WEEKEND UPDATE (May 14th - 16th)
Movie houses are reopening which is great news for our indie film house friends. Always remember, for any cinemas reopening for indoor screenings, please check their Covid safety protocols. Masks are not just about protecting yourself, and you are in their house. Respect the rules!
Here’s our round up of picks for the next few days. Don’t forget to check out our THEATERS page, as well as VIDEO STORES page, to see what’s happening at other spots.
As more venues reopen we’ll be stepping up our frequency of updates and content. Stay tuned!
Fri 5/14: Arizona’s LOFT CINEMA OPEN AIR CINEMA celebrates the 30th Anniversary of one of the all time great sequels with TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (1991). More info HERE.
Fri 5/14: Brooklyn NY’s ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE has reopened! Catch John Carpenter's futuristic (for the time) cult favorite ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) with super grizzly Kurt Russell as the iconic anti hero Snake Pliskin. More info HERE.
Get ready to visit THE ROXIE, San Francisco’s oldest operating cinema, on May 21st with classics and independent new releases will be back on their screens. In the meantime check out the New 4K Restoration of Melvin Van Peeble’s THE STORY OF THE THREE DAY PASS (1967), in their Virtual Cinema, a film that needed to be made in France due to Hollywood still being way too segregated. More info HERE.
Fri 5/14: Melbourne’s ASTOR THEATRE presents DUNE (1984 / 35mm Print) + UNDER THE SKIN (2013) Double Feature. More info HERE.
The legendary QUAD CINEMA in NYC, which opened in 1972, has just announced that repertory programming will begin again on May 21st, kicking off with DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS (1976 / New 4K Restoration). More info HERE.
Fri 5/14: Massachusetts beloved COOLIDGE CORNER reopens! Celebrate with one of the greatest martial arts epics ever made, and it's star, with Bruce Lee in ENTER THE DRAGON (1973). More info HERE.
Fri 5/14 thru Sun 5/16: Probably the best Drive In Theater in the country, Pennsylvania’s MAHONIG DRIVE IN, with it’s stellar programming and commitment to 35mm just keeps on delivering. This weekend it’s THE WILD WORLD OF DAVID LYNCH with ERASERHEAD + BLUE VELVET, TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME + MULHOLLAND DR and a single session of DUNE. All films in 35mm on their Cinemascope screen, plus Lynch themed tribute bands, prizes and Lynch regular Charlotte Steward in attendance! More info HERE.
Fri 5/14: At Hollywood’s LEGION THEATER DRIVE IN screens THE BOURNE IDENTITY (2002), which reminds us that this influential modern thriller classic is almost 20 years old! More info HERE.
NYC’s METROGRAPH is still to reopen for in person screenings, but their On Demand streaming election is on point including an ORSON WELLES collection, MARY JANE’S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE (1996) and much more! More info HERE.
Sat 5/15: Disney’s New Orleans tale THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009) screens at the CINESPIA DRIVE IN with DJs performing live prior to the movie. More info HERE.
Sat 5/15: The NITEOWL DRIVE IN Miami continues the stellar programming with Michael Keaton as the ghost with the most in BEETLEJUICE (1988). More info HERE.
Sat 5/15 matinee : At Hollywood’s LEGION THEATER catch JURASSIC PARK (1993) in the glorious refurbished auditorium. A film that we can all agree, features visual effects that still hold up unbelievably well. More info HERE.
Sat 5/15: Sydney’s HAYDEN ORPHEUM presents the stunning visual odyssey of BARAKA (1992) in 70mm Print, the way it was meant to be seen, for a truly memorable cinematic journey. More info HERE.
Sat 5/15: Give in to absolute pleasure! THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) in all it's debauched glory screens at the beautiful MICHIGAN THEATER in Ann Arbor. More info HERE.
Sat 5/15: At Hollywood’s LEGION THEATER presents the mob classic GOODFELLAS (1990 / 35mm Print). More info HERE.
Relive the joy of a Saturday evening trip to the video store to pick out what you actually want to watch, not what some algorithm thinks you want to watch. And let’s be honest. The movie selection on Netflix is usually abysmal in number. Head over to MOVIE MADNESS if your a Protland resident and browse those endless aisles of cinema gold. More info HERE.
Sat 5/15: Arizona’s LOFT CINEMA OPEN AIR CINEMA presents the 30th Anniversary of the brutal but crucial tale of South Central LA in BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991). More info HERE.
Sun 5/16: The French classic LA PISCINE (1969) begins it’s limited season this weekend at the recently reopened FILM FORUM in NYC. New 4K Restoration from 35mm negative. More info HERE.
London’s PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA finally reopens! Home to some of the best repertory programming in the world, we’ll begin updating our favorite picks on their big screen from next week. More info HERE.
Sun 5/16: Downtown NYC's ROXY CINEMA presents a PEDRO ALMODOVAR Double Feature of THE HUMAN VOICE (2021) + WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (1988). More info HERE.
Sun 5/16: Brooklyn, NY’s SYNDICATED SIDEWALK continues it's outdoor classic with Wim Wenders' seminal road movie CINEMA PARIS, TEXAS (1984). More info HERE.
Sun 5/16: NYC's MOMA continues a great collection of classics online (free for members!). This Sunday sees three greats from the 1930s including SHERLOCK HOLMES (1932), QUICK MILLIONS (1931) and ME AND MY GAL (1932). More info HERE.
Sun 5/16 8:30pm: Chicago’s MUSIC BOX THEATRE GARDEN THEATRE presents the slapstick gem BRINGING UP BABY (1938) starring Cary Grant and Kathrine Hepburn. Also screens Friday and Saturday. More info HERE.