Music City Mondays

THELONIOUS MONK: STRAIGHT NO CHASER highlights the life of one of the most extraordinary individuals in the history of jazz. Using precious film footage shot in the late 1960s of the great pianist and composer, this film provides a special opportunity to savor the work of this one-of-a-kind musical revolutionary. New 4K DCP

Meredith Monk — composer, performer and interdisciplinary artist — is one of the great artistic pioneers of our time, yet her profound cultural influence is largely unrecognized. With Monk’s music at its center, and featuring interviews with Björk and David Byrne, MONK IN PIECES is a mosaic that mirrors the structure of Monk’s own work, and illuminates her wildly original vocabulary of sound and imagery.

As the Grand Ole Opry grew into a national institution, it spent seven formative months on our stage — then the Hillsboro Theatre. This seminar revisits the Opry’s brief but pivotal stay at the Belcourt (1935–1936), correcting the historical record and exploring its enduring impact on Nashville’s cultural and filmmaking identity while honoring the shared centennials of two Tennessee icons: the Opry and the Belcourt Theatre. Includes a screening NASHVILLE REBEL (35mm) immediately following at 8:00pm.

A perennial kickoff to the week of Thanksgiving and a Belcourt tradition, Martin Scorsese’s masterful 1978 concert film returns — an all-star affair, seven-camera set-up capturing The Band’s final gig and Bill Graham’s incredibly satisfying prelude to Thanksgiving dinner.

A career safecracker dreams of leading a normal life after one last job for the mafia. But they have other plans for him… This recently-restored 4K Director’s Cut of Michael Mann’s iconic Tangerine Dream-scored neo-noir heater breathes new life into a true cult classic of crime cinema.