MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE MOVIES COVERAGE

Museum of the Moving Image to Build Jim Henson Gallery; Set for Winter 2014-15 Opening

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Museum of the Moving Image, The Jim Henson Legacy, and other officials today announced that the family of Jim Henson has donated nearly 400 puppets, costumes, props, and ot... (more...)

PLAY THIS MOVIE LOUD! Film Series Runs at Moving Image, Now thru 6/9

Museum of the Moving Image will present an eighteen-film screening series celebrating music movies on the big screen, in conjunction with its current exhibition Spectacle: The Music Video. Taking its ... (more...)

PLAY THIS MOVIE LOUD! Film Series to Run at Moving Image, 5/4-6/9

Museum of the Moving Image will present an eighteen-film screening series celebrating music movies on the big screen, in conjunction with its current exhibition Spectacle: The Music Video. Taking its ... (more...)

LATINOS BEYOND REEL Screening and Discussion Set for Moving Image Today

As part of its ongoing series Changing the Picture, sponsored by Time Warner, Inc., Museum of the Moving Image will present the documentary film Latinos Beyond Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype fol... (more...)

Director, Photographer and Artist Chris Milk to Appear at Moving Image, 4/19

Chris Milk is an accomplished artist, director, and photographer who has created music videos for Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Beck, Norah Jones, Jack White, U2, Gnarls Barkley, Green Day, and many more. ... (more...)

LATINOS BEYOND REEL Screening and Discussion Set for Moving Image, 4/28

As part of its ongoing series Changing the Picture, sponsored by Time Warner, Inc., Museum of the Moving Image will present the documentary film Latinos Beyond Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype fol... (more...)

Tribeca Film Announces 12th Annual Festival Family Events!

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced the return of their signature free community events: the Tribeca Drive-In (April 18-20), Family Festival Street Fair (Ap... (more...)

Screening Series 'The Life of Film' Celebrates a Decade of Reverse Shot

Founded in early 2003, the online film magazine Reverse Shot (reverseshot.com) is one of the most dynamic voices in contemporary film criticism. Made up of an ever-expanding community of writers in Ne... (more...)

Director Harmony Korine Appears at SPRING BREAKERS Screening for Moving Image Retrospective Today

Director, screenwriter, and artist Harmony Korine has developed an aesthetic as unique and bracing as any that launched in the heyday of 1990s American independent film. Korine made his name as the sc... (more...)

Amos Vogel and Film as a Subversive Art Honored with Series of 16 Iconic Films

Amos Vogel (1922-2012) was one of the most influential film programmers of the 20th century, as the co-founder of the avant-garde film club Cinema 16, co-founder of the New York Film Festival, and aut... (more...)

FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Programmer Robert Koehler Resigns

The Film Society of Lincoln Center today announced the departure of Robert Koehler, and the appointment of critic and programmer Dennis Lim as Director of Cinematheque Programming. Koehler will step ... (more...)

All-Star Lineup Set for FIRST TIME FEST at Players Club, Kicking Off Today

Harry Belafonte, Gay Talese, Michael Shannon and Ellen Burstyn have joined Christine Vachon, Fred Schneider, Sofia Coppola, Todd Solondz, Barbara Kopple, Scott Foundas, Eric Kohn, Emily Russo, Jenny L... (more...)

STOKER Director Park Chan-wook Appears at Retrospective Opening at Moving Image Today

Park Chan-wook, the South Korean director best known for his provocative and thrilling Vengeance Trilogy, will be the subject of a retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from today, February 28 t... (more...)

Harry Belafonte, Michael Shannon and More Join All-Star Lineup for FIRST TIME FEST at Players Club, 3/1-4

Harry Belafonte, Gay Talese, Michael Shannon and Ellen Burstyn have joined Christine Vachon, Fred Schneider, Sofia Coppola, Todd Solondz, Barbara Kopple, Scott Foundas, Eric Kohn, Emily Russo, Jenny L... (more...)

Director Harmony Korine to Appear at SPRING BREAKERS Screening for Moving Image Retrospective, 3/12

Director, screenwriter, and artist Harmony Korine has developed an aesthetic as unique and bracing as any that launched in the heyday of 1990s American independent film. Korine made his name as the sc... (more...)

Journey to the Oscars Portrait Gallery: The Gentlemen

In anticipation of the 85th Annual Academy Awards, airing tonight on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center, BroadwayWorld's Walter McBride brings you a look back at this year's m... (more...)

Journey to the Oscars Portrait Gallery: The Ladies

In anticipation of the 85th Annual Academy Awards, airing tonight on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center, BroadwayWorld's Walter McBride brings you a look back at this year's f... (more...)

Museum of the Moving Image Celebrates Chinese New Year with PUI CHAN: KUNG FU PIONEER Today

Museum of the Moving Image celebrates the Chinese New Year with a special screening and live event devoted to legendary kung fu grandmaster, Pui Chan, one of the martial arts pioneers who introduced t... (more...)

Film Society of Lincoln Center & MoMA Announce 2013 New Films Schedule

Film Society of Lincoln Center & MoMA - 2013 New Directors/New Films Full Schedule The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the full lineup today for the 42nd edition... (more...)

STOKER Director Park Chan-wook to Appear at Retrospective Opening at Moving Image, 2/28

Park Chan-wook, the South Korean director best known for his provocative and thrilling Vengeance Trilogy, will be the subject of a retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from February 28 through ... (more...)

Museum of the Moving Image to Celebrate Chinese New Year with PUI CHAN: KUNG FU PIONEER, 2/23

Museum of the Moving Image celebrates the Chinese New Year with a special screening and live event devoted to legendary kung fu grandmaster, Pui Chan, one of the martial arts pioneers who introduced t... (more...)

Oscar Nominated 5 BROKEN CAMERAS Opens at NY's Film Society of Lincoln Center

The Academy Award-nominated documentary feature 5 BROKEN CAMERAS, co-directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, will return to theaters in New York by popular demand, opening today at the Elinor Bunin Mu... (more...)

Museum of the Moving Image Announces CURATORS' CHOICE: BEST OF 2012

Master directors such as David Cronenberg, Terence Davies, Hong Sang-soo, Bela Tarr, and Jafar Panahi (filming secretly while under house arrest) were all working at the top of their form in 2012, and... (more...)

Museum of the Moving Image Honors Paul Williams, 1/25-27

Songwriter, singer, actor, and Tonight show favorite, Paul Williams was a cultural icon throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His remarkable career, including his recent comeback, will be showcased in a wee... (more...)

Photo Flash: Inaugural Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival

The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival's inaugural event went off without the occurrence of a broken timeline and became one of this past weekend's hottest gatherings. About 1,000 fans atten... (more...)