As a follow-up to last year’s hugely popular Muppet Movie retrospective in the Dryden, we are proud to present a new series that once again celebrates the genius of Muppet creator Jim Henson. In addition to feature films, this time we’ve added rare television shows, archival footage, commercials, experimental work, and more!

We’ll offer Sunday matinee screenings of Muppets from Space (screening November 25) and Muppet Treasure Island (December 16), the two most recently completed features starring the classic Muppet characters—Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and all your favorites. On November 30 & December 2, you’ll have two chances to see Henson’s second collaboration with conceptual designer Brian Froud, the elaborate and wonderful fantasy Labyrinth, starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, and a whole new universe of Muppet creations.

Along with these movies, we’ll also present two must-see compilation programs. First comes Muppet Commercials and Experiments (December 8 & 9), a mind-blowing collection of rarities from the vaults of Jim Henson. On December 22 & 23, we’ll bring you the original unedited version of the holiday classic Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, hosted by Kermit the Frog, followed by Muppet Music Moments, a specially compiled collection of the best musical numbers from The Muppet Show. This series is produced by The Jim Henson Legacy and Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tour organizer is Irena Kovarova.

(Guy Hamilton, UK 1964, 111 min., 35mm)

Accept no substitutes! Sean Connery is James Bond, here battling Gert Frobe as the man with the Midas touch and Harold Sakata as Goldfinger’s top-hat-wielding bodyguard Oddjob, with help from Honor Blackman as the quasi-lesbian fighter pilot Pussy Galore.

At 4 pm:

(Lewis Gilbert, UK 1967, 116 min., 35mm)

James Bond goes to Japan to defeat his arch-nemesis Blofeld (Donald Pleasence, the prototype for Dr. Evil). Ken Adam’s always-amazing Bond set designs reach their pinnacle here. New 35mm prints with remixed Dolby Digital soundtracks. Two films for one admission price.

(Mel Brooks, US 1968, 88 min., 35mm)

In the original film farce that inspired the smash Broadway musical, Gene Wilder plays a meek accountant dragged into a scheme by money-hungry producer Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel). In their attempts to produce a flop, they create one of the most memorable and comedic musical numbers in film history: Springtime for Hitler.

At 8:45 p.m.: WHERE’S POPPA?

(Carl Reiner, US 1970, 82 min., 35mm)

In a movie with a true commitment to tasteless humor, George Segal plays a lawyer whose domineering mother (a hilariously senile Ruth Gordon) has all but ruined his life. Bonus: preceding Where’s Poppa?, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks voice the animated version of THE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN (Leo Salkin, US 1975, 26 min., Digital Projection). Two films for one admission price.

(Jim Henson, US 1977, 50 min., Digital Projection)

Kermit the Frog is your host for one of the most beloved family holiday specials ever created. In the small river community of Frogtown Hollow, Emmet and Ma Otter perform in a Christmas Eve talent show where the prize is a much-needed $50. The Otters’ biggest competition: The Riverbottom Nightmare Band! Beautifully designed and magically realized, this enduring classic features a number of great Paul Williams songs like Barbecue and When the River Meets the Sea. Followed by Muppet Music Moments (75 min., Digital Projection). Music was always an integral part of The Muppet Show, and this collection assembles some classic musical numbers interpreted as only the Muppets can. Performances from a wide range of musical genres include guest stars Paul Simon, Elton John, Deborah Harry, Linda Ronstadt, Harry Belafonte, and more.

(Michelangelo Antonioni, UK/Italy 1966, 111 min., 35mm)

Fashion photographer David Hemmings strolls through a London park for a few snapshots, but his images of a lovers’ lunchtime tryst may also offer clues to a murder. Perhaps the ultimate statement on fear and alienation in the big city, Antonioni’s international box office smash was a taboo breaker in terms of full-frontal nudity. It’s also a gripping existential mystery.