Winter/Spring Film Series

Sunny Side Up
Friday, March 11 | 8 pm
Museum Auditorium

If you love Singin' in the Rain—the brilliant MGM musical that looked back at the earliest days of the talkies—but wondered if maybe they were exaggerating just a little, you can decide for yourself after you see Sunny Side Up. Janet Gaynor (the first winner of the Best Actress Oscar) and Charles Farrell were known as "America's Favorite Lovebirds." But with sound they had to sing and dance, as well as talk, and they tackle it all with charm and pluck. Would any modern movie stars step so far outside their comfort zone?

Sunny Side Up
(1929) Directed by David Butler. Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, El Brendel, Marjorie White. (120 min.)

Silent-screen sweethearts Gaynor and Farrell take the musical plunge in this Cinderella story from the dawn of sound. The Broadway songwriters DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson provide the showstopping production number “Turn on the Heat,” which author Richard Barrios says “can, with Spartan restraint, only be termed a lulu.” Preserved by the Museum of Modern Art with support from the Film Foundation and the Franco American Cultural Fund.

Upcoming
Friday, March 18: Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster in Sweet Smell of Success

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.

Tickets are available online, by phone at (919) 715-5923, and in person at the Museum Box Office. Many films sell out, so be sure to get your tickets soon.

See you at the movies!

Upcoming

30 Americans
Opens March 19 | Ticketed

Featuring 75 works of art, this sweeping exhibition by some of the best contemporary artists explores how a previous generation of African American artists influenced artists working today. Discussions, jazz performances, and other happenings complement the 30 Americans experience. Tickets available now.

Art in the Evening

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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