An ongoing series organized in collaboration with Reverse Shot editors Michael Koresky and Jeff Reichert.

You’ve heard it before: “You’ve got to see it on the big screen!” And it’s true—some movies loom large and need to be seen large. They were intended for the theater, and in our mind’s eye that’s where they stay. Despite the cultural domination of television starting in the 1950s, and the current onslaught of new methods of viewing on ever-shrinking devices (laptops, iPads, phones), cinema remains a large-format art form. The experience of watching a movie in a dark theater, its images flickering before us on a screen that dwarfs us, its sound surrounding us, is the source of the medium’s singular enchantment, and certain films have been able to harness this power particularly well: those visually stunning classics that just aren’t the same when shrunk down. This series showcases a selection of such films—including grand Hollywood epics, eye-popping sci-fi journeys, and chilling visions of horror—in the Museum’s beautiful new theater.

When it opened earlier this year as a centerpiece of the Museum’s renovation and expansion, the theater immediately became one of the most impressive screening spaces in the country; New York magazine called it “the best new theater for old movies.” Conceived by architect Thomas Leeser as a capsule for the imaginary voyage of moviegoing, the theater has a wraparound ceiling and walls made of 1,136 fabric panels in a sensuous, vibrant Yves Klein blue, altering the viewer’s depth perception and encouraging a sensation of being suspended in the space. With a screen of classic proportions and projection equipment for every format from 16mm to 70mm and high-definition digital 3-D, the theater provides an unsurpassed filmgoing experience. See It Big! is thus a celebration of the Museum’s new theater as well as the magnificent films in the series.

Screening
Alien
Friday, October 28, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Shining
Saturday, October 29, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Alien
Sunday, October 30, 4:00 p.m. Screening
Play Time
Friday, November 4, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Play Time
Saturday, November 5, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Lawrence of Arabia
Saturday, November 5, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Lawrence of Arabia
Sunday, November 6, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Fantasia
Friday, November 25, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Fantasia
Saturday, November 26, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Gone With the Wind
Saturday, November 26, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Fantasia
Sunday, November 27, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Gone With the Wind
Sunday, November 27, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Friday, December 2, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Saturday, December 3, 1:00 p.m. Screening
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Saturday, December 3, 4:00 p.m. Screening
Raging Bull
Friday, December 9, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Nashville
Friday, December 16, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Tree of Life
Thursday, December 22, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Lola Montès
Friday, December 23, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Avatar
Thursday, December 29, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Barry Lyndon
Friday, December 30, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Barry Lyndon
Sunday, January 1, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Manhattan
Friday, January 27, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Manhattan
Saturday, January 28, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Friday, February 10, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Sound of Music
Saturday, March 3, 5:00 p.m. Screening
North by Northwest
Friday, March 9, 7:00 p.m. Screening
North by Northwest
Saturday, March 10, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Touch of Evil
Friday, March 16, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Touch of Evil
Saturday, March 17, 7:00 p.m. SEE IT BIG! SCREENING
Red Desert
Friday, April 6, 7:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Saturday, April 28, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Mildred Pierce
Sunday, May 13, 4:00 p.m. Screening
The Magnificent Ambersons
Saturday, May 19, 4:00 p.m. Screening
The Royal Tenenbaums
Saturday, May 19, 6:30 p.m. Screening
The Royal Tenenbaums
Sunday, May 20, 6:30 p.m. Screening
The Godfather
Saturday, June 2, 2:00 p.m. Screening
The Godfather: Part II
Saturday, June 2, 6:00 p.m. Screening
The Godfather
Sunday, June 3, 2:00 p.m. Screening
The Godfather: Part II
Sunday, June 3, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Chinatown
Saturday, June 16, 1:30 p.m. Screening
Chinatown
Sunday, June 17, 1:30 p.m. Screening
Nashville
Friday, June 29, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Nashville
