Titanic (1997)
ONGOING SERIES BRANCH SELECTS WEDNESDAYS | 7:30PM
Branches of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences represent distinct disciplines of moviemaking. Working with members of the Academy branches, the Academy Museum presents a weekly series that offers a one-of-a-kind journey through film history. Each week a different branch selects a film that represents a major achievement in the evolution of moviemaking and its unique disciplines. Notes by Robert Reneau.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 4K Wed, Sep 4 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Sound Branch. Free for Museum members. Steven Spielberg followed his blockbuster Jaws (1975) with his screenplay about a family man (Richard Dreyfuss) whose life is changed by an encounter with a UFO. Legendary director François Truffaut co-stars with Teri Garr and Oscar-nominated Melinda Dillon. While the film’s visuals received well-deserved acclaim, the sonic elements were equally important in creating a genuinely awe-inspiring moviegoing experience. John Williams’s nominated music is a key part of the film’s narrative. Robert Knudson, Robert J. Glass, Don MacDougall, and Gene S. Cantamessa were nominated for their sound mixing, and Frank E. Warner’s sound effects editing earned a Special Achievement Award. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Steven Spielberg. WITH: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon. 1977. 138 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. 4K DCP. Titanic in 4K
seagoing disaster was his riskiest and most ambitious project to date. The result broke global box office records, established Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as icons of cinematic romance, and won 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Directing. Among the film’s other Oscar winners were visual effects experts Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, and Michael Kanfer; the team’s use of miniatures, full-scale physical effects, and groundbreaking computer animation was a key factor in the film’s remarkably immersive depiction of the “unsinkable” ocean liner and its tragic fate. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: James Cameron. WITH: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Bill Paxton. 1997. 197 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 4K DCP.
Shampoo in 35mm Wed, Sep 18 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Writers Branch.
Writer Robert Towne, with producer and co-writer Warren Beatty, was inspired by classic French farces for his original screenplay about a Beverly Hills hairdresser struggling to balance the challenges of his work and an overabundant love life on the eve of the 1968 presidential election. With its top-notch cast (including Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, and Carrie Fisher) and the relaxed yet confident direction of Hal Ashby ( Coming Home ),
Wed, Sep 11 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Visual Effects Branch.
Writer-producer-director James Cameron’s epic love story set against the backdrop of the 1912
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