Support NeoGAF

[angular graphics]

http://americanhistory.si.edu/events/matrix-film-festival

Friday, July 12 — Sunday, July 14, 2013

Join us in the Warner Bros. Theater at the National Museum of American History for the next presentation of films in the Classic Film Festival series. In honor of its upcoming 15th anniversary, the sci-fi hit thriller The Matrix will be shown on Friday night, followed by Saturday screenings of The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions to complete the trilogy. The festival will conclude on Sunday with V for Vendetta, another visually compelling film directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski.

--

The Matrix
Friday, July 12, 6:30 p.m.
Tickets required

The National Museum of American History has partnered with The Smithsonian Associates to present the Friday night screening of The Matrix. Tickets must be purchased for this screening; $15 for TSA members, $20 General Admission. Guests will receive a boxed gift set of The Matrix Trilogy.

6:30 p.m.: NPR commentator, Murray Horwitz leads a pre-screening discussion highlighting historical tidbits and things to look and listen for in the classic Hollywood movie

7:00 p.m.: The Matrix (Directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski, 1999, 136 min., Rated R)

--

Matrix Reloaded
Saturday, July 13, 1:00 p.m.
Free; First Come, First Seated

1:00 p.m.: Dwight Blocker Bowers, curator of the museum’s entertainment collection, talks about the artifacts on loan from the Warner Bros. Archives and on display in the “You Must Remember This” exhibit on the museum’s first floor, adjacent to the Warner Bros. Theater

1:30 p.m.: NPR commentator, Murray Horwitz leads a pre-screening discussion highlighting historical tidbits and things to look and listen for in the classic Hollywood movie

2:00 p.m.: Matrix Reloaded (Directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski, 2003, 138 min., Rated R)

** Special sneak peek prior to the screening of the second film! Dwight Blocker Bowers, curator of the museum’s entertainment collection, will present an object from The Matrix films! **

--

Matrix Revolutions
Saturday, July 13, 6:00 p.m.
Free; First Come, First Seated

6:00 p.m.: Dwight Blocker Bowers, curator of the museum’s entertainment collections, talks about the artifacts on loan from the Warner Bros. Archives and on display in the “You Must Remember This” exhibit on the museum’s first floor, adjacent to the Warner Bros. Theater.

6:30 p.m.: NPR commentator, Murray Horwitz leads a pre-screening discussion highlighting historical tidbits and things to look and listen for in this classic Hollywood movie.

7:00 p.m.: The Matrix Revolutions (Directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski, 2003, 129 min. Rated R)

--

V for Vendetta
Sunday, July 14, 1:00 p.m.
Free; First Come, First Seated

1:00 p.m.: Dwight Blocker Bowers, curator of the museum’s entertainment collections, talks about the artifacts on loan from the Warner Bros. Archives and on display in the “You Must Remember This” exhibit on the museum’s first floor, adjacent to the Warner Bros. Theater.

1:30 p.m.: NPR commentator, Murray Horwitz leads a pre-screening discussion highlighting historical tidbits and things to look for in this classic Hollywood movie.

2:00 p.m.: V for Vendetta (Directed by James McTeigue, 2006, 131 min. Rated R)

 

[Damon Bennet]

Go go wachowski siblings

 

[Electrocats]

Lana? Am i missing something here?

 

[ZeroFate]

Lana? Am i missing something here?

Nope. But I think Lana is.

 

[Charlatan]

I think it's great that NMAH does stuff like this.

Lana? Am i missing something here?

Yes, you obviously are.

 

[angular graphics]

Lana? Am i missing something here?

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-wachowskis-hrc-visibility-award-382177

 

[XANDER CAGE]

This is a really cool event for one good film and... the rest of those.

 

[MThanded]

Lana? Am i missing something here?

You must have really missed the memo.

 

[Dagobert Duck]

This is a really cool event for one good film and... the rest of those.

I see atleast 2 good films on that list, but opinions differ from person to person

 

[Discotheque]

This is a really cool event for one good film and... the rest of those.

one CLASSIC film...and the rest is suck

 

[JB1981]

I found V for Vendetta to be a cynical, hateful film completely lacking in subtlety or nuance.

 

[strobogo]

Fuck, 15 years since The Matrix came out?

 

[k_trout]

I found V for Vendetta to be a cynical, hateful film completely lacking in subtlety or nuance.

you mean it had whats her name in it?

 

[Lakitu]

3 out of 4 of those are fantastic films (Revolutions is the odd one out). They should show Bound and Speed Racer aswell, why the hell not?

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

I really love The Matrix. I also love V for Vendetta, but it's rabid fan base, no matter how well intentioned, seriously bug me. I wish I could just enjoy films inside my own little bubble.

 

[Monocle]

Sounds like a fun event. Revolutions is the only one of those four I wouldn't gladly watch again.

 

[angular graphics]

Bump, for people interested in this.

 

[V_Arnold]

Sounds like a fun event. Revolutions is the only one of those four I wouldn't gladly watch again.

Exactly. I would also gladly rewartch Revolutions with a rewind/skip button. Scenes inside the Matrix where either Smith, Neo or the Oracle is present are great. Other secenes.. not so much.

 

[JB1981]

Matrix screening is sold out. Damn I would love to see that movie again in theaters.

 

[angular graphics]

Matrix screening is sold out. Damn I would love to see that movie again in theaters.

Oh damn, you are right.

I was thinking of bumping the thread a couple of days ago, when it wasn't sold out already, but forgot about it.

 

[massoluk]

Well, those other films may suck, but I can see why they will show them, since they are realistic portrayal of real events in American History.

 

[chickdigger802]

Exactly. I would also gladly rewartch Revolutions with a rewind/skip button. Scenes inside the Matrix where either Smith, Neo or the Oracle is present are great. Other secenes.. not so much.

idk, that climax battle in the real world with the chaingun mechs on a big screen. I could rewatch that.

Also that club shootout.