Saturday, June 30, 1:00 p.m. Screening
Days of Heaven
Saturday, June 30, 4:30 p.m. Screening
The Elephant Man
Saturday, June 30, 6:30 p.m. Screening
Nashville
Sunday, July 1, 1:00 p.m. Screening
Days of Heaven
Sunday, July 1, 4:30 p.m. Screening
The Elephant Man
Sunday, July 1, 6:30 p.m. Screening
2001: A Space Odyssey
Friday, July 6, 7:00 p.m. Screening
2001: A Space Odyssey
Saturday, July 7, 2:00 p.m. Screening
2001: A Space Odyssey
Saturday, July 7, 6:00 p.m. Screening
2001: A Space Odyssey
Sunday, July 8, 2:00 p.m. Screening
2001: A Space Odyssey
Sunday, July 8, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Apocalypse Now Redux
Friday, July 13, 7:00 p.m. Screening
One from the Heart
Saturday, July 14, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Apocalypse Now Redux
Saturday, July 14, 6:00 p.m. Screening
One from the Heart
Sunday, July 15, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Apocalypse Now Redux
Sunday, July 15, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Cabaret
Friday, July 20, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Red Shoes
Saturday, July 21, 3:00 p.m. Screening
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Saturday, July 21, 6:00 p.m. Screening
The Red Shoes
Sunday, July 22, 3:00 p.m. Screening
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Sunday, July 22, 6:00 p.m. Screening
To Catch a Thief
Saturday, July 28, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Vertigo
Saturday, July 28, 6:00 p.m. Screening
To Catch a Thief
Sunday, July 29, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Vertigo
Sunday, July 29, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Rio Bravo
Saturday, August 4, 3:00 p.m. Screening
The Wild Bunch
Saturday, August 4, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Rio Bravo
Sunday, August 5, 3:00 p.m. Screening
The Wild Bunch
Sunday, August 5, 6:00 p.m. Screening
The Leopard
Saturday, August 11, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Fellini Satyricon
Saturday, August 11, 6:00 p.m. Screening
The Leopard
Sunday, August 12, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Fellini Satyricon
Sunday, August 12, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Taxi Driver
Friday, August 17, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Searchers
Saturday, August 18, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Taxi Driver
Saturday, August 18, 6:00 p.m. Screening
The Searchers
Sunday, August 19, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Taxi Driver
Sunday, August 19, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Brazil
Friday, August 24, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Brazil
Saturday, August 25, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Blue Velvet
Saturday, August 25, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Brazil
Sunday, August 26, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Blue Velvet
Sunday, August 26, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Doctor Zhivago
Friday, August 31, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Doctor Zhivago
Saturday, September 1, 2:00 p.m. Screening
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Saturday, September 1, 6:30 p.m. Screening
Doctor Zhivago
Sunday, September 2, 2:00 p.m. Screening
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Sunday, September 2, 6:30 p.m. Screening
The Last Picture Show
Friday, September 7, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Ben-Hur
Saturday, September 8, 2:00 p.m. Screening
The Last Picture Show
Saturday, September 8, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Ben-Hur
Sunday, September 9, 2:00 p.m. Screening
The Last Picture Show
Sunday, September 9, 7:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
Ashes and Diamonds with David Thomson and Michael …
Saturday, October 13, 2:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
Ashes and Diamonds with David Thomson and Michael …
Sunday, October 14, 2:00 p.m. SEE IT BIG! PREVIEW SCREENING
The Loneliest Planet with Julia Loktev in person
Wednesday, October 17, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Birds
Saturday, October 27, 4:30 p.m. Screening
The Thing
Saturday, October 27, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Psycho
Sunday, October 28, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Poltergeist
Sunday, October 28, 4:30 p.m. Screening
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sunday, October 28, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Suspiria
Friday, November 2, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Suspiria
Saturday, November 3, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Innocents
Sunday, November 4, 2:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
Unforgiven
Sunday, December 9, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Children of Paradise
Friday, December 14, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Children of Paradise
Saturday, December 15, 6:30 p.m. Screening
All That Heaven Allows
