Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee
Writer-star Paul Reubens followed his smash Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure with this lively comedy, in which Pee-wee falls in with a traveling circus and is torn between his schoolteacher fiancée Winnie (Penelope Ann Miller) and the beautiful trapeze artist Gina Piccolapupula (Valeria Golino). Directed by Randal Kleiser (Grease), the cast also includes Kris Kristofferson as the circus owner Mace Montana as well as Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro in his big screen debut as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy.
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Film Program
Sat, Jul 16, 2022
Babe
Dick King-Smith’s 1983 children’s novel The Sheep-Pig was the basis for this internationally popular modern family classic, which received seven nominations including Best Picture and won an Oscar for Visual Effects.
Film Program
Sat, Aug 6, 2022
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
Selected by Caitlin Manocchio (Specialist, Education)
Film Program
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Pete's Dragon
Selected by Manouchka Labouba (Research Assistant, Curatorial)
Film Program
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Selected by Roy Parker (Visitor Experience Associate)
Film Program
Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Paddington 2
Selected by Emily Shurtz (Assistant Manager, Theater Operations)
Film Program
Sun, Oct 30, 2022
Coraline
Come dressed in your best Coraline and ParaNorman cosplay and meet costumed characters from both films until 2:30 pm.
Film Program
Sun, Oct 30, 2022
ParaNorman
The 10th Anniversary screening of ParaNorman will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers Chris Butler (writer/director), Arianne Sutner (producer) and Deborah Cook (costume designer).
Film Program
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Accommodative Screening