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LOVE LIES BLEEDING
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LOVE LIES BLEEDING

Reclusive gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) falls hard for Jackie (Katy O’Brian), an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
PROBLEMISTA
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PROBLEMISTA

Alejandro (writer/director Julio Torres) is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast (Tilda Swinton) becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.
TOKYO STORY
Tue, Mar 19 at 3:45pm

TOKYO STORY

Ozu’s profoundly stirring story of an aging couple who journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores.
Melodrama and Politics: A Rainer Werner Fassbinder Seminar
Wed, Mar 20 | 6:30-7:45pm

Melodrama and Politics: A Rainer Werner Fassbinder Seminar

This seminar is presented in conjunction with Trilogies: Part 2 and the BRD Trilogy. Movie tickets sold separately. Presented by Lutz Koepnick, Max Kade Foundation Chair in German Studies and professor of cinema and media arts at Vanderbilt University.
PICTURES OF GHOSTS
Wed-Sun, Mar 20-24

PICTURES OF GHOSTS

From acclaimed director Kleber Mendonça Filho (BACURAU). A multidimensional journey through time, sound, architecture and filmmaking, set in the urban landscape of Recife, the Brazilian coastal capital of Pernambuco.
THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN
Wed, Mar 20 at 8:00pm

THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN

Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only to have him disappear in the war. Alone, Maria uses her beauty and ambition to prosper in Germany's “economic miracle” of the 1950’s. Screening in 35mm
BATMAN BEGINS
Fri, Mar 22 at 9:00pm | Sun, Mar 24 at 2:10pm

BATMAN BEGINS

Director Christopher Nolan’s Batman origin story charts the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham.
HERE
Fri-Tue, Mar 22-26

HERE

A Romanian construction worker and a Belgian-Chinese doctorate student cross paths in Brussels just before the former is about to move back home. A city symphony imbued with quiet grace, HERE captures both the longing of contemporary urban life and the potential for enchantment that still exists in spaces shared by strangers from different worlds.
ABOUT DRY GRASSES
Sat-Wed, Mar 23-27

ABOUT DRY GRASSES

Nestled away in wintry Turkish Kurdistan, public-school art teacher Samet (Deniz Celiloğlu) yearns to leave the sleepy village, but a budding relationship brings a silver lining. Renowned for his nuanced, visually ravishing imagery, award-winning director Nuri Bilge Ceylan returns with another enveloping cinemascope rumination.
THE DARK KNIGHT
Sat, Mar 23 at 9:00pm | Sun, Mar 24 at 5:00pm

THE DARK KNIGHT

When a vile young criminal calling himself the Joker suddenly throws Gotham City into chaos, the Caped Crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism.
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
Sun, Mar 24 at 8:00pm

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Mon, Mar 25 at 3:40pm, 8:00pm

DAYS OF HEAVEN

Part of Music City Mondays: Morricone x3 — Bill, an early-1900s Chicago steel mill worker flees town after accidentally killing a man. In search of a better life, he moves his girlfriend Abby and younger sister Linda to the wheat fields of Texas. Directed by Terence Malick. Score by Ennio Morricone. New 4K DCP Restoration
LAST THINGS
Tue, Mar 26 at 8:00pm

LAST THINGS

Evolution and extinction from the point of view of rocks and various future others. The geo-biosphere is introduced as a place of evolutionary possibility, where humans disappear — but life endures. Screening in 35mm
VERONIKA VOSS
Wed, Mar 27 at 8:00pm

VERONIKA VOSS

Once-beloved Third Reich–era starlet Veronika Voss lives in obscurity in postwar Munich. She meets a sportswriter, and the two develop an unlikely relationship. Screening in 35mm
ENNIO
Encore: Thu, Mar 28 at 4:35pm, 7:45pm

ENNIO

Part of Music City Mondays: Morricone x3 — A moving and comprehensive profile of indefatigable composer Ennio Morricone that explores the breadth of the maestro’s career, from his early Italian pop songs to the fistful of unforgettable film scores that he wrote.
HIGH & LOW – JOHN GALLIANO
Fri-Thu, Mar 29-Apr 4

HIGH & LOW – JOHN GALLIANO

Charts the rise-and-fall story of fashion designer John Galliano, who was widely recognized as one of the most successful names in 1990s and 2000s couture, until his career abruptly ended when he was caught on camera in 2011 hurling antisemitic and racist insults at bystanders in Paris.
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS
Opens Fri, Mar 29

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

In this 19th century slapstick winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers. Equal parts Buster Keaton and Looney Tunes. No beaver is safe.
STARSHIP TROOPERS
Fri, Mar 29 at Midnight

STARSHIP TROOPERS

The gorgeous youth of Earth’s most patriotic families battle the unspeakable menace of extraterrestrial bug monsters.
THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER
Fri-Thu, Mar 29-Apr 4

THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER

In this new animated feature from the team behind CHICO & RITA, a New York music journalist (voiced by Jeff Goldblum) travels to Rio de Janeiro to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenório Jr.
TOTAL RECALL
Sat, Mar 30 at Midnight

TOTAL RECALL

You may not be able to go to Mars, take part in a revolution, maximize your divorce catharsis, and lay waste to your enemies — but Rekall Inc. can make you remember it like you did. As can seeing this brain bender of a film.
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS
Mon, Apr 1 at 8:00pm

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | OPUS

In late 2022, Ryuichi Sakamoto mustered all of his energy to leave us with one final performance: a concert film featuring just him and his piano. Intimately filmed in a space he knew well and surrounded by his most trusted collaborators, including his son, director Neo Sora, Sakamoto bares his soul through his exquisitely haunting melodies.
LOLA
Wed, Apr 3 at 8:00pm

LOLA

In Fassbinder’s satiric tribute to capitalism, Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute, launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Screening in 35mm
DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Sat-Tue, Apr 6-9

DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD

An overworked and underpaid production assistant drives around Bucharest filming casting tapes for a workplace safety video commissioned by a multinational company. When one of her interviewees makes a statement that ignites a scandal, she is forced to re-invent the whole story.
FOOD, INC. 2
Tue, April 9 at 2:40pm, 4:45pm, 7:00pm

FOOD, INC. 2

In the well-timed sequel, FOOD, INC. 2, comes "back for seconds" to reveal how corporate consolidation has gone unchecked by our government, leaving us with a highly efficient — yet shockingly vulnerable — food system dedicated only towards increasing profits.
INDIGO GIRLS: IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL
Mon, Apr 15 at 2:40pm, 5:15pm, 8:00pm

INDIGO GIRLS: IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL

With joy, humor and heart-warming earnestness, Sundance award-winning director Alexandria Bombach brings us into a contemporary conversation with Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers — alongside decades of the band's home movies and intimate present-day verité.
WILDCAT with special guest director/co-writer Ethan Hawke
Wed, May 8 at 7:00pm, 8:00pm

WILDCAT with special guest director/co-writer Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke returns to the Belcourt for an evening of screenings of his latest film, starring Maya Hawke as Flannery O’Connor. WILDCAT invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor's mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing.