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“‘Nobody’s perfect’ is the last line. Wilder, Lemmon, Curtis and Monroe come pretty close.” —The Guardian

Now playing thru Mon, Mar 27, 1959’s SOME LIKE IT HOT —One of the most beloved films of all time, this sizzling masterpiece by Billy Wilder set a new standard for Hollywood comedy. After witnessing a mob hit, Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, in landmark performances) skip town by donning drag and joining an all-female band en route to Miami. The charm of the group’s singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe, at the height of her bombshell powers) leads them ever further into extravagant lies…. With a whip-smart script by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, and sparking chemistry among its finely tuned cast, SOME LIKE IT HOT is as deliriously funny and fresh today as it was when it first knocked audiences out six decades ago. (Synopsis courtesy of the Criterion Collection).

And before Sat’s 1pm screening, join us at 12pm for Nashville’s Great Pretenders: A Seminar on the History of Drag Performance in Music City — presented by Sarah Calise, public historian, librarian and founder/director of Nashville Queer History.
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“The world’s greatest working filmmaker.” —Barry Jenkins

Claire Denis’ debut film, 1989’s CHOCOLAT, this Fri-Mon, Mar 24-26 and next Thu, Mar 30 (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-CHOCOLAT).
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"It suggests John le Carré by way of David Lynch — a feverish and haunting but also wry and meditative rumination on power, secrecy and the color of clouds over water at sunset.” —A.O. Scott @nytimes.

#AlbertSerra’s sixth feature, PACIFICTION, this coming Fri, Mar 24 thru Thu, Mar 30 — with an introduction from film critic #JasonShawhan at Wed, Mar 29’s 7:40pm screening (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/PACIFICTION).
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⭐️ “[Jacquelyn] Mills contructs true art.” —POV Magazine
⭐️ “Arresting visual and aural storytelling.” —The Globe and Mail
⭐️ “Nature is embedded deep in the very form of the film.” —Film Quarterly

At the Belcourt THIS COMING Wed-Sun, Mar 22-26, Jacquelyn Mills’ documentary GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, a remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic. At Wed, Mar 22’s 8pm screening, an introduction from Jonathan Rattner, associate professor of cinema and media arts at @vanderbiltu. Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/GEOGRAPHIES).

The film follows Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived there for over 40 years collecting, cleaning and documenting marine litter that persistently washes up on the island’s shores. Shot on 16mm and created using eco-friendly filmmaking techniques, GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE is a playful and reverent collaboration with the natural world filled with arresting images and made with an activist spirit.
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“In prison, dinner was always a big thing…. Paulie did the prep work – he was doing a year for contempt – and he had this wonderful system for doing the garlic.”

#MartinScorsese’s GOODFELLAS this Fri-Tue, Mar 17-21 (ticket link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-GOODFELLAS).
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Yes, our Red Carpet Evening crowd last Sunday was a very stylish crowd (and we’ll post more pictures soon). But the beautiful, indefatigable #MegGuiffrida and her @everythingeverywheremovie inspiration was next level! So, so glad you joined us, Meg 💙💙💙 ...

“A slow-boiling knockout….” —Manohla Dargis @nytimes.

Opening this Fri, Mar 17, #DavyChou’s RETURN TO SEOUL — starring first-time actor Ji-min Park (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/RETURN-TO-SEOUL <http://bit.ly/RETURN-TO-SEOUL).
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*Special Belcourt Preview Screening*
Sun, Mar 26 at 7:00pm
Tickets on sale Thu, Mar 16 at 10:00am

JASON ISBELL: RUNNING WITH OUR EYES CLOSED (with a post-screening discussion with Jason Isbell and filmmaker Sam Jones)

In his own words, renowned singer and songwriter @jasonisbell takes us on an unexpected journey through his musical evolution and creative process as he goes into the studio to record his new album “Reunions” with his band The 400 Unit. With striking candor and honesty, Isbell lays bare his difficult childhood, his struggles with addiction and relationships, funneling all his pain and private battles into his music. When the COVID-19 pandemic arrives and forces him and his family into lockdown, Isbell must confront the self-doubt and fears that isolation brings to a recovering addict and artist, even as the album releases to rave reviews.

Directed and produced by @samjonespictures (HBO’s “Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off”) and executive produced by Emmy® winners Mark and Jay Duplass (HBO’s “The Lady and the Dale”) and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons (HBO’s “Andre The Giant,” “Showbiz Kids”).
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⭐️ “Masterful… A story of natural wonder, elemental beauty, and human folly.” —LA Times
⭐️ “A film of sturdy and stunning beauty.” —Sight & Sound
⭐️ “A cinematic original.” —Variety

Opening this Fri, Mar 17, Hlynur Pálmason’s GODLAND. In the late 19th century, a Danish priest makes the perilous trek to Iceland’s southeastern coast with the intention of establishing a church, but when he arrives, the reality of being an intruder in an unforgiving land tests the arrogant man of God’s resolve. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/GODLAND)
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SO many Belcourt friends with us tonight for A Red Carpet Evening! We love this community of movie lovers. Here, board members @krystalnclark, #EricHolder, @rosemary_ramsey and #HGWebb. ...