Friday, December 21, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Fanny and Alexander
Saturday, December 22, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Fanny and Alexander
Sunday, December 23, 3:00 p.m. Screening
Bonjour tristesse
Friday, December 28, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Bonjour tristesse
Saturday, December 29, 3:00 p.m. Screening
La dolce vita
Saturday, December 29, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Bonjour tristesse
Sunday, December 30, 3:00 p.m. Screening
La dolce vita
Sunday, December 30, 6:00 p.m. SCREENING & DISCUSSION
The Deep Blue Sea
Tuesday, January 8, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Turin Horse (A torinói ló)
Saturday, January 19, 3:00 p.m. Screening
The Master
Friday, May 24, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Master
Saturday, May 25, 2:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
Ran with Tatsuya Nakadai in person
Saturday, June 15, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Journey to Italy
Saturday, June 22, 6:00 p.m. Screening
Journey to Italy
Sunday, June 23, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Bigger Than Life
Sunday, June 23, 5:00 p.m. Screening
The Tree of Life
Friday, June 28, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Lost Highway
Saturday, June 29, 6:30 p.m. Screening
Mulholland Drive
Sunday, June 30, 1:00 p.m. Screening
Citizen Kane
Friday, July 5, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Sunrise
Saturday, July 6, 2:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
Greed
Saturday, July 6, 5:00 p.m. Screening
The Grapes of Wrath
Sunday, July 7, 2:00 p.m. Screening
El Norte
Sunday, July 7, 5:00 p.m. Screening
Imitation of Life
Saturday, July 13, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Do the Right Thing
Saturday, July 13, 4:45 p.m. Screening
Reds
Sunday, July 14, 2:00 p.m. Screening
The Right Stuff
Saturday, July 20, 2:00 p.m. Screening
The Big Trail
Sunday, July 21, 4:00 p.m. Screening
Paris, Texas
Sunday, July 21, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Nashville
Saturday, July 27, 2:00 p.m. Screening
There Will Be Blood
Saturday, July 27, 5:30 p.m. Screening
There Will Be Blood
Sunday, July 28, 1:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
The Night of the Hunter
Sunday, July 28, 4:30 p.m. Screening
Rear Window
Friday, September 6, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Twelve Monkeys, preceded by La jetée
Friday, September 13, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Singin’ in the Rain
Saturday, September 14, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Scarface (1983)
Sunday, September 22, 6:30 p.m. Screening
L’Avventura
Sunday, September 29, 7:30 p.m. Screening
Beau Travail
Sunday, October 13, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Monday, October 14, 2:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
All That Jazz
Friday, January 24, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Sound of Music
Saturday, January 25, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Love Me Tonight
Sunday, January 26, 3:30 p.m. Screening
Gigi
Sunday, January 26, 6:00 p.m. Screening
A Star Is Born
Friday, January 31, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Meet Me in St. Louis
Sunday, February 2, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Gold Diggers of 1933
Sunday, February 2, 4:30 p.m. Screening
Pennies from Heaven
Sunday, February 2, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Wiz
Friday, February 7, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Cabaret
Friday, February 21, 7:00 p.m. Screening
An American in Paris
Saturday, February 22, 4:00 p.m. Screening
The Pajama Game
Saturday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Show Boat
Sunday, February 23, 6:00 p.m. Screening
New York, New York
Friday, February 28, 7:00 p.m. Screening & Live Event
Seven Chances
Saturday, March 15, 4:00 p.m. Screening
Trouble in Paradise
Saturday, March 15, 6:30 p.m. Screening
Modern Times
Sunday, March 16, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Sunday, March 16, 4:00 p.m. Screening
1941
Sunday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. Screening
Heaven Can Wait
Saturday, March 22, 4:00 p.m. Screening
Some Like It Hot
Sunday, March 23, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Annie Hall
Friday, March 28, 7:00 p.m. Screening
The Ladies Man
Saturday, March 29, 4:30 p.m. Screening
M*A*S*H
Saturday, March 29, 7:00 p.m. Screening
National Lampoon’s Animal House
Sunday, March 30, 2:00 p.m. Screening
Groundhog Day
Sunday, March 30, 4:30 p.m. Screening
The Ice Harvest
Sunday, March 30, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Alien
Friday, April 18, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Alphaville
Sunday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. Screening
THX 1138
Friday, April 25, 7:30 p.m. Screening
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Saturday, April 26, 7:00 p.m. Screening
Altered States
Sunday, May 25, 7:00 p.m.

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