Kubrick: A Retrospective at MoMI in Astoria, Queens, NYC Runs Through Dec. 27

Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, is showing Stanley Kubrick's entire filmography on the big screen in a series that began November 1 and runs through December 27. The program is presented with support from the Criterion Collection and is timed to its new box set, The Complete Kubrick.

MoMI's framing is that Kubrick's films are so monumental that their oddness is easy to overlook. The museum describes the Bronx-born director as someone making satirical, deeply eccentric works of personal expression on a large scale, and says we are unlikely to see American studio films this experimental at this scale or budget again. Its argument is that they have to be seen on a big screen.

The series is already underway. The Shining screened November 1, including an International Version show with Garrett Brown and Michael Chaiken in person. A Clockwork Orange followed on November 6 and The Killing on November 8.

Still to come: Dr. Strangelove on November 14 at 6:30 p.m.; Lolita on November 20 at 6:30 p.m.; Paths of Glory on November 21 at 3:30 p.m.; Barry Lyndon on November 27 at 3 p.m. and November 28 at 5:30 p.m.; Full Metal Jacket on December 5 at 6 p.m.; and 2001: A Space Odyssey on December 11 at 6:30 p.m. On December 13, Fear and Desire plus Kubrick shorts plays at noon, followed by Killer's Kiss at 2 p.m. Eyes Wide Shut screens December 18 at 6:30 p.m. and December 26 at 6 p.m., and Spartacus closes the series on December 27 at 3:15 p.m.

Tickets are reported at $17.50 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. The museum is at 36-01 35 Ave in Astoria. Its posted hours are Thursday 2–6 p.m., Friday 2–8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.