National Film Preservation Foundation’s Semiquincentennial Celebration of Celluloid

For nearly 30 years the NFPF has been helping to preserve America’s film heritage. This collection of shorts from archives around the country reveals the many ways—from amateur to avant-garde—that American filmmakers have used movies to inform, honor, document, and critique.

For nearly 30 years the NFPF has been helping to preserve America’s film heritage. This collection of shorts from archives around the country reveals the many ways—from amateur to avant-garde—that American filmmakers have used movies to inform, honor, document, and critique.

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In the Eagle
  1. 4:00 pm

Tootsie

What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America’s hottest new actress.

What do you get when you cross a hopelessly straight starving actor with a dynamite red sequined dress? You get America’s hottest new actress.

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In the Eagle
  1. 7:00 pm

The Thing

As the temperature rises, join us in the air conditioning for a chilling trip to Antarctica with one of the best horror/sci-fi films ever made.

As the temperature rises, join us in the air conditioning for a chilling trip to Antarctica with one of the best horror/sci-fi films ever made.

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In the Eagle
  1. 9:45 pm

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Here’s a few highlights, but click through to see more. New programming is added regularly, so check back often! FULL LIST HERE ›

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Jun 20

Labyrinth
Jun 20

Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World
In the MUBI Microcinema
Jun 20

Is God Is
Jun 20

My Best Friend's Wedding
Jun 20

Crash
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Jun 21

A Weekend with Bill Duke: Predator on 35mm

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