SIDNEY POITIER, RICHARD LINKLATER & PASOLINI & THE WEEKEND PICKS (APRIL 1 - 3)

It’s a delightfully eclectic mixed bag of genres and visions amongst our round up of picks for classics on the big screen this weekend. From cinema legends, 35mm prints and one of the most controversial films ever made, you won’t be spoiled for choice.

From Fri 4/1st: The first major Black male movie star of his generation and the first to win an Oscar for Best Actor, Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) had a career spanning six decades and is subject of SIDNEY POITIER & HIS TRAILBLAZING CONTEMPORARIES a retrospective of his work at The Film Forum, NYC kicking off today with NO WAY OUT, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT among other powerhouse films. More info HERE.

All Weekend: An exquisite dive into youth with VISIONS OF CHILDHOOD: CURATED BY RICHARD LINKLATER at The Paris Theatre, New York City. Through April 7th. Includes BOY (1970 / 35mm Print), SMALL CHANGE (1976 / 35mm Print) and more. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 12:25pm: A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene in OUT OF THE BLUE (1980 / 35mm Print), Directed by Dennis Hopper, screening at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st & Sat 4/2nd Midnight: Bat fans often put this extremely underrated animated big screen adventure, that came and went initially in cinemas, amongst the best movie versions of the Dark Knight, set in the award winning world of the iconic animated series, and voiced by the man who’s become the voice in most people’s heads when they think of the character; Kevin Conroy. BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM (1993 / 35mm Print) screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 8pm: Journey back in time for a SILENT COMEDIES special at The Redford Theatre, Detroit. Includes Felix Saves the Day (1922) Buster Keaton in The Goat (1921) and Harold Lloyd in Safety Last (1923) with Pipe Organ accompaniment. More info HERE.

Fri 4/2nd - Sun 4/4th 7:30pm: About as testosterone fueled a film as you can get, under the Directorial talent of the brilliant Kathryn Bigelow, POINT BREAK (1991) sees Keanu Reeves dialing it up to 11 as Maverick FBI agent, Johnny Utah, sent undercover to infiltrate a group of surfers who are suspected of being a notorious gang of bank robbers. Screening at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles all weekend in 35mm. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 7:30pm: Brilliant Cary Grant screw ball comedy Double Feature of the equally iconic HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) + BRINGING UP BABY (1938) at The American Cinematheque at Aero Theatre, Santa Monica. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 6:30pm: One of the most renowned and devastating of film noirs—and a caustic black comedy about the Hollywood system SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) begins with a corpse floating in a swimming pool and ends with an indelible moment for star Gloria Swanson. Screening in 35mm at The Brattle Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 11:45pm: In one of the most majestically off-kilter mainstream comedies in the history of cinema, Martin Short, pushing 40, plays a 10-year-old, narrating his delinquent youth via a bizarre, future-set framing device. CLIFFORD (1994 / 35mm Print) screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 7:30pm: John Carpenter's first feature was this outrageously unique sci-fi semi-spoof of 2001, that began as a 45-minute student film before becoming a feature length. DARK STAR (1974 / New Restoration) at The Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 6:35pm & Sun 4/3rd 12:30pm: The beloved 80s classic BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1988) has been gloriously restored! This treasured time-travelling comedy stars Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves as the hopeless but lovable duo who’ve become cult icons after gracing screens for the first time more than 30 years ago. Catch Bill himself w/ Alex Winter live on stage for Q&A! At The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 8pm: Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne delivered two riveting breakout performances in the cracking Australian crime caper TWO HANDS (1999) that truly deserves more international recognition. Screens at The Golden Age Theatre, Sydney. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 11:30pm: A total 90s MTV era classic, Whitney Houston is superstar performer who falls for her security detail played by Kevin Costner. and features that mega ballad that sat at number one for most of ’92. Catch THE BODYGUARD (1992 / 35mm Print) at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 8pm: The notorious final film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, SALO: OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (1975) has been called nauseating, shocking, depraved, pornographic . . . but it’s also a masterpiece. Screening in 4K at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne as part of the Astor's ongoing Pasolini Festival. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd & Sun 4/3rd 1pm: Fritz Lang’s early crime masterpiece is a deliriously amoral and feverishly frenzied tour of Weimar-era Berlin at the heights of its decadence. DR MABUSE THE GAMBLER (1922) screens at The Museum of The Moving Image, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 1:30pm: The catty Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) makes a bet that her step-brother, Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe), won’t be able to bed Annette (Reese Witherspoon) – a virgin, who wants to wait until she is in love. If he loses, Kathryn gets his Jaguar, if he wins, he gets Kathryn. Catch the simmering, scandalous CRUEL INTENTIONS (1999) at The American Cinematheque at Los Feliz, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 7pm: A stunning, mesmerizing work of cinematic art from Wong Kar Wai, starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000) screens with a lush new 35mm Print at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 8pm: In this classic film noir, insurance salesman (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Barbara Stanwyck, who is intent on killing her husband. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) screens at The Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 1pm & Sun 4/3rd 12:30pm: Winner of ten Oscars including Best Picture, the original WEST SIDE STORY (1961) and has stood the test of time as one of the greatest film musicals, featuring unforgettable songs by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Screening at The Museum of The Moving Image, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 9pm & Sun 4/3rd 8pm: Originally shot in 1984, NEW YORK NINJA was abandoned before the reels turned up decades later. Vinegar Syndrome completed a restoration, however, with no audio or script, the final result features new music and voice acting, culminating in a true labor of love and a unique experience! New 35mm Print at The Texas Theatre, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 6:30pm: Movies don’t come more influential than the tale of Dorothy in the fantastical far away land of Oz, complete with one of the all time greatest scene transitions as she steps from sepia tinged black and white into full Technicolor. Catch THE WiZARD OF OZ (1939 / 35mm Print) at The Brattle Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sun 4/3rd 4pm: It made our round up last week, and we’re adding it again because it’s such wonderfully retro kitsch. Catch the Mexican cinema B classic that, truly, has no link to the DC Comics outside of the skimpy remix of Batgirl's costume! BATWOMAN (1968) screens at The Roxie Theatre, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Sun 4/3rd 2pm: A classic that still needs to be seen on the big screen. Be enveloped by the future noir landscapes and mesmerizing Vangelis score in Ridley Scott’s BLADERUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (2007) screening at The Hollywood Legion Theatre, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

THE MIDWEEK ROUND UP (3/28 - 3/31)

Go high brow with past Oscar winners like The Piano or a newly reconstructed Peter Bogdanovich classic, or go low brow with some Killer Tomatoes, or a Chris Farley favorite… It’s our picks of classics and cult favorites on the big screen this week!

Mon 3/28th 7:30pm: Jane Campion's THE PIANO (1993) is the Oscar winning drama, for Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin (at age 11), as they and their piano make the long voyage to New Zealand after being sold into marriage with a frontiersman. Screens at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28 8:30pm: “They were out for blood and rotten to the core. Now they’re back!" Just when you thought it was safe to eat a BLT sandwich, the terrible tomatoes return in a nutrition-free sequel that somehow manages to be even worse than the original! RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (1988) screens at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. $4 tix / $3 for members. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28th 9:05pm: One of the great psychedelic masterpieces of world animation, SON OF THE WHITE MARE (1981) is a swirling, color-mad maelstrom of mythic monsters and Scythian heroes, part-Nibelungenlied, part-Yellow Submarine. Screens at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28th 7pm: A female hair stylist who is seduced by the vampiric ghost of a former optometrist. Using supernatural contact lenses to control her mind, he gradually drains her life essence as she is forced to find new victims in GHOST EYES (1974), a rare classic from the legendary Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Studio. Screens at Film Noir Cinema, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28th 7pm: Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps make for one of the most iconic screen couples of the 2000s as the basketball-obsessed next-door neighbors who find love over flirtatious pickup games, fall apart under the strain of high-pressure college hoops and families, and drift in and out of each other’s lives as they pursue their twin aspirations of playing professionally. LOVE AND BASKETBALL (2000) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28th 7pm: Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance return to star in the smash sequel to the original genre defining slasher HALLOWEEN II (1981 ). Screening at The American Cinematheque at Los Feliz, Los Angeles in 35mm. More info HERE.

Tues 3/29th 5:05pm: A murder mystery as only Hitchcock can do it. A photographer (James Stewart) becomes an amateur sleuth. While coinfined to a wheelchair in his apartment, he thinks he's spied a murder from his living room window. Wonderfully shot and acted, and co-starring Grace Kelly and Thelma Ritter. REAR WINDOW (1954) screens at The Belacourt Theatre, Nashville. More info HERE.

Tues 3/29th 1pm & Wed 3/30th 6:25pm: The no-holds barred story of the notorious Aussie criminal ‘Chopper’ Read became Eric Bana's breakout role in this blood soaked biopic. CHOPPER (2000) screens at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.


Tues 3/29th 7:30pm: A Sophia Coppola Double Feature of MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006 / 35mm Print) + THE BLING RING (2009 / 35mm Print) screens at The New Beverly, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Tues 3/29th 8:30pm: After his auto-parts tycoon father dies, the overweight, underachieving son teams up with a snide accountant to try and save the family business. Beloved comedy duo of Chris Farley and David Spade star in TOMMY BOY (1995) screening at The Texas Theatre, Dallas. More info HERE.

Tues 3/29th 7pm: A Nicolas Cage Double Feature in 35mm to launch the book 'The Age of Cage' with MATCHSTICK MEN (2000 / 35mm Print) + FACE OFF (1997 / 35mm Print) at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.

Wed 3/30 7:30pm A Howard Hawks classic Double Feature of a groundbreaking horror, followed by the gangster genre defining classic, with THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951) + SCARFACE (1932) screening at The American Cinematheque at The Aero Theatre, Santa Monica. More info HERE.

Wed 3/30th 7:30pm: A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity in John Carpenter's PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1987) screening at Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 7:30pm: Andrei Tarkovsky’s rejoinder to Kubrick’s 2001 is a stunning, visionary work in which the travel is not so much into outer but inner space – the cosmos of memory, consciousness and dreams. SOLARIS (1972) screens for its 50th Anniversary at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. More info HERE.

Thurs March 6:30pm: A young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk in REPO MAN (1984) screening at Braindead Studios, Los Angeles. With art show by Kerosene More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 9:30pm: Elliot Gould, Susannah York and a particularly creepy Christopher Plummer star in the classic thriller THE SILENT PARTNER (1978) screening at The Kino Theater, Rotterdam for the first time since its premiere. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 7pm: A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. A slew of edgey performances from the young including Keanu Reeves and Crispin Glover. RIVER’S EDGE (1987 / 35mm Print) screens at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

Until April 5th: Heavily cut and substantially re-shot, Peter Bogdanovich’s final theatrical feature was released in 2014 under the title ‘She’s Funny That Way’ quickly disappeared from view. Discovery of the HD master of the original version surfaced on Ebay allowing the original version to be restored. SQUIRREL’S TO NUTS (2014) shos in it’s complete form at The MOMA, New York City. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 8pm: Undergoing a major revaluation of late, this uniquely bold and kaleidoscopic vision of digital light and color from the Wachowski sisters lend the big screen version if the classic anime a distinct and lively style. SPEED RACER (2008) screens at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 11:15pm: The first animated feature from Romania and a benchmark in outré sci-fi imagination. DELTA SPACE MISSION (1984) screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (MARCH 25 - 27)

Pack your pajamas for a Studio Ghibli Sleepover Marathon, stock up on Hobbit snacks for a trek across Middle Earth, experience an animatronic T-Rex with a human brain or indulge in some violent delights via Ichii The Killer and Django. These and many more in our picks of the cult favorites on the big screen this weekend.

Fri 3/25 7pm: It’s nothing to do with the DC Comics, except for a very skimpy rendition of the costume! Catch the Mexican 60s extravaganza that is BATWOMAN aka LA MUJER MURCIÉLAGO (1968) at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Fri 3/25th 7:30pm: “Get to the choppa!” It’s a double feature of Arnie classics with PREDATOR (1987 - 35th Anniversary) + COMMANDO (1985) at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne. More info HERE.

Fri 3/25th 11:45pm: Tobe Hooper’s Directorial follow up to his seminal horror classic ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre was EATEN ALIVE (1976) and screens with a rare 35mm Print at The Metrograph, NYC. Part of the staff picks of the legendary, but now sadly defunct, Kim’s Video. More info HERE.

