Irascible petty criminal H.R. McMurtry pleads insanity to keep himself out of jail. Once institutionalized, he slowly stages mutiny against the oppressive Nurse Ratched. Based on the novel by Ken Kesey. —35mm print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive

Part of Staff Picks, and programmed by Mae, who says: “Screening I AM CUBA within a contemporary ‘fake news’ media climate, amidst critical debates about information either serving as propaganda to one party or lies that incite hatred towards another, revives the timeless proverb: one man’s meat is another man’s poison.”

In this Roger Corman-produced JAWS parody directed by the inimitable Joe Dante and written by indie darling John Sayles, the bloodthirsty shark is subbed out for a swarm of military-grade flesh-eating piranhas.

Director Miloš Forman weathered Jim Carrey’s obsessive resolve to both channel and honor artist/comedian Andy Kaufman, both digging their way into the heart of Kaufman’s underground realm of befuddling characters unwilling to conform to conventional roles, rules and tidy expectations.

In Spielberg’s phrase-coining “blockbuster,”  the tension ratchets as a police chief (Roy Scheider), an oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) seek to destroy an insatiable great white shark that’s terrorizing the townspeople of fictional Amity Island.

When the New York Mafia wants to take over the Harlem drug trade, they kidnap the daughter of a local crime lord who hires the one man tough enough to get his daughter back: Shaft. Score by Isaac Hayes.

Restored and remixed to 5.1 audio at Abbey Road, this Beatles classic returns to theaters in celebration of its 50th Anniversary.

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the black community and some disillusioned Hells Angels in this low-budget independent film written, directed, produced, edited, and starring Melvin Van Peebles (who also composed the score performed by Earth, Wind & Fire).

Hailed by The Guardian as “the most terrifying and honest portrayal of nuclear war ever filmed,” THREADS bleakly portrays the effects of a nuclear attack on the working-class city of Sheffield, England as the fabric of society unravels one thread at a time.

While on summer vacation with her family in the Catskills, Frances “Baby” Houseman (Jennifer Grey) has the time of her life thanks to dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze).

Catherine Deneuve’s porcelain perfection hides a cracked interior in her iconic role as Séverine, a Paris housewife who begins secretly spending her after­noon hours working in a bordello. Directed by Luis Buñuel. 4K DCP Restoration.

Professional bouncer Dalton (Patrick Swayze) butts heads with local business magnate Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara) when he’s hired to clean up The Double Deuce bar in Jasper, Missouri.

A nurse takes to the streets to exact revenge on the inner-city dealers who got her younger sister hooked on drugs. Come for Pam Grier’s excellent performance as the righteous vigilante; stay for Roy Ayers’s exceptionally funky soundtrack.

Part of Staff Picks, and programmed by Jon, who says: "Mark Borchardt is an endlessly inspiring character who pursues his dreams no matter what the cost. This is one of the quirkiest, most heartfelt documentaries ever made."

Drawing from his own youthful experiences, this early work from Olivier Assayas revisits the outskirts of Paris in the early 1970s, telling the story of teenage lovers whose open rebellion against family and society threatens to tear them apart.

Agnès Varda’s enchanting ode to female friendship and liberation is part blissed-out bohemian musical, part revolutionary cri de cœur. New DCP Restoration.

This story of a Harlem youth's rise and fall in New York City's criminal underworld marks the first soundtrack work by the Godfather of Soul himself, Mr. James Brown.

When Earth passes through the tail of a comet, the planet’s machines become sentient with only one goal: the elimination of mankind. A group of survivors holes up in a truck stop to fight off killer vehicles in Stephen King’s only directorial outing.

THE WATERMELON WOMAN is the story of Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye), a twenty-something black lesbian struggling to make a documentary about Fae Richards, a beautiful and elusive 1930s black film actress popularly known as “The Watermelon Woman.”

John Carpenter takes on Stephen King’s classic novel about a sentient, evil automobile and the psychological effects it has on its new owner, a mild-mannered, nerdy teen.

Priest (Ron O’Neal), a coke dealer who wants to get out of the game, decides to make one last big score before calling it quits in Gordon Parks Jr.’s sensational depiction of the day-to-day life of a career criminal. Curtis Mayfield’s unparalleled score makes this an absolute must-see in the theater.

Part of Staff Picks, and programmed by Bob, who says: “2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT is one of my favorite sci-fi films of all time. A beautiful piece of classic science-fiction, the oft-overlooked and underappreciated sequel to 2001 features a top-notch cast and astounding practical special-effects to tell a story that's a heady blend of equal parts geo-political drama, suspense-thriller, atmospheric ghost story, and meditation on humanity's role in the universe. It's truly something wonderful.”