In April, Astoria’s American Museum of the Moving Image will present a wide slection of film series, including works by Cecil B. DeMille, Haiti on film, free senior matinees and a treat for kids on spring break. For more information, contact the muse
Friday, April 2
7:30 p.m. (Haiti on Film/Raoul Peck)
Man By the Shore
1993, 105 mins. Directed by Raoul Peck. With Toto Bissainthe, Patrick Rameau. Introduced by NYU professor Clyde Taylor. Followed by a reception.
Saturday, April 3
2 p.m. (Haiti on Film/Raoul Peck)
Haitian Corner
1987-88, 98 mins. Directed by Raoul Peck. With Patrick Rameau, Ailo Auguste.
4:30 p.m. (Haiti on Film/Raoul Peck)
Desounen: Dialogue with Death
1994, 52 mins. Directed by Raoul Peck.
Profit and Nothing But!
2001, 57 mins. Directed by Raoul Peck. With Serge Latouche, Bernard Maris.
6:30 p.m. (Haiti on Film/Raoul Peck)
Lumumba
2000, 115 mins. Directed by Raoul Peck. With Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas.
Sunday, April 4
2 p.m. (Haiti on Film/Raoul Peck)
Falling Bodies (Corps Plonges)
1997, 96 mins. Directed By Raoul Peck. With Geno Lechner, Jean-Michel Martial.
4:30 p.m. (Haiti on Film/Raoul Peck)
Lumumba: Death of a Prophet
Congo, 1991, 69 mins. Directed by Raoul Peck. With Patrice Lumumba.
6:30 p.m. (Haiti on Film/Raoul Peck)
Lumumba
2000, 115 mins. Directed by Raoul Peck. With Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas.
Monday-Friday, April 5-9
2 p.m. daily
Disney’s Teacher’s Pet
2004, Disney, 74 mins. Directed by Timothy Bjorklund. With voices by Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer.
Friday, April 9
7:30 p.m. (Cinema Tropical)
I’m Looking For You
2002, Colombia, 90 min. Directed by Ricardo Coral Dorado.
Saturday, April 10
1 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
The Cheat (1915, 58 mins.)
The Golden Chance (1915, 80 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille.)
Silent film with live music by Donald Sosin.
4 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
Cecil B. Demille: An American Epic
2004, 110 mins. World Premiere. Directed by Kevin Brownlow and Patrick Stansbury. Kevin Brownlow in person.
6:30 p.m. (Repertory Nights)
Arabian Nights
Italy/France, 1974, 130 mins. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti.
Sunday, April 11
2 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
The Godless Girl
1928, 101 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With Lina Basquette, Marie Prevost. Silent film with live music by Donald Sosin.
4:30 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
Cleopatra
1934, 101 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With Claudette Colbert, Warren William.
6:30 p.m. (Repertory Nights)
Arabian Nights
Italy/France, 1974, 130 mins. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti.
Monday & Tuesday, April 12 & 13
2 p.m. daily (Get Animated/Spring Break)
Disney’s Teacher’s Pet
2004, Disney, 74 mins. Directed by Timothy Bjorklund. With voices by Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer.
Wednesday, April 14
10 a.m. (Free Senior Matinee)
42nd Street
1933, 89 mins. Directed by Lloyd Bacon. With Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, Ruby Keeler. This screening is free for senior citizens. To attend, RSVP to 718-268-5954.
7 p.m. (Preview screening)
Kill Bill, Volume 2
2004. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Darryl Hannah. Special guest speaker, location, and ticket prices to be announced.
Friday, April 16
7:30 p.m. (Fist and Sword: Martial Arts Film Classics)
Red Trousers: The Life of Hong Kong Stuntmen
2003, Hong Kong, 93 mins. Directed by Robin Shou.
Saturday, April 17
1:30 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
The King of Kings
1927, 160 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming. Silent film with live music by Donald Sosin.
5 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
The Whispering Chorus
1918, 83 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With Raymond Hatton, Kathlyn Williams. Silent film with live music by Donald Sosin.
6:30 p.m. (Repertory Nights)
Cul-De-Sac
U.K., 1966, 110 mins. Directed by Roman Polanski. With Donald Pleasence, Francoise Dorleac.
Sunday, April 18
1:30 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
Male and Female
1919, 118 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With Lila Lee, Theodore Roberts. Silent film with live music by Donald Sosin.
4 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
The Sign of the Cross
1932, 125 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With Fredric March, Elissa Landi.
6:30 p.m. (Repertory Nights)
Cul-De-Sac
U.K., 1966, 110 mins. Directed by Roman Polanski. With Donald Pleasence, Francoise Dorleac.
Wednesday, April 21
10 a.m. (Free Senior Matinee)
Applause
1929, 82 mins. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. With Helen Morgan. This screening is free for senior citizens. To attend, RSVP to 718-268-5954.
7 p.m. (Avignon/New York Film Festival)
Pickup on South Street
1953, 80 mins. Directed by Samuel Fuller. With Richard Widmark.
9 p.m. (Avignon/New York Film Festival)
Haute Tension
France, 2003, 90 mins. Directed by Alejandre Aja.
Thursday, April 22
7 p.m. (Avignon/New York Film Festival)
Word Wars
2004, 76 mins. Directed by Eric Chaikin and Julian Petrillo.
9 p.m. (Avignon/New York Film Festival)
Tristan
France, 2003, 100 mins. Directed by Philippe Harel. With Mathilde Seigner.
Friday, April 23
7:30 p.m. (Cinema India)
Maqbool
2003, 132 min. Directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. With Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan.
Saturday, April 24
1:30 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
Reap the Wild Wind
1942, 124 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey. Preceded by Hollywood Extra Girl (1935, 10 mins.) With Cecil B. DeMille, Ann Sheridan.
4 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
Unconquered
1947, 135 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard.
6:30 p.m. (Havana Film Festival)
Quilombo
Brazil, 1984, 114 mins. Directed by Carlos Diegues. With Jonas Bloch, Zozimo Bulbul. Followed by a reception.
Sunday, April 25
2 p.m. (Cecil B. DeMille)
The Ten Commandments
1956, 219 mins. Directed by Cecile B. DeMille. With Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner.
6:30 p.m. (Havana Film Festival)
The Survivors (Los Sobrevivientes)
Cuba, 1978, 130 mins. Directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea. With Jorge Ali, Leonor Borrero. Part of the Havana Film Festival.
Thursday, April 29
7 p.m. (Preview screening)
The Saddest Music In The World &
A Pinewood Dialogue with Guy Maddin
2004, 99 mins. Directed by Guy Maddin. With Isabella Rossellini, Mark KcKinney. This screening and discussion will take place at the Chelsea Clearview 9, 260 West 23 Street, in Manhattan. Tickets ($18 public/$12 members) can be purchased in advance by calling the museum at 718-784-4520.
Friday, April 30
7:30 p.m. (Cinema India)
The Speaking Hand: Zakir Hussain and the Art of The Indian Drum
India, 2003, 104 mins. Directed by Sumantra Ghosal.
