Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Selected by the Visual Effects Branch.
 Introduction by Rob Legato, Visual Effects Supervisor, ASC.
Writer-producer-director James Cameron’s epic love story set against the backdrop of the 1912 seagoing disaster was his riskiest and most ambitious project to date. The result broke global box office records, established Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as icons of cinematic romance, and won 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Directing. Among the film’s other Oscar winners were visual effects experts Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, and Michael Kanfer; the team’s use of miniatures, full-scale physical effects, and groundbreaking computer animation was a key factor in the film’s remarkably immersive depiction of the “unsinkable” ocean liner and its tragic fate.
<h5>DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: James Cameron. WITH: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Bill Paxton. 1997. 197 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 4K DCP.</h5>

Local Event: Titanic in 4K

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Titanic in 4K

Wednesday September 11, 2024: Selected by the Visual Effects Branch.
 Introduction by Rob Legato, Visual Effects Supervisor,...

“You have to live Mahagonny, in fact be Mahagonny in order to work on it.” — Harry Smith
Experimental filmmaker, anthropologist, painter, and musicologist Harry Smith’s final film, Mahagonny, was an epic four-screen projection. Smith worked on this cinematic transformation of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny for over ten years and considered it his magnum opus. Mahagonny explores the needs and desires of man amid the rituals of daily life in New York City. Much of the film takes place within the Chelsea Hotel and contains cameos of important avant-garde figures such as Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, and Jonas Mekas, intercut with installation pieces from Robert Mapplethorpe’s studio, New York City landmarks of the era, and Smith’s visionary animation. This screening represents the completion of an ambitious preservation project by the Harry Smith Archives with the assistance of Anthology Film Archives. The artist’s original intention was to screen the film with four 16mm projectors; the original masters have been optically printed onto a single “tiled” 35mm film negative. This presentation is a new restoration of the film. 

<h5>DIRECTED BY: Harry Smith. 1970–80. 141 min. USA. Color. 4K DCP.</h5>

Local Event: Harry Smith’s Film #18, Mahagonny in 4K

Harry Smith’s Film #18, Mahagonny in 4K

Thursday September 12, 2024: “You have to live Mahagonny, in fact be Mahagonny in order to work on it.” — Harry Smith
Experimental filmmaker,...

Join us in conversation with artworxLA Interim Executive Director Raúl Flores, Latino Film Institute Director of Education Programs Hector Chaira, and Academy Museum Director of Education and Public Engagement Christina Ybarra as they explore the importance of arts education, the power of creative expression for young people, the future of cinema, and more.
The conversation will take place in the Netflix Lounge on Level 2. Visitors are encouraged to explore the Stories of Cinema exhibition on Level 3 before or after the program and browse the schedule of upcoming Drop-In Workshops for Teens, Drop-In Workshops for Families, and family matinees.

Local Event: Back-to-School: Storytellers of Tomorrow

Back-to-School: Storytellers of Tomorrow

Friday September 13, 2024: Join us in conversation with artworxLA Interim Executive Director Raúl Flores, Latino Film Institute Director of...

Discover cherished works in the museum’s core exhibition, Stories of Cinema, on Fridays with museum educators.
In cinema, identities are highlighted in real life via documentaries or expressed through character design, costumes, makeup, and hairstyling.
Join museum educators as they highlight the multiple ways identities are created and explored in Stories of Cinema 2. Visitors can explore the people-focused documentary style of the late Lourdes Portillo in the Significant Movies and Moviemakers gallery, as well as the notebook and annotated shooting script from Mosquito y Mari (2012), a coming-of-age story written and directed by Aurora Guerrero, located in the Story gallery.
Continuing through Stories of Cinema 2, the Identity gallery highlights a vibrant array of costumes, hair and makeup designs, and props that are critical to creating a character and exploring their identities. Conversations with museum educators will also center around the hairstyling of Yolanda Toussieng (Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993) and the makeup creations of Ken Diaz (My Family/Mi Familia, 1995) and how their creative designs transformed performers into memorable characters.
These unique, individual stories are featured throughout Stories of Cinema 2. All are welcome to join these public, drop-in-style gallery highlights—free with admission—from 1pm to 3pm. Stay for a few minutes or for as long as you like with a museum educator!
If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email <a href="mailto:museumeducation@oscars.org" target="_self">museumeducation@oscars.org</a>.

