THIS OLD HOUSE

The Museum of Modern Art’s mammoth film series “112 Years of Cinema” screens Paul Leni’s “The Cat and the Canary” (1927). The comedy thriller follows a woman trying to remain sane in a strange old mansion – if she can resist its horrors, she’ll inherit a fortune. Ben Model and Jon Spurney provide musical accompaniment to the silent film (today, 5:30 p.m.). Also screening today: Patricia Cardoso’s “Real Women have Curves” (2002), about a Latina high school senior making decisions about her future (today and Thursday, 6 p.m.), and “I’ll be Seeing You” (1944), a Christmas movie starring Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton, and Shirley Temple (today, 7:45 p.m.). All screenings: Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-708-9480, $10 general, $8 seniors, $6 students, free for children under 16. Note: Tickets do not include admission to the museum but the cost may be applied to a museum ticket within 30 days. Paying the full museum admission allows admission to same-day screenings.

STRING SCREENS

The nine-part film series “Pulling Strings: Violinists on Film” opens tomorrow with New York premiere of the documentary “The Art of the Violin.” Bruno Monsaingeon’s film is about the great 20th-century violinists, including Jascha Heifetz, Yehudi Menuhin, and Isaac Stern. Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Series: Through Tuesday, April 19, days and times vary, Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, 212-721-6500, $15.

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