Dec–Feb 2024 Film Calendar

We invite you to explore the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' inaugural Film Calendar. This guide covers our film series, retrospectives, spotlights, and special screenings, all inspired by the museum's dynamic exhibitions.

ACADEMY MUSEUM DEC 2024–FEB 2025

Ex Machina (2014) Sat, Feb 8 | 2pm | TMT CYBERPUNK

ACADEMY MUSEUM DEC 2024-FEB 2025 FILM

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIMITED SERIES AND SPOTLIGHTS

PRESENT PAST..............................................................4 3D-CEMBER!..............................................................10 CYBERPUNK...............................................................12 PAUL NEWMAN AT 100................................................16 MEMORIES AND DREAMS IN CINEMA......................18 SPOTLIGHTS..........................................................20 ONGOING SERIES OSCAR ® SUNDAYS..................................................21 BRANCH SELECTS..................................................24 FAMILY MATINEES....................................................27 AVAILABLE SPACE..................................................29

CALENDARS AT A GLANCE........................................30

ACADEMY MUSEUM THEATERS

DGT: DAVID GEFFEN THEATER TMT: TED MANN THEATER

ALL NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS ARE SUBTITLED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

ALL SCREENINGS, FILM FORMATS, AND GUESTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Bona (1980)

The Academy Museum’s second celebration of newly preserved and restored films presents work from the Academy Film Archive as well as other archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the globe. Established in 1991, the Academy Film Archive is home to one of the world’s most diverse and extensive motion picture collections, boasting over 230,000 items. Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, documentation, exhibition, and study of motion pictures, the archive is ever-growing and evolving to accommodate new materials in need of safekeeping. Its dedicated team works to save films from deterioration and breathe new life into works once lost, damaged, or unprojectable. Present Past convenes narrative features, shorts, documentaries, and experimental films from the Academy Film Archive and beyond. Each restoration will be celebrating its Los Angeles, West Coast, United States, North American, or World Premiere, with many of the filmmakers, subjects, archivists, and preservationists appearing in person to discuss their work. Programmed by Hyesung ii and K.J. Relth-Miller with support from the Academy Film Archive preservation team. LIMITED SERIES PRESENT PAST: A CELEBRATION OF FILM PRESERVATION DEC 1–22, 2024

Lifeboat in 4K Sun, Dec 1 | 11am | TMT Restoration World Premiere

In Alfred Hitchcock’s Oscar-nominated drama, a group of survivors from a torpedoed ship must endure both the unpredictability of the sea and one another. Set entirely on a lifeboat, Hitchcock’s cinematic vision is articulated through a meticulously composed mise- en-scène, especially in the execution of dialogue and blocking. Repeated close-ups create a dramatized narrative landscape, instigating psychological tension between characters adrift in a purgatory at sea. Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Alfred Hitchcock. WRITTEN BY: Jo Swerling. STORY BY: John Steinbeck. WITH: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson. 1944. 97 min. USA. B&W. English, German, French. 4K DCP. Restored by Walt Disney Pictures in association with The Film Foundation featuring picture restoration by Cineric, Inc. and audio restoration by Audio Mechanics.

THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS

The Sugarland Express in Dolby Vision Sun, Dec 1 | 2:30pm | DGT Restoration World Premiere

It’s a story ripped from the headlines: in 1969, a young couple kidnapped a police officer after being flagged

for a minor traffic infraction and drove for hundreds of miles across East Texas. With television episodes and a TV movie under his belt, first-time theatrical feature filmmaker Steven Spielberg captures the spirit of this real-life story while giving it the flavor of the era’s countercultural road movies. The Sugarland Express remains as fresh, idiosyncratic, and energetic as when it premiered fifty years ago at New Directors/ New Films in New York City and during its year-long theatrical run that followed. Note by K.J. Relth-Miller. DIRECTED BY: Steven Spielberg. WRITTEN BY: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins. STORY BY: Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins. WITH: Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, William Atherton. 1974. 110 min. USA. Color. English.4K DCP. 4K Dolby Vision Restoration by Universal Pictures from the 35mm Original Negative, 35mm Master Stems and ½” 8-track Music Master. Restoration supervised by Steven Spielberg. Restoration services conducted by NBCUniversal StudioPost, Skywalker Sound, and Fox Studios. The Last Supper ( La última cena ) in 4K Sun, Dec 1 | 8pm | TMT Restoration World Premiere An allegory about the religious hypocrisy of colonial society, The Last Supper is a masterpiece from beginning to end. In 18th century Havana, the Count de Casa Bayona (Nelson Villagra) calms his conscience by gathering twelve enslaved men for a Holy Thursday reenactment of The Last Supper, washing their feet and inviting them to his table. This leads to unpredictable consequences. Director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, dissatisfied with the frustrating experience filming A Cuban Fight Against Demons (1971), continued the search for his own truth, and a collective truth, in the labyrinths of history.

4K DCP. Scanned, restored, and color graded in 4K from its original 35mm camera and sound negative reels at Cité de Mémoire in Paris. Sound restoration by L.E. Diapason. Film handling, image, and sound repairs and digital image restoration by Régis Dessort. Negative scene-by-scene image scanning and color grading by Isabelle Barrière. CSI Negative sound scanning and digital restoration by L.E. Diapason. Project management by Denis Garcia. By Hook or by Crook Thu, Dec 5 | 7:30pm | DGT Restoration World Premiere In person: Harry Dodge, Steak House, Silas Howard, and Kathleen Hanna Taking pages from the absurdism of Jean Genet, the Beat ethos of Jack Kerouac, and the independent spirit of John Cassavetes, Harry Dodge and Silas Howard describe their directorial debut as a “butch and trans buddy film.” The story follows Shy (Howard) and Valentine (Dodge), two gender outlaws living by any means necessary in San Francisco during the Bush years—when violence and isolation are around every corner, even in the supposed queer mecca of the United States. This inventive, energetic, shot-on- video road movie is teeming with playful scenarios, pathos, and humanity. The film screened at festivals worldwide and won numerous awards including the Audience and Best Screenplay awards at Outfest. Note by K.J. Relth-Miller. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Harry Dodge, Silas Howard. WITH: Silas Howard, Harry Dodge, Stanya Kahn, Carina Gia. 2001. 95 min. USA. Color. English. DCP. Digitally restored by the Academy Film Archive and UCLA Film & Television Archive in conjunction with Frameline, Outfest, Steakhaus Productions, Inc., and the Sundance Institute.