Local Event: Drop-in Tours: Exploring Identity

Drop-in Tours: Exploring Identity

Friday September 13, 2024: Discover cherished works in the museum’s core exhibition, Stories of Cinema, on Fridays with museum educators.
In...

Jewish, Hungarian-born William Fox, enchanted by movies, transitioned from the garment industry to nickelodeons in 1904. He combined his various theaters and distribution companies to form the Fox Film Corporation in 1915. Resolving to create better products for his theater chain, Fox moved his focus to production. F. W. Murnau’s romantic classic Sunrise, also known as Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, produced by Fox himself, is one of the final masterpieces of silent cinema. The story of a small-town husband who tries to repair his marriage after being tempted by a woman from the city features unforgettable visuals. Charles Rosher and Karl Struss won the first-ever Oscar for Cinematography, and the film took the Oscar for Unique and Artistic Picture.
<h5>DIRECTED BY: F. W. Murnau. WRITTEN BY: Carl Mayer. WITH: George O’Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing. 1927. 95 min. USA. B&amp;W. English. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.</h5>

Local Event: Sunrise in 35mm

Sunrise in 35mm

Friday September 13, 2024: Jewish, Hungarian-born William Fox, enchanted by movies, transitioned from the garment industry to nickelodeons in...

Following his 2016 film Moonlight, Barry Jenkins returns with his adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk, turning the 1974 novel into a visual poem. The film, which received three Academy Awards nominations, including a Best Supporting Actress win for Regina King, centers on two young lovers, Fonny and Tish, critiquing systematic injustice and its horrific impact, especially on Black men in the United States. When Tish discovers she’s pregnant after Fonny is put in prison for the alleged sexual assault of another woman, she begins to find her voice and the confidence to defend Fonny, herself, and others in her community.
<h5>DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Barry Jenkins. WITH: KiKi Layne, Stephen James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris. 2018. 119 min. USA. Color. English. DCP.</h5>

Local Event: If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

Friday September 13, 2024: Following his 2016 film Moonlight, Barry Jenkins returns with his adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could...

Writer-director Stephen Sommers (Van Helsing) re-imagined the Boris Karloff horror classic as a light-hearted, Indiana Jones–style fantasy adventure. Future Oscar winners Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) star as an adventurer and a librarian who find love and danger in 1920s Egypt after inadvertently reviving the long-dead Imhotep. Benefiting from imaginative visual effects and a rousing symphonic score by Oscar-winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen), The Mummy was nominated for Sound (Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline, Chris Munro).
<h5>DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Stephen Sommers. STORY BY: Stephen Sommers, Lloyd Fonvielle, Kevin Jarre. WITH: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo. 1999. 125 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 4K DCP.</h5>

Local Event: The Mummy in 4K

The Mummy in 4K

Saturday September 14, 2024: Writer-director Stephen Sommers (Van Helsing) re-imagined the Boris Karloff horror classic as a light-hearted,...

Join us in the Shirley Temple Education Studio for a STEM workshop!
The Education team invites families to join museum educators every month to be inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and screenings to create, learn, and have fun!
September’s Drop-In Workshop for Families focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)! We are inspired by the beloved toy characters in Toy Story 2 (1999) and how STEM is used to make the real toys in our lives move. Join us in the Shirley Temple Education Studio to create your own moving robotic toy!
Join us anytime from 12:30pm to 2:30pm in the Shirley Temple Education Studio on the museum’s Lower Level. 

If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email <a href="mailto:museumeducation@oscars.org" target="_self">museumeducation@oscars.org</a>.

