Renowned director Norman Jewison, who has made some of filmdom’s great movies, will be interviewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in connection with a retrospective of his work. His films over four decades have garnered 10 Academy Awards and 46 nominations. He personally has been nominated for four Oscars.
On Friday, October 1, 2010, at 7 p.m., he will be interviewed by film critic Armond White, followed by a screening of his “In the Heat of the Night,” given an Oscar for Best Film of 1967 in addition to three other Oscars.
On Friday, October 8 at 7 p.m. he will take part in a discussion with actresses Olympia Dukakis, Anita Gillette and author John Patrick Shanley, followed by a screening of “Moonstruck” (1987), which won three Oscars.
In addition to Jewison’s personal appearances, there will be screenings at the Metropolitan Museum of “…And Justice for All” on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. there will be a screening of Jewison’s “Fiddler on the Roof.”
The screenings are free with Museum admission. The discussion events are $25, or two for $40. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue and 83rd Street.