Films Week of Wednesday, July 24, 2024-Tuesday, July 30, 2024
![Maarten Van Severen, manufactured by Kartell, LCP00 (Low Plastic Chair), designed 2000, manufactured 2003, PMMA and metal](https://static.mfah.com/images/maarten-van-severn-lcp00-low-chair-plastic.2692313923430613730.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection Through Summer 2025
Objects designed by architects celebrate a unique collaboration between the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
18 Oct Fri / 2024
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The Small Back Room
7 p.m.—9 p.m.This gripping character study tells of a neurotic and alcoholic munitions expert during World War II. The story’s climax—a long, tense scene of bomb disposal—is a virtuoso suspense sequence.
19 Oct Sat / 2024
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
3 p.m.—5:15 p.m.In this new documentary, director Martin Scorsese celebrates his lifelong love affair with legendary filmmaking team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Scorsese explores their collaboration and describes how deeply their films have influenced his own work.
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The Small Back Room
7 p.m.—9 p.m.This gripping character study tells of a neurotic and alcoholic munitions expert during World War II. The story’s climax—a long, tense scene of bomb disposal—is a virtuoso suspense sequence.
20 Oct Sun / 2024
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Brewster McCloud
5 p.m.—7 p.m.In her first feature film, Shelley Duvall is “unlike anyone seen onscreen before.” Bud Cort plays Brewster, an intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter within the Astrodome.