SCREENING

From Street to Screen

Notice

The main entrance to ArtScience Museum will be closed on 27 May due to an event. ArtScience Museum will be operating as usual and members of the public can still access the museum via the second entrance near Miracle Coffee. SweetSpot at ArtScience Museum will also be closed on 27 May.

Explore the roots of sneaker and street culture through the lens of cinema – from iconic blockbusters to indie titles, come take a closer peek at how films play such a pivotal role in fashion, style and sweet kicks.

Long before social media, the original trailblazers of streetwear were the characters on screen that we’ve all come to grow along with and love – from the looney warpspeed Air Jordan antics in Space Jam to the sleek nanotech memory-sandals in Black Panther, somehow these scenes are forever seared in our memories and get talked about for generations to come.

Yet in these small and seemingly passing scenes, entire trends, releases, re-releases and anniversary editions make their way into pop culture annals and everyday life – and it’s this alchemy of form, function, style, technology and promises of a future within our grasp that pushes street culture to the forefront of each zeitgeist, celebrated for the many years that would follow.

Stay tuned for more film titles to be announced for screenings in June and beyond.

About the Exhibition

Sneakertopia is a colourful, larger-than-life sneaker and street culture exhibition that celebrates the art and history of sneakers and much, much more!

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Films (May Screenings)

The Next Karate Kid (1994)

Dir. Christopher Cain
117 minutes | PG

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
1 – 26 May*, Mon – Fri | 11am
*no screenings on 16, 25 May
6 May, Sat | 2pm
7 May, Sun | 4.30pm
14 May, Sun | 11am
20 May, Sat | 2pm

The fourth installment of the successful Karate Kid series, which has grossed over $300 million worldwide, stars Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank as a troubled teenager. Since the death of her parents, 17-year-old Julie Pierce (Swank) has directed her anger at all the wrong places. She's angry at the grandmother who can no longer raise her, at the violent all-male “posse” that harasses her at school, and angry and confused with herself as she struggles to become a woman. But enigmatic karate teacher Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) sees in Julie a strength she could never recognize in herself. To repay a debt to Julie's grandfather, who saved his life in World War II, Mr. Miyagi takes Julie on an odyssey that allows the girl to reclaim not only the strength to defeat her foes, but the strength to be herself.
A League of Their Own (1992)

Dir. Penny Marshall
128 minutes | PG

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
1 – 26 May*, Mon – Fri | 1.30pm
*no screenings on 16, 17, 25 May
6 May, Sat | 4.30pm
7 May, Sun | 11am
13 May, Sat | 1.30pm
20 May, Sat | 11am

Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna star in this major-league comedy from the team that brought you Big. Hanks stars as Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up ballplayer whose big league days are over. Hired to coach in the All-American Girls Baseball League of 1943, while the male pros are at war, Dugan finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his all-girl team. Jon Lovitz adds a scene-stealing cameo as the sarcastic scout who recruits Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis), the baseball dolly with a Babe Ruth swing. Teammates Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O'Donnell round out the roster, taking the team to the World Series. Based on the true story of the pioneering women who blazed the trail, on the fields and off, for generations of athletes.
King Richard (2021)

Dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green
144 minutes | PG13 (Some Coarse Language and Violence)

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
1 – 26 May*, Mon – Fri | 4.15pm
*no screenings on 16, 17, 25 May
6 May, Sat | 11am
7 May, Sun | 1.30pm
21 May, Sun | 11am

Armed with a clear vision and a brazen 78-page plan, Richard Williams is determined to write his daughters, Venus and Serena, into history. Training on Compton, California's abandoned tennis courts - rain or shine - the girls are shaped by their father's unyielding commitment and their mother's balanced perspective and keen intuition, defying the seemingly insurmountable odds and prevailing expectations laid before them.

Based on the true story that will inspire the world, King Richard follows the uplifting journey of a family whose unwavering resolve and unconditional belief ultimately delivers two of the world's greatest sports legends.

