chocolate manufacturer who hides five Golden Tickets in his famous Wonka Bars. The lucky ticket finders are invited to Wonka’s mysterious factory tour, where fantastical exuberance and unpredictable happenings unfold. Director Mel Stuart emphasizes the Wonka Bar’s importance through the film’s color palette: the bright orange wrapper, beautifully realized in Technicolor distribution prints at the time of its release, pops in contrast to young Charlie’s drab grey surroundings. The original “Wonka Bar” prop is now on view in the museum’s Color in Motion exhibition. DIRECTED BY: Mel Stuart. WRITTEN BY: Roald Dahl. WITH: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear. 1971. 100 min. USA. Technicolor. English. 4K DCP.
performance. Purple is Sally’s color throughout the film, representing her indulgent lifestyle and her desire to one day become Hollywood royalty. The film received ten nominations, including Best Picture, and won eight Oscars including Minnelli’s—for the art direction, cinematography, film editing, adapted score, sound, Fosse’s direction, and Joel Grey’s unforgettable performance as the Master of Ceremonies. DIRECTED BY: Bob Fosse. WRITTEN BY: Jay Allen. WITH: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey. 1972. 124 min. USA. Technicolor. English. Rated PG. DCP.
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Sat, Nov 2 | 2pm | TMT
In this 1953 musical comedy adapted from Anita Loos’s searingly funny 1925 novella—which also spawned a now-lost silent film in 1928 and a smash Broadway production in 1949—Howard Hawks’s Lorelei (Marilyn Monroe) is resplendent. She is seen throughout the picture in jewel tones and literal jewels, carefully selected by costume designer Travilla to play up the Technicolor cinematography lensed by Harry J. Wild. The film’s use of pink is observed in the museum’s Color in Motion exhibition alongside contemporary classics such as Barbie (2023) and But I’m a Cheerleader (1999), which situates the comedy as both effervescent and timeless. DIRECTED BY: Howard Hawks. WRITTEN BY: Charles Lederer. WITH: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid. 1953. 91 min. USA. Technicolor. English. DCP.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
The Wizard of Oz in 4K Sat, Nov 9 | 2pm | DGT
Few movies are more synonymous with color than The Wizard of Oz , MGM’s musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s magical book. Acclaimed for its groundbreaking transition from the sepia of Kansas to the Technicolor of Oz, the film and its saturated landscape would be incomplete without Dorothy’s iconic ruby slippers, which were silver in the original book. Costume designer Adrian had white silk pumps dyed red, covered in silk georgette, and embellished with roughly 2,300 sequins each to shine brightly on the movie’s yellow brick road. The film received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and won for Herbert Stothart’s orchestral score and the immortal ballad “Over The Rainbow.” DIRECTED BY: Victor Fleming. WRITTEN BY: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf. ADAPTATION BY: Noel Langley. WITH: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr. 1939. 101 min. USA. Technicolor. English. 4K DCP.
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 4K Mon, Nov 4 | 7:30pm | TMT Gene Wilder, as the iconic on-screen Willy Wonka from Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , plays a mistrusting, volatile
THE BLACK PIRATE
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