“Elizabeth Ai’s piercing and personal documentary…digs into the untold story of the chaos, the glitter and the glamour, happening among Vietnamese-Americans in Orange County at the end of the ’70s and into the ’80s.” —@IndieWire

This Wed, April 2 at 8pm, NEW WAVE. Mile-high hair. Synthesized sounds. Teenage rebellion. Filmmaker @elizaveth_ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of ‘80s Vietnamese New Wave until she uncovers a hidden past. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-NEW-WAVE)

Post-screening discussion with director Elizabeth Ai (who will join via Zoom); Terry Vo, Metro Council member and partnerships director for Asian and Pacific Islanders of Middle Tennessee; and Ben Tran, associate professor of Asian studies and English at Vanderbilt University. At 7pm, ticketholders are invited to join API Middle Tennessee for a pre-screening mixer in the Belcourt’s upstairs Jackson Education and Engagement Space

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SNL Cinematic Universe gets underway with the new Andy Kaufman doc THANK YOU VERY MUCH, from the filmmakers behind UNCUT GEMS and WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? — including a pre-recorded intro from director @alexbraverman, especially for Belcourt audiences — Fri at 4:35pm + 9pm, Sat at 11:35am, and Sun at 7pm (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/SNL-Cinematic-Universe). ...

“French writer-director Alain Guiraudie (STRANGER BY THE LAKE, STAYING VERTICAL) has a gift for films that understand how complicated it is just being alive and trying to interact with other people…. MISERICORDIA is a sly, smart peek into the messy realities lurking just behind every half-swallowed sigh and resentful recollection — mercilessly funny and deeply profound.” —Jason Shawhan @nashvillescene

Opening this Fri, Mar 28, MISERICORDIA is a deliciously twisted tale of sexual repression in a small town marked by death. A thrilling mix of the macabre and pastoral mysticism with shades of Hitchcock and Pasolini. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/Belcourt-MISERICORDIA) ...

Commencing this Fri, Mar 28, SNL Cinematic Universe — with tickets now on sale (and Full Series Passes + Ticket 5-Packs available as well). Link in bio, or bit.ly/SNL-Cinematic-Universe

In 1975, a ragtag group of misfits took to the stage and changed the course of comedy for all time. They might not have been ready for prime time when they arrived at Studio 8H, but their tenure at Lorne Michaels’ generation-defining sketch show prepared them for the big time. This modest collection of some of the great cinematic exploits of Saturday Night Live’s most iconic writers and performers celebrates the distinct comedic stylings of a true American institution celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. ...

On Tue, Mar 25 at 7pm, we once again celebrate the National Evening of Science on Screen — this year with James Gray’s 2019 AD ASTRA — and with a post-screening discussion with engineers Ian Maddox and Tracie Prater on ‘Technologies to Meet the Challenges of Deep Space Exploration.’ (If you’ve been a regular at our annual Science on Screen films, you may recall having heard from Tracie as she’s shared her vast aerospace knowledge.) > bit.ly/Natl-Evening-of-Science-on-Screen-2025

Overflowing with stunning cosmic visuals, a gorgeous Max Richter score and a deeply emotional core, director James Gray’s AD ASTRA is an epic but intimate tale of one man’s journey through space in search of Answers was a minor flop at the box office on its initial release, but critical reappraisals in the years since have vindicated it as a humane masterpiece of 21st century science-fiction. Its cast includes Brad Pitt as astronaut Roy McBride and Tommy Lee Jones as his missing father.

Science On Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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“Its pearls of practical wisdom and jewels of melancholic wit make EEPHUS a gem, which is fitting, for a movie about a game played on a diamond.” —Jessica Kiang, @variety

Carson Lund’s EEPHUS opens this Fri, Mar 21 — and at Fri’s 7:20pm showtime, a post-screening discussion with EEPHUS co-writer Nate Fisher, moderated by WXNP’s Justin Barney. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/EEPHUS)

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“A great haunting film. The sweetest and most compassionate movie Lynch has ever made.” —@chicagotribune

David Lynch’s 1999 THE STRAIGHT STORY in #35mm with Richard Farnsworth and Sissy Spacek — tomorrow (Sun, May 16) at 2pm*, 8pm (*with an intro from film critic Kevin Allen) + this Wed, Mar 19 at 5:30pm, 8pm* (*with an intro from programmer Zack Hall). Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/David-Lynch-Retrospective. ...

“An example of pure goodness in a world that desperately needs more of that.” — @benpears @slashfilm

EVERY LITTLE THING at the Belcourt in a limited engagement, Fri-Thu, Mar 14-20 — amid the glamour of Hollywood, a woman finds herself on a transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, fragility, healing and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness. (Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/EVERY-LITTLE-THING)

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“Human weakness is BLACK BAG’s greatest strength. It’s an insidiously great spy movie, mature and satisfying.” —William Bibbiani, The Wrap

Opening at the Belcourt this Thu, Mar 13 — from director Steven Soderbergh, BLACK BAG is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test — loyalty to his marriage or his country. Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan, among others.

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“NEW YORK, NEW YORK, like most Scorsese films, is about the trials and glories of making art.” —Chuck Brown, Slant Magazine

This Mon, Mar 3 at 8pm — Liza Minelli and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s 1977 NEW YORK, NEW YORK — screening in #35mm. And opening next Fri, Mar 7, the documentary LIZA — and on Mon, Mar 10 at 3:10pm + 8pm, CABARET. ...

“A world that’s familiar and strange to us, welcoming but odd, funny, and tender…. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE is delightfully absurdist, with little moments...that both make sense yet defy expectations.” —@mcastimovies @rogerebertofficial

In a limited engagement — Wed-Sun, Mar 5-9 — UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE from director Matthew Rankin (THE TWENTIETH CENTURY). Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/UNIVERSAL-LANGUAGE. (Canada’s official selection for the 2025 Academy Awards)

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“Watching the harrowing images in NO OTHER LAND often recalls what Gordon Parks said about the power of being a photographer: ‘I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe.’ In the hands of these filmmakers the camera becomes a weapon for truth and resistance, and a tool for conservation — recording some proof that their village existed…. NO OTHER LAND stands as a vital documentation of a people under siege.” —812filmreviews @rogerebertofficial

Nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Documentary, NO OTHER LAND opens this Fri, Feb 21 at the Belcourt (tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/NO-OTHER-LAND) ...

This Mon, Feb 17 at 8pm, another Pizza and a Movie (co-presented with @slimandhuskys) — #SpikeLee’s 1990 classic MO’ BETTER BLUES! Tickets at link in bio, or bit.ly/MO-BETTER-BLUES — and with your ticket, you’ll have the option purchase your pizza too🍕(Also part of #LoveWeek and #MusicCityMondays)

When MO’ BETTER BLUES came out in 1990, the Washington Post wrote: “(It’s) full of the things that make Spike Lee films, well, Spike Lee films. Full of the fun, full of the spirit. And full of the people — the Spike Lee people. Perhaps the best thing about this jazzy love story is the combined presence of everyone, the sense that Lee’s cast and crew is alive and well.”

With Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard — and Spike Lee himself, along with his sister Joie Lee, and an original score from his day Bill Lee. Also with a stellar ensemble case that includes Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbey Lincoln and more. ...