The Belcourt’s getting dressed-up (thanks to the always visionary @amosevents) for tonight’s A Red Carpet Evening! ...

⭐️ “Expertly crafted with stirring grace and sensitivity.” —Hollywood Reporter
⭐️ “A jewel… Already feels like a classic.” —The Guardian
⭐️ A heartfelt, beautifully homespun tale… Remarkably moving.” —Variety

Colm Bairéad’s THE QUIET GIRL playing Fri-Thu, Mar 10-16 — with an Academy Award nomination for Best International Feature (ticket link in bio, or bit.ly/THE-QUIET-GIRL).
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Just announced! On Tue, Mar 28 at 8pm, the Belcourt joins other independent cinemas, museums and community groups for the 10th National Evening of Science on Screen®! We’ll be showing TAMPOPO — with a post-screening discussion from @VanderbiltU’s Mark T. Wallace on “A Multisensory World: How Interactions Between the Senses Shape Our Perceptions of Our World.” And @blackdynastyramen will be on site with yakisoba (chicken + vegetarian) — rounding out a night of cinema, science and sustenance.

Tickets on-sale now — at the link in bio, or bit.ly/SoS-TAMPOPO

The Belcourt has participated in @scienceonscreen since 2014. The nationwide endeavor promotes scientific literacy through entertainment — featuring classic, cult and documentary films matched with presentations by experts who discuss the scientific issues raised by each film. #ScienceonScreen is an initiative of the @thecoolidge Corner Theatre with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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There’s still time to get your tickets! Join us this Sun, Mar 12 — enjoy an elegant event that benefits the Belcourt and celebrates the movies. The evening includes a cocktail buffet, full bar, silent auction, a glamorous VIP backstage lounge, and Hollywood’s biggest night projected on the Belcourt’s big screens! (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/RCE-2023 <bit.ly/RCE-2023>) ...

This Sun at at 3pm, 9pm (and Wed, Mar 8 at 3:15pm, 9pm) in our OscaRRR Picks, TO LESLIE with Andrea Riseborough, nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/TO-LESLIE)

Riseborough plays Leslie Rowland, a single mother and alcoholic who’s used up all of her lottery money and finds the chance to redeem herself when a motel owner (Marc Maron) offers her a job. “TO LESLIE recalls the grit of 1970s American indie cinema at its most indelible” writes #SheriLinden in #TheHollywoodReporter.
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This weekend, we conclude Beloved: A Spotlight Series on Black Female Directors with Kasi Lemmon’s 1997 EVE’S BAYOU — screening Sat, Mar 4 at 12pm* + Sun, Mar 5 at 5:30pm — with a cast that included Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Good and Diahann Carroll. *After Sat’s screening, a discussion with Claudine Taaffe, Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of African American and Diaspora Studies at @VanderbiltU.

Here’s how #RogerEbert reviewed EVE’S BAYOU in 1997:

“A film of astonishing maturity and confidence — EVE’S BAYOU, one of the very best films of the year, is the debut of its writer and director, Kasi Lemmons…. That Lemmons can make a film this good on the first try is like a rebuke to established filmmakers…. EVES BAYOU resonates in the memory. It called me back for a second and third viewing. If it is not nominated for Academy Awards, then the academy is not paying attention. For the viewer, it is a reminder that sometimes films can venture into the realms of poetry and dreams.” (Nov 7, 1997)

#evesbayou @kasi_lemmons @jurneesmollett @mslynnwhitfield @samuelljackson @therealdebbimorgan @meagangood @ctinpeace #diahanncarroll
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“TURNING RED is original, funny and tender, an affectionate reminder that adolescence is a time of life not easily tamed, and sometimes the animal inside us demands release.” —David Rooney @hollywoodreporter

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, TURNING RED screens this Sat, Mar 4 at 2:50pm + Sun, Mar 5 at 12pm (ticket link in bio, or bit.ly/TURNING-RED).
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RRReturning to the Belcourt! Fri, Mar 3 at 8pm // Sat, Mar 4 at 9pm //Thu, Mar 9 at 8pm

WE CREATED HISTORY!! 🇮🇳

Proud and privileged to share that #NaatuNaatu has been nominated for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. #Oscars #RRRMovie
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Repost from @justusoasis

“This movie was just queer joy.” - SOS’er AJ

Thank you Allison, Sheronica, and T from Belcourt Theatre for watching and discussing Too Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar with the Students of Stonewall this afternoon.

We needed a bit of queer joy today.
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