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Bad Day at Black Rock

John Sturges’s lean-and-mean CinemaScope color noir featuring a beguiling Spencer Tracy as a no-nonsense man investigating a suspected killing in a tiny California desert town plays 6/10 on 35mm.

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32 Sounds

A cinematic experience truly unlike any other, 32 Sounds, screening 6/16 and 6/17, investigates the mysterious nature of perception and the subtle yet radical politics that arise from sensation and being present in one’s body. 

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Mulholland Drive

On 6/16, see Lynch’s bleary and bewitching vision of Tinsel Town, a love story about two women whose bond—with all its frustration, eroticism, chemistry, blending, bleeding, and explosive desire—spans the feeling of cinema itself.

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Spielberg’s enduring masterpiece, one of the most wondrous and deeply touching of all science-fiction movies, screens 6/23, 6/25 & 7/1.

DO NOT DETONATE: In the Orbit of Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City

Set in a small western town in the 1950s, Wes Anderson's Asteroid City was inspired, directly or indirectly, by a variety of films. This series is based around selections from the new book DO NOT DETONATE Without Presidential Approval, A Portfolio on the Subjects of Mid-century Cinema, the Broadway Stage and the American West.

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A man on a staircase grabs a woman by the arm as she tries to descend in front of him

A Streetcar Named Desire
A man in shadow in a motel room wearing a stetson in profile

Fool for Love
A one-armed man in a black suit and fedora stands on a railroad track in the middle of nowhere against a blue sky

Bad Day at Black Rock

See It Big: Summer Movies (’70s & ’80s Edition)

This series brings together selections from the first two decades of the American summer movie, as well as some smaller hot-month titles released to appeal to alternative art-house crowds. Kick back in the air conditioning and enjoy these summer movies the way they were meant to be seen.

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Two adorable mice, one in a purple hat and another in a red chapeau look offscreen smiling.

The Rescuers
A concerned man with headphones on

Blow Out

Back to the Future

Queer Cinema, Top to Bottom

To mark the release of The Queer Film Guide: 100 Films That Tell LGBTQIA+ Stories, author and critic Kyle Turner has guest programmed a selection of films that epitomize the complex, contradictory, and compelling ways queerness finds itself as code, language, or point of view.

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Three men stand in a room by a large window during sunset, all three wear suits, while the older man in the middle looks intently at the man on the left, who looks away painfully

Rope
A man in a low cut tank top sits with his arms crossed, his back to another man wearing a leather cap and vest in a bar, with a bartender watching from behind them

Querelle
A woman sticks her tongue in another woman's ear in a grainy black and white image

Nitrate Kisses

Always on Sunday: Greek Film Series

In collaboration with the Hellenic Film Society USA, MoMI presents a regular selection of outstanding contemporary Greek films.

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A man and a woman sit at a green table in an outdoor cafe in front of red flowers in a window, talking to one another. The woman gesticulates with her hand, while the man listens.

What If

Science on Screen

This ongoing film series—made possible with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation—combines special screenings and conversations with scientists and filmmakers.

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In a kitchen, an older chef reaches across a plate in front of a younger chef, whom he is instructing.

Sloan Science & Film Shorts: The Chef and A Hole

New Adventures in Nonfiction

For several years now, the most consistently adventurous, unpredictable, intelligent, and dynamic films have been works of nonfiction.

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A man in glasses holds a microphone stand in a sound-proofed room all drenched in green light

32 Sounds
A young blond boy's face in closeup looking at camera

Users

Musical Matinees

This series surveys classic, modern, and contemporary musicals from the U.S., Europe, Bollywood, and beyond with a family-friendly audience in mind.

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Four cast members of The Wiz, including Dorothy holding her little dog Toto, look at the camera and smile.

The Wiz
Four cast members of The Wiz, including Dorothy holding her little dog Toto, look at the camera and smile.

The Wiz
Four cast members of The Wiz, including Dorothy holding her little dog Toto, look at the camera and smile.

The Wiz

Disreputable Cinema

Often called cult or underground, these films comprise a subculture of hidden gems and alternative classics that often challenge the norms of art and entertainment.

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A black and white image of a gigantic dinosaur peeking out from the corner of a city street with people running in panic

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

Der Fan

Jim Henson's World

The imaginative, playful, creative, and prolific film and television work of Jim Henson is celebrated in this recurring screening series.

