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THE ACADEMY & MoMI TO HOST SPECIAL ARCHIVAL SCREENINGS OF “THE SOUND OF MUSIC”

Academy Celebrates the Sound of Music
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) willhost two special archival screenings in celebration of the  50th anniversary of the film “The Sound of Music “onSaturday, May 2 at Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York.

The Academy will screen a new 70mm print of the film from preservation work done by 20th Century Fox and theAcademy Film Archive. The screenings will be introduced by Tom Santopietro, author of The Sound of Music Story, who will also be on hand to autograph copies of his new book.  In addition, “The Sound of Music” actress Marni Nixon (Sister Sophia) will be in attendance to participate in a post screening Q & A.

There will be two screenings of the film at 1:00PM and 5:30PM on Saturday, May 2. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $9 for museum members, and $9 for Academy members. MoMI is located at 36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, NY 11106.