New Releases and Restorations
Anora (2024)
Sean Baker · 139m · 35mm
Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning Anora follows the shotgun marriage between Ani, a sex worker from Brooklyn, and Vanya, the playboy son of a Russian oligarch. When Vanya’s parents discover the marriage, they send two henchmen to secure an annulment. A flashy, thrilling modern Cinderella story that oscillates between screwball comedy and melancholy, the film will pull you in with a frantic pace as captivating as Mikey Madison’s performance.
Saturday, January 11th 6:00 PM · Sunday, January 12th 3:00 PM
Longlegs (2024)
Osgood Perkins · 101m · DCP
FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is assigned to investigate a case of repeated murder-suicides occuring within suburban Oregon families. However, as she discovers more about the case, she finds that it’s the work of occultist serial killer Longlegs (Nicolas Cage), a mysterious and elusive figure who has been leaving a series of clues with each of his crimes. To end his killing spree, Harker must solve his puzzle, one that might even connect to her.
Friday, January 17th 9:30 PM
A Traveler’s Needs (2024)
Hong Sang-soo · 90m · DCP
Isabelle Huppert and Hong Sang-soo’s third collaboration, shot in two weeks, once again locates the actress as a foreigner in Korea. This time she is Iris, a French teacher who has a peculiar approach to language and, in her conversations with students and strangers, uses words and translation to get to poetry and feeling. Hong’s increasingly minimalist and digital approach still preserves, in Huppert’s words, “the power and scale of cinema.”
Saturday, January 18th 6:00 PM · Sunday, January 19th 3:00 PM
Infinity Pool (2023)
Brandon Cronenberg · 117m · DCP
It’s hard to mention Brandon Cronenberg’s third feature film without acknowledging the shadow of his father’s twisted, gory influence. But especially in Infinity Pool, the younger Cronenberg establishes his own cold corporate hellscape among the pantheon of body horror greats. Set on a tropical playground for the wealthy, Infinity Pool pulls no punches and will leave you gasping for more punishment by the time it is through.
Saturday, January 25th 9:30 PM
A Dream Longer Than the Night (1976)
Niki de Saint Phalle · 75m · DCP
Immensely surreal and intoxicating, A Dream Longer Than the Night follows a young girl’s quest for love after her wish to become a woman is granted by a witch. But in this fairy tale, evil lurks, and she is plagued by men seeking sex and war. Niki de Saint Phalle, who was a multi-disciplinary artist and activist, examines the mores of sex and gender while pushing against the boundaries of love and intimacy in this truly odd trip that no one should miss.
Friday, February 7th 9:30 PM · Saturday, February 8th 4:00 PM
C’est Pas Moi (2024)
Leos Carax · 42m · DCP
Carax’s latest is an answer to a question posed for an exhibition that didn’t happen: “Where are you, Leos Carax?” One does not need to intimately know Carax’s work to appreciate the free-form introspection that the filmmaker engages with across materials that range in origin from personal photos to Bresson. Carax’s pained concern with images and their rapid aggression is embedded in each frame of the film, which both explicitly and implicitly recalls Godard.
Saturday, February 15th 6:00 PM · Sunday, February 16th 3:00 PM
Queer (2024)
Luca Guadagnino · 137m · DCP
Adapted from William S. Burroughs’s semi-autobiographical novella, Queer follows expatriate William Lee (Daniel Craig) through 1950s Mexico City, accompanied by a haunting score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Grappling with addiction and isolation, Lee quickly becomes infatuated with the young Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey). Their unbalanced connection sends Lee on a surreal journey in search of meaning and intimacy.