Fri 3/25th 7:30pm: We assure you. Nothing will prepare you for Denise Richards falling in love with an animatronic T-Rex that has the brain of her dead boyfriend (Paul Walker) implanted into it. Added bonus - this restoration is the full ‘gore’ cut. TAMMY & THE T-REX (1994 / New 4K Restoration) at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Fri 3/25th Midnight: As a tribute to the great William Hurt who passed away this March, the sci-fi body horror classic ALTERED STATES (1980 / 35mm Print) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 3/25th & Sat 3/26th Midnight: It may be the film David Lynch most wants to forget, but you can’t deny the breathtaking imagery and sheer ambition of what was seen as a largely non adaptable novel. DUNE (1984) screens at IFC Center, NYC all weekend for your late night movie fix. More info HERE.

Fri 3/25 7pm: She’s one bad ass woman and not to be messed with! An unmissable Pam Grier Double Feature from the blaxploitation era of COFFY (1973) + FOXY BROWN (1974), both in 35mm, at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 3/27th 11am: Get those hobbit feet in gear, and pack a ‘second breakfast, and ‘elevenses’ for the long cinematic trek across Middle Earth this weekend. The complete LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sat 3/26th 12pm: Jim Carrey surprised audiences with his funny, yet convincingly touching portrayal of a man who begins to discover his life is one giant charade played out for a global TV audience, in a time before people willingly put their entire daily routine on social media. THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) at The Belacourt Theatre, Nashville. More info HERE.

Sat 3/26th: A smorgasbord of violent delights with three very different, but equally intense classic, brimming with superb performances. 6pm: DJANGO (1966) 8pm: SEXY BEAST (2000 / 35mm Print) 9:45pm ICHI THE KILLER (2001) at Braindead Studios, LA. More info HERE.

Sat 3/26th 2pm : Baz Luhrmann pissed off the Shakespeare traditionalists, but introduced an entirely new generation of teenagers to the works of playwright by remixing the timeless tale for the MTV generation, when MTV still played music, and honed his eccentric visual genius. ROMEO & JULIET (1996 / 35mm Print) screens at The Roxy Cinema, NYC. More info HERE.

Sat 3/26th Midnight: Written by (and disowned by) Clive Barker, A demon in the Irish countryside goes on a rampage after being resurrected by a bolt of lightning. RAWHEAD REX (1986) is your midnight movie madness at The Spectacle Theater, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 3/26th 9pm: A perfect marathon of timeless animated dreams for the STUDIO GHIBLI PAJAMA PARTY at Prince Charles Cinema, London. Includes WHISPER OF THE HEART, PRINCESS MONONOKE, SPIRITED AWAY and HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE. More info HERE.

Sat 3/26th 11:30am: Eric Stoltz plays an intelligent, outgoing and humorous teen suffering a facial deformity called "lionitis" and has now outlived his life expectancy, with Cher in a powerful permofrmance as his devoted mother. MASK - DIRECTORS CUT (1985) screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.

Sat 3/26 8:30pm: Live Drag Show from May May Graves and her monsters, and post movie DJ set, bookend this completely 90s tale of high school teen misfits invoking evil powers to settle a few scores. THE CRAFT (1996) screens at The Texas Theatre, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sun 3/27th 12:50pm: One of the most iconic Sci-Fi movies of all time and the tale of an alien race coming to earth to warn us of our violent ways leading to impending destruction. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) at The Golden Age Cinema, Sydney. More info HERE.

Sun 3/27 11am: Walt Disney’s animated music experiment remains to this day a truly awesome tribute to the wizards of the hand drawn medium. From the gothic epic 'A NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN’ to the magnificent ‘THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE’ FANTASIA (1940) is a joy to behold. Screens at Film Forum, NYC. More info HERE.

Sun 3/27th 7pm: After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike in Stanley Kubrick’s DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) screening at The Luna Theater, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sun 3/27 4pm: A very 90s, but very enjoyable remake of the 1960s classic, John Carpenter’s VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1995) screens at The Grand Illusion Cinema, Seattle starring Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, and a host of super scary kids bent on penetrating your very thoughts! . More info HERE.

Sun 3/27th 4pm & 7:30pm: An all-star cast of the hottest actors of the 80s (Tiom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and many more) star in director Francis Ford Coppola’s revisited epic with an added 22 minutes of footage that includes a beginning and ending more true to the book. THE OUTSIDERS - THE COMPLETE NOVEL (1983) at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne. More info HERE.

PICKS OF THE MIDWEEK CLASSICS (MARCH 21 - 24)

Miss a round of favorites and unearthed classics over the weekend? No matter, there’s plenty coming up as we roll out our selection for movie fans this week on the bug screen…

Mon 3/21st 6:15pm: A double feature of a franchise that became an unexpected smash hit, taking influence from the golden age of swashbuckling big screen adventures. Catch THE MUMMY (1999) + THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), both in 35mm, at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Mon 3/21st 8pm: Multidisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson will be in-person to present THE EXILES (1961), a 60s anti-social documentary about a group of young urban native Americans who have left reservation life to live in Bunker Hill, Los Angeles. Screens at IFC Center NYC. More info HERE.

Mon 3/21st 8pm: Back to School season is always a little stressful, but at Horror High, it’s downright deadly! A film that foreshadowed the Scream franchise… Mondo Mondays presents RETURN TO HORROR HIGH (1987) screening at The Loft Cinema in Arizona. More info HERE.

Ongoing: New 4K Restoration of Joseph Losey’s mystery classic MR. KLEIN (1976) which won three Césars for Best Film, Director, and Production Design, screens for a special limited engagement at Film Forum NYC. More info HERE.

Tues 3/22nd 7:30pm: Vengeful ghosts return to a coastal town looking for revenge! Catch the New 4K Restoration of John Carpenter’s THE FOG (1980) at The Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.

Tues 3/22nd 6pm: Catch the all-star crime caper SNEAKERS (1992 / 35mm Print), starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, Dan Ackroyd and River Phoenix. Screens at The Brattle, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Tues 3/22nd 4:20pm: Penélope Cruz stars in her film debut, alongside co-star Javier Bardem, in Bigas Luna super sizzling JAMÓN JAMÓN (1992 / 35mm Print) screening at The Quad Cinema, NYC. More info HERE.

Ongoing: The KINYOU TANAKA RETROSPECTIVE continues this week at The Film Society Lincoln Center, NYC. Catch all new 4K Restorations of one of Japan’s all time great performers including LOVE LETTER (1953), THE WANDERING PRINCESS (1960) and more. Plus a selection of her favorite films. More info HERE.

Wed 3/22nd 7:30pm: The legendary Anna May Wong, stars as a a gallery owner-turned-detective hunting down a European smuggler alongside alongside government agen in DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI (1937 / 35mm Print). Screening at The Dryden Theater, Rochester NY. More info HERE.

Wed 3/23rd 7pm: ‘Get your ass to Mars!’ Or in this case, get your ass to The Senator Theatre, Maryland for Schwarzenegger’s sci-fi classic TOTAL RECALL (1990). Co-stars Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside and everyone’s favorite villain Ronny Cox. More info HERE.

Wed 3/23rd 8pm: Robin Williams heads a stellar ensemble cast as he rediscovers his identity of Peter Pan for a mission to Neverland to save his children. Catch the beloved HOOK (1992) at Syndicated Brooklyn Sidewalk Cinema. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/24th 7pm: Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) remains to this day, one of the most influential and revered action thrillers of all time, remade as The Magnificent Seven, this sprawling epic is a master class in cinematic brilliance. Presented in 35mm at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/24th 8pm: The acclaimed documentary WHEN WE WERE KINGS (1996) chronicles the legendary 1974 match up between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Screens at Braindead Studios, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/24 3:15pm: Classic 007! Sean Connery breaks out the gadgets to take out a super laser pointed right at Washington! Catch DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971 ) in 4K at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

ON THE BIG SCREEN - THANKSGIVING LONG WEEKEND EDITION

In between the turkey and food comas, it’s a great weekend to catch some cinematic treats on the big screen. Check out our picks below from the vast amount of cult classics and favorites lighting up screens everywhere this U.S based long weekend, starting from Wednesday night!

All Long Weekend: Hit the road for the holidays with ROAD MOVIES, a program of movies dedicated to travel, rebels, crooks and the roadside oddities found along the way, at FILM FORUM NYC From Wednesday evening through Sunday including PRISCILLA: QUEEN OF THE DESERT, PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE, THE HITCH-HIKER, EASY RIDER and much, more. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY (2002), which became the biggest box office hit in Japan of all time, and introduced many to anime in the U.S, screens at THE LOFT CINEMA, Arizona Friday thru Sunday. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: Kurt Russell muscles back to the big screen in John Carpenter’s cult 80s favorite BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986). Special 35th Anniversary Screenings at THE PLAZA THEATRE, Atlanta Friday thru Sun. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: To celebrate the new entries into their filmography, THE FRIDA CINEMA, Santa Ana presents THE MAGNIFICENT ANDERSON’S, spotlighting both Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson and their inventive back catalogue of modern classics in two career spanning retrospectives. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: Commemorating the life of an icon of black cinema, who sadly passed recently, Melvin Van Peeble’s SWEET SWEETBACK’S BADASSSSS SONG (1971) screens at THE BRATTLE, Massachusetts. As immediate and compelling as ever. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: Get your hobbit feet in gear for THE LORDS OF THE RINGS TRILOGY: EXTENDED EDITIONS as all three installments of Peter Jackson’s beloved adaptations will be presented newly remastered in 4K at THE AFI SILVER, Maryland, across three days beginning Friday and ending Sunday (one installment per day). More info HERE.

Thurs 11/25th 9:15pm: Clint Eastwood is a no holds barred stranger who is charged with protecting a small town from outlaws by having the town painted red and renamed ‘Hell’. HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973) screens at THE MAYFAIR CINEMA, Ontario. More info HERE.

Wed 11/24th 7:30pm: A film that encapsulates holiday anxiety better than anything else, PLANES TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES (1987 / 35mm Print) screens at AERO THEATER X AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, Santa Monica. Beloved performances from Steve Martin and John Candy remain hilarious to this day. More info HERE.

Wed 11/24th 9pm: A tightly plotted romantic thriller, a surprisingly deep bench of interesting characters and a script full of lines that people can recite verbatim (more or less) 80 years later. CASABLANCA (1942) screens at THE CHARLES THEATRE, Baltimore. More info HERE.

Thurs 11/25th 6pm: Michael J Fox stars as a plastic surgeon on his way to LA who makes a detour through a small town. DOC HOLLYWOOD (1991 / 35mm Print) + Q&A with Director Michael Caton Jones screens at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMAS, London. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th 10pm: Gordon Parks’ SHAFT (1971 / 50th Anniversary), starring Richard Roundtree as the iconic tough talking private detective, screens at LOS FELIZ X AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th 9:30pm: Jam packed with gore and 80s fashion, celebrate Thanksgiving with a seasonal slasher classic and a new restoration of BLOOD RAGE (1987) at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATER, Portland. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th 4:45pm: Shot in ’79 and ’80, Penelope Spheeris’s rock doc chronicles a crucial moment in the history of Los Angelino music, as the older, artier Hollywood punks began to lose ground to the working-class, overwhelmingly male “hardcore” groups that called the South Bay home. THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (1981) screens at THE METROGRAPH, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th Midnight: At dawn they hide. At dark they wake. At night they search for blood...pray for daylight! NEAR DARK (1987 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th 7pm: Bring the kids to show them where Cobra Kai began! THE KARATE KID (1984) screens with a live Karate demonstration at THE REDFORD THEATRE, Detroit. $5 Tickets! More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 8:30pm: Pull an all nighter with everyone’s favorite over-the-top screen legend with THE NICOLAS CAGE MARATHON at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. Super lineup includes: THE ROCK, CON AIR, FACE/OFF, a mystery Cage film and MANDY. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 11:30pm: More bizarre than Battle Royale and far bloodier than The Ring, 20 years later Sion Sono’s modern classic hasn't lost any of its power to shock and intrigue. SUICIDE CLUB (2001 / 35mm Print) screens at MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 3:30pm: The first of the 'Yokai Monsters' spiritual trilogy, OKAI MONSTER: 100 MONSTERS (1968 / New 4K Restoration) is an eerie tale that showcases some of Japanese folklore's most iconic ghosts and creatures. Screens at QAGOMA, Queensland Australia. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 7:30pm: Get off my plane! I didn’t kill my wife! Harrison Ford gets all the best lines in this Double Feature of AIR FORCE ONE (1997 / 35mm Print) + THE FUGITIVE (1993 / 35mm Print) at THE AERO THEATER X AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27 3:30pm: Wes Anderson conjures a dollhouse vision of a bygone world used miniatures and matte paintings, techniques of a bygone era, that would make George Méliès blush. Hence this pairing of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014) + THE IMPOSSIBLE VOYAGE (1904) at THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 10:30pm: Two icons of MTV in the last era when MTV was relevant, BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD DO AMERICA (1996 / 35mm Print) screens at BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 7pm: Based on the Archie comics, this cult fave was dismissed upon release but gained traction due to it being a brilliantly biting satire of consumer culture. The criminally underrated JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS (2001) at THE NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th Midnight: Conceived as a cash-in on WILLARD and Hammer horror films, THE RATS ARE COMING! THE WEREWOLVES ARE HERE! (1972) is a dreamy, alt-Earth version of Dark Shadows from legendary queer filmmaker Andy Milligan. Screens at SPECTACLE THEATRE, Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 12pm & 2:30pm: Director Mel Stuart’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved book remains a favorite for its willingness to let Dahl’s wicked sense of humor coexist with a heartfelt children’s movie. WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971 / 35mm Print) screens at THE BRATTLE, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 6:45pm: A must for Lynch fans! Celebrate 20 years of MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001 / 35mm Print) with Rebekah Del Rio Live in concert performing her songs from the film plus Twin Peaks, at THE FRIDA CINEMA, San Francisco. No Hay Banda! More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 2pm: A special kids matinee of a film that truly wasn’t a kids film, and a marketing disaster for McDonalds at the time. BATMAN RETURNS (1992 / 35mm Print), often praised for taking a far more subversive tone and veering almost into horror, s screens at THE NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 11:30am: A film so groundbreaking that it still works so well. Before movies like Space Jam 2 bastardized the concept of multiple I.P’s in a movie, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988 / 35mm Print) did the impossible by linking Disney and Loony Tunes inside an adult friendly murder mystery that doesn’t feel forced. Screens at THE NITEHAWK CINEMA (Williamsburg location), Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 2:30pm: A masterpiece of the heist genre, RIFIFI (1955) contains the famous heist scene that features 30 mins of no dialogue or score at KINO ROTTERDAM, Netherlands. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 1pm: The ultimate coming-of-age film, evoking a particular nostalgia no matter how many generations have come and gone since its release. STAND BY ME (1986) screens at GOLDEN AGE CINEMA & BAR, Sydney. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 1:30pm: In this timeless Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day parade, proving to be such a hit to become the chain's main store, but surprises everyone by claiming he is the real thing. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) screens at THE MICHIGAN THEATRE, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 2pm: Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, THE ROCKETEER (1991) recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Screens for it’s 30th Anniversary at THE ASTOR THEATRE, Melbourne. More info HERE.

