When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard Ratner must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

On the Saturday, March 11 screening of Donen and Kelly’s satirical look at Hollywood on the cusp of the sound era, film critic and author Charles Bramesco will introduce the film and sign copies of his new book, Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes.

On Friday, 3/10, see David Lynch’s most surreal and formally audacious feature film since Eraserhead, starring a brilliant Laura Dern.

Rushmore set the template for the coming millennium for both Wes Anderson’s bold narrative and visual style and Bill Murray’s deadpan brilliance. 

The third feature from the Coen Brothers is a crackling, pitch-dark crime drama set in Prohibition-era America.

This slice-of-life period piece packs an emotional wallop and features boldly lyrical photography by Arthur Jafa and remarkable lived-in performances by Alfre Woodard and Delroy Lindo that rank among the finest of the era. 

German movie icon Wim Wenders’s journey into the heart of a strange and beautiful American landscape is a superb, emotional glimpse at this country from an outsider’s perspective.

This landmark film saw Errol Morris cinematically investigating the case of a death row prisoner who may have been wrongly convicted of a police officer’s murderer.

Josef von Sternberg’s sensational silent classic, a major production for Paramount and an expressionist masterpiece, screens 2/18 in a 35mm archival print with live piano accompaniment by Makia Matsumura. Screening as part of Silents, Please! and Snubbed.

Perfect for audiences of all ages, Studio Ghibli’s colorful aquatic adventure, directed by Hayao Miyazaki and inspired by The Little Mermaid, plays daily at the Museum during winter recess week! Recommended for ages 5+.

A surprising shift in tone after Raging Bull, The King of Comedy is now widely recognized as one of Scorsese’s masterworks and has proven to be especially prophetic about the dissolving boundaries between celebrity culture and daily life.

The debut feature from writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood has ascended to modern classic status thanks to its rare ability to beguile as both a romance and sports movie