Jason Persse

Resolutely middlebrow. Editor, “content strategist,” horror movie enthusiast

[MoMA The Museum of Modern Art @MuseumModernArt]

How did hip-hop emerge in the Bronx?

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, Bronx-native DaeQuan Alexander Collier looks at five artworks that contextualize the genre in the New York City borough. Read on #MoMAMagazine → https://t.co/XZJ61jwKMZ

[Caryn Coleman @caryn_coleman]

Cannot wait to finally screen this film and talk to the amazing Laura and Kate Mulleavy @OfficialRodarte. It’ll be a night to remember!

[The Future of Film is Female @TheFOFIF]

FOFIF: PART 4 opens @MoMAFilm in two weeks with WOODSHOCK! Member tickets are now available for it (general public available in one week). 🌸⚡️

https://t.co/WzLh5VhC0q

[MoMA Film @MoMAFilm]

Starts tonight!

[Dave Kehr @dave_kehr]

It's a slow Friday and I'm having fun asking AI Pauline Kael to review new movies.

[MoMA The Museum of Modern Art @MuseumModernArt]

“Imagine hopping in a time machine and setting the destination for somewhere in Europe circa 1700. Could anyone at the time have prophesied the automobile, nuclear missiles, or Twitter?”

Émile P. Torres (@xriskology) looks at humanity’s obsession with futurism, our many flops at predicting future technologies, and the rise of “longtermism” → https://t.co/JGTM99DwPc

[eric li 🥄🍊 @eli8527]

one of the projects i worked on at MoMA was just nominated for a webby! :)

[MoMA Film @MoMAFilm]

“Got a light?”
“I’ve traveled 9,000 kilometers to give it to you.”

Tix are now available for the world premiere of the new 4k resto of Jean-Luc Godard's ALPHAVILLE next Weds at 7!

See this and more in our Rialto at 25 series!

🎟️ https://t.co/Y1frkvuItU

[MoMA The Museum of Modern Art @MuseumModernArt]

To celebrate this year’s Earth Month, we’re highlighting the work of artists, designers, architects, filmmakers, and other creatives who are dedicated to thinking critically about and advocating for our fragile world.

Discover more → https://t.co/r4FXnZ3G3C

[MoMA Film @MoMAFilm]

#NDNF opens one week from TONIGHT!

What are you most looking forward to seeing??

🎟️ https://t.co/HnAfpC6IGV

[MoMA The Museum of Modern Art @MuseumModernArt]

Dogfish plays the role of an obstacle that the other characters in “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” must overcome in order to grow closer.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how this fantastical beast was brought to life → https://t.co/wMTQNLNxN5

[MoMA Film @MoMAFilm]

This weekend, get your fill of...

Gothic atmosphere:
THE INHERITANCE (UNCLE SILAS), Fri at 7

Hitchcock:
THE WRONG MAN, Sat at 6:30

Social realism x surrealism:
THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED, Sun at 2

🎟️ https://t.co/OGYRVhsRVn

[MoMA Film @MoMAFilm]

Congratulations! 😍😍😍

[Jason Persse @jpersse]

Warming center opens in Skaneateles amid power outage and negative temperatures https://t.co/1dMuOsL7dv

[MoMA The Museum of Modern Art @MuseumModernArt]

“How to keep the puppet’s anarchy and sparkle while having to fit into an adult world. That is what I would wish to Pinocchio, and to every child growing up.”

Read Sara Fanelli’s “Pinocchio: From Michelangelo to Guillermo del Toro” on #MoMAMagazine → https://t.co/yqyV6ViULN

[MoMA The Museum of Modern Art @MuseumModernArt]

“I’m not saying Jackass is a cure for what ails us, but it sure is a comforting balm.” — @rajroynyc

Read about the stupid fun of Jackass Forever on #MoMAMagazine → https://t.co/siv3FGU9bz

[MoMA The Museum of Modern Art @MuseumModernArt]

See “Jackass Forever” at MoMA on December 31 as part of #MoMAContenders, our annual survey of the best in cinema → https://t.co/LxZDg9d2iZ

[Jason Persse @jpersse]

Truly, a sad day. Ali Ahmed Aslam, inventor of chicken tikka masala, dies at 77 https://t.co/LWFcj0fAxW

[Jason Persse @jpersse]

Fans of film and things that are generally good in this world! Support The Future of Film is Female in 2023 on @Kickstarter https://t.co/VRetjZ4MAg

[Rajendra Roy @rajroynyc]

Many of us on the National Film Preservation Board worked for Years to see this day. 🦂