Aspen Art Museum

Movies at the Museum

• Aug 23, 2017

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum:
    Landline (2017)

    In 1995, a teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan discovers that her father is having an affair. A heartwarming comedy centering on a strong family of women.

• Oct 25, 2017

  • 7 PM Watch

    David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)

    Themed drinks and trivia turn this screening of a documentary about David Lynch’s complex artistic practice into an unforgettable event. David Lynch: The Art Life looks at Lynch’s art, music, and early films, shining a light into the dark corners of his unique world and giving audiences a better understanding of the man and the artist. Doors open at 7 p.m. for signature drinks and free snacks, a trivia night at 7:15 p.m., and the film screening—once prizes for trivia winners have been distributed.

• Jan 31, 2018

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    Movies at the Museum: Los Angeles

    This winter, the AAM and Aspen Film present the Movies at the Museum program “Two Places,” featuring films that provide diverse perspectives on places that are often defined by stereotypes: Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. Complementing the nuanced looks at these places by AAM exhibiting artists Zoe Crosher and Thomas Struth, the pairing of a short film and feature-length film presents refreshing alternatives to clichéd representations of two global locations.
    
    

    Short Film: A Day’s Pleasure (1919)
    
    

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin
    Not Rated
    24 min
    
    

    This early example of classic, silent film comedy stars Charlie Chaplin as the Tramp on a hijinks-filled excursion with his family throughout Los Angeles.
    
    

    Feature Film: L.A. Story (1991)
    
    

    Directed by Mick Jackson
    Rated PG-13
    95 min
    

    With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a wacky weatherman tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early 1990s Los Angeles.

• Feb 21, 2018

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Tel Aviv

    This winter, the AAM and Aspen Film present the Movies at the Museum program “Two Places,” featuring films that provide diverse perspectives on places that are often defined by stereotypes: Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. Complementing the nuanced looks at these places by AAM exhibiting artists Zoe Crosher and Thomas Struth, the pairing of a short film and feature-length film presents refreshing alternatives to clichéd representations of two global locations.
    
    Short Film: Hounds (2016)
    
    Directed by Omer Tobi
    Not Rated
    30 min
    

    After sixteen years, Iris Kadosh has received a promotion in her post as museum guard in the National Art Museum. Shortly after, an important sculpture is damaged and a comedic drama unfolds. Winner of Best Comedy at Aspen Film’s Shortsfest 2016.
    
    

    Feature Film: Dancing in Jaffa (2013)
    
    Directed by Hilla Medalia
    Not Rated
    90 min
    

    This documentary follows renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine as he takes his program “Dancing Classrooms” back to his hometown, Jaffa, to teach Jewish and Palestinian Israelis to dance and compete together.

• Mar 21, 2018

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum:
    Lost in Translation (2003)

    A lonely, aging movie star and a neglected, newlywed young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo. Strangers in a foreign land, the two find escape, distraction, and understanding amidst the bright city lights.

• Apr 18, 2018

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum:
    Tabloid (2010)

    This documentary tells the story of a former Miss Wyoming whose quest for one true love landed her on the pages of tabloid newspapers following charges of abducting a young Mormon Missionary. In director Errol Morris’s words, this movie “is a meditation on how we are shaped by the media and even more powerfully, by ourselves.”

• May 23, 2018

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum:
    Ingrid Goes West (2017)

    Following the death of her mother and a series of self-inflicted setbacks, young Ingrid Thorburn moves out West to befriend her Instagram obsession, a Los Angeles socialite named Taylor Sloane. Although a quick bond is forged between the two, the façade begins to crack with comically malicious results.

• Jun 20, 2018

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum:
    I’m Not There (2007)

    Six actors embody different aspects of Bob Dylan’s life and work, offering insight into the complex musician. The nontraditional narrative reveals that there is no one single iteration of the artist.

• Jul 11, 2018

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    Movies at the Museum: The End of the Tour (2015)

    Writing about your hero is not always easy. In this poignant, dramatic recounting of a five-day interview of acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace by fan/Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky, the aborted profile becomes an unexpected, highly personal eulogy.

• Jul 25, 2018

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: The NeverEnding Story (1984)

    On his way to school, Bastian ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies and finds a book called The Neverending Story. As the fantastical story unfolds, Bastian reads a description of himself in the book and realizes he must enter the book in order to save the magic kingdom of Fantasia.