CAROL: Last Day Thursday, February 4th

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman. “Carol is an overwhelmingly beautiful film. It looks like a dream, it sounds like whispered want, and it feels like falling in love in all its stomach turning terror and ecstasy.” -Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press “Cate Blanchett […]

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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. “The perfect movie about love’s inevitable imperfections.” -Ann Hornaday, Washington Post “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind goes by like […]

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SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK

A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play. “This is a film with the richness of great fiction.” -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times “The more you ruminate on Synecdoche, New York, the more […]

MILES AHEAD: Last Day Thursday, June 2nd

MILES AHEAD is not just about the music. It’s about what we all face at one time or another in our lives; questions about who we really are, what we have to say and how will we say it. How will we ultimately be defined and who gets to say so? “…arguably the best performance […]

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CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND

An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman. “A picture that is surely one of the oddest ever made.” -Stephen Hunter, Washington Post “A blast from beginning to end and shows first-time director George Clooney is equal parts fearless, brilliant and perhaps […]

THE DANISH GIRL: Last Day Thursday, January 28th

A love story inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. “Regardless of how you feel about the subject matter, The Danish Girl is an overwhelming act of heroism for Eddie Redmayne.” -Rex Reed, New […]

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ADAPTATION.

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean for the screen. “One-of-a-kind near-masterpiece.” -Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel “It will surprise you. It will delight you. It will give you something truly chewy to take home from the theater.” -Susan Stark, Detroit News “Consider the irony: Charlie Kaufman […]

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BEING JOHN MALKOVICH

A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich. “Devilishly inventive and so far out there it’s almost off the scale.” -David Rooney, Variety “Mr. Jonze’s film, with a terrific original screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, is not the first to explore the prospect of being able to sneak […]

BRIDGE OF SPIES: Last Day Thursday, December 10th

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers. “A film that is so old-fashioned and comforting that, for much of the time, watching […]

VICTORIA: Last Day Thursday, December 3rd

This film is not a movie about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. “Victoria” was shot in one single take. Two hours and eighteen minutes. No cuts, no CGI, no cheap tricks, and no expensive ones, either. Just one shot. Victoria, a young woman from Madrid, meets four local Berliners outside a nightclub. […]