Summer 2013 Films
 GET REEL Film Series
The McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum (MCCF) presents GET REEL, a program featuring critically acclaimed independent and foreign films and videos. From May through July, GET REEL features French and American takes on summer love, loss, and adventure. In August, join us for the award-winning documentary on artist Vik Muniz, winner of the 2012 MCCF View & Vote selection currently on view in Majority Rules: A Decade of Contemporary Art Acquisitions. Admission is free. Some films may not be appropriate for all audiences. Wine reception precedes screenings at 6:00 pm.
GET REEL Film: The Swimmer
Thursday, May 30, 6:30 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
From private backyard swimming pools in the affluent suburbs to a crowded public pool, Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) swims his way home. On the way he re-visits his past, encountering love, power, despair, and ruin. Based on a short story by John Cheever. USA. 1968. English, 95 min., color. Not rated. © Sony Pictures
GET REEL Film: Pauline at the Beach
Thursday, June 27, 6:30 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
Young Pauline (Amanda Langlet) and her recently divorced cousin Marion (Arielle Dombasle) escape Paris for the coast. Their seaside adventures lead them to summer romance and deception in director Eric Rohmer’s comedy. France. 1983. French with English subtitles, 94 min., color. R. © MGM
 GET REEL Film: Lords of Dogtown
Thursday, July 25, 6:30 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
Based on the birth of skateboarding culture in Santa Monica, California, surfers-turned-skateboarders known as the Z-Boys transform empty swimming pools into skating arenas as they pioneer a new sport. USA and Germany. 2005. English, 107 min., color. PG-13. © Sony Pictures
GET REEL Film: Waste Land
Thursday, August 29, 6:30 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
Contemporary artist Vik Muniz travels from Brooklyn to the world’s largest garbage dump located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Muniz collaborates with the catadores—pickers of recyclable materials—to portray their dignity and despair. Brazil and UK. 2010. English and Portuguese, 99 min., color. Not rated. © Vik Muniz Studio
Great American Film Festival
From summer vacations to soda jerks, four films pay homage to Norman Rockwell’s Post-World War II America. Free with museum admission. Some films may not be appropriate for all audiences.
■ 1:00 pm Tour of Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera
■ 1:30 pm Classic American snacks
■ 2:00 pm Feature film
 Great American Film: The Best Years of Our Lives
Sunday, June 23, 2:00 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
Three United States servicemen piece their lives together after WWII. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, this film features Best Supporting Actor Harold Russell, a real veteran injured during service. USA. 1946. English, 172 minutes, B/W. Not rated. © Samuel Goldwyn Company
Great American Film: The Last Picture Show
Sunday, June 30, 2:00 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
Best friends and co-captains of the football team both fall for the prettiest girl in town. Based on a novel by Larry McMurtry, The Last Picture Show stars Cybill Shepherd in her film debut along with Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, and Randy Quaid. USA. 1971. English, 118 minutes, B/W. R. © Columbia Pictures
 Great American Film: American Graffiti
Sunday, July 28, 2:00 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
Greasers, teenyboppers, cool cars, and rock-and-roll define this nostalgic portrait of 1960s teenagers. Co-written and directed by George Lucas, American Graffiti stars Richard Dreyfus, Harrison Ford, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, and Mackenzie Phillips. USA. 1973. English, 110 minutes, color. PG. © United Artists
Great American Film: Pleasantville
Sunday, August 4, 2:00 pm, Chiego Lecture Hall
Brother and sister played by Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon travel back in time to 1950s Pleasantville, a fictional sitcom reminiscent of Leave it to Beaver. The siblings experience culture shock as they adjust to the wholesome nature of their peers. USA. 1998. English, 124 minutes, color. PG-13. © New Line Cinema
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