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Fri 9/5 thru 9/11

Antonioni: BLOW-UP

Henson: THE MUPPET MOVIE
Encore week!


Spielberg: JAWS
Encore week!


BRIDESHEAD REVISITED

SILVERDOCS Presents: UNCOUNTED

HAMLET 2

"Comedy heaven! The laughs don't stop" - Rolling Stone

More This Week
Special Events
Coming Soon
Three by Antonioni
Sept 5* - 16

BLOW-UP
Sept 5* - 10

*Opening night BLOW-UP party!
Kick off the Antonioni series in 60s mod style with AFI and BrightestYoungThings

Featuring DJs, dancing and BLOW-UP themed photo shoots!

Friday, Sept 5, 9:30 p.m.
Film screening and after-party
Tickets on sale now!


HAMLET 2
Starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Elisabeth Shue and Amy Poehler

"Comedy heaven! The laughs don't stop" - Rolling Stone
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED

ENCORE PERFORMANCES

From this summer's Steven Spielberg Retrospective:

JAWS
Back by popular demand for one more week on the big screen,
September 5 - 11 only!

From this summer's Muppets™, Music & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy series:

THE MUPPET MOVIE
One encore week of screenings for the whole family,
September 6 - 14
Special discount: $5 tickets for children 12 and under!





SILVERDOCS Presents:
UNCOUNTED: THE NEW MATH OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS
In Person: Filmmaker David Earnhardt and special guest panelists

Denied. Lost. Altered.

A compelling documentary about election fraud in the US, and what it means for the upcoming 2008 election.

Tuesday, Sept 9, 7:00
Tickets on sale now!

The Future of Digital Puppetry
In Person: Brian Henson

A multimedia presentation by Brian Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company and award-winning director, producer and puppeteer. Henson will give an overview of the history of puppetry with an eye toward the digital future.

Saturday, Sept 27, 4:45
Tickets on sale now!
Cinema Event at the Newseum:
Cinematic Liberty & the First Amendment: The Story of the Burstyn Case
Book event/panel discussion
Monday, Sept 15, 6:00 at the Newseum

In 1952, a 40-minute foreign film sparked a legal confrontation that went all the way to the Supreme Court, resulting in the most important ruling surrounding motion pictures.

Moderator:
Judge Thomas Ambro, 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Panelists:
Murray Horwitz, director, American Film Institute, Silver Theatre
Robert Corn-Revere, First Amendment lawyer, Davis Wright Tremaine

RSVP required
SILVERDOCS Presents:
SECRECY
Dir. Peter Galison, Robb Moss

This unflinching documentary explores the hidden world of national security policy by examining the many implications of government secrecy.

Tuesday, Oct 14, 7:00
Now serving MOORENKO’S ice cream!

Cool off with select flavors of ultra-premium ice creams, now available at the concession counter and café.
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AFI Latin American Film Festival
September 16 - October 7

Tickets for all shows on sale now!
Janus Films presents:
RASHOMON
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Sept 13 - 16, 24
DC Labor FilmFest
October 9 - 14

STOP-LOSS
OFFICE SPACE
THE PROMOTION
and more!
Noir City DC
October 17 - November 5

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
DETOUR
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
and more!
Reel Affirmations
Washington, DC's International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Screenings at AFI Silver:
October 18 - 24

Halloween on Screen
October 30 - November 3

NOSFERATU with live musical accompaniment
Friday, Oct 31, 7:00 & 9:30 only!

WALLACE & GROMIT IN CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT

ROSEMARY'S BABY

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD




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