Local Event: Drop-In Workshops for Families: STEM

Drop-In Workshops for Families: STEM

Saturday September 14, 2024: Join us in the Shirley Temple Education Studio for a STEM workshop!
The Education team invites families to join...

Join Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Cord Jefferson for a conversation with 2023 Berggruen Prize Laureate, Dr. Patricia Hill Collins, a renowned sociologist specializing in the study of race, class, and gender, about her scholarship and how his film American Fiction (2023) challenges dominant stereotypes and narratives around Black life, culture, perspectives, and experiences. Followed by a screening of American Fiction.

Local Event: American Fiction: A Conversation with Cord Jefferson and Dr. Patricia Hill Collins

American Fiction: A Conversation with Cord...

Saturday September 14, 2024: Join Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Cord Jefferson for a conversation with 2023 Berggruen Prize Laureate, Dr....

American Fiction: A Conversation with Cord Jefferson and Dr. Patricia Hill Collins

James Baldwin: From Another Place Intimately portrayed, James Baldwin shares his thoughts on his work, private life, family, and sexuality in this short filmed in Istanbul during his residency in Turkey. Baldwin’s interviews, mixed with narration over street montages of Istanbul, ignite sparkles of nostalgia as he reminisces about his personal history, parallel to that of his country’s, the United States.
<h5>DIRECTED BY: Sedat Pakay. WITH: James Baldwin. 1973. 11 min. Turkey. B&amp;W. English. DCP.</h5>

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris Originally anticipated to be a rather “generic” documentation of James Baldwin as an American writer living in Paris, Terence Dixon’s plan takes a sudden turn when growing tension between him and Baldwin about their visions of this documentary collide during production. Despite the pressure, Baldwin’s grounded brilliance, elegance, and emotional and intellectual perception shine through in his assuring rhetoric on politics and his genuine smile, laughter, and smirk shared with his fellow artist friends in Paris.
<h5>DIRECTED BY: Terence Dixon. WITH: James Baldwin. 1970. 27 min. France/UK. Color. English. DCP.</h5>

Baldwin’s N***** “I’ll tell you a story,” says James Baldwin in the opening scene of Horace Ové’s documentary, which consists of a recorded discussion between Baldwin and Dick Gregory at The West Indian Students’ Centre in London. Over the course of the film, they delve into the Civil Rights Movement; Black identity in America, the Caribbean, and Great Britain; and the contradicting application of racially loaded terms in relation to their history and impact.
<h5>DIRECTED BY: Horace Ové. WITH: James Baldwin, Dick Gregory. 1968. 46 min. UK. B&amp;W. English. DCP.</h5>

Local Event: James Baldwin Abroad: Three Short Documentaries

James Baldwin Abroad: Three Short Documentaries

Saturday September 14, 2024: James Baldwin: From Another PlaceIntimately portrayed, James Baldwin shares his thoughts on his work, private life,...

Sunday September 15, 2024: Jewish, Hungarian-born William Fox, enchanted by movies, transitioned from the garment industry to nickelodeons in...

On weekend afternoons this fall, museum visitors can experience a curated selection of delightful animated short films from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in the state-of-the-art David Geffen Theater with the purchase of a general admission ticket.
Since 1939, the NFB has been the leading champion of independent film artists in Canada and the primary producer, co-producer, and distributor of Canadian content, responsible for producing over fifty moving image works each year. NFB projects have a long history of veneration at the Oscars, with 12 wins and over 75 nominations. This program features six short films—the earliest among them, Be Gone Dull Care (1949) and the most recent, Threads (2017)—showcasing various animation styles from a wide range of creators. Visitors can also experience Be Gone Dull Care in the museum’s gallery <a href="https://www.academymuseum.org/en/exhibitions/inventing-worlds-and-characters-animation" target="_blank" "="" rel="nofollow">Inventing Worlds and Characters: Animation</a>, on view on Level 3 of the Stories of Cinema exhibition.