Adapted from a note by Luciano Castillo, director, Cinemateca de Cuba.

DIRECTED BY: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. WRITTEN BY: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, María Eugenia Haya, Tomás González. WITH: Nelson Villagra, Silvano Rey, Luis Alberto García, José Antonio Rodríguez. 1976. 113 min. Cuba. Color. Spanish with English subtitles. 4K DCP. Restored in 2020 by the Academy Film Archive in coordination with the Cinemateca de Cuba, the ICAIC, and the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique. Bona in 4K Mon, Dec 2 | 7:30pm | TMT West Coast Restoration Premiere A classic Filipino social drama Bona is a collaboration between two greats of Filipino cinema, director Lino Brocka and singer Nora Aunor, and has rarely been screened since its release in 1980. Aunor goes against the grain of her status as a national superstar by portraying Bona, a schoolgirl from a humble background who abandons her home life and moves in with her idol, a “B-list” actor named Gardo (Phillip Salvador). Upon the film’s release, Aunor’s portrayal of Bona received praise from critics and audiences, marking a significant turning point in her career and showcasing her versatility as an actor.

PLANET OF THE APES

Planet of the Apes in 4K Sat, Dec 7 | 7:30pm | DGT West Coast Theatrical Premiere

John Chambers won the second-ever Honorary Award for makeup for his remarkable prosthetics that turned actors Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Maurice Evans into talking apes for this witty science- fiction classic starring Charlton Heston as a cynical astronaut who finds himself marooned on a planet where humans are the inferior species. The screening will be preceded by an introduction detailing the efforts undertaken for this new restoration with Extended Dynamic Range (EDR) audio. Note by Robert Reneau. DIRECTED BY: Franklin J. Schaffner. WRITTEN BY: Michael Wilson, Rod Serling. WITH: Charlton Heston, Roddy

Adapted from a note by KANI Releasing.

DIRECTED BY: Lino Brocka. WRITTEN BY: Cenen Ramones. WITH: Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador, Marissa Delgado, Raquel Monteza. 1980. 86 min. Philippines. Color. Tagalog.

McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans. 1968. 112 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. 4K DCP. Restored by The Walt Disney Studios featuring picture restoration by Roundabout Ent. and audio restoration by Audio Mechanics.

SOLOMON NORTHUP'S ODYSSEY

Solomon Northup’s Odyssey in 4K Fri, Dec 13 | 7:30pm | TMT Restoration World Premiere Gordon Parks’s 1984 film Solomon Northup’s Odyssey , based on Northup’s 1853 autobiography Twelve Years a Slave , was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and aired on PBS as a television film. Northup was born a free Black man in New York. The talented violinist and carpenter took an offer to travel for a paid gig in Washington, DC, and was kidnapped and sold into the condition of slavery. Stripped of his freedom and family, Northup endured horrifying cruelties during his twelve years enslaved in Louisiana while holding onto his hope and strength within. Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Gordon Parks. WRITTEN BY: Lou Potter, Samm-Art Williams. WITH: Avery Brooks, Rhetta Greene, Mason Adams, Art Evans. 1984. 115 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP. New 4K restoration by IndieCollect, created in cooperation with the Library of Congress and supported in part by grants from the Ford Foundation and the Golden Globe Foundation. A Question of Color in 4K preceded by Hairstory in 4K Sat, Dec 14 | 2:30pm | TMT West Coast Restoration Premiere In person: LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kathe Sandler Hairstory Best known as an actor and theater director, LaTanya Richardson Jackson made her directorial debut with the heart-warming short film Hairstory, released in 2000. In it, she portrays a mother whose concept of beauty, especially in regards to hair, impacts her relationship with her daughter. Hairstory surveys a journey of love, acceptance, and growth where differing perspectives are acknowledged and appreciated. Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: LaTanya Richardson Jackson. WITH: LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Reg E. Cathey, Marc John Jefferies, Anna Maria Horsford. 2000. 30 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP. New 4K restoration by IndieCollect, funded with support from the Golden Globe Foundation and donors to IndieCollect’s Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors.

MATINEE

Matinee in 4K Sun, Dec 8 | 2:30pm | DGT Restoration World Premiere In person: Joe Dante

Joe Dante’s 1993 cult classic is a movie about a movie set during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman), an independent movie producer in Key West, Florida, debuts his latest science-fiction horror film, Mant! He hopes to exploit and profit off the audience’s fear of the nuclear threat with a multisensory, immersive theatrical experience. Ultimately, Woolsey’s stunts are a gift that helps the town overcome real fears by confronting them through the lens of big-screen horror. This love letter to cinema and its communal experience harkens back to William Castle and beloved B-horror movies of the 1950s.

Note by Hyesung ii.

DIRECTED BY: Joe Dante. WRITTEN BY: Charles S. Haas. STORY BY: Jerico Stone, Charlie S. Haas. WITH: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz. 1993. 99 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP. 4K Remaster from the 35mm Original Negative and 35mm Master Stems. Restoration services conducted by NBCUniversal StudioPost and Duplitech.

Aloha Wanderwell’s With Car and Camera Around the World in 4K Mon, Dec 9 | 7:30pm | TMT Restoration World Premiere

With a live presentation by Courtney Stephens, accompanied on keyboard by Michael Mortilla. Later known as “the world’s most widely traveled girl,” Aloha Wanderwell left her French convent school as a teenager to answer an ad in the Paris Herald for a traveling secretary. Joining a global expedition in 1922 placed her in front of (and behind) the camera as she embarked on a journey that led her to become the first woman to traverse five continents by automobile. Wanderwell’s rarely screened 1929 travelogue documents a diverse array of cultures, stunning historical landmarks, and the occasional celebrity. The film is newly restored in 4K from the original 35mm nitrate production elements. Note by Cassie Blake, film preservationist, Academy Film Archive. DIRECTED BY: Aloha Wanderwell. 1929. 89 min. USA. B&W. English. 4K DCP. Restored in 2024 by the Academy Film Archive.

