ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (FRI 6/6th - SUN 6/7th)
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.
DOGMA (1999): A 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Kevin Smith's ensemble comedy of biblical proportions returns fully remastered in 4K on the Big Screen at outlets across the US and Canada. Check it out at some of our favorite independent film houses like The Colonial Theatre, The Frida Cinema, Kiggins Theatre, The Loft Cinema and The Plaza.
All Weekend: A tribute to two distinctively different but equally compelling film makers at Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, UK with CINEMASTERS: MICHAEL HANEKE & MICHAEL MANN. Catch THE PIANO TEACHER (2001) for this weekend's Haneke installment and HEAT (1995) representing Mann. More info HERE.
All Weekend: Writer-director Todd Solondz's follow up to Welcome To The Dollhouse was bumped from Sundance due it's content, but remains mesmerizing for it's sympathetic and deeply sincere examination of our capacity for cruelty, self-delusion, and love. HAPPINESS (1998) screens with a New 4K Restoration at The IFC Center, New York City. More info HERE.
Ongoing: A stunning career-spanning tribute to the actress who helped define one of the greatest periods in Italian and world cinema. Catch the MONICA VITTI RETROSPECTIVE screening at Film At Lincoln Center, New York City. More info HERE.
Fri 6/6th & Sat 6/7th Midnight: One of the most diabolically macabre pieces of revenge cinema ever filmed returns to make you extremely uncomfortable. AUDITION (1999) screens at IFC Center, New York City. More info HERE.
Fri 6/6th & Sat 7/7th Midnight: Catch a genuine late night XXX classic (and sequel to the groundbreaking trans erotic film Sulka’s Wedding) with SULKA’S DAUGHTER (1984), screening with an incredibly rare 35mm print at The Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.
Fri 6/6th 7pm: Newly restored version of the anti-war cult classic, featuring Stallone in his very first feature film! REBEL: DIRECTOR’S CUT (1973) screens at Braindead Studios, Los Angeles, CA with Director Q&A. More info HERE.
Fri 6/6th 3:30pm & Sun 6/8th 12:30pm: An origin tale for everyone’s favorite troupe of felt-skinned entertainers, and one of the most beloved family films ever made! THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979) screens in 35mm at The Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 7pm: Christopher Guest's ensemble cast of usual suspects, including Parker Posey and Eugene Levy, assemble to hilariously portray five entrants in a prestigious dog show as they travel to and compete at the show. BEST IN SHOW (2000) screens at The Byrd Theatre, Richmond, VA. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 10pm: George Romero's legendary thriller of modern society consumed by zombie carnage and four desperate survivors who barricade themselves inside a shopping mall to battle the flesh-eating hordes of the undead! DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) screens at The Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA with actor Ken Foree in person for Q&A! More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 2pm: A landmark in the histories of both dance and cinema, and utterly sumptuous cinematography. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's THE RED SHOES (1948) screens in 35mm at The Dryden Theatre, Rochester, NY. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 9:45pm: Toshio Matsumoto’s groundbreaking queer New Wave masterpiece is poetic, kaleidoscopic, slapstick, subversive, and mind-blowing, serving as a major influence on Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (1969) screens at The Eagle Theatre x Vidiots Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 9:45pm & Sun 6/8th 6:35pm: Todd Haynes pays tribute to the androgynous allure and decadent dash of ‘70s glam rock in VELVET GOLDMINE (1999), screening in 35mm at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th & Sun 6/8th: Robert Altman directs George Segal and Elliott Gould for a roller coaster journey of ups and downs through the casinos and racetracks of Tijuana to Reno and the search of the big score. CALIFORNIA SPLIT (1974) screens in 35mm at The Belcourt, Nashville, TN. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 8pm: Ewan MacGregor stars in Danny Boyle's TRAINSPOTTING (1996) that served as a cinematic contribution of London's late 90s 'Cool Britannia' era. New 4K Restoration screens at The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta, GA. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 10am: An incredible shrinking ray leads to big fun as Rick Moranis shrinks his kids, and the neighbor's sons, who must make the epic trek across the back yard! HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS! (1989) screens at The Loft Cinema, Tucson, AZ. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th & Sun 6/8th 2pm: Jim Henson's final 'creature' project is the gritty big screen debut of the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990) that harked back to the underground comic series and became the most successful independent film until The Blair Witch Project. Screens in 35mm at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles, CA. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 8pm: A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane in the Russian cinema masterpiece SOLARIS (1972), screening in 35mm at The Prince Charles Cinema, London, UK. More info HERE.
Sat 6/7th 3:40pm: Diabolical Vincent Price is eccentric millionaire Fredrick Lore who invites five people to their sprawling manor house for a macabre party of survival! THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) screens in rare 16mm at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco, CA. More info HERE.
Sun 6/8th 2pm: Christopher Nolan's monumental odyssey into the stars and beyond. INTERSTELLAR (2014) to be presented in 70mm at The Fine Arts Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA. More info HERE.
Sun 6/8th 1:30pm: Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly star (and dance!) in a magnificent 35mm Technicolor Print of SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA. More info HERE.
Sun 6/8th 6pm: Sofia Coppola's iconic sun faded 1970s based launched her career into the stratosphere with THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (2000) at The Paris Theatre, New York City. More info HERE.
Sun 6/8th 3pm: John Ford's STAGECOACH (1939) was his first western since the silent era, elevating the genre to an art form and making John Wayne a star. Screening at The Museum Of The Moving Image, Queens, NY. More info HERE.
Sun 6/8th 1pm: Yasujirō Ozu’s masterpiece explores generational differences in post-war Japan. TOKYO STORY (1935) screens at Golden Age Cinema and Bar, Sydney, Australia. More info HERE.
Sun 6/8th 11am: One of the most influential films of all time, KING KONG (1933) blew audiences away with staggering stop motion creature effects. Catch it at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (the film served as the first movie screened as part of the iconic cinemas' 1982 grand reopening). More info HERE.