HALLOWEEN CLASSICS ON THE BIG SCREEN!

Horror fans are probably the most passionate bunch of cinephiles, so Halloween is always a big one for cult classics on the big screen. Check out our round up of favorites for a weekend of mischief and mayhem!

Fri 10/29th 8:30pm: Described as a bad sketch comedy riff on THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE and featuring an impromptu rap performance by Digital Underground, NOTHING BUT TROUBLE (1991) marks both Dan Akroyd's directorial debut and his sole directorial credit—it's the kind of indisputably and indubitably terrible trash that has to be seen to be believed. Screens at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland. More info HERE.

Fri 10/29th 8:30pm: A medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes in this cult comedy that carried a glowing recommendation from Bill Murray on the poster. FRANKENHOOKER (1991) screens at FILM NOIR CINEMA & VIDEO, Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Fri 10/29th & Sat 10/30th Midnight: HALLOWEEN (1978) saw Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter usher in a new age of the slasher film, and a new icon via Michael Myers. Catch it at NITEHAWK CINEMA (Williamsburg), Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Fri 10/29th Midnight: All hell breaks loose as as two brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) on the lam from the law, hightail it to Mexico with a kidnapped family in tow, stopping at an isolated strip club that houses a swarm of blood thirsty vampires. FROM DUSK TIL DAWN (1996) will be presented with Quentin Tarantino’s personal 35mm Print at THE NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30 10pm: Openly inspired by both The Exorcist and its Blaxploitation cousin, Abby, SEX DEMON (1975) is a ferocious mix of the erotic and the grotesque that’s primed and ready to shock audiences again after being lost for the past forty years. Screens at SPECTACLE THEATER, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 10pm: A teenager is left orphaned by a car crash that wipes out his entire family; he is subsequently haunted by his dead brother. A product of the Video Store horror aisles, catch PHANTOM BROTHER (1988) in (suitably) VHS format at THE GRAND ILLUSION THEATRE, Seattle. $3 tix! More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 8:30pm: An in-name-only remake of the 1953 Vincent Price film that in fact owes a massive, unacknowledged debt to Tourist Trap (1979), HOUSE OF WAX (2005) is easily one of the most purely entertaining studio horror films of the 2000s. Screens in 35mm at THE ROXIE CINEMA, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th & Sun 10/31st: New 4K Restoration of Joe Dante’s THE HOWLING (1981) screens at THE TEXAS THEATER, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 9:30pm: A Double Feature of the granddaddy of all one-up-yourself sequels (more gore, more comedy, more demon zombies, more special effects, more chainsaw!) plus the unauthorized Bollywood ripoff! Catch EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) + BACH ZE ZARAA (2008) at MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 1:30pm: The Munsters hit the big screen and set sail to England after Herman inherits an estate there, but the British side of the family will stop at nothing to hold on to Munster Hall. Catch MUNSTER, GO HOME! (1966 / 35mm Print) at LOS FELIZ x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 10pm: An all night extravaganza of favorite horror sequels, rare trailers, costume contests and more at 20th HALLOWEEN HORROR MARATHON (All in 35mm) at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER, Massachusetts. Alan Howarth (score composer for THEY LIVE and HALLOWEEN II) performs live before the screenings! More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 10:15pm: Go back to Crystal Lake for the sequel that kicked off Jason Voorhees as the series’ main antagonist. Catch FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981) at THE NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 6pm: Dare to say his name in the mirror five times, and Candyman will come for you! One of the most iconic horror films of the 1990s CANDYMAN (1992) is a terrifying tale of a vengeful, hook-handed spirit that haunts the city of Chicago. Screens at GOLDEN AGE CINEMA & BAR, Sydney. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 6pm: Two legends of cinema, catch Janet Leigh and her iconic offspring, Jamie Lee Curtis in a Double Feature of scary classics! Catch PSYCHO (1960) + HALLOWEEN 2 (1981) both in 35mm at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania. Dress up for the annual costume contest too. More info HERE.

ALL WEEKEND: The still unsurpassed champion of serial killer movies, beautifully digitally restored and ready to traumatize a new generation of fans. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) - 30th Anniversary screens at KINO ROTTERDAM. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 7pm: Long billed as the most terrifying movie ever made, William Friedkin’s atmospheric horror classic may be almost 50 years old, but it still manages to chill to the bone. THE EXORCIST (1973 / 35mm Print) screens at LOS FELIZ x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 7:30pm: Melbourne’s legendary ASTOR THEATRE finally reopens and kicks things off with SCREAM (1996) for it’s 25th Anniversary. Get reacquainted with Sidney and Ghostface! More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 11am: An evil doctor tries to screw over the creepy kooky Addams clan to get at their vast fortune. Brilliant cast and production design populate the first big screen version of THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991), screening at THE NITEHAWK CINEMA (Prospect Park Location), Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 7pm: In this cult classic, directed by effects legend Stan Winston (The Thing, The Terminator, Predator) a backwoods dad seeks vengeance on the city slickers that he blames for his son’s death. PUMPKINHEAD (1988 / 35mm Print) screens at THE BRATTLE, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 8pm: A banker denies an old lady an extension on her home loan, and now she’s going straight to helli in Sam Raimi’s triumphant return to the Horror genre, DRAG ME TO HELL (2009) at BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE

Sun 10/31st 7pm: A trio of witches return to their town centuries after banishment to extract havoc on the kids that brought them back. HOCUS POCUS (1993) screens at SYNDICATED SIDEWALK CINEMA, Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 2pm: Terror from the skies! A wealthy San Francisco socialite visits a Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people in Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS (1963 / 35mm Print) at HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATER, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

WEEKEND UPDATE: HORROR CLASSICS IN THE LEAD UP TO HALLOWEEN!

As Halloween approaches, its time for our favorite retro film houses to start serving up teases for the end of the month. A favorite time of year for cult movie fans, we’ll be highlighting more slasher and supernatural faves amongst the restorations and classics on offer on the big screen.

Please note many cinemas are now implementing proof of Covid 19 vaccine or negative test. Be sure to check if this applies to any screening and know before you go!

The all new ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE in downtown Manhattan has just kicked off a soft opening with 14 screens and their usual eclectic programming. There’s even some NYC themed classics running including REAR WINDOW and BAREFOOT IN THE PARK. More info HERE.

Melbourne’s ASTOR THEATRE is slowly but surely starting sessions again as Australia comes out of lockdown. Doors look set to reopen with THE EVIL DEAD TRILOGY on Nov 5th. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Cary Grant gives one of his greatest performances as womanizing executive Roger Thornhill, whose cozy life of afternoon cocktails is turned upside down when he’s mistaken for an elusive government operative by suave villain James Mason and his murderous crony, Martin Landau. Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959 / 4K Restoration) screens at FILM FORUM, New York City. More info HERE.

All Weekend: NOIR CITY: THE WASHINGTON DC FILM NOIR FESTIVAL continues across the weekend at AFI SILVER in Maryland with THE KILLERS (1946), SIDE STREET (1949), SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948) and much more. See the full lineup HERE.

Fri 10/22 Midnight: His bite was outta sight! When interior decorators bring back a coffin from Transylvania, they unknowingly unleash the blackest of evils. Witness the horror! The blaxploitation classic BLACULA (1972 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, Massachuttes. More Info HERE.

Fri 10/22 6:50pm: Werner Herzog’s only horror film is as rich with artistry and tragedy as his most grounded, human work. NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) screens at THE ROXIE CINEMA, San Franciso. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 6pm: Catch a TIM BURTON DOUBLE FEATURE with EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990) + SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999) in 35mm at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 7pm: Strap in and get ready for THE 16TH ANNUAL AERO HORRORTHON featuring IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, 1994 + IT’S ALIVE, 1974 + HOUSE OF WAX, 2005 +
HORROR EXPRESS, 1972 + THE BRAIN, 1988. All in 35mm (The Brain screens with new DCP from AGFA). At AERO THEATER x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 1:30pm: Director Roger Corman’s most liberal Edgar Allan Poe adaptation is a charmingly offbeat comic fantasy, with Vincent Price as a benevolent sorcerer challenged by evil magician Boris Karloff to prove who is the most powerful. THE RAVEN (1963 / 35mm Print) screens at LOS FELIZ x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 6:30pm: The absolutely iconic BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935 / 35mm Print) screens at MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE, New York City as part of their Universal Horror’s 90th Anniversary Collection. A must on the big screen! More info HERE.

Sat Oct 23 11:35pm: Off-the wall humour and some sensational sight gags make BEETLEJUICE (1988) a perfect storm of Tim Burton’s visual genius and Michael Keaton’s comedic timing. Screens as a late show at IFC CENTER, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 8:30pm: Your favorite 80’s punk rock zombie movie is back with RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985 / 35mm Print) plus a Live Music show after the film with VIDICON (members of Mindspiders & Kitbashes), plus the rigor-mortis-garage-punk sounds of Dallas’s THYROIDS at THE ETXAS THEATER, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 8pm: Devour a decadent Halloween themed Vincent Price Double Feature at THE REDFORD THEATER, Michigan with THE TINGLER (1959) + THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1951) w/ a Bugs Bunny Halloween Cartoon classic in rare 35mm! At THE REDFORD THEATRE, Michigan. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 10pm: From the writer of ‘Juno’, JENNIFER’S BODY (2009) is a vastly underrated female-driven teen/horror/comedy/coming-of-age monster mash spiked with a wicked sense of humor, boundless metaphors and gruesome gore! Screens at THE LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24 5:30pm: Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath. It’s the Silent Swedish vision of all things witchy and hellish! HAXAN (1922) screens with Live Score by Reggie Watts as BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24: Two of the most iconic and beloved horror classics of all time screen at The HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATRE with Bela Lugosi as DRACULA (1931 / 35mm Print) at 2pm, and Boris Karloff as FRANKENSTEIN (1931 / 35mm Print) at 3:30pm. More info HERE.
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Sun 10/24 7pm: Brian De Palma’s atmopsheric thriller is like ‘Blow Up’ but with sound as the clue to a murder. BLOW OUT (1981 / 35mm Print) screens at LOS FELIZ x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24 6:30pm: Don’t miss this one: David Fincher’s SE7EN (1995) screens with a rare original CCE Silver Retention 35mm print that provides a deeper black, higher contrast, and added grain. The ultimate way to see this influential modern noir. At THE NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24 8:30pm: Wes Craven's classic slasher film A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) was the movie that saved New Line Cinema and birthed a juggernaut of a franchise. Screens at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24 2:30pm: Lily Tomlin puts her full array of comic gifts on display playing four different roles in screenwriter Jane Wagner’s sly feminist reworking of the 1957 science-fiction classic The Incredible Shrinking Man in THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN (1981 / 35mm Print) at THE METROGRAPH CINEMA, New York City. More info HERE.

