We will be playing a mystery VHS tape, and it’s up to YOU what we’ll see! Bring in a VHS tape, and you’ll get in FREE! It can be absolutely anything — a forgotten bargain-bin B-movie, a Hollywood classic, an…
HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986) — Teenage Dream: Obayashi in the ’80s
“ feels like he’s reinventing cinema with every movie he makes.” – Sean Gilman A tender and stylish blend of road movie and romance, His Motorbike, Her Island is a moving story of love and motorcycles from Japanese cinema magician…
THE ISLAND CLOSEST TO HEAVEN (1984) — Teenage Dream: Obayashi in the ’80s
“ feels like he’s reinventing cinema with every movie he makes.” – Sean Gilman After her father’s sudden passing, high schooler Mari decides to take a trip to the islands of New Caledonia to find the fabled “island closest to…
THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (1983) — Teenage Dream: Obayashi in the ’80s
“ feels like he’s reinventing cinema with every movie he makes.” – Sean Gilman After his great success with House at Toho, legendary filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi was given the notoriety to start dabbling in the mainstream. His adaptation of the…
SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS (1981) — Teenage Dream: Obayashi in the ’80s
“ feels like he’s reinventing cinema with every movie he makes.” – Sean Gilman This early “idol” movie by genre master Nobuhiko Obayashi mixes wacked-out sci-fi, wild optical effects, and coming-of-age drama into a one-of-a-kind experience only Obayashi could provide.…
Jean Harlow & Clark Gable in RED DUST (1932) presented by Forbidden Hollywood
Among the steamiest of the love-in-the-tropics dramas that were a brief fad during Hollywood’s pre-Code era, Victor Fleming’s Red Dust centers around a love triangle involving macho plantation manager Dennis Carson (Clark Gable), brassy prostitute Vantine (Jean Harlow), and prim Barbara (Mary Astor),…
TARGETS (1968) presented by Dark Dream Cinema — SOLD OUT!
THIS SCREENING IS SOLD OUT. WAITLIST OPENS 30 MINS. BEFORE SHOWTIME. “One of the most powerful films of 1968 and one of the greatest directorial debuts of all time.” – Quentin Tarantino When an aging classic horror star agrees to…
THE CHASE (1994) w/ 1994 Punk Music Video Pre-show @ 6:30 presented by Strange Brew
Charlie Sheen stars as a wrongly-convicted prison escapee named Jack Hammond who accidentally kidnaps wealthy heiress Natalie Voss (Kristy Swanson) while trying to flee the police in the underrated action comedy film The Chase (1994). As Jack tries to escape down a southern California highway to Mexico, an elaborate…
$3 MYSTERY MOVIE (Keith’s Birthday Edition): A Bizarre Family-Friendly Black Comedy
It’s Keith’s 39th birthday, and he’s feeling a little self-indulgent, so this month’s selection is a blast from his own personal past: his very favorite film when he was 9 years old. An ostensibly family-friendly comedy, this film is so…
FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) w/ Intro by Jessa Crispin, author of “What Is Wrong With Men: Patriarchy, the Crisis of Masculinity, and How (Of Course) Michael Douglas Films Explain Everything”
Join us as we welcome Jessa Crispin, author, podcaster, and intrepid social critic who has written one of the most anticipated books of 2025, WHAT IS WRONG WITH MEN: PATRIARCHY, THE CRISIS OF MASCULINITY, AND HOW (OF COURSE) MICHAEL DOUGLAS FILMS…