ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (FRI 7/4th - SUN 7/6th)
Our picks and selects of the classics for the week and into the weekend on the big screen!
Check our ‘THEATRES’ page for a complete list of film houses to see what’s on at your nearest location.
All Weekend: The American Cinematheque salutes the large-screen format with newly struck 70mm prints from all over the world! From Spaceballs to West Side Story, from 2001 to Total Recall. Experience the most majestic of all cinema presentation formats with ULTRA CINEMATHEQUE 70 FEST at The Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. More info HERE.
All Weekend: David Lynch's labyrinthine Holly-weird freakout — his last original feature — is his most uncompromising creation: a fugue-state trawl through the darkest realms of the subconscious that pushes his signature straight-from-the-id imagery and sinister dream logic to their extremes. INLAND EMPIRE (2006) screens at The AFI Silver, Maryland. More info HERE.
All Weekend: Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in a thriving mining town. Val Kilmer joins a stunning ensemble cast in TOMBSTONE (1993) screening at The Kiggins Theater, Vancouver, WA. More info HERE.
All Weekend: Elizabeth Berkley and Kyle MacLachlan star in one of the most deliciously entertaining movies of all time: Paul Verhoeven’s SHOWGIRLS (1995), newly restored in 4K for its 30th anniversary screens at The Northpark Theatre Buffalo, NY with Costume Contest at the Friday and Satirday 7pm sessions. More info HERE.
All Weekend: Scored to Bowie’s Berlin-era tracks—and featuring an on-screen performance by the artist himself— CHRISTIANE F. (1981) remains one of the most searing portrayals of drug addiction ever committed to film, set against the cold, dislocated cityscape of 1970s West Berlin. Screens at Film at Lincoln Center, New York City. More info HERE.
Ongoing: There have been few sharper portraits of the filmmaker as alchemist than Hearts of Darkness in which Francis Ford Coppola is seen struggling with hellish logistical problems, wild-card actors, freak accidents and other unseen demons, then ultimately pulling a miracle out of his hat. All New 4K Restoration Premiere of HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER'S APOCALYPSE (1991), presented for the first time in its original aspect ratio, screens at Film Forum, New York City. More info HERE.
All Weekend: Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, didn’t single-handedly invent the horror genre, but the influences he drew from and the techniques he pioneered during his career still cast a long shadow over modern audiences’ ever-growing thirst for thrills and chills. The stellar lineup of ALFRED HITCHCOCK CLASSICS continues all weekend at The Paris Theatre, New York City including NORTH BY NORTHWEST, REAR WINDOW (35mm), THE BIRDS (35mm), PSYCHO and much more! Info HERE.
All Weekend: The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee in Robert Altman's NASHVILLE (1975). 4K Restoration screens at The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta, GA. More info HERE.
All Weekend: For the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the film, Wong Kar-wai has revisited the original concept of the film. With this special edition, he has offered the possibility of storytelling by adding the unseen chapter as a bonus to the original version. The visually sumptuous IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000) screens with a New 4K Restoration at The Coolidge, Cambridge, MA. More info HERE.
Fri 7/4th 12:45pm & 6pm: A spectacular science fiction feast for the eyes in the tradition of classic Hollywood ensemble disaster movies. A mysterious and hyper intelligent extraterrestrial fleet breaches the Earth’s atmosphere over the Fourth of July weekend. Their mission? Total inhalation! INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) at The Belcourt, Nashville, TN. More info HERE.
Fri 7/4th & Sat 7/5th 11:40pm: Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone star in Paul Verhoeven's infamous thriller blockbuster! New 4K Restoration of BASIC INSTINCT (1992) screens at IFC Center, New York City. More info HERE.
Fri 7/4th 2pm: Ack Ack Ack! It’s the end of the world as we know it, Tim Burton-style, when mad Martians touch down, take over the White House and try to make the Earth go “boom!” in a gloriously goofy sci-fi comedy. MARS ATTACKS! (1996) screens in 35mm at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. More info HERE.
Fri 7/4th 6pm: Joel Schumacher's bombastic reboot of the big screen Bat saga sported an ensemble cast of epic proportions with Val Kilmer donning the cowl, a gloriously over the top Technicolor Gotham and mega music hits from U2 and Seal. BATMAN FOREVER (1995) screens as part of Val Kilmer Weekend at The Texas Theatre, Dallas, TX. More info HERE.
