Film
S U M M E R FILMS at MoMI
34 AUGUST 2019 I LIC COURIER I www.qns.com
Stay cool with
sizzling film
programs at
museum in
Queens
BY ROB MACKAY
The weather is simply sweltering
these days, and the Museum
of the Moving Image
in Astoria is absolutely on
fire, showing documentaries,
classics, animation and cult movies
with fervor.
But don’t worry, this hot streak is
taking place in cool, climate-controlled
theaters with comfortable chairs and
wide screens.
The Museum of the Moving Image
will administer the See It Big! Program
from Aug. 1 to Sept. 8.
Short descriptions of the movies and
their schedules follow.
DUNKIRK
This 2017 cinematographic retelling
of World War II’s bloody Battle of Dunkirk
won three Oscars.
Five times: Aug. 15 and Aug. 16,
7 p.m.; Aug. 17, 4 p.m.; Aug. 24 and
Sept. 1, 2 p.m.
HAMLET
This 1996 epic take on a classic
Shakespeare tragedy stars Robin
Williams, Billy Crystal, Kate Winslet,
Charlton Heston, and Gérard Depardieu.
It’s 238 minutes with an
intermission.
Three times: Aug. 18 and Aug. 24,
4:30 p.m.; Aug. 25, 2 p.m.
BRAINSTORM
Douglas Trumbull’s sci-fi thriller
is about a device that records
thoughts and dreams. Stunning
visual effects portray telepathic
experiences.
Three times: Aug. 22, Aug. 25 and
Sept. 6, 7 p.m.
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD
WORLD
With Hollywood legends Spencer
Tracy, Ethel Merman and Milton Berle,
this 1963 comedy follows an absurd
hunt for buried treasure. It’ll have a
20-minute intermission with policecall
audio.
Four times: Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, 2
p.m.; Sept. 1 and Sept. 8, 5 p.m.
READY PLAYER ONE
Steven Spielberg’s newest sci-fi
gem takes place in 2045. The real
world is harsh, but people escape via
OASIS, a virtual world where inhabitants
can go anywhere, do anything,
and be anyone.
Four times: Aug. 30, 7 p.m.; Aug. 31
and Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m.; Sept. 8, 2 p.m.
Tickets cost $15 for all these
movies.
Museum of the Moving Image is at
36-01 35th St. in Astoria’s Kaufman
Arts District.
Photos courtesy of Sachyn Mital/MoMI and Warner Bros.
“Ready Player One.”
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