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Three muppets, Gonzo, Kermit, and Fozzie Bear look at the camera, their mouths open

The Great Muppet Caper
Three muppets, Gonzo, Kermit, and Fozzie Bear look at the camera, their mouths open

The Great Muppet Caper

SCREENINGS THIS WEEK

A man and woman in a diner at a table with a bottle of ketchup between them. He looks at her, she looks away.

Some Came Running
Two young women sit at a bar, one blonde, one brunette, the blonde isn't smiling, the brunette is, as they look off camera

Jennifer’s Body
Two adorable mice, one in a purple hat and another in a red chapeau look offscreen smiling.

The Rescuers
Black and white shot of a man and woman looking at each other in close up. He wears a cowboy hat

The Misfits
A woman sticks her tongue in another woman's ear in a grainy black and white image

Nitrate Kisses
A man and woman hold each other's heads uncomfortably tightly as they look off into the distance in a black and white image

Ace in the Hole
A naked man crouches on the ground near a rusted metal fence

O Fantasma
A waitress in a diner and pink shirt bends over to talk to a customer in a denim shirt

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
A man on a staircase grabs a woman by the arm as she tries to descend in front of him

A Streetcar Named Desire
Two adorable mice, one in a purple hat and another in a red chapeau look offscreen smiling.

The Rescuers
Three men stand in a room by a large window during sunset, all three wear suits, while the older man in the middle looks intently at the man on the left, who looks away painfully

Rope
A man and a woman sit at a green table in an outdoor cafe in front of red flowers in a window, talking to one another. The woman gesticulates with her hand, while the man listens.

What If
A concerned man with headphones on

Blow Out

ONGOING SERIES

A man and a woman embrace sitting on the ground in a park

Always on Sunday: Greek Film Series

In collaboration with the Hellenic Film Society USA, MoMI presents a regular selection of outstanding contemporary Greek films.
A woman's head on a platter with birthday candles and frosting on her head

Disreputable Cinema

Often called cult or underground, these films comprise a subculture of hidden gems and alternative classics that often challenge the norms of art and entertainment.
A woman in a purple hijab is seen from behind addressing a crowd in a field

Infinite Beauty: Muslim and MENASA Identity Onscreen

Audiences have been underestimated for far too long, and deserve a taste of all the humor, heartbreak, nuance, and insight that films from Muslim cultures have brought to cinema.
The whole Muppet gang, fronted by Kermit the Frog, facing the camera

Jim Henson’s World

The imaginative, playful, creative, and prolific film and television work of Jim Henson is celebrated in this recurring screening series.

MoMI Loves

In this ongoing series, we spotlight roughly one film every month that we simply adore and are ardent to revisit in our theaters.
A man playing a saxophone and a woman smiling at him

Musical Matinees

This series surveys classic, modern, and contemporary musicals from the U.S., Europe, Bollywood, and beyond with a family-friendly audience in mind.
Young woman in a crown looking at a birthday cake, surrounded by other young women

New Adventures in Nonfiction

For several years now, the most consistently adventurous, unpredictable, intelligent, and dynamic films have been works of nonfiction.
Abstract images of waves and colors

Persistent Visions

An ongoing series dedicated to creatively pairing historical and contemporary experimental works and inspiring a dialogue across generations of filmmakers, films, and techniques.
A policeman looks disturbed as he stares directly at camera from the middle of a street

Las Premieres

Sneak previews of upcoming Latin American and U.S. Latinx film releases, in association with Cinema Tropical.

Queens on Screen

This program spotlights not only the films set or filmed in our home borough of Queens but also artists that exemplify the most diverse community in the world.
Two women—different versions of Tilda Swinton—sit on a couch and look at one another, one in purple and the other in green.

Science on Screen

This ongoing film series—made possible with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation—combines special screenings and conversations with scientists and filmmakers.

Silents, Please!

This program features both well-known and recently unearthed silent treasures for audiences of all ages to enjoy, often presented with live accompaniment.
An animated brown wolf and a white wolf looking at each other against a blue background

World of Animation

This monthly series presents both classic and contemporary animated films from around the world with a family-friendly audience in mind.

SCREENINGS ARCHIVE

Take a look at our past screenings and programs both virtual and in person.

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PLAN YOUR VISIT
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TOURS & WORKSHOPS
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