Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.

Interview and Roxy Cinema present: Any study of Beethoven, portrayed here by Wolfgang Reichmann, tends to avoid the extraordinarily miserable and pathetic character of the man, a personality so petty, mean, and spiteful that he was incapable of habitation amongst ordinary people. With no real enemies in world, he created them, becoming his own worst enemy and a victim of his imagination, obsessions, and misanthropy. Using Beethoven’s own words (Morrissey insisted that the screenplay, co-authored with Mathieu Carrière, conform strictly to historical truth), Beethoven’s Nephew turns a cynical, respectful eye on the composer who made it his life’s duty to take away from his sister Johanna (Jane Birkin) her only son Karl (Dietmar Prinz). “We must get used to the idea that genius has nothing to do with everyday life. It exists on another level. Great artists seldom have noble souls.” – Paul Morrissey

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.

Amidst a period of unprecedented world events, an eighteen-year-old girl’s life is placed on hold. Isolated in her bedroom, she falls under the spell of the mysterious vlogger Patricia Coma. As time carries on, the lines between her dreams, fears, hopes, and reality begin to blur into one another. From French master Bertrand Bonello (The Beast, Zombi Child, Nocturama), COMA is “a neo-Lynchian slow burn masterpiece” (International Cinephile Society) that creates a dream-like representation of our present. A “delirious marvel” (The Playlist) that breaks apart boundaries of genre, filmmaking, and storytelling, COMA bravely confronts the anxieties of today in order to imagine the possibilities of the future.

Decoder is a 1984 underground film with cult status, inspired by The Electronic Revolution (1970) by William S. Burroughs. Featuring an exceptional cast of non-professional actors who for the most part play themselves (FM Einheit of Einstürzende Neubauten, Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV, Lower East Side bohemian Bill Rice, Beat Generation icon William S. Burroughs, and Bahnhof Zoo's real Christiane F.) and extraordinary music of the time from bands such as Soft Cell, Einstürzende Neubauten, and The The, the film dramatizes the transcending innovation that punk brought to the field of communications. A young punk and sound enthusiast realizes the subliminal power of Muzak, an artificial music created by scientists and marketing experts to increase efficiency and enhance well-being. He decodes this music and creates an antidote to provoke disturbances not only in the burger joints where he found this music. When he recruits street pirates to spread his twisted sounds via tapes, the turmoil turns into violent street fights (edited with original footage from Berlin's infamous anti-Reagan riots). The big corporations can not tolerate this and engage a shady agent to stop the anti-Muzak movement. Muzak has a political significance that time has only enhanced. In early cyberpunk manner, the makers of Decoder created a prophetic film between reality and fiction, in which surreal, metaphorical imagery blends with music, text, and sound effects. Simultaneously a musical action movie with a very physical impact, Decoder offers an exciting insight into the subcultural ideas and aesthetics of the early 1980s in Berlin and beyond.

Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.

Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

The story of three not so bright men who come up with a series of crazy schemes to get a friend out of jail.

Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You, Euphoria, The White Lotus) stars as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

Celebrating the second anniversary of Tomberlin’s album I Don’t Know Who Needs To Hear This with a screening of a new film by director Ryan Schnackenberg. Made during her 2022 tour in Europe and the UK with Angel Olsen, Lost Film follows Tomberlin through the everyday monotony and brief moments of joy as a solo artist and opening act on unfamiliar ground. It is a meditation on place, time, and memory. An attempt at seeing. Additionally screening are the accompanying music videos from the latest album by Michelle Yoon, Ryan Schnackenberg, and Sarah Beth Tomberlin, followed by a brief Q+A and live performance.

Sol is an aspiring young rapper and musician, struggling to fund his studio sessions and living with his best friend Wesley’s family. When he meets a group of touring hip-hop musicians, Sol decides to take a chance, leaning into his creative dreams and impulsively joining them on a road trip through Texas. Leaving all that he knows behind, Sol embarks on a musical odyssey across the state, finding instant creative chemistry with his new companions and discovering his own identity as an artist. However, the world of opportunity is not all it appears to be, and soon Sol is forced to make some life changing decisions. Q&A with director Katherine Propper, producers Andres Figueredo and Juan Carlos Figueredo, and cast members Malachi Mabson and Alex Brackney following 5/3 + 5/4 screenings.