HORROR CLASSICS, NEW RESTORATIONS AND MORE IN OUR WEEKEND ROUND UP (OCT 8TH - 10TH)

As Halloween approaches, its time for our favorite retro film houses to start serving up teases for the end of the month. A favorite time of year for cult movie fans, we’ll be highlighting more slasher and supernatural faves amongst the restorations and classics on offer on the big screen.

Please note many cinemas are now implementing proof of Covid 19 vaccine or negative test. Be sure to check if this applies to any screening and know before you go!

All Weekend: It's the acid trip Japanese horror classic followed by a totally gonzo, full-blast martial arts horror comedy. Catch HOUSE (1977) + ENCOUNTER OF THE SPOOKY KIND II (1990) both in 35mm at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Fri 10/08 8pm & Sat 10/09 2pm & 8pm: Join THE REDFORD THEATRE in Michigan for a Shadowcast production of BEETLEJUICE (1988) with THE GOBLIN KING PLAYERS. The performance group specialize in the preservation of classic film by bringing it to life as they expertly act out every element of the movie on stage in front of the screen with film accurate costumes, props and precision. More info HERE

All Weekend: Easily the most harrowing divorce drama ever made, Zuławski’s POSSESSION (1981) is a one-of-a-kind genre pastiche starring Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani who won a César for her performance, one of the most grueling ever caught on films, that nearly made her quit acting. Screens at METROGRAPH, New York City. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Get set for FREDDY FEST III at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania with three nights of hideous horror to haunt your dreams, kicking off with a Freddy flick, then going beyond Elm Street to feature films that either ripped off the franchise or were the result of its success. Lineup as follows: Fri 10/8: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET + PROM NIGHT 2: HELLO MARY LOU + DESTROYER // Sat 10/9: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: THE DREAM WARRIORS + DEADLY FRIEND + MAHAKAAL (1994) // NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD + THE HORROR SHOW (1989). All on 35mm. More info HERE.

Ongoing: Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative. Jean-Luc Godard's BREATHLESS (1960) screens at FILM FORUM, New York City until Oct 14th. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 10:30pm: It's all for you Damien!... The eerie 70s horror thriller THE OMEN (1976), also believed to be a very cursed production, screens at BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 Midnight: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy star in this Salem-set classic as the Sanderson Sisters, brought back from the dead to wreak havoc and devour the souls of children! HOCUS POCUS (1993 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 Midnight: Paul Morrissey and star Udo Kier created this sumptuously depraved Euroshocker that tows the line between art and bad taste. BLOOD FOR DRACULA (1974 / New 4K Restoration) screens at NITEHAWK CINEMA, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 & Sat 10/9 Various session times: From legendary Italian horror master Lucio Fulci comes THE BEYOND (1981), a towering achievement of cinematic horror, a graphic frenzy of gory crucifixions, chunk blowing chain-whippings, throat-shredding demon dogs and more! THE BEYOND (1981) screens at THE FRIDA CINEMA, Santa Ana. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 7pm & 9:15pm: The series that launched the modern Japanese horror craze RINGU (aka THE RING / 1998) screens at SYNDICATED SIDEWALK CINEMA, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 11:45pm: David Lynch finally got to create the nightmarish vision of his beloved small town the way he saw fit in the prequel TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992). Screens at NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

Sat 10/9 Midnight: Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, and Anthony Hopkins star in director Francis Ford Coppola's visually stunning, passionately seductive version of the classic Dracula legend. Full of goegeous pracrtical, in-camera effects, BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sat 10/9 Midnight: David Cronenberg's 1996 masterful minimalist adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s 1973 neo-futurist novel about sex and car crashes, is audacious and intense. CRASH (1996) screens at IFC CENTER, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 10/9 9pm: From Dario Argento, maestro of the macabre and the man behind some the greatest excursions in Italian horror comes DEEP RED (1975) arguably the ultimate giallo movie, screening with a New Restoration at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 2:30pm: Michelangelo Antonioni's first color film is a masterful study of modern alienation. RED DESERT (1965 / 35mm Print) screens at THE PARIS THEATRE, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 Midnight: Welcome to the small town of Wheelsy, where not much happens. But evil slips in quietly, mutilated livestock appears and a woman goes missing, and an alien organism threatens to devour all life on Earth! James Gunn's SLITHER (2006 / 35mm Print) screens at THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 10pm: Stunning cinematography, a killer soundtrack by rock group Goblin, and some of the most gruesome murders ever committed to celluloid, SUSPIRIA (1977) is Dario Argento’s crowning achievement in horror and a film unlike any other. Screens at THE LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 10pm: A film that became a dark pop culture phenomenon. DONNIE DARKO (2001) celebrates its 20th Anniversary at THE PLAZA THEATER, Atlanta. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 9pm: Bruce Campbell and Sam Reimi mix it up again in the enduring cult classic that is a perfect balance of horror and comedy. EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) screens at THE MAYFAIR CINEMA, Ontario. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 3pm: The original horror classic CHILD’S PLAY (1988 / 35mm Print), preceded by the premiere of the pilot episode of the new TV series ‘CHUCKY’ screens at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE x AERO THEATER. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 2:30pm: Kubrick’s savage adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel is among the most infamous and controversial mainstream narrative movies ever made. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971 / New 4K DCP) screens at THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 12:15pm: It's not all singing and dancing in this super dark follow up to the technicolor original, that gave plenty of children memorable nightmares back in the 80s. RETURN TO OZ (1985) screens at PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 6:15pm: Before the much anticipated new version drops later this month, rediscover the much (unfairly) maligned and incredibly ambitious David Lynch production of DUNE (1984) at THE TEXAS THEATRE, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 5:30pm: Orson Welles and Rite Hayworth become entangled in yachting cruise in a complex murder plot in THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947) screening at THE ROXY CINEMA, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 7:30pm: Another Dario Argentio classic this weekend, this one featuring stunning cinematography by Vittorio Storaro and a phenomenal soundtrack by maestro Ennio Morricone. THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) screens at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland. More info HERE.

35 YEARS OF BLUE VELVET & MORE ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND

What’s showing on the big screen at some of our favorite indie film houses this weekend from NYC to the UK including Blue Velvet, a new restoration of Goodfellas and Werner Herzog classics. Dive in!

All Weekend: Celebrate 35 years of David Lynch’s erotically-charged neo-noir BLUE VELVET (1986) starring Lynch faves Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern, plus Dennis Hopper as one of cinemas most terrifying villains. Plus special art show! At THE FRIDA CINEMA, Santa Ana. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 7pm: Back to back lineup of an original and a remake with THE HAUNTING (1963) + THE HAUNTING (1990). Double Feature at the brilliant BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 7:30pm: A scheming ex-tennis pro wants his wealthy wife (immortal Grace Kelly) murdered so he can get his hands on her inheritance. Hitchcock’s DIAL M FOR MURDER (1964) screens at THE MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

All Weekend: New 4K Restoration of arguably the greatest modern gangster movie. Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Paul Sorvino star in Scorsese’s GOODFELLAS (1990) screens at FILM FORUM, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 11:30pm: Martin Scorsese directs Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, and Harvey Keitel in this visually breathtaking adaptation of the acclaimed novel. A controversial epic was heavily protested upon release, but has endured as one of the filmmaker's most personal works. THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (1988 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 10pm: A drug dealer Johnny decides to abandon his life of crime, but his mob bosses won’t let him break free so easy in this gritty thriller. Beautiful cinematography ALPHABET CITY (1984) is a slice of 80s NY grime. Screens in 35mm at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE x LOS FELIZ. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 11:45pm: When a Doctor’s son dies tragically, he decides to bury the boy’s body in a supposed burial ground with resurrection qualities. Naturally it all goes to hell. Catch PET SEMETARY (1989) late show at the NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

Sat 9/18 7:30pm: The creepy NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) is presented with a New Restoration of Werner Herzog’s retelling of the legend of Count Dracula at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 7:30pm: Masters of big screen dance classics, Fred and Ginger are at it again, this time to the music of George and Ira Gershwin. SHALL WE DANCE (1937 / 35mm Print) screens at THE DRYDEN THEATER, Rochester, NY. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 10pm: Kurt Russel starts in John Carpenter’s colorful, kooky, ‘everything-but-the-kitchen-sink’ supernatural kung fu fantasy cult classic BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) at THE LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 9pm: King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles as only these legends of British comedy could do it. Catch MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) at THE MAYFAIR THEATER, Ontario Canada. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 11:30am: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson are stuck in an off-season hotel as a raging hurricane bears down in the classic noir KEY LARGO (1948 / 35mm Print). As part of the ‘Revival Series’ at THE CHARLES THEATER, Baltimore. More info HERE.

Sat 9/18 5pm: Nicholas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames & Dave Chappel star in Jerry Bruckheimers’s throw-everything-at-the-screen-and-then-blow-it-up 90’s action party CON AIR (1997 / 35mm Print) at THE TEXAS THEATER. Also screens Sunday. More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 6:30pm: Teens gone wild, 1950s style! Double Feature of James Dean in the enormously influential REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) plus Russ Tamblyn and Jerry Lee Lewis in HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL! (1958). Both in 35mm. At The NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 9/18 2:30pm: An unforgettable ensemble of characters led by Jack Nicholson, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) swept the top five Oscars in 1976, the first film to do so since It Happened One Night in 1934. At THE PARIS THEATER, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 8pm: Super film noir Double Feature at THE REDFORD THEATRE Detroit Michigan, featuring the electrifying femme fatale Gloria Grahame, in THE BIG HEAT (1953) and the groundbreaking director Ida Lupino with her unforgettable film, THE HITCHHIKER (1953). Plus noir-style fashion show by Detroit's own Flamingo Vintage! More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 11:30am: Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart star in DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939 / 35mm Print) as part of ‘Mornings with Marlene: Matinee Series’ at THE MUSIC BOX THEATER, Chicago. Also screens Saturday. More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 7pm: The brilliant original, followed by the unintentional hilarity of the ill advised remake. THE WICKER MAN (1973) + THE WICKER MAN (2006) screens as a Double Feature at BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 6pm: One of Herzog’s most beloved films based upon the true story of a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note. THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER (1974) screens at THE BRATTLE THEATER in Massachusetts. More info HERE.

SUN 9/19 2:55PM: A fever dream space opera with an incredible cast and designs by Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud and H.R. Giger that never came to pass, but its influence on the subsequent Hollywood sci-fi output was undeniable. JODOROWSKY’S DUNE (2013) is the brilliant doco on the doomed project, a must-watch for every genre fan and Dune enthusiast waiting for the 2021 version. At KINO ROTTERDAM. More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 6:30pm: A celebration of love and creative inspiration at the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. MOULIN ROUGE! (2001) at NIGHTFLIX DRIVE IN, Borden, UK. More Info HERE.

BIG SCREEN PICKS FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND (SEPT 3 - 6)

From Slashers to French new wave to extreme Japanese body horror, it’s a super lineup of cult classics and favorites on the big screen across the Labor Day Weekend!

All Weekend 9/3 - 9/5: Are you ready genre fans? It's CAMP BLOOD VII at MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania! Three retro slasher horror Triple Features, all in 35mm. Lineup includes (Fri 9/3) FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI + HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME + HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW // (Sat 9/4) SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE + SCREAM FOR HELP + EYES OF A STRANGER // (Sun 9/5) SILENT RAGE + TEN TO MIDNIGHT + JASON X. More info HERE.

Fri 9/3 8:40pm: Dinosaur’s rule the earth again! JURASSIC PARK (1993 / 35mm Print) stills stuns with how well it’s VFX hold up almost 30 years later. On celluloid and not remastered within an inch of it’s life makes it look even better. Screens at The PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE

Fri 9/3 Midnight: Robert De Niro stars as the ‘God’s Lonely Man’ cabbie on the filthy streets of NYC’s bad old days in TAXI DRIVER (1976 / 35mm Print) at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER. More info HERE.

Fri 9/3 8:30pm: Pure 80s macho sci-fi action madness in VENDETTA DAL FUTURO aka HANDS OF STEEL (1986) at FILM NOIR CINEMA + VIDEO, Brooklyn NY. Shot in Arizona by an Italian Director, does this make it a ‘Spaghetti Cyborg Sci-Fi’? More info HERE.