A Question of Color “It is only as we collectively change the way we look at ourselves and the world that we can change how we are seen. In this process, we seek to create a world where everyone can look at blackness, and black people, with new eyes.” Kathe Sandler’s 1993 documentary on colorism opens with this quote by critic and scholar bell hooks. Through her narration and interviews, Sandler boldly and gracefully investigates divisions and prejudice within the Black community. She addresses how institutional racism jeopardizes one’s sense of belonging and unity, creating distorting and alienating images of the self and others. Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Kathe Sandler. 1993. 57 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP. New 4K restoration by IndieCollect, created in cooperation with the Black Film Center & Archive at Indiana University and funded with support from the Golden Globe Foundation and donors to IndieCollect’s Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors.

THE WILD PARTY

The Wild Party in 4K Sun, Dec 15 | 11am | TMT Restoration World Premiere

Clara Bow stars in this comedy as Stella Ames, a popular student at an all-girls college with a penchant for parties and a disdain for school. Her demeanor changes with the arrival of handsome new anthropology professor James Gilmore (Fredric March). Notable as the first talking picture for both Paramount Pictures and Bow, The Wild Party reflects the pre- Code era of its production: the female characters are nuanced and strong and suggestive themes abound. Director Dorothy Arzner created a prototype boom mic to follow Bow, who had trouble adapting her performance to the new sound recording techniques. Note by Sari Navarro. DIRECTED BY: Dorothy Arzner. WRITTEN BY: E. Lloyd Sheldon. STORY BY: Warner Fabian. WITH: Clara Bow, Fredric March, Marceline Day, Shirley O’Hara. 1929. 77 min. USA. B&W. English. 4K DCP. 4K Restoration by Universal Pictures from the 35mm Composite Fine Grain and 35mm Nitrate Print. Restoration services conducted by NBCUniversal StudioPost. Artie Shaw: Time is All You’ve Got in 4K Sun, Dec 15 | 2:30pm | TMT United States Restoration Premiere In person: Brigitte Berman Brigitte Berman’s Academy Award–winning documentary returns to the cinema in a beautiful new 4K restoration after being out of circulation in the United States for over three decades. The film revives the unique story of Artie Shaw, the legendary figure of the 1930s and ’40s swing era who broke the color barrier by working with Black musicians like Billie Holiday. The film—comprising interviews with Shaw, testimonies from his contemporaries, and archival footage—examines Shaw through an earnest and raw lens, confronting the contradictory nature of his perception of his career and life and his apparent desire for complete control of his image. Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Brigitte Berman. WITH: Artie Shaw, John Best, Lee Castle, Helen Forrest. 1985. 114 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP. 4K picture restoration by Patrick Duchesne, Frank Biasi, and Jim Fleming at Picture Shop (Toronto). Sound restoration by Daniel Pellerin. 4K and sound restoration generously donated by Donald Hicks (coordinated by Bradly Torreano) and Telefilm Canada, in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival.

NAKED SPACES: LIVING IS ROUND

Naked Spaces: Living is Round in 4K Sat, Dec 14 | 7:30pm | TMT North American Restoration Premiere In person: Trinh T. Minh-ha

Trinh T. Minh-ha’s widely acclaimed first feature, filmed in rural West Africa, radically challenges and redefines the perspectives, tropes, and politics of ethnographic cinema. Trinh upends the power imbalance and exoticizing colonial gaze so often embedded in this mode of documentary by decentralizing the filmmaker, whose voice and vision has historically been authoritative, observational, and detached. Through the absence of artificial narrative, explanatory voiceover, or presumptuous analysis, her film eschews simplistic, didactic objectification and instead attempts to achieve something else: an empathetic engagement driven by curiosity and a genuine, conscious humanism. Note by Mark Toscano, senior film preservationist, Academy Film Archive. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Trinh T. Minh-ha. 1985. 135 min. USA. Color. English. 4K DCP. Restoration provided by the Academy Film Archive. Special thanks to Jon Shibata and Pacific Film Archive.

DIRECTED BY: Pia Frankenberg. WRITTEN BY: Pia Frankenberg, Klaus Bueb. WITH: Klaus Bueb, Pia Frankenberg, Adeline Almeida-Sedas, Thomas Struck. 1985. 91 min. Federal Republic of Germany. B&W. German. Not rated. DCP.

The Germans and their Men ( Die Deutschen und ihre Männer - Bericht aus Bonn ) Wed, Dec 18 | 8pm | TMT United States Restoration Premiere In person: Annika Haupts, program coordinator, Deutsche Kinemathek Austrian actress Renée Felden is a stand-in for the contemporary European woman in filmmaker Helke Sander’s documentary-hybrid feature. As the ficticious Lieschen Müller, Felden vies for the attention of men in the West German capital, Bonn, engaging them in conversations about tie preferences or asking her taxi driver about the best bordellos in the area. In her cinematic tour of gender dynamics and politics, Sander puts government officials and media representatives, as well as everyday men on the street, in a real pickle as she eventually confronts them with the realities of historical and future male violence. Note by K.J. Relth-Miller, adapted from a note by Deutsche Kinemathek. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Helke Sander. WITH: Renée Felden, Luise F. Pusch, Claudia von Alemann, Helke Sander. 1989. 98 min. Federal Republic of Germany. Color. German. Not rated. DCP.

JESUS – THE FILM (JESUS – DER FILM) © Deutsche Kinemathek / Brynntrup

Jesus – The Film ( Jesus – Der Film ) Sun, Dec 15 | 8pm | TMT West Coast Restoration Premiere In person: Michael Brynntrup and Annika Haupts, program coordinator, Deutsche Kinemathek This black-and-white biopic takes a chronological approach to the “greatest story ever told” while utilizing expressionist devices. The cinematic burlesque comprises 35 stories from the New Testament in retellings or entirely new interpretations by 22 filmmakers, whether individuals or collectives, from East and West Germany. The uniting element is the title character embodied by the film’s director, Michael Brynntrup, who moved to West Berlin in 1982 and was an active member of the city’s queer, punk, and avant-garde subculture. Adapted from a note by Deutsche Kinemathek. DIRECTED BY: Michael Brynntrup. WITH: Michael Brynntrup, Panterah Countess, Michael Wehmeyer, Birgit Hein. 1986. 128 min. Federal Republic of Germany. B&W, Color. German. Not rated. DCP.

