Family Flicks Film Series: Nutcracker: The Motion Picture and Where the Wild Things Are
HAMMER | 11 a.m., Billy Wilder Theater
Featuring sets and costumes designed by visionary author and artist Maurice Sendak, this big-screen adaptation of the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s long-running performance of The Nutcracker is a dreamy, fantastical take on the Christmas classic. The film will be preceded by the 1973 animated Sendak short, Where the Wild Things Are. (1986, dir. Carroll Ballard, 35mm, 85 min.; 1973, dir. Gene Deitch, 16mm, 7 min.)
Recommended for ages 7+*
*All ages are welcome. Feel free to take a break with infants and toddlers in the theater lobby.
Event Date: Sunday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: Free*
*Tickets are available at the Box Office one hour before the program on a first come, first served basis. Early arrival is recommended.
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.