PERSONAL APPEARANCES +
SPECIAL SCREENINGS

A Conversation with J. Hoberman, moderated by A. O. Scott, and a screening of Day Night Day Night
Amy Ryan with Gone Baby Gone

j_hoberman A Conversation with J. Hoberman
Moderated by A. O. Scott. Followed by film screening of Day Night Day Night with Square Times and Mission to Mongo
Saturday, January 5, 7:00 p.m.
Reception from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Since joining The Village Voice in 1977, J. Hoberman has been one of the world’s most erudite and perceptive film critics and historians. His writing combines deep historical knowledge with an expansive view of cinema. This tribute will include a conversation with Hoberman moderated by New York Times critic A.O. Scott, and an introduction by Chief Curator David Schwartz. Hoberman will introduce Day Night Day Night (2007, 94 mins. 35mm. Directed by Julia Loktev. With Luisa Williams), one of his favorite films of 2007. As he wrote in The Village Voice of this singular movie about a would-be female suicide bomber in Times Square, "Terror is existential in this highly intelligent, somewhat sadistic, totally fascinating movie... Day Night Day Night has nothing to do with the psychology of the suicide bomber and everything to do with the psychology of the spectator."
Preceded by short films Square Times (1967, 7 mins. 16mm. Directed by Rudolph Burckhardt) and Mission to Mongo (1977, 4 mins. 16mm, Directed by J. Hoberman).


Exclusive screening for Museum members:
j_hoberman Gone Baby Gone
With Amy Ryan in person
*Postponed due to Amy Ryan's schedule. A new date will be announced soon.
2007, 114 mins. Directed by Ben Affleck. With Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan. Ben Affleck’s acclaimed feature filmmaking debut is an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s mystery about the disappearance of a four-year-old girl in a working-class Boston neighborhood. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Amy Ryan, who won the New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review awards for Best Supporting Actress. Tickets: $8 Museum members/Free for Sponsor-level and above. Call 718.784.4520.