Preservation Conversation: Ain’t Nothing Without You ( Nicht nichts ohne Dich ) and

Saving German Independents Mon, Dec 16 | 7:30pm | TMT West Coast Restoration Premiere

In person: Pia Frankenberg and Annika Haupts, program coordinator, Deutsche Kinemathek Martha (played by writer-director Pia Frankenberg) is a filmmaker. Alfred (Klaus Bueb) has been studying architecture forever. When they stumble across each other on the frozen Alster lake in the middle of Hamburg, it is evidence of the compelling force of opposites attracting. “The most important thing in my films is the atmosphere, and capturing the atmosphere is the most difficult,” Martha tells an interviewer. Frankenberg achieves this astoundingly well in her screwball comedy that uses subtle irony to expose the emotional and ideological ensnarements of big-city yuppies in topical debates about sisterhood, integration, and commercial television. Adapted from a note by Deutsche Kinemathek. A post-screening conversation between filmmaker Pia Frankenberg and Deutsche Kinemathek program coordinator Annika Haupts will discuss the importance of preserving German independent cinema, the focus of the Berlinale’s 2024 retrospective.

UNDERCURRENT ( 夜の河 ) Undercurrent ( 夜の河 ) in 4K Thu, Dec 19 | 7:30pm | TMT West Coast Restoration Premiere

Kozaburo Yoshimura—former assistant director to notable filmmakers such as Yasujiro Ozu—added another compelling drama about postwar Japanese society to his incredible body of work with his first feature in color. Kiwa (Fujiko Yamamoto) is a keen- eyed, assertive kimono designer who embodies both traditional Japanese and modern Western notions—two clashing viewpoints that propel the development of the film’s narrative and characters. Yoshimura employs visually stunning symbolism like vivid red fabric, a Picasso-influenced painting, and beautiful insert shots of flowers to evoke the complex and unsettling dichotomy of postwar Japan. Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Kozaburo Yoshimura. WRITTEN BY: Sumie Tanaka. WITH: Fujiko Yamamoto, Ken Uehara, Keizo Kawasaki,

Michiko Ai. 1956. 104 min. Japan. Color. Japanese. 4K DCP. Digital restoration by Kadokawa Corporation; courtesy Janus Films.

Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Kim Hong-jun. WRITTEN BY: Yuk Sang-hyo. WITH: Choi Myeong-kil, Choi Jae-seong, Cha Kwang-su, Lee Ji-hyeong. 1994. 93 min. Korea. Color. Korean. 4K DCP. Restored in 4K in 2022 by the Korean Film Archive. Blood and Sand in 4K Sun, Dec 22 | 11am | TMT United States Restoration Premiere After the success of The Mark of Zorro (1940), Twentieth Century Fox reteamed Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell for a remake of the 1922 silent film Blood and Sand starring Rudolph Valentino. Based on the 1908 novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, the film centers around Juan Gallardo (Power), a magnificent matador whose success is attributed to the dedicated support of his wife and childhood sweetheart, Carmen (Darnell). At the peak of his career, Juan falls for another woman, Doña Sol (Rita Hayworth), which leads to the inevitable downfall of his career and life. Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Rouben Mamoulian. WRITTEN BY: Jo Swerling. WITH: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, Nazimova. 1941. 123 min. USA. Technicolor. English. 4K DCP. Restored by Walt Disney Pictures in association with The Film Foundation featuring picture restoration by Cineric, Inc. and audio restoration by Audio Mechanics.

The Innerview Sat, Dec 20 | 7:30pm | TMT North American Restoration Premiere In person: Actor Joanna Brocho, film preservationist Ross Lipman

Richard Beymer, star of 1961’s West Side Story , playfully filmed in and around Big Sur, California, with his friends in the early ’70s. What started with no specific concept or goal turned into a mind- blowing, mystical feature reflecting the era of psychedelic consciousness, complete with collages of hypnotic imagery and a meticulously curated soundtrack. This screening presents the recently restored 1975 version, supervised by Beymer as part of his ongoing revision of his life’s work . Note by Hyesung ii. DIRECTED BY: Richard Beymer. WITH: Richard Beymer, Joanna Frank. 1975 version. 89 min. USA. Color. English. DCP. Digitally restored and remastered in 2023 by Lightbox Film Center at University of the Arts, Philadelphia and Northeast Historic Film, with funding from the National Film Preservation Foundation, Ron and Suzanne Naples, and Richard Beymer. Restoration supervised by Ross Lipman in consultation with Richard Beymer.

Lucky Ghost Sat, Dec 21 | 2:30pm | TMT Restoration World Premiere

Washington (Mantan Moreland) and Jefferson (F.E. Miller) are down-on-their-luck gambling buddies who strike it big when they win their very own country club. Little do they know the club is haunted by its previous owners. The film features an all-Black cast and was directed by the prolific William Beaudine, under the pseudonym William X. Crowley. Lucky Ghost has been newly restored in 4K from a 16mm print thought to be the only known remaining element in existence. Note by Tessa Idlewine, short film preservationist, Academy Film Archive. DIRECTED BY: William Beaudine. WRITTEN BY: Lex Neal, Vernon Smith. WITH: Mantan Moreland, F.E. Miller, Maceo B. Sheffield, Arthur Ray. 1942. 61 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP. Restored in 2024 by the Academy Film Archive, with funding in part from the Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation.

SAINT JOAN

Saint Joan in 4K Sun, Dec 22 | 2:30pm | TMT Restoration World Premiere

Plucked from obscurity for her first film role, a teenaged Jean Seberg leads the charge as Joan of Arc in Otto Preminger’s adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw play. With a script by Graham Greene and performances by Richard Widmark, John Gielgud, and Anton Walbrook, the lush production follows the rise and fall (and rise again) of the 15th- century heroine on her way to becoming a patron saint. The film was newly restored in 4K from the 35mm original picture negative. Note by Cassie Blake, film preservationist, Academy Film Archive. DIRECTED BY: Otto Preminger. WRITTEN BY: Graham Greene. WITH: Richard Widmark, Richard Todd, Anton Walbrook, Jean Seberg. 1957. 110 min. USA/UK. B&W. English. 4K DCP. Restored in 2024 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/ Lucas Family Foundation.

