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.