PRIDE: FROM A TO Z
This June, we proudly return to our annual tradition of spotlighting LGBTQIA+ cinema throughout different eras of filmmaking. This year we have our most expansive series yet. Ranging from Hollywoodâs Golden Age and its most legendary directors, transgressive cinema from the late 60s and 70s and visually stunning romances from the 90s.
Lineup:
BOUND (Wachowski Sisters)
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (William Wyler)- 35mm
DESERT HEARTS (Donna Deitch)
FEMALE TROUBLE (John Waters)- 35mm
FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (Toshio Matsumoto)
HAPPY TOGETHER (Wong Kar-Wai)
LAW OF DESIRE (Pedro Almodovar)- 35mm
MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (Stephen Frears)- 35mm
ROPE (Alfred Hitchcock)
Tix and showtimes online đ
From May 5-28th, the Quad Cinema invites you to explore the strange and often unsettling textures of small-town life-- where isolation shapes identity and reality can feel just slightly off-kilter. Across these four films, small communities can sometimes be the idyllic refuge but also spaces of disconnection, performance, and buried tension. Welcome to American Elsewhere!
Lineup:
WANDA (Barbara Loden)
TRUE STORIES (David Byrne)
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (David Cronenberg)- 35mm
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Jared Hess)- 35mm
Featuring special guest intro by filmmaker Constance Tsang on the Thu May 7th screening of WANDA. Tix available soon!
The graphic novel A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE was written by Judge Dredd creator John Wagner and originally published in 1997 by Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics. Screenwriter Josh Olson earned an Oscar nomination for his adaptation.
David Cronberg's A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE begins screening on 35mm Tuesday May 19th at 8.10pm with Wed May 20th intro by Fran Hoepfner
In Miami, the resourceful Zhang siblingsâRaymond and Cocoâsell forged paintings to unsuspecting parties.
FORGE opens May 22nd with Q&A by director Jing Ai Ng and stars Andie Ju, Brandon Soo Hoo and TR Knight.
"Pop over" to see INFLUENCED, now playing in New York, Los Angeles and Phoenix theaters! đŸ
Join stars Jill Kargman, Christine Taylor, Laura Bell Bundy, Eugene Cordero, Nathan Lee Graham and more in-person at special Q&As this weekend: InfluencedMovie.com
David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen share a kiss at the Cannes premiere of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE in 2005
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE screens on a 35mm print beginning Tue May 19th at 8.10pm. Special guest intro Wed May 20th by Fran Hoepfner, senior writer at Vulture and the editor-in-chief of the newsletter Fran Magazine.
Thank you to everyone supporting TRUE STORIES this week, including Rebecca Bengal on a lovely intro. The final screening for the David Byrne film is tonight at 8.10pm. Donât miss it!
Peter Asherâs extraordinary life has intersected with some of the greatest artists and musical moments of the last six decades. A child actor who became a pop star and then a manager and producer to the likes of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, he is a Zelig-like figure who remains a vital creative force to this day. Featuring interviews with Paul McCartney, Carole King, and many more.
PETER ASHER: EVERYWHERE MAN opens June 19
David Byrne's TRUE STORIES screens again tonight at 8.10pm with a final encore tomorrow Thursday May 14th at 8.10pm #davidbyrne #talkingheads #film #johngoodman
O Horizon stars Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova as a young neuroscientist navigating an exhilarating new romance and a groundbreaking career discovery amidst the recent loss of her father (Oscar nominee David Strathairn). When an emerging technology suddenly allows her to speak with him again, it turns her life upside down. Emmy Award-winning director Madeleine Rotzler crafts a magical realist fable for our modern era that considers our relationships amid rapidly evolving technologies with warmth and humor.
O HORIZON opens June 12