A Rosy Life ( 장미빛 인생 ) in 4K Sat, Dec 21 | 7:30pm | TMT North American Restoration Premiere

Set in 1987 Seoul at the end of the era of authoritarian government, A Rosy Life portrays the lives of three outcasts full of hurt, chaos, and vulnerability: Thug- on-the-run Dong-pal (Choi Jae-seong), aspiring writer Yu-jin (Lee Ji-hyeong), and labor activist Ki-young (Cha Kwang-su), who is hiding from the police. The trio takes refuge in a shabby comic book rental shop, run by a young woman, where those without any place or purpose hang around and pass the time. Director Kim Hong-jun offers an incisive portrayal of innocent, sensitive young minds who cling to their dreams in the face of a brutal reality.

Friday the 13th – Part III (1982)

LIMITED SERIES 3D-CEMBER! DEC 26–30, 2024

During the last week of December, experience our state-of-the-art Dolby 3D projection systems with classic and contemporary films shot in or intended for projection in 3D. Now in its third year, the series includes family-friendly animation, science-fiction thrillers of the 1950s, outrageous horror films, and ambitious contemporary 3D films including those by international auteurs such as Werner Herzog

and Guillermo del Toro. Programmed by Robert Reneau. Notes by Robert Reneau and Kimberly Nava.

Revenge of the Creature in 3D Thu, Dec 26 | 2pm | TMT

The evocative result—Herzog’s only film released in 3D—features interviews with historians and scientists as well as the director’s own distinctive narration, wherein he approaches the images as a form of “proto-cinema.” DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Werner Herzog. WITH: Werner Herzog, Jean Clottes, Julien Monney, Jean-Michel Geneste. 2010. 90 min. USA. Color. English. Rated G. 3D. DCP.

The “Gill-Man,” the aquatic creature that menaced a scientific team in Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) , is captured and brought to civilization for study—only to break loose with violent results—in this 3D sequel from original Black Lagoon director Jack Arnold. One of the last films from what is considered the “golden age” of 3D movies, Revenge also marks the big-screen debut of Clint Eastwood, who plays a minor role as a lab technician. DIRECTED BY: Jack Arnold. WRITTEN BY: Martin Berkeley. STORY BY: William Alland. WITH: John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva. 1955. 82 min. USA. B&W. English. 3D. DCP.

Toy Story 3 in 3D Fri, Dec 27 | 2pm | TMT

When toy owner Andy goes through a packing mix- up during his big move to college, Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), and the rest of the gang end up at Sunnyside Daycare. In the third installment of the Toy Story series, the group clashes with Lotso, the seemingly affable stuffed bear who rules Sunnyside like a tyrant, and must plot their escape. This 2010 Disney Pixar release won Best Animated Feature and Original Song, and it was nominated in three additional categories including Best Picture—a feat only accomplished by two other animated films prior. DIRECTED BY: Lee Unkrich. WRITTEN BY: Michael Arndt. STORY BY: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich. WITH: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty. 2010. 103 min. USA. Color. English. Rated G. 3D. DCP.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams in 3D Thu, Dec 26 | 7:30pm | TMT

The Chauvet Cave in southeastern France was discovered in 1994 and found to contain artwork painted over 30,000 years ago, including some of the world’s oldest known cave paintings. Filmmaker Werner Herzog was given special permission to bring his minimal crew and custom-built 3D cameras into the historic site for six four-hour days of filming.

Friday the 13th – Part III in 3D Fri, Dec 27 | 7:30pm | TMT

forced to save his hometown from a witch’s curse. ParaNorman was nominated for Best Animated Feature and features a charming score by Jon Brion, known for films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). DIRECTED BY: Sam Fell, Chris Butler. WRITTEN BY: Chris Butler. WITH: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck. 2012. 92 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG. 3D. DCP.

The unstoppable killing machine Jason Voorhees returns to murder-plagued Camp Crystal Lake to menace more hapless young people—and acquires his iconic hockey mask in the process. Returning from Part 2 , director Steve Miner worked with cinematographer Gerald Feil to make full use of the widescreen 3D process. The moving camera and careful compositions make this the most visually memorable entry in the popular slasher franchise. DIRECTED BY: Steve Miner. WRITTEN BY: Martin Kitrosser, Carol Watson. WITH: Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, Tracie Savage, Richard Brooker. 1982. 95 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 3D. DCP.

Pacific Rim in 3D Sun, Dec 29 | 7:30pm | TMT

Guillermo del Toro directed this lavish homage to Japan’s classic kaiju epics. After barely surviving an invasion of giant monsters from an interdimensional portal beneath the Pacific Ocean, the world’s nations have teamed up to build “Jaegers”—colossal, piloted robots designed to battle the mysterious creatures— but a new onslaught threatens the fate of humanity. With visual effects from Industrial Light and Magic and colorful, neon cinematography from Oscar winner Guillermo Navarro ( Pan’s Labyrinth ), Pacific Rim is a treat for the eyes and a three-dimensional thrill ride. DIRECTED BY: Guillermo del Toro. WRITTEN BY: Travis Beacham, Guillermo del Toro. STORY BY: Travis Beacham. WITH: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day. 2013. 131 min. USA/Mexico. Color. English, Japanese. Color. Rated PG-13. 3D. DCP.

It Came from Outer Space in 3D Sat, Dec 28 | 2pm | TMT

An original screen treatment by the legendary sci- fi/fantasy author Ray Bradbury was the source of this humanistic science-fiction thriller, the first 3D release from Universal. The film stars Creature from the Black Lagoon ’s Richard Carlson as an amateur astronomer who discovers that a crashed meteorite in the Arizona desert is actually an alien spaceship whose passengers have begun to infiltrate the local community. With its evocative desert locations, in- your-face 3D imagery, and memorable alien design, It Came from Outer Space was one of many 1950s sci-fi classics from director Jack Arnold, whose filmography also includes The Incredible Shrinking Man . DIRECTED BY: Jack Arnold. WRITTEN BY: Harry Essex. STORY BY: Ray Bradbury. WITH: Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer. 1953. 80 min. USA. B&W. English. 3D. DCP.

