The Sag Harbor Cinema is poised to dive deeply into the career of the acclaimed production designer Mark Friedberg with a gallery exhibition and screening of “Pollock,” and a summer-long series of films from the generation of directors whose creativity and vision transformed the American cinematic landscape.
“Worlds Imagined: Mark Friedberg,” which will open with a reception on the cinema’s third floor on Saturday at 5:30 p.m., showcases Mr. Friedberg’s production designs with a wide selection of behind-the-scenes video, set stills, drawings, models, and props from 10 of his films: “Across the Universe,” “The Darjeeling Limited,” “The Ice Storm,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Noah,” “Far From Heaven,” “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” “Pollock,” “Joker,” and “Joker: Folie à Deux.”
The reception will be followed by a showing of “Pollock,” after which Mr. Friedberg and Fred Berner, the film’s producer, will speak and take questions.
“Whether it’s Gotham City, suburban Connecticut in the ‘50s, James Baldwin’s Harlem, a luxury train in India, or the living room of a morbidly obese English teacher that never leaves his apartment, Mark’s work brings to a film a unique blend of stylized imagination and realism,” said Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan, the cinema’s founding artistic director.
Some of the directors Mr. Friedberg, a lifelong Springs resident, has worked with are Todd Haynes, Ang Lee, Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, Julie Taymor, Todd Phillips, Darren Aronofsky, and, for “Pollock,” Ed Harris.
“I love working with Mark, because his ideas always inspire me to go deeper. He is a philosopher, a theorist, a mensch, and a great designer,” said Mr. Aronofsky, who has collaborated with Mr. Friedberg on “The Whale,” “Noah,” and, set for release this year, “Caught Stealing.”
Mr. Friedberg’s other films include “The Underground Railroad,” “Wonderstruck,” “Paterson,” “Selma,” “Mildred Pierce,” “Mufasa,” “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” “The Producers,” “The Tempest,” and “Synecdoche, New York.”
“Worlds Imagined” will remain on view through August.
“The New Hollywood: An American Revolution,” will launch on Monday with a new 4K restoration of Steven Spielberg’s first theatrical feature, “The Sugarland Express” (1974), which was described by Pauline Kael as “one of the most phenomenal debuts in the history of movies.” Goldie Hawn and William Atherton star as a couple on the run whose child is taken from them by the State of Texas.
Also screening in July are “Carrie,” Brian de Palma’s 1976 adaptation of the Stephen King novel (July 18) and “The Deer Hunter,” Michael Cimino’s 1978 war film (July 21). “Carrie” earned a best actress Academy Award nomination for Sissy Spacek, who plays the troubled teenager with telekinetic powers, while “The Deer Hunter” won five Oscars, including best picture, and features Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage, and Meryl Streep.
One special guest will be Benny Safdie, director of the multiple award-winning “Uncut Gems,” who will introduce a screening of Robert Altman’s “Nashville” (1975) in late July. Additional live appearances will be announced.
Other directors whose work will be shown are Joe Dante, John Carpenter, Martin Scorsese, John Landis, George Lucas, Peter Bogdanovich, John Milius, Frances Ford Coppola, and David Cronenberg.
