Films

Closing out a loose trilogy of cautionary fables torn from the headlines, legendary screenwriter/filmmaker Paul Schrader returns with the tale of a meticulous horticulturist (Joel Edgerton), toiling and catering to the whims of wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver).

A sharply observed comedy about a novelist whose long standing marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband give his honest reaction to her latest book.

Pam Grier, in one of the first headlining roles in an action film for an African-American woman, tears the house down as a nurse who moonlights as an avenging angel on a personal mission to exact revenge on the drug pushers who got her younger sister hooked.

A smooth-talking Kansas con man and a young girl who may or may not be his daughter form an unlikely partnership while roaming the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression.

Set against the political backdrops of the lead-up to World War II and later McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.

The story of Christ’s final weeks told entirely in a series of dazzling songs, images and music.

Goofy’s son Max is terrified of becoming as dorky as his father who drags him off on a vacation just as he’s worked up enough courage to ask his dreamgirl, Roxanne, on a date in this certified ‘90s kid classic.

A paranoid man (Joaquin Phoenix) embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster (HEREDITARY, MIDSOMMAR).

Trained from birth in the art of assassination, a young woman is set loose to exact revenge on the swindlers who destroyed her family.

Struggling to define her place in a fundamentalist Christian community in rural Kentucky, 17-year-old Jem Starling finds respite in the encouragement of her youth pastor Owen, who is likewise drawn to her attention. Writer-director Laurel Parmet delicately balances the intoxication and inappropriateness of the pair’s transgressive connection in this morally complex, sensitive coming-of-age story.

A band of humans—known as Oms—are kept as domesticated pets by an alien race of blue humanoid giants called Traags in director René Laloux's psychedelic animated sci-fi classic, said to be based on the Soviet occupation of the Czech Republic.

An honest New York cop blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Al Pacino delivers a dynamic performance in this action-packed real-life drama based on the Peter Maas book.

When a friend’s wife turns up dead and a wealthy widow hires him to find her missing husband, old-school, laid-back PI Philip Marlowe must untangle the intertwining cases as he’s drawn ever further into a web of intrigue.

Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn and Bob Dylan star in this story of friendship and betrayal that has become one of the greatest legends of the American West.

Filmmaker Sam Green has worked with the likes of Kronos Quartet and Yo La Tengo to create his live, interactive documentaries in performance spaces worldwide. In a version created for cinemas, his latest work 32 SOUNDS is an immersive, amusing and freewheeling journey through the elemental phenomenon of sound. Limited capacity screenings presented in Binaural 3D audio. Headphones provided.

Concerning the ultra-violent ways of Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his three droogs cavorting about a futuristic Britain. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.

After breakout roles in Family Ties and BACK TO THE FUTURE, Michael J. Fox dominated the industry for most of the ‘80s and '90s, but a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease at age 29 threatened to derail his career. Told through clips from Fox’s films, STILL playfully depicts an actor recounting and owning his own narrative.

The leader of an inner-city girl gang is challenged when a new girl moves into the neighborhood in director Jack Hill’s exploitation masterpiece.

Béla Tarr’s mesmeric parable of societal collapse is an enigma of transcendent visual, philosophical and mystical resonance, a transcendent and stupefying parable told in 39 takes and engraved in ghostly black and white. New 4K Restoration

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life in this heartrending modern romance.

A fascinating, humorous and wholly satisfying entry to the canon of visual essays comprised entirely of clips from cinema’s grand history, LYNCH/OZ argues that no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration — consciously or unconsciously — from a single work than David Lynch has from THE WIZARD OF OZ.

The search for a missing woman unspools in two unexpectedly interconnected parts in Laura Citarella's playful new feature. From El Pampero Cine, the Argentine collective behind the sprawling LA FLOR, comes a labyrinthine tale of obsessive pursuit and the quest for personal freedom. Perfect fodder for a lazy Sunday afternoon. One Screening Only

The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner — and how she gained the courage to break free.

The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. Directed by Wes Anderson.

An effortlessly moving film about growing up, fitting in, and breaking the mold, L’IMMENSITÀ is as freewheeling, creative and transformative as the mother, child and city at its core: Clara (Penélope Cruz) holds onto her inner child in the rapidly modernizing Rome of the 1970s, while 13-year-old Adri (Luana Giuliani) yearns for a world where he simply gets to live as the boy he knows himself to be.

A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape entails the help of a heroic security program.

A teenage hacker finds himself framed for the theft of millions of dollars from a major corporation. Pitting his crew of high school computer whizzes against an evil genius and the anti-hacking Secret Service agent hot on their trails, this delightful slab of ‘90s countercultural cool has aged like fine wine.

The feature documentary debut of filmmaker and video artist Anton Corbijn shines a light on the innovative design studio Hipgnosis — which went from making album covers for their mates in Pink Floyd to establishing themselves as the driving force behind the visual identities of Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, and some of the most popular artists of the 1970s. They never played a note, but they changed music (See also: ZABRISKIE POINT, screening Mon, Jul 3 at 2:50pm, 8:00pm).

Steven Spielberg pioneered the “summer blockbuster” with this white-knuckle tale of an insatiable great white shark that terrorizes the townspeople of fictional Amity Island. John Williams' legendary score punctuates the tension as the police chief (Roy Scheider), an oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.

Michelangelo Antonioni set his sights on the youth revolt of late ‘60s in this psychedelic vision of two lovers on the run to the depths of the California desert. Original music is credited to Jerry Garcia and Pink Floyd, with a soundtrack filled out by the likes of John Fahey, Roscoe Holcomb and more Pink Floyd (See also: SQUARING THE CIRCLE: THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS, screening Mon, Jul 26).

Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer works with a team of scientists to develop the atomic bomb. Exclusive 35mm Engagement!