe in director Mark Robson’s action-packed entry in the 1970s disaster boom. Charlton Heston leads the cast of familiar faces trying to survive amid the falling debris, but the film’s real stars are the Oscar-winning craftspeople—the visual effects team of Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, and Albert Whitlock, and sound mixers Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr. The film introduced the theater-shaking audio system Sensurround, which earned its creators a 1974 Sci- Tech Award from the Academy. DIRECTED BY: Mark Robson. WRITTEN BY: George Fox, Mario Puzo. WITH: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene. 1974. 122 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. 35mm.
LIMITED SERIES BEWARE THE ELEMENTS!
NATURAL DISASTERS ON FILM
JAN 4–28, 2024
Following a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, extreme wildfires, historic floods, and a truly unprecedented “hurriquake,” we find the perilous realities of climate change increasingly impacting our daily lives. Naturally, we see our fears reflected in cinema, especially in the case of the so-called “disaster film.” In 1989, the Los Angeles Times predicted “global warming [was] expected to be the hot issue of [the] 1990s,” and an anxious Hollywood responded with relentless tornados and angry eruptions. And, in proximity to the wake-up call of An Inconvenient Truth (2006), the climate crisis was in the subconscious of many filmmakers in the 2000s and beyond. In considering natural disaster films and the scientists who intervene within them, we can use cinema to envision a world in which humans can harness the elements, tame nature, and save the day. Yet, as real-world climate science has proven time and again, most of these imaginative interventions are too little, too late, and only collective science-based action by government, industry, and civil society can ensure our survival. This screening series considers natural disasters through our planet’s primary elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—and seeks to highlight key moments in the history of the disaster film genre as a source of entertainment, and as a tool to raise our collective consciousness about science-based solutions to the mounting global climate crisis. Programmed by K.J. Relth-Miller. Notes by Hyesung ii, Patrick Lowry, K.J. Relth-Miller, and Robert Reneau.
AVALANCHE
Avalanche Sun, Jan 7 | 2pm | TMT
A wealthy bachelor builds a posh ski resort on the side of a mountain, despite the area being prone to avalanches. After a helicopter collides with the mountain, the inevitable disaster of the film’s title unfolds, leaving humanity to examine its own hubris. This chilly flick is made entertaining thanks to Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, and Robert Forster, and was one of the most expensive films ever produced by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures. Despite its over-the-top entertainment potential, poor box office returns indicated a downswing in popularity of the massive disaster film boom seen in the early 1970s. DIRECTED BY: Corey Allen. WRITTEN BY: Corey Allen, Claude Pola. STORY BY: Frances Doel. WITH: Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster, Jeanette Nolan. 1978. 91 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG. DCP.
This program is made possible by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Program in Public Understanding of Science and Technology.
tornadoes begin a path of destruction across Oklahoma. A retired storm chaser reconnects with his estranged wife, who is working on developing a better tornado warning system, and learns she has completed a device for analyzing tornadoes based on his work. When a rival storm chaser flaunts his own device, an obvious copy of theirs, they jump into action to test the new equipment. Experience the destructive power of wind as it unfolds on screen with Oscar-nominated visual effects and sound. DIRECTED BY: Jan de Bont. WRITTEN BY: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin. WITH: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz. 1996. 113 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
THE WAVE
The Wave Sat, Jan 13 | 2pm | TMT
A geologist’s worst fears come true when an avalanche causes a tsunami to endanger a Norwegian tourist town— and the geologist’s own family—in this disaster thriller from director Roar Uthaug ( Tomb Raider ). With its combination of big screen spectacle and intense human- scaled danger, The Wave demonstrated once more that Hollywood holds no monopoly on gripping disaster thrillers, and was Norway’s submission for that year’s Foreign Language Feature Oscar. The country’s highest-grossing film of 2015, it led to a 2018 sequel, The Quake , which reunited The Wave ’s principal cast. DIRECTED BY: Roar Uthaug. WRITTEN BY: John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw Eeg. STORY BY: Martin Sundland, John Kåre Raake, Roar Uthaug. WITH: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande. 2015. 105 min. Norway/Sweden. Color. Scope. Norwegian. Rated R. DCP.
Volcano in 35mm Sat, Jan 6 | 7:30pm | TMT
TWISTER
Twister in 35mm Thu, Jan 4 | 7:30pm | DGT
After a series of earthquakes release extreme heat and gasses in the sewers of Los Angeles, a geologist (Anne Heche) concludes that a volcano is forming under the city. While trying to convince city officials of the impending
This classic summer blockbuster hurdles scientists into the center of an action-adventure as a series of extreme
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Ashfall ( 백두산 ) Sat, Jan 27 | 7:30pm | TMT
a like-minded oceanographer continue to find evidence to support their theory, it becomes clear that extreme climate events will take place across the globe in the next few days. Massive hailstorms demolish Tokyo, Los Angeles is obliterated by tornadoes, and New York is flooded by a massive storm surge which then freezes over. As society flees south in search of warmer weather, the heroic scientist begins a trek north to find his son. DIRECTED BY: Roland Emmerich. WRITTEN BY: Roland Emmerich, Jeffrey Nachmanoff. WITH: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum. 2004. 124 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Sally Cruikshank and Jon Davison Collection at the Academy Film Archive. Deep Impact in 35mm Sat, Jan 20 | 7:30pm | DGT One night, an amateur stargazer notices a mysterious object in the sky. A year later, the public learns a seven-mile-wide comet is hurtling toward Earth, on course to cause an “extinction level event.” To this day, astronomers assert the creative interventions chosen by the film’s characters, coupled with depictions of realistic megatsunamis, result in Deep Impact passing impressive scientific muster. Fondly remembered for Morgan Freeman’s turn as President Beck, this cosmic summer blockbuster’s commentary on humanity’s struggles to maintain in the face of unexpected upheaval still rings true over twenty-five years later. DIRECTED BY: Mimi Leder. WRITTEN BY: Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin. WITH: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave. 1998. 120 min. USA. Color. Scope. English, Russian. Rated PG-13. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Jeff Joseph Collection at the Academy Film Archive.
