The Shawshank Redemption in 4K Wed, Dec 18 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Music Branch Free for museum members Screenwriter Frank Darabont made his feature
adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy classic was an extraordinarily ambitious undertaking, and this first chapter made use of groundbreaking visual effects techniques. The film received 13 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and won for Cinematography, Makeup, Original Score, and Visual Effects. DIRECTED BY: Peter Jackson. WRITTEN BY: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson. WITH: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen. 2001. 178 min. New Zealand/ USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 4K DCP.
directorial debut with this faithful adaptation of the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption about the friendship that develops in a Maine prison between a falsely incarcerated banker (Tim Robbins) and a lifer (Morgan Freeman). In the three decades since its release, the film has become one of the most beloved of its time. Shawshank Redemption received a total of seven nominations, including Best Picture; Best Actor, for Freeman’s moving performance; and Original Score, for Thomas Newman’s emotionally restrained composition. Newman, a 15-time nominee, was also nominated that year for Little Women . DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Frank Darabont. WITH: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, James Whitmore. 1994. 142 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 4K DCP.
ARRIVAL
Arrival Wed, Jan 22 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Production Design Branch Free for museum members
In director Denis Villeneuve’s thoughtful science- fiction drama, adapted from Ted Chiang’s award- winning novella Story of Your Life , a linguistics expert (Amy Adams) is recruited by the government when massive alien spaceships suddenly land across the globe. The film’s production designer, Patrice Vermette (nominated with set decorator Paul Hotte), was also responsible for designing the film’s alien language—one of Arrival ’s many remarkable and imaginative visuals. The film was nominated in seven categories, including Best Picture and Production Design, and won an Oscar for Sound Editing. DIRECTED BY: Denis Villeneuve. WRITTEN BY: Eric Heisserer. WITH: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg. 2016. 116 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. DCP.
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Little Miss Sunshine in 35mm Wed, Jan 8 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Producers Branch
Seven-year-old Olive and her dysfunctional family pile into a trouble-plagued Volkswagen van and road-trip to a child beauty contest in this lively comedy-drama directed by the team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The film received four nominations including Best Picture, for producers David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, and Marc Turtletaub. Michael Arndt’s Oscar- winning original screenplay was brought to vivid life by a stellar cast including Supporting Actress nominee Abigail Breslin and Supporting Actor winner Alan Arkin. DIRECTED BY: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris. WRITTEN BY: Michael Arndt. WITH: Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin. 2006. 101 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated R. 35mm.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 4K Wed, Jan 15 | 7:30pm | DGT
BAND CONCERT
Selected by the Production and Technology Branch The hobbit Frodo sets off on a dangerous quest across Middle Earth to destroy the powerful One True Ring, helped by an eclectic band of heroes that includes a wizard, an elf, a dwarf, and a royal warrior. Filmmaker Peter Jackson’s three-part
An Evening of Music-Themed Classic Shorts Wed, Jan 29 | 7:30pm | TMT Selected by the Short Films Branch A quartet of short films with a connecting thread of music: The Oscar-winning short film The Music Box
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