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For this icily erotic fusion of flesh and machine, David Cronenberg adapted J. G. Ballard’s future-shock novel of the 1970s into one of the most singular and provocative films of the 1990s. A traffic collision involving a disaffected commercial producer, James (James Spader), and an enigmatic doctor, Helen (Holly Hunter), brings them, along with James’s wife, Catherine (Deborah Kara Unger, in a sublimely detached performance), together in a crucible of blood and broken glass—and it’s not long before they are all initiated into a kinky, death-obsessed underworld of sadomasochistic car-crash fetishists for whom twisted metal and scar tissue are the ultimate turn-ons. Winner—Special Jury Prize at Cannes "A strange and insightful film about human sexual compulsion...Challenging, courageous and original."—Roger Ebert All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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Brian De Palma ascended to the highest ranks of American suspense filmmaking with this virtuoso, explicit erotic thriller. At once tongue in cheek and scary as hell, Dressed to Kill revolves around the grisly murder of a woman in Manhattan and how her psychiatrist, her brainiac teenage son, and the prostitute who witnessed the crime try to piece together what happened while the killer remains at large. "One of the most sheerly enjoyable films of recent years, this sophisticated horror comedy is permeated with the distilled essence of impure thoughts."—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker "Has Hitchcock’s delight in bizarre and unexpected plot twists, and the chief delight of the first and best hour of “Dressed to Kill” comes from the series of surprises he springs on us."—Roger Ebert All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder. All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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Friends on a late-night food run become trapped on an infinite highway with otherworldly terrors lurking beyond. Confined in their Jeep Cherokee, they must decide whether to accept their fate or attempt escape. "Confidently declares a new voice in the horror sphere"—RogerEbert.com "A brilliant, existential road thriller...Tonally surprising, dramatically complex and immensely promising for all the young talent involved."—Variety All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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Thana (Zoë Tamerlis) is a garment worker who’s had the ultimate bad day, as she’s assaulted twice in visceral fashion. Shocked to her core, Thana's nights become consumed by vengeful prowls through the city, which result in men winding up on the wrong end of a bullet. Knocking the DEATH WISH rip-off subgenre into a new stratosphere, MS. 45 showcases a haunting performance from Tamerlis and Abel Ferrara's knack for transforming limited resources into genre revolutions. "Has a wild energy, like an exploding star cluster."—The Village Voice All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
The bodies pile up as sensitive film studio focus puller Mark Lewis (Carl Boehm) moonlights as a private photographer of scantily-clad women, while obsessively working on his own “documentary” of the women’s dying expressions. Director Michael Powell’s career was effectively destroyed by the critical backlash to the film. "Ravishingly beautiful, a shock to the system, and an absolutely lucid picture about the danger of making art."—Martin Scorsese "The quintessential Michael Powell film, at once mischievous and compassionate, ironic and evangelistic, comic and tragic. A film of visceral terror."—Film Comment All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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A timid young woman (Maggie Gyllenhaal), recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer (James Spader), where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one. Winner—Special Jury Prize at Sundance "A liberating, kindhearted picture, one whose ending brings with it the feeling that something has finally been shaken free."—Salon All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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. 1951 Academy Award Winner—Best Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Original Score "The finest movie ever made about the narcissistic hellhole that is Hollywood."—BBC "Sunset Boulevard remains the best drama ever made about the movies because it sees through the illusions, even if Norma doesn't."—Roger Ebert All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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Visionary director Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow) presents a new kind of horror remake in TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA. Bursting with imagination and surreal wit, their latest genre-bending wonder affirms there’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure. After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is due for resurrection. And one young director (Hannah Einbinder) is more than up to the task. But when she visits the original's star, a now-reclusive actress (Gillian Anderson), the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, delirium — under threat from the spear-wielding Little Death. Winner of the Queer Palm, this transformative Cannes favorite leads its protagonists to true fulfillment, encouraging us to ask how we can reach our own. "A revelry of comedy, murder, intellectualism, sexual awakening, queerness, and more."—AV Club Open caption screenings: Thursday 9/10 at 6:20pm, Saturday 9/12 at 3:25pm. All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
A businessman accidentally kills The Metal Fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty metal. "A cyberpunk Eraserhead."—Michael Weldon, THe Psychotronic Video Guide "Completely bonkers and bizarrely sexual, Tetsuo is an essential watch."—B.F.I. In Japanese with English subtitles All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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A middle-aged couple who are feeling stagnant in their relationship invite the younger and livelier couple from the apartment upstairs for a get-together that takes an unexpected turn. "[Wilde] knows exactly what she’s doing, how to calibrate between big laughs and broken hearts, how to use her cast to great effect, and how to surprise her audience at nearly every turn..."—IndieWire Critic's Pick "Feels daring for how it wants to actually examine the emotional costs of contemporary grown-up life, bringing wincing laughs of recognition."—Los Angeles Times All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos. "[An] effervescent directorial debut...The great American stoner comedy isn’t dead. It just needed the wrong girls to save it."—IndieWire Critic's Pick Open caption screenings: Sunday 9/13 at 6pm. All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
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A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. "Splendid...Raw and earnest, sulky and swaggering, occasionally poetic."—NYTimes Critic's Pick Open caption screenings: Sunday 9/20 at 6pm All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
**Q&A with director Penny Lane following Saturday 9/12 showtime** A Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco overcomes his years of captivity and lack of survival skills to answer the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along. "At once poetic and delusional and solipsistic and beautiful. Flaco as a shooting star of liberation and self-actualization, a creature who experienced freedom for one year before a sudden death, is about as Romantic as it gets."—NYMag "An enchanting movie, and a haunting one too."—Variety All sales are final; there are no refunds. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.