DCP projection “With Mr. Hoffman’s stolid, deadpanned performance, he gets a wonderfully compassionate sense of the ironic and pathetic immaturity of a mere baccalaureate scholar turned loose in an immature society. He is a character very much reminiscent of Holden Caulfield in J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. And with Anne Bancroft’s sullenly contemptuous […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-graduate/A hero to many, hated by others, officer Frank Serpico exposed rampant bribery and corruption in the NYPD in the early 70s. His one-man crusade inspired the eponymous Al Pacino classic, but the real story is as gripping as anything Hollywood could invent. Music by Jack White and interviews with associates and admirers—including Luc Sante […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/frank-serpico/US Premiere! Shot under-the-radar, Complicit follows the journey of Chinese Foxconn factory migrant worker-turned-activist Yi Yeting, who takes his fight against the global smartphone industry from his hospital bed to the international stage. While struggling to survive his own work-induced leukemia, Yi Yeting teaches himself labor law in order to prepare a legal challenge against […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/complicit/35mm print! “At the dawn of the U.S. independent film movement, two of its founders made what Variety called its first epic. EL NORTE told the story of a Guatemalan brother and sister who fled persecution at home and journeyed north the length of Mexico with a dream of finding a new home in the United […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/el-norte/Using the streets of Downtown Los Angeles as a backdrop, Wim Wenders’s LAND OF PLENTY is a darkly humorous and poignant essay on contemporary America, shown from two very different perspectives: Through the eyes of a patriotic and troubled Vietnam veteran on one hand, and from the point of view of an idealistic young woman […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/land-of-plenty/Fact: In February of 1959, nine Russian hikers ventured into a remote area of the Ural Mountains in Russia. Fact: Two weeks later, all nine were found dead. What happened to them is a mystery that has baffled investigators and researchers for decades. It has become known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Rumors have attributed […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/devils-pass/This ground-breaking docu-movie dares to venture far beyond your typical documentary. It brings forth an incredible true story of sincere patriotism, unprecedented retaliation, heartbreaking loss and empowering redemption. Julia Davis served her country as a former Customs and Border Protection Officer, working at the largest and busiest land border crossing in the United States. She […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/top-priority-the-terror-within/High-definition digital projection “Startlingly successful translation from one medium to another, with Altman turning the first of his theatrical adaptations into a cinematic tour de force. A group of women, members of a James Dean fan club, reunite in ’75 to pay tribute to the death, 20 years earlier, of their hero while shooting Giant […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/come-back-to-the-five-and-dime-jimmy-dean-jimmy-dean/Packed mainly into December, Stranger Than Fiction screens seven films co-presented with DOC NYC’s “Short List” section. See all these award contenders for FREE with the purchase of a STF Winter Season pass; or purchase tickets to individual shows. The official Winter Season will run Jan. 31 – March 20. See stfdocs.com for more details […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/event/stf-pre-winter-2012-specials/High-definition digital projection IFC Center will host the Minions of Gozer for two performances accompanying midnight showings of GHOSTBUSTERS. While honoring traditions built by Rocky Horror fans across the world, the Minions of Gozer bring a twist to the art of the shadowcast, with a show chock full of all the Ghostbusters moments you’ve never actually seen […]
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