Fri 9/3 7:30pm: Hitchcock’s voyeuristic masterpiece REAR WINDOW (1954), starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly screens at THE MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Spawn of way too many reboots and sequels, the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) remains a textural, shocking and effective low budget exercise in terror. Screens at THE NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

All Weekend: CONTEMPT (1963), Jean-Luc Goddard’s crucial film in the lauded French-Italian New Wave, screens at THE ROXIE CINEMA, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 9/3 Midnight: It took about five minutes for this absolute train wreck of a film to zoom past universal critical scorn to absolute cult status as a new ‘midnight movie’. CATS (2019) screens at The MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. Also screens Sunday and Monday. More info HERE.

All Weekend (Fri - Mon): Hayao Miyazaki’s PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997) remains a landmark of animation and a film of unsurpassed power and beauty. Screens in original Japanese Dialouge w/ English Subtitles) at The LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 & Sun 9/5 3pm: The original bad boy of rock returns in his third cinematic outing, and probably most recognizable. Elvis Presley stars in JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957 / 35mm Print) at HOLLYWOOD THEATER Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 7:30pm: The fourth pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is still the best. TOP HAT (1935 / 35mm Print) screens at THE DRYDEN THEATER, Rochester New York. Music by Irving Berlin. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 7pm: John Waters’ demented SERIAL MOM (1994) stars Kathleen Turner as a suburban mother who will resort to any measure to keep her perfect American family just that – perfect! Screens at HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland with guest hosts. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 10pm: 1940s-style movie whimsy meets 70s Muzak to become discokitsch! XANADU (1980 / 35mm Print) stars Olivia Newton-John as a muse sent to Earth to inspire a directionless artist to open a roller-disco nightclub funded by aging, lonely moneybags Gene Kelly. Screens at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE x LOS FELIZ. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4: BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1988) screens as part of the Keanu Reeves’ birthday weekend at SYNDICATED SIDEWALK CINEMA, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 7:30pm: As pure a big screen experience as one could ever hope for DR ZHIVAGO (35mm Print) is made for being presented in a theatre. Screens at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE x AERO THEATER. Also at MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE New York City in absolutely glorious 70mm.

Sat 9/4 8:30pm: Stanley Kubrick’s ultimate masterwork returns in the “un-restored” 4K DCP supervised by Christopher Nolan., offering no digital trickery or enhancements to ensure it recreates the cinematic event audiences experienced fifty years ago. 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - 4K Restoration screens at TEXAS THEATER. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 Midnight: Utterly ominous and relentless, IT FOLLOWS (2014) screens at COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, Massachusetts with Haus of Oni horror drag preshow! More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 7pm: 20th Anniversary screening of Alfonso Curan’s Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (2001 / 35mm Print), a film that moved Mexican film making onto an even larger world stage. Screens at KINO ROTTERDAM. More info HERE.

Sun 9/5 4pm: Cary Grant balances humor and intensity perfectly in this extremely fun caper of mistaken identity, featuring the crop dusting sequence, one of the most famous scenes every filmed. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959 / 35mm Print) screens at ROXIE CINEMA, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Sun 9/5 9:30pm: It is an absolute understatement to call this cult Japanese classic ‘bonkers’, but TETSUO, THE IRON MAN (1989) is the epitome of the cult cinema wave coming out if the late 80s into the early 90s and full of eye splitting cinematography. The difficult shoot resulted in much of the film crew abandoning the 18 month low budget production. Screens at the PLAZA THEATER, Atlanta. More info HERE.

Sun 9/5 6:30pm: Step Into a world of dark and seedy streets and vice squads with a 35mm Triple Feature of ANGEL (1983) + VICE SQUAD (1982) + SAVAGE STREETS (1984) at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Mon 9/6 8:30pm: Filmmaker Amy Heckerling directs this decade-defining high-school comedy reworking of Jane Austin’s Emma. CLUELESS (1995) screens at AFI SILVER, Maryland. Also screens Fri 9/3. More info HERE.

Mon 9/6 7:30pm: A 35mm Double Feature of grandhouse martial arts classics with Jet Li in THE MASTER (1992) + L.A. STREETFIGHTERS (1985) from the Dirtector of Miami Connection at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Mon 9/6 5pm: Takashi Shimura gives a timeless performance in Akira Kuroswawa’s moving IKIRU (1956) as an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer who must make sense of his final days. Screens. at PARIS THEATER New York City. More info HERE.

CLASSICS AND FAVES ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (AUG 27 - 28)

Those ‘damn dirty apes’, Dario Argento, Kubrick, Akira and much more across the big screen of some of our favorite film houses and Drive In’s this weekend.

Fri 8/27 & 8/28: It’s a madhouse! Get set to go ape with the entire classic PLANET OF THE APES series on the big screen in 35mm spread across two nights. On Friday catch PLANET OF THE APES (1968) + BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970), followed by ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971) + CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972) + BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973) on Saturday. More info HERE.

The east village institution devoted to obscure finds and classic cinema the word over has finally reopened. Head along to the ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES in New York City and see what movie treasures await. More info HERE.

Now showing: Tensions flare across a blazing hot summer’s day in Brooklyn New York in a New 4K Restoration of Spike Lee’s DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) at FILM FORUM, New York City. Until Sept 2nd. More info HERE.

Fri 8/27 10pm: VIVA (2007) a cult retro spectacular by Anna Biller (The Love Witch), screens at LOS FELIZ THEATER x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE More info HERE.

Fri 5/27 9:30pm: An infamous Australian classic, WELCOME TO WOOP-WOOP (1997) was Stephan Elliot’s (Priscilla Queen Of The Desert) disastrous flop follow up that has been regarded as one of the worst movies to come out of the country, naturally making it a local cult classic! Screens at Portland’s HOLLYWOOD THEATRE. More info HERE.

Fri 8/27 9pm: DARK SIDE OF OZ returns to THE TEXAS THEATER. Back by Popular request in 5.1 surround! THE WIZARD OF OZ special Dark Side of Oz edition with Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon acting a Synchronous soundtrack to the classic 1939 film. Original 1939 version screens on Sun. 8/29 at 5pm. More Info HERE.

Fri 8/27 & Sat 8/28: Ridley Scott’s sci-fi noir classic returns to the big screen where it belong with BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (1982 / 2007) at Marylands’s AFI SILVER. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 4pm: MR. HULOT”S HOLIDAY (1953 / 35mm Print) is the delightfully funny French classic from Jaques Tati, screening at THE AERO THEATER x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE in Santa Monica. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 3pm: Clare Denis’ BEAU TRAVAIL (1999), a flow of hypnotic images that ultimately explode in one of the most startling and unforgettable endings in all of modern cinema, screens at NYC’s ROXY CINEMA. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 2:45pm: Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star in the masterwork tale of the scandal that brought down the Nixon Presdiency in ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) screening at the PARIS THEATER in New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 7:30pm: Stunning performances by Delroy Lindo, Harvey Kietel, Mekhi Phifer and Isaiah Washington populate Spike Lee’s CLOCKERS (1995) screening at THE MICHIGAN THEATER.
More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 Midnight: Director Micheal Mann is the focus on the big screen at LA’s NEW BEVERLY CINEMA. Amongst the lineup is a midnight screening of MANHUNTER (1986 / 35mm Print) , the first adaptation of Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon (precursor to Silence of the Lambs, and the introduction of Hannibal Lector). More info HERE.

All Weekend: The Eye popping New 4K Restoration of seminal anime classic AKIRA (1988) screens at NORTHPARK THEATER, Buffalo NY. Still virtually unmatched in the world of animation some three decades later. More Info HERE.

All Weekend: SIDEWALK CINEMA x SYNDICATE in Brooklyn, NY continues this weekend with PUNCH DRUNK LOVE (Fri 8/27), MOVERN CALLAR (Sat 8/28) and BLOW UP (Sun 8/29). Tickets are free, first come first served with table service. Films start at 8:30pm. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 4pm: The acclaimed holiday classic TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003), from master director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue), returns in a brand-new restoration at San Francisco’s ROXIE CINEMA. Co-written by Keiko Nobumoto (Cowboy Bebop). More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 9:30pm: Throw yourself into the world of the jack-of-all-trades Director John Carpenter via a marathon of classics at London’s PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA. Five films back to back with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK + THEY LIVE followed by the ‘THE APOCALYPSE TRILOGY’ of THE THING + PRINCE OF DARKNESS + IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. More info HERE.

More Midnight favorite are back at THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE this weekend with THE ROOM (2003 / 35mm Print) on Fri 8/27 and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975 / 35mm Print) on Sat 8/28. More info HERE.

Sun 8/29 9pm: Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, director George A. Romero and writer Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen! Catch CREEPSHOW (1982) at THE MAYFAIR CINEMA in Ontario. Also screens Fri 8/27. More info HERE.

Sun 8/29 12:30pm: Still the ultimate trip... Kubrick's big screen masterpiece remains a true testament to the craft of the cinematic medium and MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE in NYC provides the best way to see 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, on the big screen in 70mm as the Director intended. More info HERE.

Sun 8/29 10am: A look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia set in 1902, DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991) screens at the magnificent SENTATOR THEATRE, Baltimore. More info HERE.

Sun 8/29 7pm: Dario Argento Doulble Feature of SUSPIRIA (1977) + THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS (1971), full of Argento’s trademark use of space, lighting and grandiose set pieces, screens at Santa Ana’s FRIDA CINEMA. More info HERE.

WEEKEND UPDATE AUG 20-22: CULT CINEMA, INDIE CLASSICS AND OUTDOOR SCREAM, NICOLAS CAGE DOUBLES & MORE.

Summer heads into it’s final lap in the States so catch up on some much loved indie classics, cult faves and more including SPARTACUS returning in 70mm, outdoor SCREAM double, cult faves in 35mm at the newly reopened Los Feliz and midnight movie classics including the bonkers 2006 remake of WICKER MAN. Note many cinemas require masks and some are falling in line with states indoor vaccination requirements. Get your jabs, look after one another and don’t be an ass if you disagree. Their house - their rules!

Fri 8/20: A stellar lineup of cult movies and genre greats all day and night at LOS FELIZ by AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE in L.A. Catch Cronenberg’s NAKED LUNCH (1991), the notorious flop ISHTAR (1987), the brilliant James Gunn penned / Zack Snyder Directed DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004) and 80s tough guy Stallone in COBRA (1986). All in 35mm! Check the link HERE for showtimes.

Fri 8/20 7:30pm: François Traffuat and Alfonso Cuarón, though decades apart masterfully direct these two films centering on a duo of friends that fall in love with the same woman. Double Feature of JULES AND JIM (JULES ET JIM) (1962) + Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (2001) screens in 35mm at AERO THEATRE by AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE in Los Angeles. More info HERE

Fri 8/20 8pm: The super campy sci-fi classic FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956), starring Leslie Nielsen helming a space crew to the distant planet Altair IV to discover the fate of a group of scientists sent there decades earlier, screens at THE REDFORD THEATRE in Detroit. More info HERE.

Fri 8/20 Midnight: The bees! Not the bees!! The bonkers 2006 Nicolas Cage remake of the eerie 1973 classic THE WICKER MAN is perfect midnight fodder at THE COOLIDGE CORNER, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

All Weekend / Various Showtimes: New 4K Restoration of the legendary anime LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (1979), the debut feature film from Studio Ghibli mastermind Hayao Miyazaki., screens at NYC’s IFC CENTER. Japanese language versions screens for evening sessions. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 6:45pm (gates): Do you like Scary movies?…. It’s the 90s tongue in cheek slasher parody that provided plenty of scares and kicked off a resurgence of the genre. Catch a Double Feature Slumber Party outdoors at HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMTERY by CINESPIA with SCREAM + SCREAM 2! 90s dance party in between films. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 8pm: The MUSIC BOX THEATRE in Chicago continues their tribute to Rick Moranis with STRANGE BREW (1983) in which the beloved actor uncovers a sinister mind-control plot inside a local brewery. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 9:15pm: Legendary indie classic RIVER’S EDGE (1986) delivered striking performances from it’s up and coming cast including Keanu Reeves and Crispin Glover as well as veteran Dennis Hopper. Screens at ROXIE CINEMA, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 9pm: A film that must be seen on the big screen, Sergio Leone’s massive windscreen vistas of THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY (1966) we’re designed to be seen on a giant screen. Catch it at Ontario’s MAYFAIR THEATRE. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 6pm: It’s an all out Cage Match, Nicolas Cage that is, at MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania this weekend. Saturday’s installment is peak Cage action insanity with FACE / OFF (1997) + CON AIR (1997) both in 35mm. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 4pm: Kubrick’s swords and sandals epic SPARTACUS (1960) screens with a glorious 70mm Print as part of MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE, New York City. Kirk Douglas and especially Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov and Tony Curtis all deliver unforgettable performances. Also screens Sunday. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 7pm: Catch a 35mm Print of THRONE OF BLOOD (1957), Akira Kurosawa's vivid and visceral 1957 adaptation of Macbeth, at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 4pm: Possibly the most emotional tour de force in animation, GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (1988), directed by Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata, screens at THE MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor. A film that deserves the title ‘masterpiece’. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 Midnight: A rare case of a remake being on par with the original, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) is a masterwork of post-hippiedom horror and paranoia. Stellar cast includes Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright and Leonard Nimoy. Screens in 35mm at THE NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 8/21 Midnight: Director Takashi Miike’s (Ichii The Killer) 13 ASSASSINS (2010) delivers a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord. More info HERE.

