The true story of Hossain Sabzian that impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film.

You asked, and we listened: Tommy Wiseau’s sharkploitation odyssey is coming to Central Cinema Friday, August 16 with special guest Greg Sestero in tow, screening back-to-back with their notorious 2003 cult masterpiece THE ROOM! Three firefighters (Isaiah LaBorde, Mark Valeriano and Tommy Wiseau) must save New Orleans from a gigantic shark. Can New Orleans survive?

This is the story of the Butthole Surfers, a band that defied every rule and redefined what rock could be. Emerging from Texas in the early 1980s, Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary forged an anarchic path across America’s underground, creating chaotic live shows filled with nudity, fake blood, and blistering psychedelic noise. Their name alone was a challenge to Reagan-era conformity, yet their influence rippled through alternative music, shaping acts like Nirvana and securing them a cult legacy. Featuring candid interviews, wild archival footage, trippy reenactments, and commentary from icons like Flea, Dave Grohl, and Richard Linklater, this long-anticipated documentary is as provocative, funny, and fearless as the band itself

Godzilla (aka Gojira) is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost thirty sequels. We'll be presenting the original Japanese language version.

After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.

When two unqualified bozos are hired to transfer a rich teen to rehab, their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem.

A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Stick around after THE ROOM for a very special secret screening Greg Sestero is bringing with him.

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

It is the 23rd century. Admiral James T. Kirk is an instructor at Starfleet Academy and feeling old; the prospect of attending his ship, the USS Enterprise--now a training ship--on a two-week cadet cruise does not make him feel any younger. But the training cruise becomes a deadly serious mission when his nemesis Khan Noonien Singh--infamous conqueror from late 20th century Earth--appears after years of exile. Khan later revealed that the planet Ceti Alpha VI exploded, and shifted the orbit of the fifth planet as a Mars-like haven. He begins capturing Project Genesis, a top secret device holding the power of creation itself, and schemes the utter destruction of Kirk.

It is the 23rd century. Admiral James T. Kirk is an instructor at Starfleet Academy and feeling old; the prospect of attending his ship, the USS Enterprise--now a training ship--on a two-week cadet cruise does not make him feel any younger. But the training cruise becomes a deadly serious mission when his nemesis Khan Noonien Singh--infamous conqueror from late 20th century Earth--appears after years of exile. Khan later revealed that the planet Ceti Alpha VI exploded, and shifted the orbit of the fifth planet as a Mars-like haven. He begins capturing Project Genesis, a top secret device holding the power of creation itself, and schemes the utter destruction of Kirk. Includes "Space Seed," Episode 22 from Season 1 of the original Star Trek Series!

Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts

Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in "Sunset Boulevard." Winner of three Academy Awards®, director Billy Wilder's powerful orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence -- a body found floating in a decayed mansion's swimming pool -- through the inevitable unfolding of tragic destiny, "Sunset Boulevard" is the definitive statement on the dark and desperate side of Hollywood. Erich von Stroheim as Desmond's discoverer, ex-husband and butler, and Nancy Olson as the bright spot amidst unrelenting ominousness, are equally celebrated for their masterful performances.

After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director (Hannah Einbinder, Hacks) for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie’s star (Gillian Anderson, The X-Files, Sex Education), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

Filmmaker Rustin Thompson journeys into the American West on a search for traces of what was once a center of small-town life: the movie theater. On the trip, he finds long abandoned and forgotten cinemas; movie houses that have fallen into disrepair; theaters recently closed, theaters struggling to hold on, and theaters that—thanks to their thoughtful caretakers—are not only surviving but thriving. Between the stops along the way, Rustin poetically intersperses excerpts from Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 classic film The Last Picture Show, as well as reflections on past and present hardships facing the film exhibition industry. The Last Picture Shows is not only a timely portrait of an industry in crisis, one facing the headwinds of consolidation, streaming, and the diminishing theatrical experience, but it also reminds viewers that even in vast cinema deserts, there are oases of community and gathering that remain, where the movie house continues to be a place of wonder, contemplation, and connection.

Join us for a special evening with Mark himself, Greg Sestero – star of THE ROOM and the New York Times best-selling author of the Oscar-nominated THE DISASTER ARTIST! The evening will include a special 20th-anniversary screening of THE ROOM featuring Live commentary/ Q&A + meet & greet with Greg! Also, the event will include bonus content from the making of The Room, Disaster Artist and upcoming film projects with Bob Odenkirk! Greg Sestero is the New York Times best-selling author of the Oscar-nominated The Disaster Artist and Co-Star of the cult classic The Room. Greg also recently wrote and produced Best F(r)iends Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Lionsgate) and was recently seen in Netflix’s popular gothic-drama mini-series The Haunting of Bly Manor. His directorial debut, Miracle Valley even filmed a scene at Frank Lloyd Wright’s world-renowned masterpiece Falling Water. His next movie is a story about an alien abduction tale entitled Forbidden Sky, set in Roswell, New Mexico.

Join us as we welcome Greg Sestero back to Central Cinema for a special presentation of this cult masterpiece, screening back to back with director Tommy Wiseau’s thrilling new sharksploitation joint BIG SHARK! Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) is a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa (Juliette Danielle). One day, inexplicably, she gets bored of him and decides to seduce Johnny’s best friend Mark (Greg Sestero). From there, nothing will be the same again.

While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered by the director (Peter O'Toole) he avoids both the police and sudden death as a stuntman. The mixture of real danger and fantasy of the movie is an interesting twist for the viewer as the two blend in individual scenes.