Aspen Art Museum

Movies at the Museum

• Mar 20, 2019

  • 5:15 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Warm Bodies (2013)

    After a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

• Mar 27, 2019

  • 1 PM Watch

    Kid’s Movie Matinee: Soul Surfer (2011)

    This film tells the true story of teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton, who overcomes the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a shark attack.

• Apr 24, 2019

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Beautiful Losers (2008)

    This documentary follows the lives and careers of a collective group of do-it-yourself artists, including Margaret Kilgallen, and designers who inadvertently affected the art world.

• May 22, 2019

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Skate Kitchen (2018)

    Camille’s life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship.

• Jun 19, 2019

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Maudie (2016)

    Based on the life of folk artist Maud Lewis, this story follows an unlikely romance between Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) and Maudie (Sally Hawkins). Maudie, bright-eyed but stricken with arthritis, yearns to be independent, live away from her protective family, and create art.

• Jun 26, 2019

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Black Orpheus (1959)

    In this retelling of the classic Greek myth, Orpheus and Eurydice meet, intertwine, and face loss during Carnival week in Rio de Janeiro. Filmed with rich technicolor splendor and the constant beat of a samba and bossa nova soundtrack, this film was recognized with awards including the Palme d’Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the Best Foreign Language film at the 1960 Academy Awards.

• Jul 26, 2019

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Romeo + Juliet (1996)

    One of William Shakespeare’s most adapted plays, Romeo and Juliet receives an ultramodern treatment in this nineties classic, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Set in the futuristic urban backdrop of “Verona Beach,” Romeo meets Juliet while crashing a costume party, and the two then grapple with their feuding families in order for their love—and their lives—to survive.

• Aug 11, 2019

  • Experience

    Midnight Movies at the Museum (In partnership with Aspen Film)

    Released thirty years ago, this cult classic follows two seemingly dumb teens as they set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine. Together, the hilariously dynamic duo must depend on each other and a magical telephone booth to make something truly excellent happen.

• Aug 21, 2019

  • 8 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Native Son (2019)

    In his feature film debut, Rashid Johnson finds a transcendent new life for Richard Wright’s pivotal novel, Native Son. Bigger “Big” Thomas is portrayed by Ashton Sanders as an outsider, an Afro-punk young man struggling to find his place in society. When he finds a job as a chauffeur for a wealthy family, it sets in motion a devastating chain of events. What follows is a heartbreaking and still-relevant revival Wright’s original story.

• Sep 18, 2019

  • 7 PM Watch

    Movies at the Museum: Los Herederos [The Inheritors] (2008)

    This quiet but poignant documentary depicts the daily lives of children in the rural Mexican countryside for whom work is the only known and tangible constant.