There are many ways to celebrate Black History Month. Here’s one involving classic, little-known stories that depict life in the United States from the Silent Era through the 1940s. The Museum of the Moving Image presents Pioneers of African American Cinema from Saturday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 23. The program includes four selections from…
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Question: Besides being world famous Hollywood icons, what do Danny DeVito, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Grant, Jim Carrey, Mia Farrow, Richard Gere, and Rita Hayworth have in common? Answer: They were never in the final round for an Oscar…and they are featured in an upcoming Queens program. Snubbed Forever: Great Actors, No Nominations runs at the…
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy are celebrated with a national holiday on the third Monday of January. However, many people honor the Civil Rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner before and/or after this date, especially in Queens. A list of local MLK Jr. Day activities follows. Museum of the Moving Image Chisholm…
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The concept is simple. Nobody knows more about film than professionals who dedicate their careers to the genre. So let them select their favorite pieces and then let the public enjoy them. The Museum of the Moving Image hosts the second half of its annual Curators’ Choice program from Saturday, Jan. 4, to Sunday, Jan….
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Move over, Hollywood. Eat your digital heart out, Japan. Queens is activating. The Museum of the Moving Image hosts AniTOMO’s NYE Anime Rewind on Saturday, Dec. 28, at 12:30 pm. The one-day conference celebrates the outgoing year’s most popular anime stories with a live panel discussion featuring diverse digital content creators, a Q&A with experts,…
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Claymation has been around since the invention of pottery in about 10,000 BCE. However, the art form has evolved greatly over the past few decades. Learn more at Clayography in Motion: Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail, which is on display at the Museum of the Moving Image from Friday, Dec. 20, through Sunday, March…
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No shoveling. No icy patches. No frozen fingers. Just classic movies in a climate-controlled environment. The Museum of the Moving Image presents See It Big: Let It Snow from Friday, Dec. 6, to Sunday, Jan. 24, 2025. This annual program shows 14 classic winter films on a big screen this year. This includes everything from…
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Leave it up to the experts. That’s exactly the point behind Curators’ Choice, which is at the Museum of the Moving Image in December. This annual series screens the year’s best films as chosen by MoMI Senior Curator of Film Eric Hynes and Associate Curator of Film Edo Choi with contributions from Curator of Science…
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Lana Wilson is an Emmy-winning director/writer who makes films that take deep dives into such topics as late-term abortion, suicide prevention, and phobias. The Museum of the Moving Image will present a complete early-career retrospective of her work, Come Alive: The Films of Lana Wilson, this weekend. The Wesleyan University graduate will discuss some of…
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Yu-Gi-Oh! is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time with a manga series, television shows, video games, books, films, and other creations. Thus, an energetic crowd is expected at the Museum of the Moving Image’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Day on Saturday, Oct. 5, at noon. The six-hour celebration includes everything from free tabletop gaming for duelists to…
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