Local Event: Weekend Short Cuts: Animation from the National Film Board of Canada

Weekend Short Cuts: Animation from the National...

Sunday September 15, 2024: On weekend afternoons this fall, museum visitors can experience a curated selection of delightful animated short...

Weekend Short Cuts: Animation from the National Film Board of Canada

Fanny's

Every Sunday, Fanny's hosts a weekly Sunday Supper with dishes inspired by The  Godfather in conjunction with the Academy Museum's gallery The Art of Moviemaking: The Godfather, dedicated to Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic. The family-style menu includes a rotating selection of cheeky specials such as Connie's Crispy Calamari, A Pasta You Can't Refuse, and Sonny's "Bada-Bing!" Ribs, along with a selection of Italian wines and other cinema-inspired craft cocktails. Dinner service runs from 5pm to 9pm. Reservations can be made via <a href="https://www.opentable.com/r/fannys-los-angeles" target="_blank" "="" rel="nofollow">OpenTable</a> and <a href="https://resy.com/cities/la/fannys?date=2023-03-17&amp;seats=2" target="_blank" "="" rel="nofollow">Resy</a>,  or by emailing <a href="mailto:%E2%80%AFinfo@fannysla.com" target="_self">info@fannysla.com</a>.

Local Event: Sunday Supper

Sunday Supper

Sunday September 15, 2024: Every Sunday, Fanny's hosts a weekly Sunday Supper with dishes inspired by The  Godfather in conjunction with the...

A master of the genre, director Delmer Daves crafted a sweeping drama centering on the plight of Native Americans under Manifest Destiny’s shadow. Considered one of the first post–World War II Westerns to take a decidedly sympathetic portrayal of this land’s Indigenous people, the film follows Tom Jeffords (James Stewart) as he is pulled into the Apache Wars and finds himself joining the tribe’s fight against the encroaching advances of the United States Army. Nominated for its screenplay, cinematography, and Jeff Chandler’s supporting performance, Daves’s work not only raises critiques of the legacy of American imperialism but also reexamines coexistence over conquest of the landscape.
<h5>DIRECTED BY: Delmer Daves. WRITTEN BY: Albert Maltz. WITH: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael. 1950. 93 min. USA. Technicolor. English. 35mm.</h5>

Local Event: Broken Arrow in 35mm

Broken Arrow in 35mm

Sunday September 15, 2024: A master of the genre, director Delmer Daves crafted a sweeping drama centering on the plight of Native Americans...

Pre-screening conversation with writer-director Allison Anders and actors Angel Aviles and Seidy López.
Told as a multi-part story following the lives of childhood best friends Mona and Marivel (Angel Aviles, Seidy López), who inherit the nicknames “Sad Girl” and “Mousie” after joining an Echo Park gang, the film follows the lives of the young women and those who formed part of the crew—exhibiting generational differences from the pachucas of the 1940s to the cholas of the 1990s. The young women are depicted with great care, which can be attributed to the bond writer-director Allison Anders formed with members of the Echo Park Locas, who were consultants and involved in all aspects of production.
<h5>DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Allison Anders. WITH: Angel Aviles, Seidy López, Jacob Vargas, Nélida López. 1993. 92 min. USA. Color. English. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Allison Anders Collection at the UCLA Film &amp; Television Archive.</h5>

Local Event: Mi Vida Loca in 35mm, presented by Allison Anders

Mi Vida Loca in 35mm, presented by Allison Anders

Monday September 16, 2024: Pre-screening conversation with writer-director Allison Anders and actors Angel Aviles and Seidy López.
Told as a...

Wednesday September 18, 2024: Jewish, Hungarian-born William Fox, enchanted by movies, transitioned from the garment industry to nickelodeons in...