Sun 8/22 4:30pm: THE JOY LUCK CLUB (1993 / New Restoration), milestone for Asian American cinema is the sweeping and intimate, a lovely evocation of changing cultures and enduring family ties. Screens at FILM FORUM New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 8/22 5:45pm: New 4K Restoration of THE HOURGLASS SANATORIUM (1973), screens at FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER, New York City. Past and present, reality and fantasy, collapse into each other, in this overlooked, surreal phantasmagoria classic from Poland. More info HERE.

Sun 8/22 8:30pm: 30th Anniversary of Spike Lee’s JUNGLE FEVER (1991) screens at AFI SILVER, Maryland. The seminal tragic-comedy stars Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Samuel L Jackson (in a Cannes award winning performance) Queen Latifah and Hallie Berry in her screen debut. More info HERE.

Sun 8/22 7pm: A Double Feature of 80s Dario Argento classics hits THE FRIDA CINEMA this weekend with TENEBRAE (1982) + PHENOMENA (1987) starring Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasance. More info HERE.

Sun 8/22 3pm: Ingmar Bergman’s PERSONA (1967), a modernist masterpiece explores the volatile relationship between an actress who refuses to speak and the nurse overseeing her convalescence, screens at the ROXY CINEMA New York City. More info HERE.

WEEKEND UPDATE! ON THE BIG SCREEN Aug 6 - 8

The Los Felix joins The American Cinematheque family, Bladerunner double in the UK, some rare vintage Disney 35mm and much more this weekend amongst our retro picks at some of our favorite independent film houses.

Fri - Sun 8:15pm: Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, as two dashing vampires, drive a tragic narrative of a story that winds its way across two centuries in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994). Screens at MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. More info HERE.

All Weekend: THE WOMEN BEHIND HITCHCOCK, a collection of movies that feature the work of the female writers and producers behind Alfred Hitchcock’s cinema legacy, screens at FILM FORUM, New York. Includes MARNIE, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, PHANTOM LADY and more. More info HERE.

Fri 8/6 10:30pm: Celebrate the addition of the Los Felix theater to the AMERICAN CINEMTHEQUE with David Lynch’s uber dark debut ERASERHEAD (1977 / 35mm Print). More info HERE.

Fri 8/6th 6pm: Spectacular BLADERUNNER Double Feature of FINAL CUT + the stunning sequel 2049 at PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE.

Fri 8/6th 9:15pm (also Sun 8/8th): One of the all time perfect horror classics fusing brilliant practical effects with a witty script. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981), screens for it’s 40th Anniversary at MAYFAIR THEATER, Ontario. More info HERE.

Fri 8/6th 10pm: Give yourself over to absolute pleasure with the macabre rock musical spectacular that is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) at PLAZA THEATRE, Atlanta. More info HERE.

Fri 8/6th 10pm: Catch the effortless cool of COWBOY BEBOP (2001), as this legendary anime celebrates its 20th Anniversary at LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

Fri 8/6th 7:30pm: M*A*S*H (1970), starring Elliot Gould and Donald Sutherland, is a cornucopia of ’70s character actors whose careers would be launched by this film. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, M*A*S*H also won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and became the hit TV series. Screens at THE FRIDA CINEMA, Santa Ana. Also screens Sat and Sun. More info HERE.

Sat 8/7th 7pm: Another classic from arguably the best year in cinema, EYES WIDE SHUT (1999 / 35mm Print) is the hypnotic final masterpiece of Kubrick that brought the then-power couple of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman back to the big screen. Playing at MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 8/7th 7pm: Rare 35mm Print of Kathryn Bigelow’s NEAR DARK (1987) screens at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland. Stars Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein and Bill Paxton with music by Tangerine Dream. More info HERE.

Sat 8/7th 7:30pm: A musical comedy as only Spike Lee could do it. SCHOOL DAZE (1988), starring Lee, Larry Fishburne and Giancarlo Esposito. Screens at MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

Sat 8/7th 2pm: It’s the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, muppetational movie of all time! THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979 / 35mm Print) screens at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. Features the legendary scene of Kermit ands Miss Piggy pedaling bikes across the screen that stunned audience way back in 1979 More info HERE.

Sun 8/8th 4:30pm: Sean Connery and Michael Caine play a pair of adventurers who try to set themselves up as kings in a remote region by convincing the locals that Connery is a god. THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (1975) screens at KINO ROTTERDAM. More info HERE.

Sun 8/8th 5pm: The horror… the horror… but also the majesty of this classic on the big screen in celluloid format. Not to be missed. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) screens in 35mm at PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE.

Sun 8/8th 3pm: Made up of a pack of Merrie Melody / Looney Tunes shorts with animated bridging sequences produced by Friz Freleng, THE LOONEY, LOONEY, LOONEY BUGS BUNNY MOVIE (1981) screens at THE TEXAS THEATRE. More info HERE.

Sat 8/7th 3:15pm: Among the most essential filmmakers of the past several decades, Jia Zhangke, XIAO WU (1997) is the Director’s stunning debut. New 4K Restoration at FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER New York City. Also screening Sunday. More info HERE.

Sun 8/8th 8:30pm: A brilliant ensemble cast of Spike Lee regulars populate MO’ BETTER BLUES (1990) along with Denzel Washington. Screens at AFI SILVER, Maryland. More info HERE.

Sat 8/7th 11am Matinee: Federico Fellini’s first color feature JULIET OF THE SPIRITS (1965) screens with an all New Restoration at THE CHARLES THEATRE, Baltimore. More info HERE.

Sun 8/8th 6pm (gates): Dive into the dark depths of space with the legendary Disney sci-fi adventure THE BLACK HOLE (1979) screening at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania with a rare vintage 35mm Print). More info HERE.

Sun 8/8th 8:30pm: Micheal Douglas stars in BLACK RAIN (1989 / 35mm Print), screening at HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATER DRIVE IN, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 8/8th 3pm: Catch the 50th Anniversary of DEEP END (1970) at ROXY CINEMA, New York City. Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski brings the generational confusion, pop sensibilities and emotional chaos of late 60s Britain to a tattered old London bathhouse. Also screening Friday and Saturday. More info HERE.

BACK WITH OUR WEEKEND UPDATE! July 30 - Aug 1

We took a little break but we’re back with our listing of picks amongst the repetory classics on the big screen this weekend. Always respect your local theater’s Covid policies (don’t be a jerk…) and don’t forget to check our Theatres page, as well as our Video Stores page, to see what else might be happening near you!

ALL WEEKEND: A massive showcase at the MAHONING DRIVE IN in Pennsylvania (which will no longer be forced to out of it's long time home!) with SCHLOCK-O-RAMA V including a salute to the Schlockmeister, William Castle, plus Tod Browning, Ed Wood, Woman-eating plants and Invaders from Outer Space — ALL in 35mm! Original 50s/60s sci-fi/horror trailers before each show! Lineup as follows:

Friday, July 30th: FREAKS (1932) +GLEN OR GLENDA (1953) + THE WOMAN EATER (1958) + MACABRE (1958)

Saturday, July 31st - William Castle-Mania!: THE TINGLER (1959) +13 GHOSTS (1960) + MR. SARDONICUS (1961) + HOMICIDAL (1961)

Sunday, August 1st - Super Sunday Sci-Fi Spectacular: WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) + INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)

More info HERE.

Fri 7/30th 7:30pm: The timeless story of Romeo and Juliet is transported to the mean streets of New York in the big screen update of the acclaimed Broadway musical. WEST SIDE STORY (1961) screens at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles with a stunning, vivid and rare 35mm Technicolor IB Print. Standby tickets available. More info HERE.

Fri 7/30th 8pm: When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor played by Marilyn Monroe. THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955) screens at REDFORD THEATRE, MICHIGAN. The first scene was shot at the glorious original Penn Station atrium in NYC prior to it’s demolition and deeply reviled replacement. More info HERE.

Ongoing: Paul Schrader’s BLUE COLLAR (1978) screens at New York’s FILM FORUM. Fed up with management and their own reps, Detroit auto workers (in the factory that made NYC’s storied Checker cabs) Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto knock over union headquarters, netting a lousy 600 bucks – along with a ledger detailing mob link-ups that gets them in steadily deeper waters. More info HERE.

Fri 7/30th 4:20pm: Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki makes his feature film debut in this beloved chapter of the LUPIN THE 3rd saga, with a new 4k restoration. LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO screens at ROXIE THEATER San Francisco. More info HERE.

Fri 7/30th & Sat 7/31st Midnight: A London housing project becomes a sci-fi battleground becoming a fortress under siege from outer space nastiness. ATTACK THE BLOCK (2011 / 35mm Print) screens at COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER. Stars John Boyega. More info HERE.

Fri 7/30th 7:30pm: The inspired second feature from Wes Anderson and co-writer Owen Wilson starring Olivia Williams, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray. RUSHMORE (1998) screens at THE MICHIGAN THEATER. More info HERE.

Fri 7/30th 7:15pm: The original danse macabre from visionary director Dario Argento Something wicked this way comes in Argento’s giallo magnum opus that is as beautiful as it is bewitching. SUSPIRIA (1977) screens at CINESPIA AT THE GREEK THEATER (Outdoors). More info HERE.

Fri 7/30th 8:30pm: An eclectic comedy jam starring Kid ’N Play, and a beloved classic of black cinema, HOUSE PARTY (1990) screens at the PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA London. More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st 7:30pm: Double Feature of two independent gems with HOLLYWOOD SUFFLE (1987 / 35mm Print) + THE MIGHTY QUINN (1989) at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AERO THEATER in Santa Monica. Q&A with Q&A with Robert Townsend, moderated by JB Smoove. More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st 6pm: From the moment Drew Barrymore picked up that phone, Wes Craven’s darkly comedic slasher homage revived the genre in the mid 90s. Catch a full SCREAM MARATHON with Parts 1 - 4 in 35mm at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. Standby tix only. More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st 9:30pm: Catch a JOHN CARPENTER MARATHON at PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA London, including ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and THEY LIVE followed by the ‘Apocalpyse Trilogy’ of THE THING, PRINCE OF DARKNESS and IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st 10pm: Some late night John Carpenter also at the LOFT CINEMA ARIZONA with THE THING (1982) as part of their Cult Classic Lineup. More info HERE.

Sun 8/1st 3pm: Some true early 80s fantasy with EXCALIBUR (1981) at TEXAS THEATER. Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart. More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st 3:30pm & 8:30pm: The best of the series in George Lucas’ classic trilogy (and the series in general), THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1981) screens at AFI SILVER Maryland. Note that this is the restored 1997 ‘Special Edition’, however, it was the installment with the least amount of alterations.
More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st 8:30pm: A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences in Brian De Palma’s BODY DOUBLE (1984) screening at ROXIE CINEMA New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st 7:30pm: Burt Lancaster, in his debut performance, stars in the noir classic THE KILLERS (1946) at DRYDEN THEATER / EASTMAN MUSEUM Rochester, NY. More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st 9:15pm: SON OF THE WHITE MARE (1981) is one of the great psychedelic masterpieces of world animation, a swirling, color-mad maelstrom of mythic monsters and Scythian heroes. S screens at BRATTLE THEATRE MASSACHUSETTS. More info HERE.

Sat 7/31st: Studio Ghibli classics PRINCESS MONONOKE and NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND screen at Brooklyn’s SYNDICATED THEATRE (indoors) while Robert Altman’s NASHVILLE (1975) plays outdoors for their Sidewalk Cinema. More info HERE.

Sun 1/8th Various Times: Charles Chaplin’s cinematic masterpiece THE KID (1921), newly restored in stunning 4K, is back on the big screen for it’s 100th Anniversary at THE ASTOR THEATRE Melbourne. More info HERE.