A sudden eruption of the volcano Mount Baekdu, located on the border between North Korea and China, endangers the entire Korean Peninsula with massive earthquakes. The next eruptions to follow must be stopped or the utter obliteration will sweep through the Peninsula. In-chang, an explosive ordnance disposal expert, Bong-rae, a professor whose research predicted the eruption but had never been taken seriously, and Joon-pyeong, a spy in the North Korean army, come together to prevent this horrific possibility. Ashfall is a disaster epic boosted with spectacular visual and audio components aligned with a compelling storyline. DIRECTED BY: Lee Hae-jun, Kim Byung-seo. WRITTEN BY: Lee Hae-jun, Kim Byung-seo, Kim Tae-yoon. WITH: Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Ma Dong-suk, Jeon Hae-jin. 2019. 130 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. DCP.
DELUGE
Deluge Sun, Jan 14 | 2pm | TMT
SAN ANDREAS
An extraordinary precursor to the disaster films of the 1970s that predates the trend by nearly forty years, Deluge is the visually arresting adventure of a man tasked with repairing civilization after a barrage of West Coast quakes decimates humanity. Making meticulous use of miniatures and cutting-edge special effects to convey collapsing high-rises and colossal tidal waves, the film’s spectacular sequences of destruction are truly worth the price of admission. Now over ninety years old, this once-lost gem proves the fascination with natural disasters and their impact on humanity have been a focal point of cinema since its early decades. DIRECTED BY: Felix E. Feist. WRITTEN BY: John Goodrich, Warren B. Duff. WITH: Peggy Shannon, Lois Wilson, Sidney Blackmer, Matt Moore. 1933. 70 min. USA. B&W. English. Not rated. DCP.
San Andreas in 3D Fri, Jan 26 | 7:30pm | DGT
Dwayne Johnson plays a rescue pilot whose helicopter comes in mighty handy when seismologist Paul Giamatti’s predictions come true, and his wife, daughter, and millions of other Californians are endangered by a 9.1 earthquake. Directed by 3D film specialist Brad Peyton ( Journey to the Center of the Earth ), this disaster epic employs state-of- the-art visual effects to depict such nightmare scenarios as the collapse of downtown LA skyscrapers and a tsunami sweeping over San Francisco. DIRECTED BY: Brad Peyton. WRITTEN BY: Carlton Cuse. STORY BY: Andre Fabrizio, Jeremy Passmore. WITH: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Giamatti. 2015. 114 min. USA/Australia. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 3D. DCP.
WHEN TIME RAN OUT
THE SWARM
When Time Ran Out Sun, Jan 21 | 2pm | TMT
The Swarm in 35mm Sun, Jan 28 | 2pm | TMT
The final disaster feature from genre master Irwin Allen pits a star-laden cast against a fiery menace from deep within the earth. Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, and William Holden (in one of his final film roles) are among the residents of a Pacific resort island who are imperiled when a volcano erupts, forcing the survivors to flee to safety across a hazard-filled landscape. Oscar-winners Carl Foreman ( The Bridge on the River Kwai ) and Stirling Silliphant ( In the Heat of the Night ) adapted Gordon Thomas’s novel The Day the World Ended , and veteran Allen collaborator Paul Zastupnevich was nominated for his stylish costume designs. DIRECTED BY: James Goldstone. WRITTEN BY: Carl Foreman, Stirling Silliphant. WITH: Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, James Franciscus. 1980. 121 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. DCP.
Disaster producer Irwin Allen introduced a new menace from the air in this topical 1978 thriller, as scientists and the military join forces to fend off an invasion of killer bees in this adaptation of Arthur Herzog’s novel. The cast is filled with Oscar winners and screen legends, including Golden Age icons Olivia de Havilland, Fred MacMurray, and Ben Johnson portraying a small-town love triangle. The thrilling score by Oscar-winner Jerry Goldsmith ( The Omen ), the Oscar-nominated costumes by Paul Zastupnevich, and the nonstop peril ensure viewers will join the film’s doomed pilot in screaming “Bees! Bees! Millions of Bees!” DIRECTED BY: Irwin Allen. WRITTEN BY: Stirling Silliphant. WITH: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda. 1978. 116 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. 35mm.
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
The Day After Tomorrow in 35mm Thu, Jan 18 | 7:30pm | TMT
A paleoclimatologist attends a UN conference to share his concern that global warming will lead to another ice age, but fails to leave an impression on politicians. As he and
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