The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
ONGOING SERIES BRANCH SELECTS WEDNESDAYS | 7:30PM
Branches of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences represent distinct disciplines of moviemaking. This weekly series offers a one-of-a-kind journey through film history programmed in collaboration with members of the Academy branches. Each week a different branch selects a film that represents a major achievement in the evolution of moviemaking. Notes by Robert Reneau.
Matthew W. Mungle, who gave Gary Oldman’s Dracula a number of distinctive and imaginative looks. DIRECTED BY: Francis Ford Coppola. WRITTEN BY: James V. Hart. WITH: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves. 1992. 128 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 4K DCP.
Wag the Dog in 35mm Wed, Dec 11 | 7:30pm | DGT
Selected by the Marketing and Public Relations Branch
When an American president becomes embroiled in a sex scandal, his advisers conspire with a Hollywood producer to stage a fictitious war in Albania as a public relations ploy to divert the nation’s attention. Director Barry Levinson assembled a stellar cast for this darkly comic look at the intersection between politics and the entertainment industry. Dustin Hoffman was nominated for his memorable comedic performance as flashy producer Stanley Motss. Hilary Henkin and David Mamet were also nominated for their witty screenplay, adapted from Larry Beinhart’s novel American Hero . DIRECTED BY: Barry Levinson. WRITTEN BY: Hilary Henkin, David Mamet. WITH: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary. 1997. 105 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 4K Wed, Dec 4 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
With this visually lush remake of the vampire classic Dracula , which incorporates rarely filmed elements from Bram Stoker’s original novel, director Francis Ford Coppola—returning to horror for the first time since his 1963 feature Dementia 13 —pays homage to the Expressionist imagery of silent era masters like F. W. Murnau and Lotte Reiniger. The film won Oscars for its costume design, sound effects editing, and the makeup creations of Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke, and
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