Films (March & April Screenings)

Space Jam (1996)

Dir. Joseph Pytka
88 minutes | G

Showtimes
6 – 31 Mar
Mon – Fri | 2pm

12, 19, 26 Mar
Sun | 12pm

Get a laugh-loaded glimpse of the future like it's never looked before! See two of the world's greatest legends collide in a brand-new universe! When basketball megastar Michael Jordan teams up with animated icon Bugs Bunny – get ready for Space Jam!
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Dir. Malcolm D. Lee
115 minutes | PG

Showtimes
6 – 31 Mar
Mon – Fri | 4pm

When LeBron James and his son are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., it’s Tunes vs Goons in the highest‐stakes challenge of his life that will redefine the bond with his son.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Dir Bob Persichetti
116 min | PG (Some Violence)

Showtimes
11, 18, 25 Mar
Sat | 11am

3 – 28 Apr
Mon – Fri | 2pm

2 Apr, Sun | 11am
8 Apr, Sat | 11am
15, 22 Apr, Sat | 2pm
16, 23 Apr, Sun | 11am
29 & 30 Apr, Sat & Sun | 1.30pm

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a ground-breaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Dir. Ryan Coogler
161 minutes | PG13 (Some Violence)

TICKTED ADMISSION

Showtimes
2 Apr, Sun | 4pm
8 Apr, Sat | 1.30pm
23 Apr, Sun | 1.30pm
29 Apr, Sat | 4pm

Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the mighty Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of the death of their beloved King T’Challa. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman) if they are to forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was written by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, and directed by Ryan Coogler.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Dir. Denis Villeneuve
163 minutes | M18 (Sexual Scene and Some Violence)

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
1 Apr, Sat | 4pm
16 Apr, Sun | 4pm
30 Apr, Sun | 4pm

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
The Fifth Element (1997)

Dir. Luc Besson
113 min | NC16 (Some Nudity)

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
9 Apr, Sun | 4.30pm
15 Apr, Sat | 4.30pm
23 Apr, Sun | 4.45pm

In the 23rd century, a New York City cabbie, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), finds the fate of the world in his hands when Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) falls into his cab. As the embodiment of the fifth element, Leeloo needs to combine with the other four to keep the approaching Great Evil from destroying the world. Together with Father Vito Cornelius (Ian Holm) and zany broadcaster Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker), Dallas must race against time and the wicked industrialist Zorg (Gary Oldman) to save humanity.
Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Dir. Robert Zemeckis
108 minutes | PG

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
1 Apr, Sat | 1.30pm
16 Apr, Sun | 1.30pm
22 Apr, Sat | 4.30pm

In this zany sequel, time-traveling duo Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) return from saving Marty's future son from disaster, only to discover their own time transformed. In this nightmarish version of Hill Valley, Marty's father has been murdered and Biff Tannen, Marty's nemesis, has profited. After uncovering the secret to Biff's success – a sports almanac from the future –Marty and the Doc embark on a quest to repair the space-time continuum.
Black Panther (2018)

Dir. Ryan Coogler
134 minutes | PG (Some Violence)

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
3 – 28 Apr *
Mon – Fri | 11am
*no screening 25 Apr

9 Apr, Sun | 11am
15 & 22 Apr, Sat | 11am
29 & 30 Apr, Sat & Sun | 10.45am

After the death of his father, the king of Wakanda, young T’Challa returns home to the isolated high-tech African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king – and Black Panther – is tested when he’s drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, he must release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.
Alien (1979)

Dir. Ridley Scott
115 min | PG13 (Some Violence and Nudity)

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
3 – 28 Apr
Mon – Fri | 4.30pm

2 Apr, Sun | 1.30pm
8 Apr, Sat | 4.45pm

On their voyage home, the crew of the deepspace tug Nostromo investigate an alien distress signal, inadvertently picking up and bringing aboard an extraterrestrial life form with violent and lethal survival instincts.