The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has unveiled its programming for summer 2024, which includes public events, education programs and four new limited film series. Special guests for the summer season include Gregg Araki, Julie Benz, Lawrence Carter-Long, Peaches Christ, Rebecca Gayheart, Judy Greer, Ricki Lake and more.
Along with the Weekend Short Cuts and Summer Spotlight screenings, the Academy Museum will launch the Summer in the City: Los Angeles, Block by Block film series, which includes 30 films celebrating dozens of neighborhoods around the Southland. The series debuts June 1 with “Boogie Nights” in 70mm and ends Aug. 31 with “Escape from L.A” in 4K.
The other limited series include Full of Pleasure: The Beginnings of New Queer Cinema, which kicks off June 15 with “Go Fish” in 4K, Damas de la Pantalla: The Women of Mexico’s Época de Oro, which begins June 28 with “María Candelaria” and Tellers of Tales: The Films of Powell & Pressburger, which starts July 18 with “Black Narcissus” in 35 mm.
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Summer Spotlight films include the restoration of “Gilda” in 4k on June 13, “The Thief and the Cobbler: A Moment in Time” on June 16, “Perks of Being a Wallflower” from the museum’s Teen Council on June 29, a 25th anniversary screening of “Jawbreaker” and a screening of Cassandra Peterson’s personal 35mm print of “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark” on July 19.
