From Golden Bear winner Radu Jude, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD takes a fierce and darkly comic swipe at modern day life. Overworked and underpaid production assistant Angela (Ilinca Manolache) is assigned to film a workplace safety video for a multinational corporation in Bucharest. When one of the interviewees makes a statement that ignites a scandal, Angela has to re-invent the story. Featuring appearances from Nina Hoss, Uwe Boll, and Angela’s TikTok alter-ego Bobiță, Jude’s anarchic satire is a wild and unforgettable ride through the vulgar indignities of the 21st century. Winner—Special Jury Prize at Locarno "It captures what it’s like to live in this chaotic and deadening world so well it might be the movie of the year, and last year, and next year too. If a visitor from the future wanted to know what it was like to be alive right now, this is what I’d show them."—Slate In Romanian, English with English subtitles.
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Meet me...in Montauk... 20th Anniversary Screenings! When their relationship turns sour, a young couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories. 2005 Academy Award Winner—Best Original Screenplay
A slapstick epic about a frostbitten battle between Jean Kayak and Diabolical Beavers—hundreds of them—who stand between him and survival. In this 19th century, supernatural 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. "Inspired absurdity...this ingeniously home-made lark never runs out of steam."—Variety "One of the best comedies in the last few years..By recognizing and reclaiming the methods used during the early days of movies, Mike Cheslik’s outrageous escalation of the classic hunter-hunted dynamic becomes a miraculous DIY celebration of enduring, universal truths about how we make each other laugh."—Paste Magazine
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Johnny Carson rival Jack Delroy hosts a syndicated talk show ‘Night Owls’ that has long been a trusted companion to insomniacs around the country. However, ratings for the show have plummeted since the tragic death of Jack’s beloved wife. Desperate to turn his fortunes around, on October 31st, 1977, Jack plans a Halloween special like no other- unaware he is about to unleash evil into the living rooms of America. Winner—Best Screenplay at Sitges "Dastmalchian goes even deeper and darker...[it's] a remarkable performance that will go down as one of the best in the entire horror genre."—A.V. Club "A nasty and delicious, unapologetic pastiche with a flair for menace. I had a blast."—NYTimes
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From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, 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. "Love Lies Bleeding’s total lack of filter is its greatest strength. It’s the sort of film you instinctively want to tuck under a mattress: hot, nasty and mouth-wateringly disreputable, this is cinema with nothing to lose."—The Telegraph "Glass looks back and she looks forward, going dark and oh-so-sweet in a thriller in which the greatest danger — and thrill — is finally love."—Manohla Dargis, NYTimes Critic's Pick Open captioned screenings: Friday 4/26 at 6:35pm, and Monday 4/29 at 6:40pm.
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Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world. Winner—Best Actor at Cannes 2024 Academy Awards Nomination—Best International Feature "Perfect Days is like nothing Wim Wenders has ever done before, but he’s also been trying to make this movie his whole life."—NYMag "This small, unassuming tale turns into the kind of earthshaking character study that reminds us why we go to the movies in the first place."—Rolling Stone In Japanese with English subtitles.
This revolutionary DIY parody film and hilarious reimagining of the classic autobiographical coming-of-age story follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham City to make it big as a comedian by joining the cast of UCB Live - a government-sanctioned late night sketch show in a world where comedy has been outlawed. As mainstream success eludes our heroine, leading her to unite with a ragtag team of rejects, misfits, and a certain love interest named Mister J, "Joker the Harlequin" is born again as a confident (and psychotic) joker on a collision course with the city's fascist caped crusader. Vats of feminizing chemicals, sexy cartoon interludes, scarecrow psychiatrists, CGI Lorne Michaels, and psychedelic gender dysphoria all play supporting roles. Helmed by writer/director/editor/star Vera Drew and using her own life experiences as a basis for the film, THE PEOPLE'S JOKER is a deeply personal journey that's as much documentary as it is parody. "A freestanding, freewheeling work that relies on familiar characters to tell a story closer in substance and tone to the sexual fury, social outrage, wild humor, and outlaw freedom of John Waters’s films"—Richard Brody, The New Yorker "Feels like getting away with something...It’s a film about outsiders, made by outsiders, that feels like outsider art, which is maybe the most exciting thing about it."—RogerEbert.com