Fri 7/4th & Sat 7/6th 11:30pm: Two years after the first series of murders, a new psychopath dons the Ghostface costume and a new string of killings begins. Catch the super meta sequel SCREAM 2 (1997) in 35mm at The Vista Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. More info HERE.
Sat 7/5th 2pm: A fantastical animated movie by cult filmmaker Ralph Bakshi finds the villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, attacking the human race from their frigid fortress. FIRE & ICE (1983) screens at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne, Australia. More info HERE.
Sat 7/5th Midnight: Desire tears flesh in Clive Barker’s nightmarish debut, where a mysterious puzzle box unleashes the sadomasochistic Cenobites upon the living. Dripping with gore, leather, and unholy temptation! HELLRAISER (1987) screens at Cinema Underground, Rutherford, NJ. More info HERE.
Sat 7/5th 1pm: It’s back! The creeping, crawling, oozing, gargantuan mystery monster movie marathon raids again on Saturday, July 5th at the Colonial Theatre! Exhumed Films presents ATTACK OF THE SUPER 16MM MONSTER-THON, an all-new selection of classic creature features from the 50s & 60s on 16mm film at The Colonial Theatre, PA. More info HERE.
Sat 7/5th 7:30pm: James Gagney stars in a musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan in YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942), screening with a Live Music Show at Fine Arts Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA. More info HERE.
Sat 7/5th 6pm: Splish Splash! WATERWORLD (1995) is turning 30 years old this Summer, and Nostalgic Nebula are bringing it back to the big screen for a one-night-only extravaganza with a Q&A and pre-show celebration featuring Behind-the-scenes footage from the flooded set, pop culture references and parody appearances, cast & crew interviews, and other rare, lost media from the wild world of Waterworld. At The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA. More info HERE.
Sat 7/5th & Sun 7/6th: A spectacular 70MM WEEKEND with 2001, INTERSTELLAR and BOOGIE NIGHTS all in the majestic format! At The Hollywood Theatre, Portland OR. More info HERE.
Sat 7/5th & Sun 7/6th 6:30pm: A night of punk rock cinema with a 35mm Double Feature of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985) + REPO MAN (1984) at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles, CA. More info HERE.
Sat 7/6th 3pm: In the future, a young destitute human woman gets targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe, and begins her destiny to finish the Queen’s reign. It may have been a flop, but the visual splendor of this film has, like many other bloated but audacious sci-fi epics, seen a small reassessment in recent years. JUPITER ASCENDING (2015) in 35mm at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.
Sat 7/6th Midnight: The biggest cinema trainwreck of the last ten years? Maybe. Insane late night movie madness? Absolutely. CATS (2019) screens at The Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA. More info HERE.
Sat 7/5th 4pm: Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones are brilliant in THE FUGITIVE (1993). Free Screening at Ojai Playhouse, Ojia, CA. More info HERE.
Sun 7/6th 2pm: After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett (dashing Elvis Presley) becomes a teenage rock star. JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957) screens at The Byrd Theatre, Richmond, VA. More info HERE.
Sun 7/6th 2pm & 8pm: A Brand New 35mm Print Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 screens at The Music Box Theatre Chicago. The print was created entirely photo-chemically from the original camera negative, with no intermediary digital source or restoration. More info HERE.
Sun 7/6th 3pm: Ten animated classics from the 1940s and 1950s, along with five newer offerings from the 1990s and 2010s! Catch the LOONEY TUNES FESTIVAL at The Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa, CA. More info HERE.
Sun 7/6th 7pm: Hop on your Harley for Dennis Hopper’s great-American psychedelic road movie starring Peter Fonda and Hopper. EASY RIDER (1969) screens at Eagle Theatre x Vidiots Foundation, Eagle Rock, CA. More info HERE.
Sun 7/6th 7:30pm: Schwarzenegger's Predator co-star Carl Weathers seemed on the brink of really breaking through with this blaxploitation-inspired bruiser about a Detroit cop doggedly on the trail of a murderously corrupt businessman. ACTION JACKSON (1988) screens in 35mm at The Brattle, Cambridge, MA. More info HERE.