Sun 8/1st Various Times: An absolutely vital piece of music JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY (1959 / New 4K Restoration) is a stunning documentation by Bert Stern of the mythical festival featuring Thelonious Monk; Sonny Stitt; Anita O'Day; Dinah Washington; Gerry Mulligan; Chuck Berry, Louis Armstrong and many more. Screens at KINO ROTTERDAM. More info HERE.

Sun 8/1 9pm: After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents to unleash raw sexual energy The rather controversial CRASH (1996) screens with a New 4K Restorations at MAYFAIR CINEMA Ontario, Canada. More info HERE.

Sun 8/1st 3pm: Breezy and stylish in it’s retro aesthetic, MEN IN BLACK (1997) was a remarkably clever sci-fi hit starring Will Smith as a police officer, partnered with a cranky Tommy Lee Jones in a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth. 35mm Print screens at PLAZA THEATRE ATLANTA. More info HERE.

Sun 8/1st 7:30pm: A super colorful tribute to 1940s crime fiction, Disney’s DICK TRACY (1990) is a remarkable designed and executed puppy caper with an absolutely massive ensemble cast. Screens at FRIDA CINEMA Santa Ana, CA. More Info HERE.

RETRO BIG SCREEN ROUND UP JULY 4TH EDITION

It’s the long weekend in the States and after cinema closures in 2020, the repertory film houses are going at it again super hard with all your favorite holiday classics and much more on the big screen! Don’t forget to check out our THEATERS page to see what other film houses are up to, as well as VIDEO STORES page, to see what’s happening at these havens for physical media!

Fri 7/2 & Sat 7/3 Midnight: Will Smith, President Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum save the world in a very American way in INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) screening at midnight at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER. More info HERE.

Fri 7/2 8:30pm: A visual effects blockbuster that still holds up super well thanks to some great work from ILM, TWISTER (1996) screens at HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATER DRIVE IN. More info HERE.

Fri 7/2 & Sat 7/3 7:15pm: The mind bending darkly comic cult fave that became an indie hit, DONNIE DARKO (2001) screens at THE ROXIE CINEMA San Francisco. Giant rabbit suits optional. More info HERE.

Fri 7/2 & 7/3: Cobra Kai never dies! See the entire original KARATE KID TRILOGY in a 35mm Triple Feature at THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN Pennsylvania. More info HERE.

Fri 7/2 8:45pm: STAND BY ME (1986), Stephen King’s teary coming of age adventure full of junkyard dogs, leeches, and Kiefer Sutherland screens at MUSIC BOX THEATER outdoors. More info HERE.

Sat 7/3 & Sun 7/4: Feel the need for speed with the original top TOP GUN (1986) screens with a new 4K Restoration at THE TEXAS THEATRE. More info HERE. Also at The NORTH PARK THEATRE in Buffalo NY.

All Weekend: Brian De Palma’s brilliant Hitchcock-esque suspense classic BLOW OUT (1981) screens at THE FRIDA CINEMA in Santa Ana. More info HERE.

All Weekend: New 4K Restoration of SMOOTH TALK (1981) featuring Laura Dern in her first lead role giving one of her most stirring, layered performances. Screens at FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER NYC. More info HERE.

Portland’s HOLLYWOOD THEATRE reopens this weekend with Questlove’s stunning new concert film SUMMER OF SOUL. Also don’t forget to drop into MOVIE MADNESS VIDEO, the cities iconic rental store and screening room. More info HERE.

Sat 7/3 Various Times: MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) screens with a New 4K Restoration of this grimy-as-gets NYC movie as part of THE QUAD CINEMA NYC’s ‘Down and Dirty NYC’ retrospective. More info HERE

Sat 7/3 7pm: Brooklyn NY’s FILM NOIR CINEMA & VIDEO keeps dishing the obscure classics this weekend with the Italian sci-fi horror film PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965). More info HERE. Also support their Go Fund Me to keep them open!

Sat 7/3 9pm: Winona Ryder teams up with a darkly sociopath Christian Slater in a plot to kill the cool kids in one of the defining cult classics of 1980s cinema. HEATHERS (1988) screens at PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA London. More info HERE.

Sat 7/3 8:30pm: Humphrey Bogart at his most iconic in the timeless CASABLANCA (1942) at AFI SILVER THEATER Maryland. More info HERE.

Say 7/3 7:30pm: Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (1991), the action sci-fi classic that still reigns supreme thanks to good storytelling over flashy vfx, screens in 4K at Melbourne’s ASTOR THEATRE. More info HERE.

Sun 7/4 6pm gates: A rare 35mm screening of THE NEVERENDING STORY (1984) with Noah Hathaway who played Atreyu in the beloved film appearing for autographs and photos before the session! More info HERE.

Sun 7/4 1:30pm Matinee: ‘A movie that allows its kids to be kids, that shows them in the insular world of imagination and dreaming that children create entirely apart from adult domains and values’ wrote Roger Ebert about THE SANDLOT (1993), screening at THE MICHIGAN THEATER. More info HERE.

Sun 7/4 3pm & 7:30pm: JAWS (1975 / 35mm Print), hailed as the first summer blockbuster, defied a generation of film goers to ‘go back into the water’. Screens at the newly reopened AERO THEATER x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sun 7/4 4pm: THE RIGHT STUFF (1984 / 35mm Print), Phillip Kaufman’s mammoth adaptation of the bestseller about the selection and lift-off of NASA’s first astronauts, known as the Mercury Seven, screens at MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE NYC. More info HERE.

Sun 7/4 7:15pm: Have the time of your life with DIRTY DANCING (1987) + July 4th Fireworks at the HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY outdoor theater. More info HERE.

Sun 7/4 8pm: INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) in 35mm at PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA London. More info HERE.

Sun 7/4 8pm: Then band with the legendary guitar solo's, THE GRATEFUL DEAD (1977) screens at Miami’s NITEOWL DRIVE-IN. More info HERE.

Sun 7/4 12pm: Good news film fans in Massachusetts: THE BRATTLE THEATER reopens this weekend! BEAUTY & THE BEAST (1946), the classic fairy tale gorgeously and hauntingly adapted for the cinema by renowned artistic polymath Jean Cocteau screens for its’ 75th Anniversary. More info HERE.

ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND

It’s our weekly round up of picks for the weekend. Don’t forget to check out our THEATERS page, as well as VIDEO STORES page, to see what’s happening at other spots. And as the warmer months come, we’ll be adding a list of Drive In’s to check out.

Another weekend of 70mm at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE AERO THEATER Santa Monica as they showcase the most prestigious of all cinema exhibition formats. This weekend catch INHERENT VICE (6/25), WONDER WOMAN (6/26) and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (6/26 & 6/27). More info HERE.

6/25 - 7/8: LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970 / New 4K Restoration) screens at FILM FORUM in New York City. Butchered in its initial theatrical run in the U.S (40 mins was removed), this is the complete, uncut version with its noirishly muted color cinematography more vivid than ever in an eye-popping 4K restoration. More info HERE.

6/25 - 6/27: It's INDIANA JONES WEEKEND at the LOFT CINEMA ARIZONA with the Classic Trilogy on the big screen from Friday to Sunday. More info HERE.

6/25 - 6/30: Pride Month continues at SYNDICATED SIDEWALK CINEMA Brooklyn NY with another selection of classic of LGBTQ cinema with BOUND (6/25) from the directors of The Matrix, the underrated TO WONG FOO (6/26), and the satirical comedy BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER (6/27) starring Natasha Leone. More info HERE.

Fri 6/25 10pm: One of the great New York noir movies of the 70s THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) screens at THE PLAZA THEATER Atlanta. Still as gritty and compelling as ever. More info HERE.

Fri 6/25 Midnight: Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi lean hard into the absurd in the third film in the Evil Dead series with ARMY OF DARKNESS (1993) screening at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER. More info HERE.

Sat 6/26: It's the Apocalypse as envisioned in the 70s and 80s with a riot of a Triple Feature! Catch THE RUNNING MAN (1986) + DEATH RACE 2000 (1975) + THE BRONX WARRIORS (1982) all in 35mm at MAHONING DRIVE IN Pennsylvania. More info HERE.

Sat 6/26 1pm: Dennis Hopper’s OUT OF THE BLUE (1981 / New 4K Restoration), considered the spiritual sequel to his cross country trek in Easy Rider, screens at THE TEXAS THEATRE. More info HERE.

Sat 6/26 7:15pm: Get to the chopper! And get to an outdoor screening of Schwarzenegger vs nasty alien hunter in PREDATOR (1987) at CINESPIA At The Greek Theater in Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 6/26 7:45pm: A happily married man's (Chris Rock) sanity is pushed to the limit when his wife's (Julie Delpy) crazed, over-sexed French relatives crash their cramped New York apartment. TWO DAYS IN NEW YORK (2010) screens at FRENCH CINEMATHEQUE in Paris. More info HERE.

Sat 6/26 8:30pm: Groovy! A Double Feature of Sam Raimi's influential EVIL DEAD 1 (1981) + EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) screens at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA London. More info HERE.

Sat 6/26 1pm: Jane Campion's modern classic THE PIANO (1993) starring Holly Hunter and the debut performance of Anna Paquin screens at MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 6/26 Midnight: The movie that unintentionally became a new midnight cult movie sensation! The messy, bizarre and super fun CATS (2019) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER. More info HERE.

All sessions until the end of the month Tarantino’s NEW BEVERLY CINEMA have sold out but July is now available with rare 35mm Prints of EXCALIBUR + SWORD OF LANCELOT, BIG BOSS 2 + FISTS OF FURY 2, DRACULA (1931) + BLACK SUNDAY (1960) and much more. Schedule available HERE

Sun 6/27 8pm: Before Spielberg unveils his remake, catch the original WEST SIDE STORY (1961) at Miami’s NITEOWL DRIVE IN. More info HERE.

Sun 6/27 various times: New 4K Restoration of WORKING GIRLS (1986), Lizzie Borden’s immersive, richly detailed look at the rhythms and rituals of society’s most stigmatized profession at IFC CENTER NYC. More info HERE.

Sun 6/27 5:30pm: POLYSTER (1981 / 35mm Print), Directed by John Waters, the groundbreaking high priest of trash cinema, screens at ROXY CINEMA New York City. More info HERE.

ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (June 17th - 20th)

It’s our weekly round up of picks for the weekend. Don’t forget to check out our THEATERS page, as well as VIDEO STORES page, to see what’s happening at other spots. And as the warmer months come, we’ll be adding a list of Drive In’s to check out.

Thurs 6/17 - Sun 6/20: The Newly reopened AERO THEATER in Santa Monica presents a weekend of 70mm classics with THE MASTER (2012), TENET (2020), E.T THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982), VERTIGO (1958), AND INDIANA JONES & THE LAST CRUSADE (1989). More Info HERE.

Thurs 6/17: A landmark of LGBTQ cinema, THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (1994) struts its fabulousness at THE LOFT CINEMA ARIZONA (Open Air). More info HERE

Until June 24th: New 4K Restoration of DISTANT JOURNEY (1941) at NYC’S FILM FORUM. Restoration overseen by the Czech Film Archive. More Info HERE. Also, don’t miss their ongoing LADYKILLERS (1955) season still running until 6/17. More info HERE.

Thurs 6/17th 8:45pm: A Special Boon Joon-Ho season commences with THE HOST (2006 / 35mm Print) at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA London. Season continues into August. More info HERE.

The legendary SCARECROW VIDEO in Seattle is now fully reopened. Be sure to subscribe to their mailing list to get info on things like what’s new to rent, but also online film discussions, exclusive free streaming releases for members and a wealth of super film nerd content delivered to your inbox. More info HERE.

The crew at AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) are truly doing the cinema God’s work and have acquired the theatrical distribution rights to 70 titles from the legendary archive of TROMA STUDIOS. Many films have not seen a cinema screen in decades, and include CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH, THE TOXIC AVENGER TRILOGY, TROMEO AND JULIET, BLOODSUCKING FREAKS and many more from this deranged studio! If you run a cinema, get screening! More info HERE.

Fri 6/18: Double Feature of cult creature feature faves with CRITTERS 1 (1986) + CRITTERS 2 (1988) both in 35mm! With appearance from the original effects team! At MAHONING DRIVE in Pennsylvania. More info HERE.

The much loved NEW BEVERLY CINEMA in LA has reopened with it’s usual stellar programming of cult classics all on 35mm. So much so that every session is sold out until end of June. Get a look at what’s ahead and hopefully you can get a seat! More info HERE.

Fri 6/18 9pm: The original and still the best… DIE HARD (1988) screens in rare 70mm Print format at London’s PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA. More info HERE.