Selected by the Writers Branch.
Writer Robert Towne, with producer and co-writer Warren Beatty, was inspired by classic French farces for his original screenplay about a Beverly Hills hairdresser struggling to balance the challenges of his work and an overabundant love life on the eve of the 1968 presidential election. With its top-notch cast (including Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, and Carrie Fisher) and the relaxed yet confident direction of Hal Ashby (Coming Home), the film received Oscar nominations for its art direction (Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; set decoration: George Gaines), Jack Warden’s supporting performance, and the Towne-Beatty original screenplay, and won for Lee Grant’s vivid performance as one of Beatty’s clients/lovers.
<h5>DIRECTED BY: Hal Ashby. WRITTEN BY: Robert Towne, Warren Beatty. WITH: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant. 1975. 112 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.</h5>

Local Event: Shampoo in 35mm

Shampoo in 35mm

Wednesday September 18, 2024: Selected by the Writers Branch.
Writer Robert Towne, with producer and co-writer Warren Beatty, was inspired by...

Friday September 20, 2024: Discover cherished works in the museum’s core exhibition, Stories of Cinema, on Fridays with museum educators.
In...

Join us for a workshop exploring the techniques of photography and lighting!
The Education team invites teens to join museum educators on the third Friday of every month to be inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and screenings, explore the museum, hang out, and get creative.
Our September Drop-In Workshop for Teens focuses on photography and lighting techniques. In this workshop, teens can explore photography using the cameras and equipment we provide in the Shirley Temple Education Studio.
Meet us on Friday, September 20, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm in the Shirley Temple Education Studio on the museum’s Lower Level. Workshops are designed for teens ages 14 and up. Snacks will be provided.
All workshops are free with museum admission and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Museum admission is free for youth ages 17 and under. 

If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email <a href="mailto:museumeducation@oscars.org" target="_self">museumeducation@oscars.org</a>.

Local Event: Drop-In Workshops for Teens: Photography and Lighting

Drop-In Workshops for Teens: Photography and...

Friday September 20, 2024: Join us for a workshop exploring the techniques of photography and lighting!
The Education team invites teens to join...

Drop-In Workshops for Teens: Photography and Lighting

Ixcanul María (María Mercedes Coroy) has never strayed outside the confines of her village, formed around the base of Ixcanul, a volcano or, in the Kaqchikel language, “the internal force of the mountain which boils looking for eruption.” While betrothed in an arranged marriage to Ignacio (Justo Lorenzo), the local plantation foreman, María forges a secret romance with Pepe (Marvin Coroy), who has his own objective of making it to the United States. Ixcanul has been noted for its authentic representation of Mayan culture in Guatemala, bringing awareness to the unique struggles Indigenous folk face as a marginalized group in the country.
<h5>DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Jayro Bustamante. WITH: María Mercedes Coroy, María Telón, Manuel Antún, Justo Lorenzo. 2015. 93 min. Guatemala. Color. Scope. Kaqchikel, Spanish. DCP.</h5>

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Mi Amigo Ángel This short film follows the events that unfold during a single day in the life of a shoeshine boy named Ángel (Roger Membreño) as he searches the streets of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for his alcoholic father. Through Ángel’s eyes, the film offers an insight into key themes that concern the everyday lives of many Hondurans, such as religion, friendships, violence, marginalization, and alcoholism. A time capsule of a buzzing city that hasn’t much changed, Palestinian-Honduran director Sami Kafati demonstrates the realities many Honduran children face, caught in the crossfire as a consequence of the ongoing political turmoil within the nation.
<h5>DIRECTED/ WRITTEN BY: Sami Kafati. WITH: Ada Argentina Abraham, Roger Membreño, Adib Kafati, Fausto Cortez. 1964. 32 min. Honduras. B&amp;W. Spanish. DCP. Restoration courtesy the Cinemateca Universitaria Enrique Ponce Garay of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.</h5>

Local Event: Ixcanul preceded by Mi Amigo Ángel

Ixcanul preceded by Mi Amigo Ángel

Friday September 20, 2024: IxcanulMaría (María Mercedes Coroy) has never strayed outside the confines of her village, formed around the base of...

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