Winter/Spring Film Series

Blue Velvet
Friday, January 28 | 8 pm
Museum Auditorium

Our cinematic reflections of small-town America, inspired by the exhibition Norman Rockwell: American Chronicles, have taken us from Shirley Temple’s Bright Eyes (1934), to the delightful Paper Moon (1973), to the once-scandalous Peyton Place (1957), and finally to the ultra-dark, surrealistic vision of David Lynch’s cult classic Blue Velvet (1986). The film is not for everyone, and no one under the age of 18 will be admitted. But Lynch is a director of undeniable artistic gifts—he was nominated for an Academy Award for his direction of Blue Velvet—and we know he both admired and was influenced by Norman Rockwell. Blue Velvet is one of the most famous and important films to have been shot entirely on location in North Carolina, in and around Wilmington. Our special 25th anniversary screening will be introduced with commentary by NCSU Film Studies Professor Devin Orgeron.

Tune in to The State of Things this Friday at noon to hear Devin Orgeron and NCMA Film Programs Curator Laura Boyes discuss the film.

Blue Velvet
(1986) Directed by David Lynch. Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell. (120 min.) Print from the UNCSA Archive.
Disturbing subject matter: no one under 18 admitted. IDs will be checked at the door.

A college student comes home and unearths a wealth of kinky secrets buried beneath the manicured lawns of normalcy. The New York Times once called Lynch a “sort of a psychopathic Norman Rockwell.” Here is his signature meditation on an imaginary small town.

Upcoming
Friday, February 4: International Film Noir
February begins with Leave Her to Heaven, which was introduced at a recent New York Film Festival by Martin Scorsese.

Tickets
$3.50 Museum members, students, Cinema Inc. and Galaxy Cinema members
$5 All others

Winter/Spring Film Series Pass
Valid for 10 admissions
$35 ($25 Museum members, students, Cinema Inc. and Galaxy Cinema members)
Please note that film series passes must be exchanged for individual film tickets at the Box Office.

Due to increased Box Office activity during the last week of American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, we encourage you to purchase film tickets in advance. Tickets are available online, by phone at (919) 715-5923, and in person at the Museum Box Office. Same-day tickets are not available online.

See you at the movies!

Plan Your Rockwell Visit

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell
November 7, 2010–January 30, 2011

The final week of American Chronicles is here! We recommend buying your timed tickets in advance to ensure you get a chance to see this captivating exhibition. Purchase tickets online, by phone at (919) 715-5923, or in person at the Museum Box Office in East Building.

Fridays at the Museum

Before the movie, visit the galleries or relax with a glass of wine from our Friday night wine bar in the West Building Lobby, open 5:30–8 pm on Fridays.

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Image credit:

Norman Rockwell, Art Critic, 1955, oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 36 1/4 in., cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, April 16, 1955, Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, NRM.1998.4, ©1955 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, Ind.