Cunningham in 3D Mon, Dec 30 | 2pm | TMT

Merce Cunningham (1919–2009) was one of the most influential figures in the history of modern dance in America, known in part for his collaborations with legendary composer John Cage and visual artists including Robert Rauschenberg. Director Alla Kovgan used vintage footage, photographs, and recordings of the choreographer and key figures in his life, and newly staged excerpts from 14 of Cunningham’s works—vividly captured with 3D cinematography—for her one-of-a-kind tribute to a modern dance visionary. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Alla Kovgan. WITH: Merce Cunningham, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Carolyn Brown. 2019. 93 min. Germany/France/USA/UK. Color. English. Rated PG. 3D. DCP. Step Up 3D Mon, Dec 30 | 7:30pm | TMT The third film in the popular dance-themed franchise moves two of its supporting characters, Moose (Adam G. Sevani) and Camille (Alyson Stoner), to center stage as the young Baltimore dancers face the competitive challenges of New York City. Director Jon M. Chu ( Crazy Rich Asians , In the Heights ) returns from Step Up 2: The Streets and makes the dance sequences even more engaging through 3D cinematography—especially in a new imagining of the Fred Astaire classic “I Won’t Dance,” performed by Sevani and Stoner in one dazzling take. DIRECTED BY: Jon M. Chu. WRITTEN BY: Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer. WITH: Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner. 2010. 107 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG-13. 3D. DCP.

Flesh for Frankenstein in 3D Sat, Dec 28 | 7:30pm | TMT

Baron von Frankenstein (played by Euro-cinema icon Udo Kier) labors to create a pair of perfect male and female specimens from parts of the dead in this flagrantly unfaithful reworking of Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel. Filmmaker Paul Morrissey was a key member of Andy Warhol’s art scene at the Factory and directed such Warhol-produced classics as Flesh (1968) , Trash (1970), and Heat (1972); this film was first released in 1973 as Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein. The combination of Kier’s unrestrained performance, the jaw-dropping comedic dialogue, extreme sex and violence, and 3D cinematography helped make Flesh for Frankenstein a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Paul Morrissey. WITH: Joe Dallesandro, Monique van Vooren, Udo Kier, Arno Juerging. 1973. 95 min. USA/Italy/France. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 3D. 4K DCP.

ParaNorman in 3D Sun, Dec 29 | 2pm | TMT

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Oscar-nominated for his supporting performance in 2021’s The Power of the Dog , provides the voice of Norman in this imaginative and emotional stop-motion animated feature from Laika. Norman Babcock, a teenage boy who can communicate with the dead, finds himself

The Matrix (1999)

Cyberpunk, a subgenre of science fiction, first appeared in the early 1980s and uniquely captured the anxieties of that decade. Featuring near-future scenarios set in worlds that resemble our own, cyberpunk stories juxtapose technological advances with social upheaval, ecological crisis, and urban decay. Central to these narratives are rebellious characters who fight against corrupt political systems, technology gone haywire, and global mega-corporations. Many draw from a vast body of 20th-century literature, comics, and manga, and the familiar yet fantastic settings of cyberpunk lend themselves to social commentary. Some filmmakers featured in this series use cyberpunk themes to center the perspectives of marginalized peoples and imagine more liberated futures. In doing so, they criticize existing inequalities and power structures, subverting legacies of oppression, colonization, and displacement. This series was programmed to accompany the museum’s exhibition Cyberpunk: Envisioning Possible Futures Through Cinema . CYBERPUNK: ENVISIONING POSSIBLE FUTURES THROUGH CINEMA is curated by Doris Berger, vice president of curatorial affairs, with Nicholas Barlow and Emily Rauber Rodriguez, assistant curators, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. CYBERPUNK: ENVISIONING POSSIBLE FUTURES THROUGH CINEMA is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART. PST ART is presented by the Getty. For more information about PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, please visit pst.art. Programmed by K.J. Relth-Miller. Notes by Patrick Lowry and K.J. Relth-Miller adapted from CYBERPUNK exhibition texts. LIMITED SERIES CYBERPUNK: ENVISIONING POSSIBLE FUTURES THROUGH CINEMA JAN 2–FEB 15, 2025

Strange Days in 35mm Thu, Jan 2 | 7:30pm | DGT

Videodrome (Director’s Cut) in 4K Fri, Jan 3 | 7:30pm | DGT In person: David Cronenberg In David Cronenberg’s Videodrome, amoral TV station president Max Renn, on a constant quest to find boundary-pushing new content, is exposed to hyper- violent imagery via an illicit broadcast channel. Instantly enamored, he becomes obsessed with finding its source. As he watches more and delves deeper into the underground world that controls the footage, his sense of reality begins to warp and disturbing hallucinations manifest in the flesh. Is Renn losing his mind or experiencing the next step in human and technological coevolution? Cronenberg’s graphic body-horror is on full display as he explores the melding of technology and human biology. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: David Cronenberg. WITH: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky. 1983. 89 min. USA. Color. English. Not rated. 4K DCP.

Strange Days , which was set in the near future at the time of its production, takes place at the turn of the last millennium in a city on the verge of social upheaval. Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow ( The Hurt Locker ), the film was inspired by the tumultuous social and political events of the 1990s, especially the 1992 Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Strange Days hurls headlong into themes of social unrest and questions about immersive technology. Its bold statements seem shockingly prescient today, which has no doubt led to the film’s ardent appreciation and recent surge in fandom. DIRECTED BY: Kathryn Bigelow. WRITTEN BY: James Cameron, Jay Cocks. WITH: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore. 1995. 145 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 35mm.

Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? , the film and its story popularized the now- classic cyberpunk conflict about the boundary between human consciousness and artificial intelligence. Working with an innovative art department, director Ridley Scott embraced a look that merged old and new technology; industrial designer, illustrator, and “visual futurist” Syd Mead developed much of the film’s groundbreaking aesthetic. DIRECTED BY: Ridley Scott. WRITTEN BY: Hampton Fancher, David Peoples. WITH: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos. 1982/2007. 117 min. USA/UK. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 4K DCP.

eXistenZ Sat, Jan 4 | 7:30pm | DGT In person: David Cronenberg

eXistenZ follows virtual reality video game designer Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), whose new project is sabotaged by activists. Before becoming a filmmaker, director David Cronenberg studied organic chemistry and cell biology, and this resonates in his approach to themes, props, and makeup: players interact with a fleshy controller that connects to their bodies via umbilical-like power cords. Cronenberg’s fifteenth feature considers cyberpunk concepts like biohacking, wearable technologies, body modification, and transhumanism not through mechanical devices but via common organic material, setting the film in dialogue with similar Y2K-era works of cyberpunk cinema like The Matrix (1999). DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: David Cronenberg. WITH: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe. 1999. 97 min. UK/France/Canada. Color. English. Rated R. DCP.

Escape from New York in 4K Sat, Jan 18 | 7:30pm | DGT Set in a grim, not-too-distant future where

Manhattan Island has been walled off and converted to a massive prison to deal with a major increase in crime across the United States, John Carpenter’s Escape from New York deals with issues of social unrest, government surveillance, and political corruption. Kurt Russell plays Snake Plissken, a former bank robber and classic antihero who is promised a pardon if he rescues the President of the United States from Manhattan. An early example of cyberpunk cinema, the film developed a dedicated following and influenced later screenwriters and authors including William Gibson ( Neuromancer ). DIRECTED BY: John Carpenter. WRITTEN BY: John Carpenter, Nick Castle. WITH: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence. 1981. 99 min. USA. Color. Scope. English.

Rated R. 4K DCP.

GHOST IN THE SHELL

Ghost in the Shell Fri, Jan 10 | 7:30pm | TMT

This animated adaptation of Shirow Masamune’s manga dives into the networked urban landscape of New Port City, Japan. In the year 2029, technological advancements have allowed humans to optimize their bodies, or “shells,” with physical augmentations. Major Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body synthetic female cyborg, is tasked with tracing the Puppet Master, a cybercriminal mastermind suspected of a nefarious hacking job. Extraordinary photorealistic cityscapes realized through cel animation and computer- generated images are enhanced by an enthralling score by Kawai Kenji to shape the story’s dystopia into a gritty realism. Its prescient symbols and themes resonate in later films by James Cameron ( The Terminator ) and the Wachowskis ( The Matrix ). DIRECTED BY: Oshii Mamoru. WRITTEN BY: Ito Kazunori. WITH: Tanaka Atsuko, Otsuka Akio, Kayumi Iemasa, Yamadera Koichi. 1995. 83 min. Japan/UK. Color. Japanese. DCP.

NEPTUNE FROST

The Last Angel of History with Neptune Frost Thu, Jan 23 | 7:30pm | TMT The Last Angel of History John Akomfrah directed this docufictional essay on the history of Black influences in music and culture that argues the drum was the “first Afrofuturistic technology.” His fellow Black Audio Film Collective member Edward George wrote the script and stars as a time-travelling “Data Thief.” Interviews with Parliament Funkadelic’s George Clinton, trip-hop musician DJ Spooky, and science fiction author Octavia Butler are intermixed with evocations of composer Sun Ra and lo-fi video art in this cutting-edge exploration of late-20th century Black aesthetics. DIRECTED BY: John Akomfrah. WRITTEN BY: Edward George. WITH: Edward George. 1996. 45 min. UK/Germany. Color. English. Not rated. Digital.

Blade Runner: The Final Cut in 4K Fri, Jan 17 | 7:30pm | DGT

Ex-cop Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) hunts down fugitive human-like androids called “replicants” in a dystopian, twenty-first century Los Angeles, one where neon saturates the crowded landscape and traffic woes are quelled by endless skyways for flying vehicles. Based on

Neptune Frost This aesthetically daring science-fiction musical— written and co-directed by artist and musician Saul Williams—opens in the coltan mines of Burundi, East Africa, where laborers extract this precious resource for use in mobile phones, smartwatches, and laptops. Recognizing they’ve been exploited as drastically as their land has been, the laborers form an underground band of anti-colonialist hackers and set up camp in an e-waste dump of obsolescent technologies. A futuristic fable with a powerful punk ethos, this genre-defying work reminds us of the political power we have at our fingertips and our collective responsibility to hold power to account. DIRECTED BY: Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman. WRITTEN BY: Saul Williams. WITH: Cheryl Isheja, Elvis Ngabo, Kaya Free, Eliane Umuhire. 2021. 105 min. USA/Rwanda/ France/Canada/UK. Color. Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Swahili, French, English. Not rated. DCP.

social commentary, and the struggles of a human- robot hybrid questioning its past give the story its emotional and philosophical core. The film was nominated for Sound and Film Editing and received a Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing at the Academy Awards. DIRECTED BY: Paul Verhoeven. WRITTEN BY: Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner. WITH: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O’Herlihy, Ronny Cox. 1987. 103 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 4K DCP.

Night Raiders Fri, Jan 31 | 7:30pm | TMT

Set in the year 2044, Night Raiders follows Niska (Elle-Májiá Tailfeathers), a Cree woman who joins a resistance group to fight against the totalitarian regime that kidnapped her daughter, Waseese (Brooklyn Letexier-Hart). Director Danis Goulet, who was heavily influenced by Children of Men ’s near-future aesthetic and The Matrix ’s ideas about colonialism, worked closely with cinematographer Daniel Grant to visualize her Indigenous background as a distinct cinematic language. The film’s drones, inspired by mosquitos and military technology, were a collaboration between Goulet, production designer Zazu Myers, and modelers Laird FX; one is currently on view in the museum’s Cyberpunk exhibition, alongside concept art by Goran Delic. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Danis Goulet. WITH: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Alex Tarrant, Amanda Plummer. 2021. 101 min. Canada/New Zealand. Color. English, Cree. Not rated. DCP. World on a Wire ( Welt am Draht ) in 35mm Sat, Feb 1 | 6pm | TMT First conceived for West German television as a two-part miniseries by the extraordinarily prolific filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, World on a Wire leans into the paranoia inherent to a divided country in the rapidly evolving 1970s. Based on Daniel F. Galouye’s American science fiction novel Simulacron-3 (1964), Fassbinder’s tongue-in-cheek adaptation addresses the ethical concerns of simulated reality and the dangers of unchecked technological sentience. A delightfully labyrinthine tale that predates our current fascination with artificial intelligence and machine learning, World on a Wire brings into focus the blurry line between good and evil. DIRECTED BY: Rainer Werner Fassbinder. WRITTEN BY: Fritz Müller-Scherz, Rainer Werner Fassbinder. WITH: Klaus Löwitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau. 1973. 212 min. West Germany. Color. German, English. Not rated. 35mm.

