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For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel's suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel's death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship. Winner—Palme d'Or at Cannes 2024 Academy Awards Winner—Best Original Screenplay 2024 BAFTA Award Winner—Best Original Screenplay 2024 Golden Globe Awards Winner—Best Non-English Language Picture, and Best Screenplay 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards Winner—Best International Film "Triet’s breathtakingly intelligent and subtly perverse masterpiece takes the long way through the cold and the snow to address, in nuanced but never ambiguous terms, the ineffable and irreducible mystery at the heart of deep relationships."—The Playlist "[A] gripping, sharply intelligent psychological drama, which collects itself in fizzing arcs of strange electricity around a brilliant, edgy but elusive Sandra Hüller....In vivid, clean lines, Anatomy of a Fall navigates [a] moral morass and exposes the absurdity of trying to pluck from it a simplistic, binary verdict."—Jessica Kiang, Sight & Sound
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Aka "Drive-Away Dolls" Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way. "A future Midnight screening staple...delightfully daffy...Drive-Away D[ykes] revels in ridiculousness, allowing nothing serious get in the way of a good joke."—Little White Lies "In the classic queer punk tradition of Bruce LaBruce, John Waters, and Gregg Araki, Coen’s film knows when to pay homage and when to move to its own rhythm...mak[es] its getaway with a sapphic sense of humor about how tragically silly nihilistic morbidity can be, especially when there’s so much fun and freedom to be found on the horizon."—Kyle Turner, Slant "An uproarious, sexy and deliciously feminine B-movie...living on its own zippy and colorful terms, unbothered with the rules and properness of anywhere else."—RogerEbert.com Open captioned screenings: Saturday 3/30 at 3:45pm, Monday 4/1 at 6:40pm, and Sunday 4/7 at 6pm.
**Q&A following the Tuesday 4/2 6:30pm screening with director/writer Brian Vincent and producer/writer Heather Spore.** An investigation of Detroit-born Edward Brezinski, charismatic Lower East Side painter on the fringe of success, who thwarted his career with antics that roiled NYC's art elite. Our film reveals a unique snapshot of the 1980's art explosion while we unearth the truth of Brezinski's mysterious death in the Cote d'Azur. Make Me Famous is an intimate look at the art world's attitude towards success and failure, fame and fortune, notoriety and erasure. Filmed in NYC, Detroit, San Francisco, Ireland, Berlin and France.
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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.
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From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. Winner—Golden Lion at Venice 2024 Academy Awards Winner—Best Actress, Makeup & Hairstyling, Production Design and Costume Design 2024 BAFTA Awards Winner—Best Actress, Costume Design, Makeup & Hair, Production Design, and Special Visual Effects 2024 Golden Globes Awards Winner—Best Picture, and Best Actress "A splendidly deranged science-fiction-horror-comedy-fantasia...one of the more extraordinary performances of [Stone's] career and certainly the most audacious...it may be the first Lanthimos movie in which this unsparing filmmaker doesn’t just slice his characters open but actually likes what he sees."—Justin Chang, L.A. Times "A tour de force performance from Stone, gamely matched by Ruffalo, and complimented by the dreamy, madcap world Lanthimos and his talented collaborators have created."—Little White Lies "Everything in it—every frame, every image, every joke, every performance—gets a gasp of excitement."—The Guardian Open captioned screening: Thursday 3/14 at 6:05pm.
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After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself. 2024 Academy Award Winner—Best Animated Picture 2024 BAFTA Award Winner—Best Animated Film 2024 Golden Globes Award Winner—Best Animated Picture "Magical, beautiful and uneasy...with Miyazaki, the draw is subliminal, tapping an unsettling emotional well that seals over as we age."—NYTimes Critic's Pick In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However, their trip becomes a flight from the law when Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma at a bar. Louise decides to flee to Mexico, and Thelma decides to tag along. On the way, Thelma falls for sexy young thief J.D. (Brad Pitt) and the sympathetic Detective Slocumb (Harvey Keitel) tries to convince the two women to surrender before their fates are sealed. 1992 Academy Award Winner—Best Original Screenplay