Guys, Guns & Garages Film Series

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Looking for something fun to do to liven up these long, dull winter evenings? Come check out "Guys, Guns and Garages", the Museum’s February Film Series. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the films on a huge screen in the Museum's Great Hall! Firehook Cafe and Bakery is open from 5:30 - 6:30 pm offering  sandwiches, soft drinks, coffee and sweet treats.

As a complement to House of Cars, the Museum explores the parking garage as a location in action films and thrillers of the 1970s, as well as a space of unsettling encounters in contemporary short films and performance. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post film critic, and Deborah Sorensen, curatorial associate, introduce the films.

$10 Members; $10 Students; $12 Non-members. Member Special: $15 for all three films! Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability. 

The Driver

February 3, 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Starring Ryan O’Neal as a getaway driver, opposite slyly psychotic Bruce Dern as a cop determined to catch his “cowboy,” The Driver is a Michael Mann-style study in squealing tires and terse stand-offs. (Walter J. Hill, 1978, R, 91 minutes) 

Preceded by CAR, Kate Watson-Wallace’s site-specific dance performance tracing the varied effects of automobiles on human relationships. (2008, 30 minutes)

The Driver, Copyright Twentieth-Century Fox Film Corporation, 1978

Note: This program has been cancelled due to the weather.
Scorpio

February 10, 6:30 - 9:00 pm

A cat and mouse thriller pitting experienced CIA agent Burt Lancaster against young assassin Alain Delon—aka Scorpio (Michael Winner, 1973, PG, 114 minutes). 

Preceded by Something to Love. Jesper Just’s films are gemlike and ambiguous works that challenge preconceptions of gender and age—as in the mysterious relationship between a chauffeur and his charge (2005, 8 minutes). 

Scorpio, Copyright United Artists, 1973

All the President's Men

February 17, 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Robert Redford meets with “Deep Throat” in the most recognized unknown garage of all time—permanently establishing the underground garage as the go-to location for secret meetings (Alan J. Pakula, 1976, PG, 138 minutes).

Preceded by Odysseus in Ithaca. Peter Rose transforms the everyday experience of driving down a ramp into a fractured and dreamlike journey towards a mysterious end (2006, 5 minutes).

All the President's Men, Copyright Warner Bros. Pictures, 1976