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The Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation donates $3 million to Museum of the Moving Image in recognition of the Museum's 25th anniversary | April 16, 2013
Latinos Beyond Reel screening and town-hall discussion to be presented as part of Moving Image series Changing the Picture, April 28, 2013 | April 15, 2013
Moving Image celebrates Danny Kaye centennial with special program hosted by Kaye's daughter, April 27, 2013 | April 9, 2013
Museum of the Moving Image to honor Abbe Raven of A+E Networks and Thomas Rutledge of Charter Communications on May 22 at the St. Regis Hotel | March 28, 2013
Spectacle: The Music Video, first museum exhibition to explore the art, history, future, and influence of the art form, opening at Moving Image, April 3–June 16, 2013 | March 14, 2013 (updated April 1, 2013)
Screening series 'The Life of Film: Celebrating a Decade of Reverse Shot' salutes the ongoing vitality of cinema and criticism, April 4–8, 2013 | March 12, 2013
"Game On": Screenings of Wreck-It Ralph and game-making workshops for families during spring recess at Moving Image, March 23–April 2 | March 7, 2013
New large-scale animated GIF installation by artist Evan Roth on view at Moving Image, through June 30, 2013 | March 6, 2013
Amos Vogel and Film as a Subversive Art honored with series of sixteen iconic films, March 16–31, 2013 | March 6, 2013
Lewis Klahr's recent collage films to be shown in weekend showcase at Moving Image, March 9–10, 2013 | February 26, 2013
Director Harmony Korine to present Spring Breakers as part of Museum retrospective, March 8–22, 2013 | February 25, 2013
Park Chan-wook to appear in person with Stoker to kick off retrospective at Moving Image, February 28–March 3, 2013 "Game On": Screenings of Wreck-It Ralph and game-making workshops for families during spring recess at Moving Image, March 23–April 2| February 20, 2013
Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer, new documentary about legendary kung fu pioneer made by his daughter, to screen at Moving Image, February 23, 2013 | February 6, 2013
Moving Image and IndieCade, the nation's premier festival for independent video games, partner to present first New York event: IndieCade East, February 15–17, 2013 | January 31, 2013
Ruby Dee, Ben Vereen, Lou Gossett, Jr., LeVar Burton, S. Epatha Merkerson among guest speakers in Museum series Changing the Picture | January 16, 2013
Film series L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema looks at a vibrant, largely unheralded group of films that emerged in the shadows of Hollywood, February 2–24, 2013 | January 14, 2013
Moving Image presents U.S. premiere of Special Effect, a "live television show from the future" by video and performance artist Peter Burr, January 18, 2013 | January 3, 2013
Moving Image presents "Curators' Choice: Best of 2012" selections, January 8–February 22, 2013 | December 21, 2012
Spacewar!, the first digital video game, and its 50 year legacy celebrated in new exhibition at Museum of the Moving Image, December 15, 2012–March 3, 2013 | November 28, 2012 (Updated December 18, 2012)
Museum of the Moving Image announces 2013 schedule for 'First Look,' annual showcase of new international work, January 4–13 | December 14, 2012
Moving Image announces selections for First Look, its annual showcase for adventurous new work, January 3–13, 2013 | December 4, 2012
Museum exhibition The Art of Rise of the Guardians offers behind-the-scenes look at DreamWorks Animation, November 10, 2012–March 3, 2013 | November 2, 2012
Movies made in New York 100 years ago receive the spolight in Museum program, November 10–11, 2012 | November 2, 2012
Quvenazhane Wallis, child star of Beasts of the Southern Wild and the film's director Benh Zeitlin to appear at special screening at Moving Image, November 3, 2012 | November 1, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image offers free admission all day Friday, November 2 | November 1, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image to present a film retrospective of Academy Award-winner Robert Zemeckis's most beloved films, October 29–November 4, 2012 | October 26, 2012
Moving Image and YMCA of Greater New York partner to present Ad Lab, a political ad making workshop for 100 civic-minded teens | October 24, 2012
Online exhibition of presidential campaign commercials, The Living Room Candidate, launches 2012 edition including ads from Obama vs. Romney | October 24, 2012
See It Big! Horror movie Halloween extravaganza at Moving Image, October 27–November 4, 2012 | October 22, 2012
Creative technology makers lead young people in exploring their inventions in drop-in studio at Moving Image, October 27 and November 17, 2012 | October 22, 2012
New book focused on Jim Henson's personal journal, Imagination Illustrated, launches at Moving Image, November 3, 2012 | October 22, 2012
Moving Image hosts a tribute to Jerry Nelson, October 27, 2012 | October 17, 2012
Raya Martin, contemporary Filipino director, receives first U.S. retrospective at Moving Image, October 19–27, 2012 | October 12, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image presents an evening with the work of David Lynch, from Transcendental Mediation to Eraserhead, October 13 | October 10, 2012
Don Francisco, legendary host of Sabado Gigante, longest-running variety show in TV history, to speak at Museum of the Moving Image, October 2 | September 27, 2012
