Moonlight & Movies

Join us for our monthly series of outdoor movie screenings inspired by the Museum's current exhibitions. Each film is introduced by the director, a critic, or another special guest. Cocktails, drinks and snacks available for purchase.
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Thursday, January 26, 6:30pm
Moonlight & Movies | The Wiz
Join us for a screening of The Wiz (1978), director Sidney Lumet's spectacular version of the hit 1974 Broadway musical
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Saturday, February 25, 2:00pm
Moonlight & Movies | Passing
Join us for a free screening of the film "Passing" (Rebecca Hall, 2021).
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Tuesday, April 18, 6:30pm
Moonlight & Movies | Make Me Famous
Join us for a screening of the documentary "Make Me Famous" (Brian Vincent, 2021)
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Thursday, December 15, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | The Apartment
We screen Billy Wilder's 1960 Oscar Award-winning rom-com, The Apartment.
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Thursday, October 6, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Moonstruck
We screen Norman Jewison's 1987 opera- and food-infused romantic comedy, Moonstruck.
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Thursday, September 8, 7:00pm
SOLD OUT: Moonlight & Movies | Downtown 81
An outdoor screening of Downtown 81 following Jean-Michel Basquiat through lower Manhattan and featuring appearances by Fab 5 Freddy, Debbie Harry and more!
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Thursday, August 18, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Desperately Seeking Susan
An outdoor screening of "Desperately Seeking Susan," starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna.
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Thursday, August 11, 7:00pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Man Push Cart
An outdoor screening of "Man Push Cart" (2005) introduced by Oscar-nominated director Ramin Bahrani. Presented as part of the 45th Asian American International Film Festival.
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Thursday, July 14, 7:00pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Desk Set
An outdoor screening of the classic 1957 Hepburn-Tracy movie "Desk Set" - plus a happy hour with live jazz!
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Thursday, June 30, 7:00pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Hedwig and the Angry Inch
An outdoor, singalong screening of the cult rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch ..
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Friday, April 1, 6:00pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Being John Malkovich
A screening of Spike Jonze's cult film Being John Malkovich, introduced by Monxo López, curator of Puppets of New York, and veteran marionettist Vít Hořejš.
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Thursday, March 10, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Born in Flames
Celebrate Women's History Month with Lizzie Borden's unforgettable 1983 indie feminist film, Born in Flames.
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Thursday, February 24, 6:30pm
Past Event: The Brother from Another Planet with Joe Morton
An Afrofuturist film night featuring John Sayles' "The Brother from Another Planet," introduced by actor Joe Morton.
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Friday, February 18, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Summer of Soul
Join us for a screening of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's Oscar-nominated documentary "Summer of Soul," introduced by "The Harlem Ambassador" Musa Jackson and Harlem community arts activist Yvette Russell.
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Thursday, December 2, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Stop Making Sense
A conversation with Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of the Tom Tom Club and the Talking Heads, and journalist James Wolcott, followed by a screening of Stop Making Sense.
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Thursday, November 11, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Behind the Summer of Soul
A panel discussion with the producers of Questlove's documentary, "Summer of Soul," about the historic Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969.
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Thursday, October 14, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Wild Style
An outdoor screening of Wild Style preceded by a conversation with director Charlie Ahearn, hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, and music journalist Jeff Mao.
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Thursday, September 30, 6:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Smithereens
An outdoor screening of the classic 1982 punk-rock film "Smithereens" with an introduction by director Susan Seidelman.
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Thursday, August 12, 7:30pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | The Muppets Take Manhattan
Join us for a special screening of "The Muppets Take Manhattan" at MCNY!
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Thursday, July 15, 7:00pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | Krush Groove
Join us for an '80s hip-hop happy hour followed by an outdoor screening of the classic 1985 film Krush Groove.
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Thursday, June 17, 7:00pm
Past Event: Moonlight & Movies | After Hours
An outdoor screening of Martin Scorsese's "After Hours" (1985) starting with an '80s Happy Hour and DJ set by EMZ of Mobile Mondays!
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Wednesday, November 9, 7:00pm
Moonlight & Movies | The Automat
We screen "The Automat," a documentary recounting the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain, Horn & Hardart. Featuring appearances by Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and more.Related Exhibition - June 11, 2021 - September 18, 2022
New York, New Music
A look back at the seismic musical revolution of 1980s New York. #80sMusicNYCSupporters
Moonlight & Movies is made possible in part by Sophia and Peter J. Volandes.

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