Thursday, October 17, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Hitchcock 125 This romantic comedy was director Alfred Hitchcock’s third venture with stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Though the film is motivated by the mystery of who is emulating a reformed jewel thief’s modus operandi, Hitch’s real concern seems to be in arranging a series of slyly sophisticated interludes between the suave and debonair Grant and the exquisite and playful Kelly.
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Friday, November 1, 2024, 1 p.m.
Members of the film preservation team will discuss the processes and challenges for film preservation in the digital age.
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Friday, November 1, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
12 Films on Screen In a land where actors can become presidents, we can imagine an America led by Fonda, reflecting his ancestors’ immigration to North America and his own work ethic, as represented by the films he made
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Thursday, November 7, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Anomoly Film Festival Returning for the second year in a row, Anomaly - the Rochester Genre Film Festival digs deep into the George Eastman Museum archives to uncover hidden treasures not typically considered for the general program.
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Friday, November 8, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Henry Fonda for President It’s too late to elect Henry Fonda president - he died in 1982. But in Alexander Horwath’s new documentary essay, and in a land where actors can become presidents, we can imagine an America led by Fonda, reflecting his ancestors’ immigration to North America and his own work ethic, as represented by the films he made.
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Saturday, November 9, 2024, 2 p.m.
Dryden RoundtableWhat is the best seat in The Dryden? What goes into preparing a film print for projection? What goes on before you even set a foot in the theater? Where do film prints come from? Curator of Film Exhibitions Jared Case, Chief Projectionist Sheri Smith, and Theater Manager Timothy Yim-Stueve will take the stage in this informal question and answer session.
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Saturday, November 9, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
George Eastman Museum 75th Anniversary! To celebrate the 75th anniversary of George Eastman Museum’s opening, The Dryden Theatre brings you one of our own film preservations starring Mary Pickford, the only movie star in attendance at the ribbon cutting in 1949.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
The Enduring Legacy of Godzilla Part of the enduring legacy of Godzilla is the fact that each era of filmmaking takes the character back to its roots, identifying the kaiju as a malevolent force devastating the coast of Japan.
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Saturday, November 16, 2024, All Day
The exhibition showcases the vibrant works of student artists involved in Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York's creative arts programs for teens, called In Control. The exhibition features art created in the fashion, photography, music, and media programs.
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Saturday, November 16, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Curator, Jamie Allen, will lead a gallery tour of Life with Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum in the Main Galleries.
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