Friday 6 and 8:00pm; Saturday 5:00pm; Sunday noon, 2:00 and 4:00 pm

Phil Mayfield, featured in the film SUNSHINE SUPERMAN, will be available for a Q & A following the Sunday, June 21st 12:00 and 2:00 screenings. Mr  Mayfield, a BASE pioneer, was the first to earn both the BASE and Night BASE awards. He was the first president of the United States BASE Association, a forum for helping spread the word and provide safety advice about BASE activities. The first 10 attendees will received a free signed poster from Phil! 

Red, White, and Blues at the Modern
Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Film Cult Classic The Blues Brothers
(Rated R)

Friday, July 3; 7:30 pm

Bring a blanket and let's celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Film Cult Classic
The Blues Brothers. Join us for an Outdoor screening by the Modern’s reflecting pond.

THE WIND RISES (Hayao Miyazaki, 2013)              

PAPRIKA (Satoshi Kon, 2006)

When a machine that allows therapists to enter into people's dreams and explore their unconscious thoughts is stolen, the research facility is sent into an uproar and all hell breaks loose. In the wrong hands, the device could be devastating, allowing the user to completely annihilate a dreamer's personality while they are asleep. Only a young female doctor can stop it. Entering the dream world under her exotic alter-ego, code-named "Paprika," she attempts to discover who is behind the plot to undermine the new invention.

METROPOLIS (Rintaro, 2001)                      

Set in the far future, humans and robots live together - unfortunately not in harmony. Many robots are forced underground and are terminated for entering unauthorized areas, becoming servants to humankind. The plot starts to unfold when a boy and a robot named Tima get in all kinds of trouble. There is never a dull moment when you've got a robot by your side.

THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA (Isao Takahata, 2013)

12:45 pm: Complimentary traditional Japanese refreshments and face painting in the Modern's Grand Lobby
2:00 pm: Screening of The Tale of Princess Kaguya 

A tiny nymph found inside a bamboo stalk grows into a beautiful and desirable young woman who orders her suitors to prove their love by completing a series of near-impossible tasks.

138 minutes; PG; Japanese with English subtitles

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (Isao Takahata, 1988)

11:00 am: Screening of Grave of the Fireflies
12:45 pm: Gallery spotlight tour, led by a Modern docent. Admission is free for this tour with your film ticket.

Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm

Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.

87 minutes

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Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring critically acclaimed films. Tickets are $9; $7 for Modern members; $6 for Reel People. The Sunday noon show time is half price. Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.

Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm

“For American viewers of an intellectual/historical persuasion, there could scarcely be any documentary more enticing, scintillating and downright fascinating than Best of Enemies.” Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter. Best of Enemies is a documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley, Jr.

87 minutes

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Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm

“This is a sublime, comic journey, and a superb Lily has seldom been better.” Brandon Judell, Huffington Post. Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid (Lily Tomlin) has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.

79 minutes; R

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