TAKE A ROAD TRIP WITH DOOM GENERATION, AND MORE, ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND.
Rediscover Gregg Araki’s nihilistic masterpiece, enjoy Mulholland Drive with a live musical performance or dig into some classic Bug Bunny cartoons this weekend on the big screen! Be sure to hit up our ‘Theatres’ page to check out all the other indie film houses around the world and what they have in store.
All Weekend: A trio embarks on a sex-and-violence-filled odyssey through an America of psychos and quickie marts in Gregg Araki’s nihilistic masterpiece of epic 90s alt cool. THE DOOM GENERATION: NEW DIRECTORS CUT (1995) is the complete version not seen since 1995’s Sundance Festival and screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago and at IFC Center, New York City with Director Gregg Arakai in person.
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Ongoing: Christopher Reeve is, for many, the quintessential and most perfect casting of The Man Of Steel, in a rare superhero movie where the character actually feels like a hero. Catch SUPERMAN THE MOVIE (1978) at The Alamo Drafthouse (Various). More info HERE.
All Weekend: One of the most revered, exquisitely designed and unorthodox movie musicals of all time that launched an angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve to stardom in the dazzling musical heart-tugger THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964). Screens at The Belcourt Theatre, Nashville. More info HERE.
Fri 4/7th 9:45pm: Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy. The far out, psychedelic, sexy cult fave BARBARELLA (1968) screens in 35mm at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.
Fri 4/7th Midnight: The film that made Schwarzenegger a mega star. Disguised as a human, an indestructible cyborg assassin travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill the woman who will give birth to the hope of mankind. A grimy, menacing sci-fi horror, THE TERMINATOR (1984) is even better in 35mm at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. Plus Live intro from Matt Winston, son of the late Stan Winston who created the groundbreaking Terminator effects. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 3pm: Disney animators set pictures to Western classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in the mesmerizing study of sight and sound FANTASIA (1940) Screens in rare 35mm Print format at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne Australia, with 35mm SHORT: "THE BAND CONCERT" (1935). More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 2pm: At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet film industry set out to prove it could outdo Hollywood with a production that would dazzle the world: a titanic, awe-inspiring adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic tome. Clocking in at 7 hours, it defined the word ‘epic’. WAR & PEACE (1966) screens at The Aero Theatre x American Cinematheque Los Angeles. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 12:45pm: One of cinemas most iconic film makers (Wes Anderson essentially recreates his cinematography for his work), Yasujiro Ozu directed this quiet and haunting masterpiece follows an aging couple on a journey from their rural village to visit their married children in bustling postwar Tokyo. Catch TOKYO STORY (1953) in 35mm at The Museum Of The Moving Image, New York City. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 5:45pm: "Damn the man! Save the Empire!!” The beloved 90s slacker comedy, starting Liv Tyler and Anthony LaPaglia, EMPIRE RECORDS (1995 / 35mm Print) spends a day in the life at a local record store with all the personal dramas unfolding behind an impending corporate takeover. Special ‘Rex Manning Day’ screening at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 7:30pm: David Lynch’s haunting odyssey into Hollywood gets the perfect pairing with a performance from the stunning voice of Club Silencio! MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001) screens after a live performance by Rebekah Del Rio at The North Park Theatre, Buffalo New York. More info HERE.
Sun 4/9th 6pm: Ozu’s hilarious Technicolor reworking of his own silent classic is the story of two young boys in suburban Tokyo who take a vow of silence after their parents refuse to buy them a television set. GOOD MORNING (1959) screens in 35mm at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 9:30pm: The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in the film that thrust Tarantino into the height of cinema cool, with a soundtrack just about everyone owned. PULP FICTION (1994) screens at The The Mayfair Theatre, Ontario Canada. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th & Sun 4/9th 11:15am: Hot shot loose cannon Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) becomes stuck in a twisted game courtesy of bomb-happy terrorist Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) who rigs a city bus to explode if it drops below 50 mph. SPEED (1994) is absolute non stop fun, screening at The Nitehawk Cinema (Williamsburg), New York City. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 9:30pm: Police lieutenant Frank Bullitt follows two mob hitmen through a maze of complications, double-crosses and one of the most famous car chases ever filmed. BULLITT (1968 / 35mm Print) screens at The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 7:30pm: Banned at Sundance for being “disagreeable,” Todd Solondz’s most successful film follows three sisters and the conflicts that mark their suburban lives, feftly combining tragedy and comedy. HAPPINESS (1998) screens in 35mm at The Dryden Theatre, Rochester NY. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th 9:30pm: After making horror history with BASKET CASE and BRAIN DAMAGE, the incomparable Frank Henenlotter unleashed FRANKENHOOKER (1990) the greatest transmutation of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN that you’ll ever see! Screens at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.
Sun 4/9th 9pm: Using a singular first-person perspective of an unseen videographer-narrator to explore the grubby underbelly of the city, an unsuspecting motorcycle courier finds himself snared in a kidnapping plot and murder rap. In the seductive, stylish SUZHOU RIVER (2000). New Restoration screens at The Metrograph Theatre, New York City. More info HERE.
Sun 4/9th 8pm: The anime masterpiece GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) is as atmospheric, intoxicating and artistically accomplished almost three decades later. Original Japanese language version screens at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana. More info HERE.
Sat 4/8th Midnight: In his feature length debut as writer-director, Rob Zombie dares you to enter a devilish drive-in nightmare of heavy metal horror and shocking carnage in HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003 / 35mm Print) at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. More info HERE.
Sun 4/9th 3pm: Join Bugs Bunny and friends for a family matinee of classic Warner Bros. Cartoons! BUGS BUNNY'S HARE-O THEATRE EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA screens at The Aero Theatre x American Cinematheque Los Angeles. More info HERE.