SPRING BREAKERS 2015
From visionary director Harmony Korine comes a bold vision of the seasonal American ritual known as "spring break"—the bacchanalia of bikinis, beach parties, and beer bongs that draws hordes of college students to the Florida coast and elsewhere each year.
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Brit (Ashley Benson), Faith (Selena Gomez), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens) and Cotty (Rachel Korine) are best friends anxious to cut loose on their own spring break adventure, but they lack sufficient funds. After holding up a restaurant for quick cash, the girls head to the shore in a stolen car for what they discover is the party of a lifetime. They’re thrown in jail—but quickly bailed out by Alien (James Franco), a local rapper, drug pusher, and arms dealer who lures them into a criminal underbelly that’s as lurid as it is liberating for a close-knit gang of girlfriends who are still figuring out their path.
Friday, March 27
Sunday, March 29
Director: Harmony Korine
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Starring: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens
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Runtime: 94 min., USA
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Language: English
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DONNIE DARKO (THE DIRECTOR'S CUT) 2004
Richard Kelly’s horror-tinged drama about a troubled suburban kid (Gyllenhaal in the role that put him on the map) plagued by apocalyptic visions supplied by a perhaps imaginary friend is one of the true movie cult classics of the 21st century. Initially ignored, the film grew into a beloved film of teen alienation and human interconnectedness, a work of generational angst directed with remarkable fluidity and classical storytelling panache. In addition to soundtrack changes and remixed sound, the director’s cut features a wealth of scenes cut before the film’s theatrical release, which deepen the ensemble characters’ connections to one another and more vividly bring out some of Kelly’s abstract themes. (Museum of Moving Image)
Saturday, April 4
Director: Richard Kelly
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Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, James Duval
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Runtime: 134 min., USA
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Language: English
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THE TRUMAN SHOW 1998
He’s the star of the show but he doesn’t know. Jim Carrey stars as the unwitting Truman Burbank in this marvel of a movie from director Peter Weir about a man whose life is a nonstop TV show. Truman doesn’t realize that his quaint hometown is a giant studio set run by a visionary producer/director/creator (Ed Harris), that folks living and working there are Hollywood actors, and that even his incessantly bubbly wife is a contract player. Gradually, Truman gets wise. And what he does about his discovery will have you laughing, crying, and cheering like few film stories ever have. (American Cinematheque)
Friday, April 10
Sunday, April 12
Director: Peter Weir​
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Starring: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney
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Runtime: 103 min., USA
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Language: English
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SHUTTER ISLAND 2010
The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo) to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible deeds committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.
Friday, April 17
Saturday, April 18
Director: Martin Scorsese​
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Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
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Runtime: 138 min., USA
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Language: English
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BREWSTER MCCLOUD 1970
Brewster (Bud Cort) is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans. While a young tour guide befriends Brewster and tries to get to know him better, the Houston police struggle to solve a sudden rash of strangulation murders.
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A quirky comedy with a pronounced dark streak, Brewster McCloud is one of Altman’s most delightfully strange films, often forgotten amongst his myriad of filmic masterpieces. You know how people say “they don’t make ’em like this anymore”? Well, they really don’t make ’em like this anymore. (Frida Cinema)
Saturday, April 18
Sunday, April 19
Director: Robert Altman​
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Starring: Bud Cort, Shelley Duvall, Sally Kellerman
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Runtime: 105 min., USA
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Language: English
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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA 1986
Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack's best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit. (Music Box)
Friday, April 24
Sunday, April 26
Director: John Carpenter​
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Starring: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun
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Runtime: 100 min., USA
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Language: English
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