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  1. Drama in the House

    Coinciding with the Museum’s exhibition Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House, on view through September 21, a selection of films has been chosen to represent different aspects of the English country house. Each of these directors has set his films in exceptional examples of homes like the one featured in the exhibition, and each film showcases the opulence and elegance from the time period.

  2. Discovering the Passionate Films of Luchino Visconti

    “Not many directors have had such a total belief in style. Luchino Visconti worked through total artifice as a way to the truth.” —Martin Scorsese Luchino Visconti, a member of Italian nobility, belonged to the Italian Communist Party during World War II. He was openly gay, staunchly Catholic, and inhabited a complicated, paradoxical, role in Italian cinema culture.

  3. Days of Glory: Italian Neorealist Classics

    Born out of the ruins of World War II, the Neorealist movement’s first rallying cry came from screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, who called for a new kind of Italian film, one with no need for plots (which attempted to impose “order Made possible by Cinecittà International, a division of Cinecittà Holding; Cinecittà Luce S.p.A.; the Consulate General of Italy in Houston (Fabrizio Nava, Consul General); and the Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Los Angeles Special thanks to Rosaria Folcarelli, Cinecittà Luce S.p.A.; Susan Oxtoby, Pacific Film Archive; Ian Birnie, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; James Quandt, Toronto International Film Festival; Peggy Parsons, National Gallery

  4. Cracking the (Pre) Code

    Guest programmer Bruce Goldstein played a key role in identifying “Pre-Code movies” as a distinct genre. L. His programming has been called “the Best of New York” by both New York magazine and the New York Press. Among his awards are a CableAce, two Telly Awards, and a D.W. Griffith Award.

  5. Core Program Lecture Series

    Wells; and Warren A. Hadler. Core fellowships have been underwritten by Anchorage Foundation of Texas; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Inc.; Mr. Brad Blume; Mr. and Mrs. Jamal H. Daniel; Mr. Ronald A. Endowments for the Core Program have been provided by Leslie and Brad Bucher; gifts in memory of Laura Lee Blanton; the estate of Margaret Gillingham; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Eliza Lovett Randall; Herbert C.

  6. Considering the Quays

    Influenced by a tradition of Eastern European animation, the Quays display a passion for detail, a breathtaking command of color and texture, and an uncanny use of focus and camera movement that make their films unique and instantly a talent for both animation and live-action that is comparable to that of the surrealist Czech director Jan Svankmajer and mainstream moviemaker Tim Burton." - Glenn D. The exhibition Quay Brothers: On Deciphering the Pharmacist's Prescription for Lip-Reading Puppets is on view at The Museum of Modern Art in New York through January 7, 2013.

  7. Castles in the Sky: Studio Ghibli

    While Hayao Miyazaki is Ghibli’s most easily identifiable auteur, his work emanates from the Ghibli house style developed by himself and Isao Takahata: a deceptively simple, gently-paced aesthetic that sets the studio’s work apart Cinema audiences across North America have been delighted to experience this survey of timeless Japanese anime in newly struck 35mm prints. Classics such as Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and My Neighbor Totoro are complemented by more rarely seen movies from one of the world’s most influential film studios.

  8. Carol and Les Ballard Lecture

    This lecture series is generously endowed by Carol and Les Ballard. Twice a year, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens presents renowned scholars who speak about interesting and important aspects of American decorative and fine arts.

  9. Burt Lancaster Centennial

    New York-born Lancaster first acted on the stage before his natural athleticism drew him to a successful career as a circus aerialist. The strapping, blue-eyed, blonde with the legendary grin later referred to Hollywood as “nothing more than a big circus.” His riveting turn as the rugged but enigmatic Ole Anderson in The Killers made him a star overnight, a sudden success that he transformed into one of the most enduring, influential careers of the post-war era. – UCLA Television

  10. Art Encounters

    A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Each event highlights the work of a different artist or exhibition. Admission is free, and supplies are provided. You can spend as much or as little time as you like engaging with these encounters. Looking for a new art experience? Drop-in for Art Encounters.