Museum of the Moving Image
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Museum of the Moving Image
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Museum of the Moving Image is the only U.S. museum devoted to film, television, and digital media. Open Thurs–Sun, admission tickets available online.
- Best known for his collaborations with David Lynch (including TWIN PEAKS, BLUE VELVET, and MULHOLLAND DRIVE), famed composer Angelo Badalamenti has passed away. (1937-2022)
- The greatest anime film you've never seen. From director Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL) and famed illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, ANGEL'S EGG (1985) is a masterpiece of haunting atmosphere and pure visual storytelling.
- Few have contributed so greatly to the modern animation landscape as Hayao Miyazaki. Happy 80th birthday to the Studio Ghibli co-founder and one of our finest working artists. #BornOnThisDay
- “I'm not going to make movies that tell children, 'You should despair and run away.'” ― Hayao Miyazaki Happy Birthday to the master animator and storyteller, who turned 78 today!
GIF - A true classic shown in its original Academy aspect ratio, THE WIZARD OF OZ comes to MoMI August 23 as part of our series Summer Saturdays with Dolby Atmos! See it on our big (but not crazy-Sphere-big) screen. movingimage.org/event/the-wiza…
- Sesame Street debuted on this day, November 10, in 1969. Pictured here: Richard Hunt (left), Jim Henson (center), and Frank Oz (right) performing Ernie and Bert, on the set of Sesame Street, 1970s.
- "Cinema is not about format, and it's not about venue. Cinema is an approach. Cinema is a state of mind on the part of the filmmaker. I've seen commercials that have cinema in them, and I've seen Oscar-winning movies that don't. I'm fine with this." HBD Steven Soderbergh.