Fri 6/18 10pm late show: Celebrate Pride Month at San Ana’s FRIDA CINEMA with John Waters’ FEMALE TROUBLE (1976). More info HERE.

Fri 6/18 various times: New 4K Restoration of the Euro-chic erotic thriller LA PISCINE aka Swimming Pool (1969) at the AFI SILVER in Maryland. More info HERE.

Fri 6/18 8:30pm: Cult Japanese cinema from the early 00’s with ELECTRIC DRAGON 80000V (2001) at Brooklyn’s FILM NOIR CINEMA & VIDEO. More info HERE.

Sat 6/19 7:30pm: Special 50th Anniversary screening of Ken Russel’s THE DEVILS (1971) in 35mm at Melbourne’s ASTOR THEATRE. More info HERE.

Sat 6/19 8pm: De Niro stars in the iconic TAXI DRIVER (1976) as part of the NITEOWL DRIVE IN’S weekend lineup in Miami. More info HERE including other titles.

Heads up! Portland’s HOLLYWOOD THEATER and THE BRATTLE in Cambridge Massachuttes will be reopening on July 2nd.

Sat 6/19 9pm: THE BIRDCAGE (1996) sparkles across the screen at Brooklyn’s SYNDICATED Sidewalk Cinema. Check schedule for more Pride month movies including PARIS IS BURNING , HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH, TANGERINE and more! More Info HERE.

Sat 6/19 9pm: Celebrate Pride Month with the essential documentary of NYC’s iconic drag scene in the 1980s. PARIS IS BURNING (1990) screens at THE TEXAS THEATER with a New 4K Restoration. More info HERE.

Sat 6/19 6pm: One of the most essential modern American movies screens in 35mm. Catch Spike Lee’s DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) at NYC’s MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE. More info HERE.

Sun 6/20 12pm: The beloved Miyazaki tale MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988) screens at the recently reopened, and gorgeous, CAMEO PICTURE HOUSE in Edinburgh UK. More info HERE.

Sun 6/20 3pm: INDIANA JONES & RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) continues THE TEXAS THEATRE’S season of ‘Class of 1981’. More info HERE.

Sun 6/20 4pm: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION (1983) Father’s Day Special at Hollywood Legion Theater. More info HERE.

Sun 6/20 1pm: The super cool French crime thriller LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970) at Sydney’s GOLDEN AGE CINEMA. More info HERE.

Sun 6/20 2pm: Matinee screening of Charlie Chaplin’s LIMELIGHT (1952) at QAGOMA, Australia. A story of the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer-director’s most touching films. More info HERE.

ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (June 4th - 6th)

It’s our weekly round up of picks for the weekend. Don’t forget to check out our THEATERS page, as well as VIDEO STORES page, to see what’s happening at other spots. And as the warmer months come, we’ll be adding a list of Drive In’s to check out.

Fri June 4th Various Times: A all new 4K Restoration of the devilish Alec Guinness classic THE LADYKILLERS (1955) begins a one week run at NYC’s FILM FORUM. The last British film shot in the 3-strip Technicolor process, The Ladykillers has been restored by Studiocanal from the original Technicolor camera negatives. More info HERE.

Fri June 4th 9:30pm: The legendary Vincent Price horror classic THE TINGLER (1959) screen in 35mm at Chicago’s MUSIC BOX THEATER. Audience members used to be ‘zapped’ by buzzers installed in random seats to heighten the terror on screen! More info HERE.

Fri June 4th 7:30pm: Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho’s breakout monster movie THE HOST (2012) screens at NYC’s MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE x QUEENS DRIVE IN. Screens with two short films. More info HERE.

Fri June 4th 6pm (Gates) / Sundown (Show): It’s ‘Hanks-Giving Weekend’ at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN! Catch the eternally watchable Tom Hanks in a Double Feature of A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992) + SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) in 35mm. More info HERE.

Ongoing: One of NYC’s Cinema jewels THE ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES is currently offering an extensive lineup of free online screenings as part of their current ‘BALTIC MODERNIST CINEMA: BETWEEN IMAGINARY AND REAL’ series with several titles spanning the 1960s and 1970s. More info HERE.

Sat June 5th 6:15pm: With anticipation for the new Bond installment still building, it’s high time to revisit the original of the series. GOLDFINGER (1964) screens at PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA London as part of their ongoing 007 Classics Season. More info HERE.

Sat June 5th 1pm & 7pm: Tim Burton’s vision of the Dark Knight remains the definitive big screen incarnation for many, and rightfully so. Catch BATMAN (1989) back on the big screen at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER. More info HERE.

Quentin Tarantino’s NEW BEVERLY CINEMA has finally reopened and judging by the string of sold out 35mm sessions, it’s been long anticipated. Sessions are sold out until mid June, however check out what’s in store including a rare Technicolor Print of BULLIT and more HERE.

Sat June 5th 7:30pm: The immortal James Dean classic REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) screens in glorious 35mm Cinemascope at HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATER. More info HERE.

Sat June 5th 5pm: Classic Hong Kong horror with the Shaw Brothers 1976 classic REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES. Screens at Brooklyn NY’s FILM NOIR CINEMA & VIDEO. More info HERE.

Sun June 5th 8pm: MAD MAX FURY ROAD: BLACK & CHROME (2014), believed to be George Miller’s preferred version, screens in glorious black and white at THE TEXAS THEATER. Highly recommended. More info HERE.

Sat June 5th 8pm: Experience the color and joy of Bollywood with MONSOON WEDDING (2001) at Arizona’s LOFT OPEN AIR CINEMA. More info HERE.

Sun June 6th 3pm matinee: The original and still the best. Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy in THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (1981). At THE TEXAS THEATER. More info HERE.

Sun June 6th 1pm Matinee: The effortless cool of the French New Wave in Jean-Luc Godard’s first feature length debut BREATHLESS (1961) screens at Sydney’s GOLDEN AGE CINEMA. More info HERE.

Sun June 6th 2pm Matinee: Straight from the golden era of Hollywood, catch Humphrey Bogart in CASABLANCA (1943) screening in 35mm at HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATER. More info HERE.

Sun June 6th 3:15pm Matinee: The beloved animated musical THE LAST UNICORN (1982) starring Mia Farrow and Christopher Lee screens at Atlanta’s PLAZA THEATER. More info HERE.

Sun June 6th 4pm Matinee: Disney’s FANTASIA (1940), the stunning and artful visual odyssey set to classical music, screens as part of NYC’s MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE series ‘See It Big’. More info HERE.

Sun June 6th: Pride Month special at THE FRIDA CINEMA in Santa Ana kicks off with Claire Denis’ BEAU TRAVAIL (1999 / New 4K Transfer). More classics of Queer Cinema screen throughout the month. More info HERE.

Sun June 6th 4pm & 10pm: The beautiful breakthrough hit for Mexican Director Alfonso Cuarón Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (2001) celebrates 20 years young at THE COOLIDGE CORNER. More info HERE.

Sun June 6th 8pm: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) screens in mind blowing 70mm at Sydney’s HAYDEN ORPHEUM THEATER. More info HERE.

ON THE BIG SCREEN: MEMORIAL DAY LONG WEEKEND UPDATE

It’s the long weekend in the U.S, just as more 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 5/28 thru Sun 5/30: It’s all out undead mania at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN in Pennsylvania with three nights of ZOMBIE-FEST VII! Super rare zombie classics will be resurrected in 35mm from the 70s, 80s and 90s including Fulci’s ZOMBIE (1979), DEMONS 2 (1986) and much much more! More info HERE.

Fri 5/28 - 6/3: A New 4K Restoration of Fellini’s 8 1/2 begins at NYC’s FILM FORUM. More info HERE.

The AFI SILVER in Maryland reopens just in time for Memorial Day Weekend! Catch a screening and support local! More info HERE.

ALL WEEKEND: The recently reopened PARIS THEATER in NYC, the last single screen film house in the Manhattan, presents the CHARLIE KAUFFMAN RETROSPECTIVE including BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND through to his latest I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. More info HERE.

ALL WEEKEND: One of NYC’s best BBQ spots has a fantastic roster of retro movies Drive In style for FLICK & A FEAST. Head to JUICY LUCY BBQ in Staten Island, NY to catch a spectacular menu and movie lineup including INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996), STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977), BEAUTY & THE BEAST (1991) and much more. More info HERE

Fri 5/28 & Sat 5/29: The FRIDA CINEMA in Santa Ana has reopened! Catch Jackie Chan’s legendary stunt crazy action breakthrough classic POLICE STORY (1985) back on the big screen. Still absolutely mind blowing physicality! More info HERE.

Fri 5/28 7:30pm: It’s fast times on the highways with a Double Feature of Lynch’s WILD AT HEART (1990 / 35mm Print) + TWO LANE BLACKTOP (1971 / 35mm Print) at Melbourne’s ASTOR THEATRE. More info HERE. **UPDATE - Due to a new state wide Covid 19 snap lockdown, this session is postponed.

Fri 5/28 - Sun 5/30: Jim Jarmusch’s black and white STRANGER THAN PARADISE (1984) at NYC’s ROXY CINEMA. Starring jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Eszter Balint. More info HERE.

Fri 5/28 9pm: Damn the man! Save The Empire! The newly reopened PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA in London presents EMPIRE RECORDS (1995) in 35mm. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Ripley, probably the greatest female action icon next to Sarah Conner, is back on the big screen at THE LOFT CINEMA OPEN AIR CINEMA in Arizona. Catch ALIEN (1979) on Sat 5/29 & Mon 5/31 at 8pm, and James Cameron’s sequel ALIENS (1986) on Fri 5/28 & Sun 5/30. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Big Screen Classics is back at THE COOLIDGE CORNER this long weekend! Starting with BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (1982) on Fri 5/28 & Mon 5/31, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968 / 35mm Print) on Fri 5/28 thru Mon 5/31, ALIENS (1986) on Sat 5/29, and the New Restoration of AKIRA (1988) on Sun 5/30. More info HERE.

Sat 5/29 9pm: Catch the New 4K Restoration of the Japanese shocker BATTLE ROYALE (2000) at London’s PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA. Also screens Friday, Sunday and Monday. More info HERE.

Sun 5/30 Various: Kick ass and chew bubblegum with John Carpenter’s brilliant anti-consumerism parody THEY LIVE (1986) at various ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE locations this weekend. More info HERE.

Sat 5/29 8pm: Miami’s NITEOWL DRIVE IN presents the dark satire of American warfare and patriotism that it STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997). More info HERE.

Sat 5/29 8:30pm: Baz Luhrmann’s bombastic Shakespeare retelling of ROMEO & JULIET (1996) for the MTV generation screens at Sydney’s fantastic GOLDEN AGE CINEMA & BAR. More info HERE.

Sat 5/29 8:30pm: The late 90s teen comedy CAN’T HARDLY WAIT (1998) is part if the lineup this weekend at SYNDICATED SIDEWALK CINEMA in Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 5/29 7pm: The timeless charm of the adventure classic THE GOONIES (1985) screens in 35mm at the HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATER. More info HERE.

Sat 5/29 6:30pm: 25th Anniversary of FROM DUSK TIL DAWN (1996) at THE FRIDA CINEMA DRIVE IN. More info HERE.

Tickets now on sale for the much anticipated reopening of AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE with the ‘GO BIG OR GO HOME: 70MM FESTIVAL at the AERO THEATRE and their new LOS FELIZ THEATRE location (The Egyptian is being refurbished). Titles like VERTIGO, WONDER WOMAN, MALCOLM X and more will be presented in lush 70mm! More info HERE.

Sun 5/30 3:30pm: Matinee screening of Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd’s time travel odyssey BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) at MICHIGAN THEATER. More info HERE.

Mon 5/31 2:45pm: Matinee screening of PLAYTIME (1967), Jacques Tati’s exquisite feast of visual gags and super sharp observational comedy, at Chicago’s magnificent MUSIC BOX THEATRE. More info HERE.

Sun 5/30 7:30pm: The original summer blockbuster JAWS (1975) screens at MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE / QUEENS DRIVE IN. More info HERE.

Sun 5/30 4pm: The effortless cool of Melvin Van Peeble’s groundbreaking 1968 debut THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS (1968) screens fully restored at San Fran’s ROXIE CINEMA. More info HERE.

Mon 5/31 6pm: THE LOT is a new outdoor venture courtesy of THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE in Portland of movies and music. Catch their Memorial Day presentation of LOVE AND BASKETBALL (2000) with opening music set by Karma Riviera. More info HERE.

Mon 5/31 Various Times: NYC’s QUAD CINEMA salutes the city that never sleeps as it comes back to life this summer with New York based films. Catch BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961) on Monday to celebrate the legendary films’ 60th Anniversary. More info HERE.

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.