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.

Interview and Roxy Cinema present: If, in 2024, Alphabet City resembles nothing so much as a retirement community for twenty-somethings, flashback forty years when all was going well for the thriving drug trade on New York’s Lower East Side—police, suppliers, and dealers had an arrangement that satisfied all, minimizing competition and maximizing profits. The last thing anyone wanted was a challenge to the system—a drug war in the streets. The last thing anyone expected was Rita La Punta and her gang of fifteen year old hoodlums—“the Maceteros”. “Life in a liberal toilet. . .” was how Morrissey characterized this funny, shocking, devastatingly ironic view of big city living. Marília Pêra (Pixote), Morrissey’s professed favorite actor, brilliantly portrays Rita La Punta, whose ambition and jealousy dominate the life of her son Thiago, played by Richard Ulacia alongside a group of newcomers (many cast from the streets) including the late Rodney Harvey. When a parent is asked in Mixed Blood, “Do you know where your children are?”, he replies, “I don’t know who the fuck my children are.” This ain’t the world of C. Aubrey Smith, Queen Victoria and Ronald Reagan. Welcome to what used to be New York City.

New 4K Restoration! NOSTALGHIA is Andrei Tarkovsky's brooding late masterpiece, a darkly poetic vision of exile. It was the first of his features to be made outside of Russia, the home to which he would never return. Tarkovsky explained that in Russian the word "nostalghia" conveys "the love for your homeland and the melancholy that arises from being far away." This debilitating form of homesickness is embodied in the film by Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky, The Mirror), a Russian intellectual doing research in Italy. He becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like beauty of his translator Eugenia (Domiziana Giordano), as well as with the apocalyptic ramblings of a self-destructive wanderer named Domenico (Erland Josephson, The Sacrifice). Written with frequent Michelangelo Antonioni collaborator Tonino Guerra (L'Avventura), NOSTALGHIA is a mystical and mysterious collision of East and West, shot with the tactile beauty that only Tarkovsky can provide. As J. Hoberman wrote, "NOSTALGHIA is not so much a movie as a place to inhabit for two hours."

One Grand Film Society presents: Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead.

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.

Alejandro 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 becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

Raymond (Saul Williams) is a young Black performance poet living in Washington, D.C. who is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge. Danger lurks around every corner, but nothing can stop him from establishing his identity, strength, and voice. In jail, Raymond meets a prison gang leader (Bonz Malone) and a writing teacher (Sonja Sohn) who inspires him to use the power of creative expression to fight for his freedom and avoid becoming another victim of the racist criminal justice system. Featuring sublime poetry and heart-wrenching realism, Slam is a testament to the importance and impact of artistic expression. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival and the Caméra d'Or (Best First Feature) at the Cannes Film Festival. Slam has been digitally restored from the 35mm interpositive, and a new DCP created in collaboration between Sundance Institute, the Academy Film Archive, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, and Lionsgate.

Raymond (Saul Williams) is a young Black performance poet living in Washington, D.C. who is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge. Danger lurks around every corner, but nothing can stop him from establishing his identity, strength, and voice. In jail, Raymond meets a prison gang leader (Bonz Malone) and a writing teacher (Sonja Sohn) who inspires him to use the power of creative expression to fight for his freedom and avoid becoming another victim of the racist criminal justice system. Featuring sublime poetry and heart-wrenching realism, Slam is a testament to the importance and impact of artistic expression. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival and the Caméra d'Or (Best First Feature) at the Cannes Film Festival. Slam has been digitally restored from the 35mm interpositive, and a new DCP created in collaboration between Sundance Institute, the Academy Film Archive, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, and Lionsgate. Q&A following screening.

Raymond (Saul Williams) is a young Black performance poet living in Washington, D.C. who is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge. Danger lurks around every corner, but nothing can stop him from establishing his identity, strength, and voice. In jail, Raymond meets a prison gang leader (Bonz Malone) and a writing teacher (Sonja Sohn) who inspires him to use the power of creative expression to fight for his freedom and avoid becoming another victim of the racist criminal justice system. Featuring sublime poetry and heart-wrenching realism, Slam is a testament to the importance and impact of artistic expression. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival and the Caméra d'Or (Best First Feature) at the Cannes Film Festival. Slam has been digitally restored from the 35mm interpositive, and a new DCP created in collaboration between Sundance Institute, the Academy Film Archive, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, and Lionsgate. Q&A with Marc Levin, Liza Jesse Peterson, Bob Holman and Bonz Malone following screening.

