stars Laurel and Hardy as a pair of bumbling piano movers struggling to navigate a steep flight of Los Angeles steps. In the early Technicolor short The Band Concert , bandleader Mickey Mouse and flutist Donald Duck quarrel over their playlist. Sing! is an upbeat look at the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus from Oscar winner Freida Lee Mock ( Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision ) that was nominated for Documentary Short Subject. In Pixar’s Oscar-nominated short Boundin’ , a young sheep copes with an unexpected loss with the DIRECTED BY: James Parrott. WITH: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. 1932. 29 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Constellation Center Collection at the Academy Film Archive. The Band Concert DIRECTED BY: Wilfred Jackson. 1935. 9 min. USA. Color. English. DCP. Sing! in 16mm DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Freida Lee Mock. 2001. 36 min. USA. Color. English. 16mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. Boundin’ in 35mm DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Bud Luckey. WITH: Bud Luckey. 2004. 5 min. USA. Color. English. Rated G. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. help of a friendly jackalope. Total program runtime: 79 min. The Music Box in 35mm
Gravity: A Space Adventure in 3D. The resulting film, a mesmerizing and thrilling big-screen experience that makes full use of the audiovisual possibilities of contemporary 3D filmmaking technology, more than lived up to the subtitle. Sandra Bullock was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Dr. Ryan Stone, a novice astronaut fighting for her life after a catastrophic accident in Earth’s orbit. The film won seven Oscars, for its cinematography, directing, sound mixing, film editing, sound editing, original score, and the extraordinary visual effects created by Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, and Neil Corbould. DIRECTED BY: Alfonso Cuarón. WRITTEN BY: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón. WITH: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen. 2013. 91 min. USA. English. Color. Scope. Rated PG-13. 3D. DCP.
EASY RIDER
Easy Rider in 4K Wed, Feb 19 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Writers Branch Free for museum members
Peter Fonda and director Dennis Hopper play two bikers, flush with the profits from a cocaine deal, who embark on a cross-country ride to New Orleans. Along the way, they join up with a hard-drinking lawyer played by Jack Nicholson in a star-making, Oscar- nominated performance. With its rock soundtrack, László Kovács’s naturalistic cinematography, and Donn Cambern’s kaleidoscopic editing, the film was a stylistic groundbreaker as well as a pop culture phenomenon. Fonda, Hopper, and novelist Terry Southern were nominated for the original screenplay. DIRECTED BY: Dennis Hopper. WRITTEN BY: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern. WITH: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Robert Walker Jr. 1969. 95 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 4K DCP.
DAS BOOT
Das Boot (Director’s Cut) in 35mm Wed, Feb 5 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Sound Branch
This epic thriller about a German U-Boat crew looks at World War II from the Axis side, presenting a gripping and immersive experience that ranks it among the greatest of all submarine movies. Jürgen Prochnow plays the captain of the U-96, facing peril amidst the Battle of the Atlantic. The film received six nominations, including Directing, Sound (Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le-Mare), and Sound Effects Editing (Le-Mare). DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Wolfgang Petersen. WITH: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch. 1981. 208 min. West Germany. Color. German. Rated R. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Gravity in 3D Wed, Feb 12 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Visual Effects Branch
Director Alfonso Cuarón’s original title for his screenplay (written with son Jonás Cuarón) was
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