The Mamas Network and Museum of the Moving Image present the Fall Mamas Expo, featuring parenting resources and family fun. September 22 and 23, 2012 | Updated September 13, 2012
Film After Film: Screening series and Museum exhibit based on new J. Hoberman book explore the state of cinema in the digital age | August 20, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image Salutes Hugh Jackman — December 11, 2012, at Cipriani Wall Street | August 15, 2012
Moving Image presents first major New York retrospective of the films of Ira Sachs, August 25–September 4 | August 15, 2012
Time Warner Cable President and C.O.O. Robert D. Marcus joins Museum of the Moving Image Board of Trustees | August 7, 2012
Live music by ARP accompanies avant-garde movies by Breer, Conner, Marker, and others in Cinema 16 program at Moving Image, September 14, 2012 | July 19, 2012
Rural Route Film Festival at Moving Image spans the globe, August 3–5, 2012 | July 12, 2012
New drop-in mediamaking studio and Muppet Show screenings among summer family programs at Moving Image, beginning July 7 | July 6, 2012
Moving Image presents an extra-large, two-month summer edition of its popular series See It Big!, July 6–September 9, 2012 | June 26, 2012
Electronic music ensemble Sideband to perform at Museum of the Moving Image, June 15, 2012
Paramount in the 1970s film series celebrates the studio's centennial, focusing on a decade of innovation and success, June 2–July 1 | May 24, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image: Overview and Programs, June 2012 | May 24, 2012
Moving Image presents film series Wes Anderson's Worlds, May 18–27, 2012 | May 15, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image exhibits alien masks and props from Men in Black 3, May 9 - September 23, 2012 | May 9, 2012
Joan Ganz Cooney to discuss "Children and Television" in conversation moderated by Lesley Stahl at Museum of the Moving Image, May 2, 2012 | April 25, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image announces first-ever retrospective of Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams, April 27–May 27, 2012 | Updated April 20, 2012
Fashion in Film: If Looks Could Kill explores the links between cinema, fashion, and crime, May 4–13, 2012 | April 19, 2012
Moving Image presents the first U.S. retrospective of Austrian director Michael Glawogger's documentaries and fiction films, April 19-29, 2012 | April 5, 2012
"Spring into Slapstick" with the Three Stooges during Spring Recess at Moving Image, April 7–15, 2012 | March 29, 2012
Antonioni Documentaries: Rare screenings of Michelangelo Antonioni's four-hour film on China and early shorts, April 7 & 8, 2012 | March 28, 2012
Two by Whit Stillman: Moving Image to screen Barcelona and preview of Damsels in Distress with writer-director in person, April 4 & 5, 2012 | March 27, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image presents recent works by avant-garde film pioneer Ken Jacobs, March 30–April 1, 2012 | March 20, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image presents Street Digital, and exhibition of recent works by Internet art pioneers JODI, March 31–May 20, 2012 | March 19, 2012
New Moving Image Master Class series opens with production designert Mark Friedberg, March 25 | March 9, 2012
Moving Image presents Mary Ellen Carroll's 24-hour movie Federal, March 24 - 25, 2012 | March 8, 2012
Five-film retrospective of Korean director Hong Sang-soo at Museum of the Moving Image, March 17 - 23, 2012 | March 6, 2012 Moving Image presents recent works by avant-garde film pioneer Ken Jacobs, March 30–April 1
Moving Image to honor Thomas R. O'Donnell, President of Teamsters Local 817, on March 3, 2012 | February 29, 2012
Grand Finale Weekend for Jim Henson's Fantastic World, March 2-4 | Updated March 1, 2012
Author events at Moving Image: Dan Callahan on Barbara Stanwyck and Geoff Dyer on Andrei Tarkovsky | February 17, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image presents exhibition Restless: Films and Other Works by Mircea Cantor, March 3 - May 6, 2011 | January 17, 2012
David Cronenberg retrospective includes sixteen features, rare and experimental shorts, and personal appearance by the director, January 21 - February 12, 2012 | January 17, 2012
Rare screening of pioneering independent film Nothing But a Man on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | January 11, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image announces a seven-week extension of Jim Henson's Fantastic World, now on view through March 4, 2012 | Schedule of programs updated January 9, 2012
Museum of the Moving Image overview of programs and exhibition, January - March 2012 | January 4, 2012
Daily Schedule of Programs: January 1 - February 26, 2012 | December 28, 2011
Moving Image introduces First Look international showcase, with 13 new feature films, almost all New York premieres, January 6 - 15, 2012 | December 9, 2011
Daily Schedule of Programs, December 8, 2011 - January 1, 2012 | REVISED December 5, 2011
Magicians on Film film series explores magic and the movies through screenings, live magic show, talks about early cinema, and workshops, December 10 - January 1 | November 28, 2011
Maverick director Larry Cohen in person with a special screening of his 1977 biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, November 3 | October 31, 2011
