Film
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BIRD SONG “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962) is shown as part of a series of Oscar-winning films. It won awards for best actor (Gregory Peck), best art direction, and best adapted screenplay (Horton Foote and Harper Lee). Saturday, 8 p.m., Makor, 35 W. 67th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-415-5500, $9.
ALL EARS The classic Disney film “Dumbo” is screened as part of the Just Kidding! series of screenings for families. The animated feature is about a baby elephant whose ears are so big he can fly. The event is intended for families with children age 7 and above. Sunday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, $10 general, $8 seniors.
MONGOLIAN BLUES The New York Film Critics Circle Series, in which members of the critics group introduce their favorite films, concludes this weekend. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly introduces a screening of “Genghis Blues” (1999), a documentary about a blind, ailing blues musician in San Francisco who teaches himself the art of “throat singing,” most widely practiced in the tiny Mongolian republic of Tuva. Sunday, 4:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.
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