Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #movies
“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Movie Night with MFAH Films “Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint” and “The Times of Bill Cunningham” May 1, 2020
Streaming this week: documentaries that chronicle the careers of two visionary artists.
Latin American Favorites from the MFAH Film Department April 28, 2020
Ray Gomez recommends five standout Latin American films you can enjoy at home.
Movie Night with MFAH Films “Beanpole” and “Balloon” April 20, 2020
This week, the MFAH streams two gripping new films, both set in the wake of World War II: Beanpole in the Soviet Union, and Balloon in East Germany.
Movie Night with MFAH Films “The Whistlers,” “Vitalina Varela” & “CatVideoFest” April 13, 2020
Now screening in your living room: This season’s selections from MFAH Films, curated by the film department. Next up: three new releases.
Intern Project Uncovers Fun Facts about MFAH Films September 13, 2019
The film database is useful for gathering information—and shows how interesting MFAH history is!
A Weekend of Tantalizing Turkish Cinema March 16, 2015
It’s an exciting time for Turkish cinema! At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Turkey's Winter Sleep won the prestigious Palme d’Or, and the centennial of Turkish filmmaking has been celebrated widely with retrospectives and events. Four years ago, we were approached about holding an annual Turkish Film Festivalat the Museum. Given Houston’s vibrant Turkish community, and knowing that local movie …
Classy, Tragic Love: Romance in the French New Wave February 4, 2015
Simply calling Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima mon amoura love story doesn’t do it justice. The 1959 film about a torrid, tortured romance between a French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) and a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) in post-nuclear Hiroshima was a major catalyst for the French New Wave, a film movement that featured innovative miniature flashbacks and provocative analysis of the connection …