Moving Image and Performa present world premiere of Ming Wong's Persona Performa, a site-specific work inspired by Bergman film, November 10 & 11 | October 28, 2011
See It Big!: New series highlights the power of big-screen movies, with classic and contemporary films, October 28, 2011–January 1, 2012 | October 24, 2011
Director and author Michael Lindsay-Hogg in person with new memoir and special screening of The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, October 26 | October 17, 2011
Museum of the Moving Image hosts opening week of fifth annual New York City Greek Film Festival, October 20–23 | October 13, 2011
Halloween weekend at Moving Image features monster makeup master class and scary movies, October 28–30 | October 7, 2011
Moving Image establishes new weeknight series "After Hours" featuring preview screenings, personal appearances, and recent releases | October 6, 2011
Anamanaguchi headlines and co-curates Signal to Noise party at Museum of the Moving Image, October 8 | September 29, 2011
Moving Image presents weekend retrospective of Romanian film director Andrei Ujica, October 1 & 2, 2011 | September 26, 2011
Special appearances by Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Brian Froud, and screenings of Labyrinth, Henson television experiments, more, accompany Jim Henson exhibition, October through January | September 21, 2011
Museum presents 75th birthday celebration honoring Jim Henson on Saturday, September 24, with special programs and surprises | September 19, 2011
Beginnings of video games explored and demonstrated at special Museum event on October 1 | September 16, 2011
Gus Van Sant retrospective features preview screening of Restless, personal appearance by director, September 9 through 30, 2011 | August 22, 2011
Frank Sinatra series highlights performer's accomplished film career, August 12 through September 4, 2011 | August 4, 2011
Seventh annual Rural Route Film Festival takes root at Museum of the Moving Image, August 5 through 7, 2011 | July 19, 2011
Jim Henson's extraordinary contributions to screen culture explored in exhibition and programs at Museum of the Moving Image, July 16, 2011 through January 16, 2012 | Revised July 12, 2011
Muppet movies, rare and early works by Jim Henson, special guests, family workshops, and other special programs to accompany the exhibition Jim Henson's Fantastic World (beginning July 16) | Updated July 12, 2011 (pdf)
Paul Newman series kicks off summer season at Museum of the Moving Image, July 9 through August 7, 2011 | June 28, 2011
Moving Image presents major retrospective of Polish director Jerzy Skolimowksi, June 10–July 3 | Revised: June 6, 2011 (pdf)
Bill Plympton, King of New York Indie Animation, celebrated with book launch, screenings, and discussions (May 27 & 28) | May 23, 2011 (pdf)
The lives of Ethel Waters and Malcolm X explored in two events at Museum of the Moving Image, May 21 & 22 | May 10, 2011 (pdf)
Great Adapations, series of book-to-screen adaptations, opens with Judy Moody movie preview with author Megan McDonald in person | May 3, 2011 (pdf)
Acclaimed Belgian big band Flat Earth Society accompanies Ernst Lubitsch's stylish 1919 comedy The Oyster Princess on May 20 | May 3, 2011 (pdf)
'World Series of 'Tubing,' live music, and art performances at second Signal to Noise party on May 7 at Museum of the Moving Image | Apr 26, 2011 (pdf)
Museum of the Moving Image receives donation of costumes from HBO's Mildred Pierce; Museum to present theatrical showing of entire Miniseries on May 8 | Apr 18, 2011 (pdf)
Museum of the Moving Image presents Tales from the New Chinese Cinema with focus on eight emerging filmmakers | Apr 15, 2011 (pdf)
Animation workshop led by the Rauch Brothers, a full-day video game lab, and other programs in April and May 2011 | Apr 6, 2011 (pdf)
Museum of the Moving Image to honor NBC's Brian Williams and Kenneth Lowe of Scripps Networks Interactive on June 2 at The St. Regis Hotel | Apr 4, 2011 (pdf)
Fashion in Film Festival: Birds of Paradise features underground films, early cinema, and Hollywood exotica | Mar 30, 2011 (pdf)
Moving Image and Columbia University's Institute of African Studies present The Master, the Rebel, and the Artist: The Films of Ousmane Sembene, Djibril Diop Mambety, and Moussa Sene Absa | Mar 22, 2011 (pdf)
Museum of the Moving Image presents The Films of Kelly Reichardt | Mar 18, 2011 (pdf)
Spring Training: Moving Image presents weekend matinees of sports documentaries, April 2–May 15 | Mar 18, 2011 (pdf)
Weekend film program celebrates the publication of film critic Dave Kehr's When Movies Mattered: Reviews from a Transformative Decade | Mar 10, 2011 (pdf)
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara to speak at event presented by Museum of the Moving Image and the Comedy Hall of Fame | Mar 4, 2011 (pdf)
Carl Goodman becomes director of Museum of the Moving Image, America's only comprehensive museum of screen culture | Mar 1, 2011 (pdf)
Israeli filmmaker David Perlov's epic 'Diary 1973-1983' to receive its New York premiere at Museum of the Moving Image | Feb 25, 2011 (pdf)
Moving Image presents 'Alain Resnais': the most complete retrospective of the director's films ever presented in New York | Feb. 24, 2011 (pdf)
Museum of the Moving Image presents 'A Panorama of Public Access Television in New York City' | Feb. 18, 2011 (pdf)
