Robert Longfellow (Martin Donovan, THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, “Boss”, Weeds”) is a famous playwright who can’t seem to catch a break. His recent Broadway play was met with horrible reviews and an early cancellation, and his marriage is being tested as an old flame (Olivia Williams, THE GHOST WRITER, RUSHMORE) has reentered his life during […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/collaborator/Every night, mobster Albert Spica (Michael Gambon, in a villainous performance for the ages) drags his long-suffering wife Georgina (Helen Mirren) and a retinue of henchman (including Tim Roth) to the high-end Le Hollandais restaurant for a sumptuous dinner. When Georgina’s affair with a mild-mannered customer comes to light, Spica commits an act of gruesome […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover/Randy Jurgensen, retired NYPD detective and frequent Friedkin collaborator in person for an extended introduction Sunday, October 22 at 4:15 p.m.! Two New York narcotics cops set out to bust a French drug smuggling ring. “Director William Friedkin constructed “The French Connection” so surely that it left audiences stunned. And I don’t mean that as […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-french-connection/In-person Q&A with Co-Director Jon Kane and Executive Producer Steven Soderbergh on Friday, October 13 at 7:15 p.m. Extended intro with Jon Kane and Steven Soderbergh on Friday, October 13 at 8:50 p.m. Celebrated director Godfrey Reggio returns after ten years with a new experimental film unlike any other from his already daring career: a bardic […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/once-within-a-time/To mark this weekend’s unveiling of Beastie Boys Square onRivington and Ludlow, we present two nights of Spike Jonze’s 2020 doc, BEASTIEBOYS STORY. Beastie Boys Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz tell you an intimate, personal story of their band and 40 years of friendship in this live documentary experience directed by their longtime friend and […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/beastie-boys-story/Screening followed by a conversation between critics Matt Zoller Seitz and his longtime writing collaborator Alan Sepinwall (TV: The Book, The Sopranos Sessions), who has named Midnight Run as his favorite movie of all time. Released fairly deep into an ’80s run of action-driven buddy comedies, Midnight Run is one of the very best, […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/midnight-run/In celebration of her new book, author Karen Han presents two films by Bong Joon Ho; a 35mm print of the darkly funny thriller MOTHER followed by the international hit, history-making Academy Award winner PARASITE. MOTHER will be followed by a Q&A and book signing with Karen Han. PARAISTE will be introduced by Karen Han. […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/series/bong-joon-ho-dissident-cinema/Margot Kidder is Danielle, a beautiful model separated from her Siamese twin, Dominique. When a hotshot reporter (Jennifer Salt) suspects Dominique of a brutal murder, she becomes dangerously ensnared in the sisters’ insidious sibling bond. A scary and stylish paean to female destructiveness, De Palma’s first foray into horror voyeurism is a stunning amalgam of […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/sisters/Shot on location in London & Brighton, Andrew Dominik’s new feature documentary THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from their last two studio albums, Ghosteen (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) and Carnage (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis). […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/this-much-i-know-to-be-true/Q&A with director Ira Deutchman on Friday August 13 & Saturday August 14 following the 5:30pm screenings! SEARCHING FOR MR. RUGOFF reveals the untold story of the creative genius behind 1960s-’70s film distribution company Cinema 5. Filmmakers, critics, collaborators and family members paint a vivid portrait of Donald Rugoff, a volatile, self-destructive and fearless champion of […]
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