THE TERMINATOR

The Terminator in Dolby Vision Fri, Jan 24 | 7:30pm | DGT

Cyborg hitman T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent from the future to kill civilian Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whose unborn child will one day avert the destruction of mankind by the artificial intelligence technology Skynet. Evoking a post- apocalyptic future in which evil autonomous networks seek world domination, James Cameron’s The Terminator was massively influential in establishing cyberpunk aesthetics and themes of the decade, especially in its anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarian spirit. The film’s androids were designed by special effects and makeup artist Stan Winston, whose later work with prosthetics, puppets, and animatronics on Terminator 2: Judgment Day would earn him Academy Awards for both Makeup and Visual Effects. DIRECTED BY: James Cameron. WRITTEN BY: James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd. WITH: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield. 1984. 107 min. UK/USA. Color. English. Rated R. 4K DCP.

Akira in 4K Sun, Feb 2 | 2pm | DGT

RoboCop in 4K Sat, Jan 25 | 7:30pm | DGT

Based on the Japanese manga Akira , which ran from 1982 to 1990, this animated feature helped popularize anime and manga in the United States. The story is set in a future rife with political corruption, anti- government protests, gang violence, and acts of terrorism. Atmosphere and style take front seat as the film follows teens in a motorcycle gang trying to evade government agencies after one of their friends

Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi action film took the excessive, muscle-bound physique of the 1980s American action star and fused it with the burgeoning technology of the day. RoboCop depicts a future in which major corporations control the police and most aspects of daily life. While jaw-dropping practical effects and gore punctuate the action, the screenplay is full of

develops dangerously powerful telekinetic abilities. Adapted for the screen and directed by the manga’s creator, Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira is often referred to as one of the earliest examples of the Japanese cyberpunk subgenre. DIRECTED BY: Katsuhiro Otomo. WRITTEN BY: Katsuhiro Otomo, Izo Hashimoto. WITH: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tessho Genda. 1988. 124 min. Japan. Color. Japanese. Rated R. 4K DCP.

TETSUO: THE IRON MAN

Tetsuo: The Iron Man Sat, Feb 9 | 2pm | TMT

Dubbed “a cyberpunk Eraserhead ” in Michael J. Weldon’s 1983 book The Psychotronic Video Guide , this defining Japanese cyberpunk film melds Cronenbergian body horror and Lynchian surrealism for a manic, man-versus-machine Tilt- a-Whirl. In a tech-age update to Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis , an office worker wakes up to find he’s becoming a machine, a reality that sends him on a tear of ultraviolence. Unavailable theatrically for over thirty years, this new digital restoration showcases the no-holds-barred cinematography of filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto and star Kei Fujiwara; it’s an in-your-face excess of underground ethics and DIY spirit. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Shinya Tsukamoto. WITH: Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya Tsukamoto. 1989. 67 min. Japan. B&W, Color. Japanese. Not rated. DCP.

SLEEP DEALER

Sleep Dealer in 35mm Mon, Feb 3 | 7:30pm | TMT In person: Alex Rivera In Sleep Dealer , director Alex Rivera imagines a future in which workers and their labor are separated by technology. His film follows a Mexican “node” factory worker named Memo Cruz (Luis Fernando Peña) in a militarized Tijuana. Using headwear that muzzles his mouth and wires connected to ports in his arms, Memo controls robots across the US border in a dystopian vision of migrant labor. Rivera and production designer Miguel Ángel Álvarez created props crafted with store-bought materials to represent high-tech devices. The film’s future world maintains a realistic lo-fi aesthetic, suggesting this dystopian future is imaginable from the present. DIRECTED BY: Alex Rivera. WRITTEN BY: Alex Rivera, David Riker. WITH: Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Metztli Adamina. 2008. 88 min. Mexico/USA. Color. Spanish, English. Rated PG-13. 35mm. Collection print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

The Matrix in Dolby Vision Sat, Feb 15 | 7:30pm | DGT

This film by writer-directors The Wachowskis, inspired by (and named for) the virtual world in William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer , envisions a dystopian future where humans are trapped in a virtual reality simulation while AI machines harvest their bodies for energy. Cyberpunk themes blend with stylistic elements from anime and Hong Kong action cinema as computer hacker Neo and a group of rebels fight against the machines to free humankind. A critical and box-office hit, the film won Oscars for Film Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, and Visual Effects. It also spawned numerous sequels, comics, video games, and a series of acclaimed animated shorts. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: The Wachowskis. WITH: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving. 1999. 137 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 4K DCP.

Ex Machina Sat, Feb 8 | 2pm | TMT

Cyborg Ava (Alicia Vikander) is programmed to beat the Turing test, a method of distinguishing artificial intelligence from human intelligence. Director Alex Garland, working with the art department and special and visual effects teams, presents Ava as nearly human in her movements and expressions, even though her circuitry is exposed. A chilling exploration of female agency and the concepts of consciousness, purpose, and destiny, Ex Machina emerges as a story deeply concerned with power vis-à-vis humanity and its creations. The machines may be winning, but who created the machines? Ava’s deceivingly realistic silicone face and chrome skull can be found in the museum’s Cyberpunk exhibition. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Alex Garland. WITH: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno, Oscar Isaac. 2014. 108 min. UK/USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. DCP.

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