New Releases and Restorations
We're switching it up and throwing in some New Restorations too this time around!
Challengers (2024)
Luca Guadagnino · 131m · DCP
Three tickets to Challengers, please! With a fast-paced, electric score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Challengers bounces between the past and present, following tennis star turned coach Tashi, her husband — tennis champion Art —, and down-on-his-luck Patrick, Art’s ex-best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend. When Tashi enters Art into a Challengers tournament, the trio’s strained relationship culminates in a surprise match between Art and Patrick.
Friday, October 4th 9:45 PM
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Denis Villeneuve · 166m · DCP
Frank Herbert’s sweeping sci-fi epic returns to Doc! A towering feat of visual effects and storytelling that James Cameron called "pure cinema,", Spielberg called "one of the most brilliant science-fiction films,", and Doc Board described as "most likely to sequel Dune: Part One." Featuring an ensemble cast packed with stars, this event is not to be missed — especially with Max. P’s staggering new sound system!
Saturday, October 5th 8:00 PM
Normandie (2024)
Vadim Kostrov · 87m · DCP
Normandie is Kostrov’s first French feature, one that pushes the limits of his penchant for abstraction and sustained shots to new places. Partly through the film, a couple visits the exiled filmmaker in Normandy, where they are surrounded by the cliffs and the ocean, rendered otherworldly by miniDV. Their voices fall away amidst the sound of the waves while slow, painterly fades meld the entirety of the landscape — sun, sky, and sea — together.
Followed by Q&A with Filmmaker.
Saturday, October 12th 7:00 PM
L’amour fou (1969)
Jacques Rivette · 246m · DCP
Rivette’s L’amour fou chronicles the collapse of a marriage between the director of a production of Racine’s Andromaque and its star (frequent Rivette collaborator, Bulle Ogier) — a production that’s also being recorded for a television documentary. Playing with the mediums of film, theater, and documentary (and shooting on a mix of 35mm and 16mm stock), Rivette slowly starts to blur the lines between art and real life in this four hour epic.
Saturday, October 19th 3:00 PM · Sunday, October 20th 3:00 PM
In Our Day / Small Flower (2023 / 2022)
Hong Sang-soo · 84m / 1m · DCP
Hong Sang-soo’s 30th feature film alternates its focus between two subjects: retired actress Sangwon (Kim Min-hee) and aging poet Hong Uiju (Ki Joo-bong). Over the course of a single afternoon, the duo — whose paths seemingly never cross — are visited by artistic, guidance-seeking youths. "As warm and wise as it is simple and languid" (The New York Times), In Our Day invites introspection and rewards attention. Preceded by 2022 short Small Flower.
Saturday, October 26th 7:00 PM · Sunday, October 27th 4:00 PM
Here (2023)
Bas Devos · 84m · DCP
Described as "a tale of quiet magnificence," Here tells the intimate story about connecting with nature and finding connections in unexpected places. Stefan, a migrant construction worker, gifts bowls of soup to friends and family in preparation for returning to Romania to visit his mother. Before he leaves, he meets Shuxiu, a Chinese-Belgian bryologist whose study of mosses will show the importance of paying attention to what is often overlooked.
Saturday, October 26th 9:30 PM · Sunday, October 27th 6:00 PM
Mahjong (1996)
Edward Yang · 121m · DCP
In his penultimate film, Edward Yang explores the ambitions, shortcomings, and diversity of late 90s Taipei. Following the rules of its namesake game, the film focuses on four hustlers as they attempt to scam gullible foreigners. Their journey faces setbacks when mobsters arrive to collect a debt from the crew. Blending comedy and melodrama, Yang uses these characters’ intertwining stories to show the consequences of greed in this busy city.
Friday, November 1st 9:30 PM · Saturday, November 2nd 7:00 PM
Abiding Nowhere (2024)
Tsai Ming-liang · 79m · DCP
The tenth film in Tsai Ming-liang’s Walker series, Abiding Nowhere features Lee Kang-sheng as a silent, traveling monk clad in red. He traverses the landscape of Washington D.C. — walking through forests and museums, passing by train stations and monuments. The Walker moves; the camera follows. Contemplative and calm, Lee’s rhythmic, deliberate steps capture the attention of the environment, various onlookers, and the audience in the cinema.
Saturday, November 9th 7:00 PM · Sunday, November 10th 4:00 PM
Man’s Castle (1933)
Frank Borzage · 78m · DCP
Until recently only widely available in its post-code edited rerelease, this new restoration of Borzage’s classic, Man’s Castle, returns the film to its original 78 minute runtime. Spencer Tracy plays Bill, a wanderer taking up residence in a Depression-era Hooverville. When he meets the homeless Trina (Loretta Young) and invites her to live with him, their love story must survive amidst the trials and tribulations of life during the Great Depression.
Friday, November 15th 9:30 PM · Saturday, November 16th 4:00 PM
Close Your Eyes (2023)
Victor Erice · 169m · DCP
After the lead actor vanishes from the set of a film, the director never picks up a movie camera again. It is only years later, when contacted by an television journalist, that he begins to reconnect with those also affected by the disappearance, finally attempting to understand its impact on their lives. From the director of the acclaimed The Spirit of the Beehive, Close Your Eyes is Erice’s much-lauded return to feature filmmaking in over 30 years.
Saturday, November 16th 7:00 PM · Sunday, November 17th 3:00 PM
Janet Planet (2023)
Annie Baker · 113m · DCP
After asking to be picked up early from summer camp, Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) spends her summer in rural Massachusetts with her mother Janet (Julianne Nicholson) and the three guests that stay with them. As the summer goes on, Lacy observes her mother’s relationship with each guest, reaching a new understanding of her. In her first film, playwright Annie Baker presents an intimate portrait of a maternal relationship, complete with two stunning performances.