Interview and Roxy Cinema present: Welcome to Bensonhurst, a nice Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn. A place for families (it takes care of its own), a place with traditions and rules: “family” rules that are not made to be broken. Taking a satirical look at the rise of an ambitious street kid and amateur boxer, Spike Fumo, played with gusto by Sasha Mitchell (Kickboxer), Morrissey’s comedic portrayal of the erosion of traditional values shows how something as dependable as organized crime is getting very confusing. When asked by the failing New York Times how he could portray the Mafia with such sympathy, an organization that keeps drugs out of its own neighborhood, but has no qualms flushing them into others, Morrissey replied, “Hey, it’s better to have double standards than no standards. . .”

Sun Kil Moon will be performing songs from various Sun Kil Moon albums, collaborative albums, plus a few songs from Mark Kozelek's previous band Red House Painters. Mark Kozelek is also a photographer and an actor who has appeared in Shopgirl, Almost Famous, Youth, and Vanilla Sky.

Interview and Roxy Cinema present: Warhol’s epic double-screen masterpiece, the Gone With the Wind of New York’s ‘60s underground, was filmed throughout the summer of 1966. After shooting several films featuring his Superstars and friends, Warhol got the idea to unify all the pieces of these people’s lives by stringing them together as if they lived in different rooms of the Chelsea Hotel. Chelsea Girls, one of Warhol’s most ambitious and commercially successful films, is a brilliant example of the artist’s signature technique of assembling complete reels of unedited film in various ways. “In one film alone,” an early reviewer noted, “Warhol has sadism, masochism, whipping, transvestites, homos, prostitutes, a homosexual ‘Pope’, boredom, stunningly beautiful girls, depravity, humor, ‘psychedelics’, truth, honesty, liars, poseurs. . .” i.e. the whole wide world. With Brigid Berlin (Brigid Polk), Susan Bottomly (International Velvet), Ari Boulogne, Ronnie Cutrone, Angelina “Pepper” Davis, Donnie, Eric Emerson, Patrick Fleming, Ed Hood, Gerard Malanga, Marie Menken, George Millaway, Mario Montez, Nico, Ondine, Ronna Page, Rene Ricard, Ingrid Superstar, Mary Woronov (Mary Might). Special thanks to the Andy Warhol Museum

Bertrand Bonello’s opium-soaked, time-collapsing fever dream of a Parisian brothel caught between the 19th and 20th centuries emerges like the lovechild of Hou Hsiao-hsien's Flowers of Shanghai and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. Screening on 35mm for the first time in years, House of Tolerance is, among other things: one opulent image after another, a supreme and startling use of music, and his most loving lens on the female form. A shocking mutilation, a gleefully anachronistic dance to the Moody Blues, drugs and sex and astonishing split-screens and flights of fancy that climax with an entirely unprecedented final minute––Bonello captures all with both inebriated detachment and total precision, cementing his place among the greatest living filmmakers. -Nick Newman

Part comedy group, part acting company, part film collective, Simple Town is one of the most prolific and versatile comedy groups coming out of New York. Made up of four performers (Sam Lanier, Caroline Yost, Will Niedmann, Felipe Di Poi) and one director (Ian Faria), Simple Town co-writes, co-produces, and devises all of their films, which range from grotesque clown, to art-film homage, to mumblecore comedy. Their work has been on Comedy Central, and Adult Swim. Join them at Roxy Cinema, this April 25th at 7pm, for a retrospective of their work, and the premiere of their new short, a documentary blurring the line between comedy and autofiction.

Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War. Introduced by Michael Mann Facts 5/5 !

In a small Oklahoma town in 1964, the rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, heats up when one gang member accidentally kills a member of the other.

An ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight. Introduced by Michael Mann Facts 5/5 !

At the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's prone to those who want to exploit him. Q&A with director Paul Schrader and Cinématographe’s Justin LaLiberty following screening. Touch makes its US blu-ray debut in an all new 4K restoration from Cinématographe. Now on sale, and available for purchase at screening!

When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire.