Followed by a Q&A with director Bahman Maghsoudlou The culture and art of Iran, like those of nations throughout history, have always been inextricably tied to its societal problems, including its attitudes and treatment of women. Its cinema was not an exception. In a traditional, religious and male-dominated society, actresses dared to assert themselves within […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/razors-edge-the-legacy-of-iranian-actresses/This remarkably assured debut unrolls in late 1970s Argentina, a country in the clutches of a military dictatorship where political violence simmers just below the surface. A Swiss banker (Two Days, One Night‘s Fabrizio Rongione) arrives in Buenos Aires to replace a mysteriously missing colleague and placate their moneyed clientele. Moving through the smoke-filled lounges and […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/azor/35mm print! “Everyone knows that Australia is home to some pretty nasty critters: crocs, funnelwebs, great whites, dropbears. The ways in which nature can bite you on the arse are as numerous and varied as they are well documented. Something that visitors might not be expecting to have to worry about however are giant homicidal […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/razorback/It’s one wild day in the life of a pair of overworked counter jockeys whose razor-sharp wit and on-the-job antics give a whole new meaning to customer service! Even while braving a nonstop parade of unpredictable shoppers, the clerks manage to play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home, and straighten out their offbeat […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/clerks/Set against a brooding rock & roll landscape, the Bombers motorcycle gang, led by the vicious Raven Shaddock, kidnap diva Ellen Aim. Her hope for rescue lies with unlikely heroes: soldier of fortune Tom Cody and his sidekick, the two-fisted beer-guzzling McCoy. This cult hit features a razor-sharp cast and original songs written by Stevie […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/streets-of-fire-2/Director Stewart Thorndike in person for Q&A on Saturday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m.! “After moving into a new apartment building in Brooklyn with her partner, a new mother’s grief over her toddler’s death turns into paranoia when she begins to suspect her neighbors are part of a satanic cult. Stewart Thorndike’s debut feature LYLE marks a generational […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/lyle/The young Jennifer Corvino, played by Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Connelly (Labyrinth, Top Gun: Maverick), is sent to a private Swiss academy for girls where a vicious killer is on the loose. Jennifer has the unique ability to telepathically communicate with insects and an entomologist, Dr. John McGregor (Donald Pleasence, Halloween, Escape from New York), enlists […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/phenomena/Italian horror master Dario Argento elevates the giallo genre to new heights with 1982’s TENEBRAE, a darkly humorous and notoriously grisly murder-mystery that many consider to be one of his finest works. American mystery author Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa, Death Wish II) comes to Rome to promote his newest novel, Tenebrae. A razor-wielding psychopath is […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/tenebrae/Director Susanna Fogel in person for a conversation wtih Jessica Grose (NY Times) Friday, October 6 at 6:55 and for a conversation with Ira Glass Saturday, October 7 at 6:55. Susanna Fogel (The Flight Attendant, The Wilds) directs this genre-bending thriller about the horrors of dating in the 21st Century, adapted by Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex, The Pacific, Operation Mincemeat) […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/cat-person/A great time out at the movies with no equal and belonging to no genre. It will f*** you up for life — that is, if you’re up for the challenge. This unnerving journey into madness and murder contains an unforgettable star turn by Millie Perkins (The Shooting, The Diary of Anne Frank) that will […]
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