United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when … Read more
Superstar Indian actor Ram Charan (RRR, MAGADEERA) stars – in dual roles – in the upcoming political and action charged Telugu-language thriller GAME CHANGER. The film follows Ram Nandan (Charan), an IAS officer with anger issues who strives to combat corrupt politicians. By advocating for fair elections, he hopes to transform the inner workings of … Read more
Actor Jesse Eisenberg (THE SOCIAL NETWORK, ZOMBIELAND) flexes his writing and directing chops in the new road-trip comedy A REAL PAIN, which he also stars in alongside Kieran Culkin (HBOS’ “Succession”). The pair play mismatched cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Culkin), who reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved late grandmother. The … Read more
A Nepalese family navigate cultural differences in the US, and the complications social media can cause. Despite their struggles and fears, the family support each other. With Barsha Raut, Buddhi Tamang, Bipin Karki, Gauri Malla, Richa Ghimire, Frances Sherman, Pooja Chand. Tuesday, January 21 Doors 5:00 pm | Movie 5:30 pm *Start time subject to … Read more
Completing a trilogy that follows kaleidoscopic portraits of Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana, filmmaker Pablo Larraín turns his keen cinematic eye to the renowned soprano Maria Callas with this stately biopic of the cultural icon. Portraying the epochal diva in her psychologically brittle final days, Angelina Jolie gives a Golden Globe-nominated performance of resounding elemental … Read more
Daniel Craig has turned in one of 2024’s most celebrated performances in prolific Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, CHALLENGERS) languid period drama QUEER, adapted from William S. Burroughs‘ 1985 romantic novella of the same name. Set in the 1950’s, Craig (perhaps best-known as James Bond) stars as William Lee, an American … Read more
The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, filmed with painterly grace under natural light from frigid winter to redemptive spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for VERMIGLIO, Maura Delpero’s visionary film, which won the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. This singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, … Read more
After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown. Once prosperous but now on the brink of ruin, The Sacred Kingdom enjoyed … Read more
On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Year’s Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives when the terror of Y2K becomes a reality and all machines rise up against humanity. With Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Daniel Zolghadri, Lachlan Watson. “Charming and playful in a … Read more
More than four decades after AMERICAN GIGOLO, writer-director Paul Schrader and actor Richard Gere are back together in OH, CANADA. Fiery but feeling his years and his illness, ailing filmmaker Leonard Fife (Gere) wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director of lauded documentary exposés, he has much to … Read more
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