Gimme Shelter
A mesmerizing and electrifying vérité classic, Gimme Shelter is both disturbing and enthralling, an essential rock movie that went unnominated by the Academy
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A New Old Play
On February 4 and 5, see encore screenings of Qiu Jiongjiong's hand-crafted masterwork, an homage to classical Chinese opera.
Mikey and Nicky
Elaine May’s atonal masterpiece, marked by the jarring rhythmic and emotional shifts of its unpredictable lead actors, was one of the most daring commercial films of its moment.
Love Letters: Video and Poetry Reading
Curated by writer-journalist Roshan Abraham and designer-organizer Mon Moha, this local annual community event on 2/16 celebrates the act of reading and writing letters with a focus on the importance of exchanging messages with those in prison.
The Dark Crystal
Playing 2/11, 2/12, and 2/17, Jim Henson's fantasy creates visual astonishment using puppetry, animatronics, and special effects.
The King of Comedy
A surprising shift in tone after Raging Bull, The King of Comedy is now widely recognized as one of Scorsese’s masterworks and has proven to be especially prophetic about the dissolving boundaries between celebrity culture and daily life.
After Sherman
On 2/17, director Jon-Sesrie Goff joins us in person to present his moving personal documentary set in South Carolina, exploring intergenerational questions and tensions in a post-civil rights era.
Love & Basketball
The debut feature from writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood has ascended to modern classic status thanks to its rare ability to beguile as both a romance and sports movie
The Docks of New York
Josef von Sternberg’s sensational silent classic, a major production for Paramount and an expressionist masterpiece, screens 2/18 in a 35mm archival print with live piano accompaniment by Makia Matsumura. Screening as part of Silents, Please! and Snubbed.
To Sleep with Anger
Made at a turning point of the American independent film boom, Burnett’s mesmerizing movie had a major movie star (Danny Glover) in the leading role and became one of the most talked-about low-budget movies of the year.
A New Old Play
On February 4 and 5, see encore screenings of Qiu Jiongjiong's hand-crafted masterwork, an homage to classical Chinese opera.
Mikey and Nicky
Elaine May’s atonal masterpiece, marked by the jarring rhythmic and emotional shifts of its unpredictable lead actors, was one of the most daring commercial films of its moment.