Holiday Wreath Display & Auction
The Eastman House Council hosts its annual display and auction of more than 25 holiday wreaths, designed and donated by local florists and garden clubs. Proceeds benefit George Eastman House programs.
The Preacher’s Wife
Holidays Hollywood classic The Bishop’s Wife (1948) is updated to the 1990s with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance) is the pastor of a small, struggling church in New York City.
Spartacus
Dalton Trumbo: Breaking the Blacklist In 1957, independent producer Eddie Lewis brought the novel Spartacus—self-published by Howard Fast and created as an allegory for the Red Scare—to the attention of Kirk Douglas and his Bryna Productions company. Fast was given the opportunity to adapt his novel for the film. Dissatisfied with Fast’s version, Douglas brought on Dalton Trumbo to rewrite it, with the possibility of receiving film credit under his own name, effectively ending his blacklisting.
Underworld
Silent Tuesdays There is always a beginning, and despite the fact that movies about organized criminals date back as early as D. W. Griffith, this film is the start of what we now think of as the gangster genre. Live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip C. Carli.
The Razor’s Edge
Best Picture Nominees of 1946 W. Somerset Maugham’s 1944 novel comes to life with the deluxe Twentieth Century-Fox treatment. Tyrone Power stars as Larry Darrell, a young man from a good family who returns after World War I, disillusioned by the trappings of his family and name
Member Movie Night | The Holly and the Ivy
Holidays | Member Movie Night Widowed parson Martin Gregory (Ralph Richardson) eagerly anticipates having all three of his children home for Christmas, but his duties with his parishioners make him hard to pin down. GEM Members admitted free to this screening.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Holidays | Best Picture Nominees of 1946 Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2021, this classic holiday film was a box office bust in its initial release. It is only through the film’s enduring message and its millions of fans throughout the world that It’s a Wonderful Life has become a cherished piece of our holiday traditions
Exodus
Dalton Trumbo: Breaking the Blacklist Paul Newman stars as Ari Ben Canaan, an agent of Haganah in Mandate Palestine. Ari guides a ship full of Jewish refugees to Palestine on the eve of the United Nations vote in 1947, despite British blockades. On the ship, he meets and falls in love with Kitty Fremont (Eva Marie Saint), a widowed American nurse rudderless in the wake of World War II.
Call of the Cuckoo | Modern Love
Silent Tuesdays An early sound film, Modern Love demonstrates the sometimes awkward transition from silents to talkies as comedian Charley Chase makes his first feature-length talking film. Preceded by Call of the Cuckoo, also featuring Chase and several of his compatriots from the Hal Roach studio. Live piano accompaniment by Dr. Philip C. Carli.
The Best Years of Our Lives
Best Picture Nominees of 1946 The quintessential “coming home” film and winner of seven Academy Awards, The Best Years of Our Lives features cinematographer Gregg Toland’s amazing deep focus photography.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Holidays | Best Picture Nominees of 1946 Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2021, this classic holiday film was a box office bust in its initial release. It is only through the film’s enduring message and its millions of fans throughout the world that It’s a Wonderful Life has become a cherished piece of our holiday traditions.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings at 20 Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy was filmed back-to-back and released in three consecutive years, starting with this film in 2001. A monumental undertaking, the production has captured the imagination of another generation of fantasy fans and inspired other filmmakers to work in the same way.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings at 20 Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy continues with the second installment of hobbit Frodo Baggins’s perilous journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron’s plans to dominate Middle Earth.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings at 20 The conclusion of Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy won all eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture (becoming the first fantasy film to win that category).
Casablanca
New Year’s Eve The inimitable Humphrey Bogart plays Rick, the sharp and cynical owner of a nightclub in WWII-era Morocco, haunted by memories of deserted lover Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman). When their paths cross in Casablanca by some twist of fate, Rick must confront his past.
ONLINE—Daguerreotypes Without the Danger
Online Workshop. Make real daguerreotypes with your own 35mm camera—without expensive processing equipment or dangerous chemicals!
ONLINE—A Look Behind the Scenes of the Eastman Museum Photo Studio
Members Only. Members are invited to join Museum Photographer Elizabeth Chiang for a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Eastman Museum photography studio.
Dutch Connection 2024
Like a groundhog not seeing its shadow, the annual Dutch Connection display brings a bright reminder that spring is on its way. A favorite of thousands of visitors yearly, the Dutch Connection floral display offers a welcome reprieve from the doldrums of Rochester’s often harsh winter season.
ONLINE—Carbon Tissue Making & Printing
Online Workshop. Learn the process that Alfred Stieglitz heralded as “undoubtedly the most beautiful of the photographic processes." Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth will show you an easy way to make carbon tissues from scratch using common materials and equipment.
ONLINE—Dutch Connection & Floral Cyanotype Demonstration
Darkroom Demonstration. Inspired by the museum’s annual floral display, Dutch Connection, we’ll be showing how to make cyanotypes using natural specimens.
