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PRINCESS MONONOKE
Ends Sun, Apr 20

PRINCESS MONONOKE

A landmark of animation and an epic story of conflict between humans, gods and nature, this highly acclaimed film follows Prince Ashitaka, who is infected with a lethal curse and must travel to find a cure. On his journey, he discovers himself caught in a battle between a mining town and the animals of the surrounding forest. New 4K DCP Restoration
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
Fri-Thu, Apr 11-24

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

At the turn of the 20th century, a small group of students from an all-female college vanish, along with a chaperone, while on a St. Valentine’s Day outing. Peter Weir’s landmark of Australian cinema is a work of poetic horror whose secrets haunt viewers to this day. New 4K DCP Restoration
COMPENSATION
Wed-Thu, Apr 16-17 | Sat-Sun, Apr 19-20

COMPENSATION

Zeinabu irene Davis’s ambitious portrait of the struggles of Deaf African Americans is seen through a couple in 1910 Chicago, and a couple living in the same city almost 80 years later. Played by the same actors, their stories are deftly interwoven through the creative use of archival photography, an original score featuring ragtime and African percussion, and an editing style both lyrical and tender. New 4K DCP Rejuvenation
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Fri-Sun, Apr 18-20 at 4:20pm, 9:25pm | Mon-Thu, Apr 21-24 at 7:40pm

THE ELEPHANT MAN

Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a Victorian-era Englishman who suffered from a disfiguring congenital disease and the surgeon who saved him from a tormented life in a freak show, David Lynch's 1980 film returns via a new 4K DCP restoration overseen by the director himself, and is only available to screen theatrically for a few brief months this spring.
WHITE CHICKS
Fri, Apr 18 at Midnight

WHITE CHICKS

After botching a recent drug bust, brother FBI agents Marcus (Marlon Wayans) and Kevin Copeland (Shawn Wayans) conceive a crackpot plan to go undercover as ditzy, white socialites to lure a kidnapper with the hopes of saving their tails.
PLAY IT AS IT LAYS
Sat-Sun, Apr 19-20 at 12:00pm, 9:00pm

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria (Tuesday Weld), depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with movie producer B.Z. (Anthony Perkins) offers a semblance of solace. Based on the novel by Joan Didion, directed by Frank Perry. New 4K DCP Restoration
SMILEY FACE
Sat, Apr 19 at Midnight

SMILEY FACE

When she accidentally consumes an entire tray of weed cupcakes, Jane must cross town to repay an unforgiving drug dealer, attend an audition, and somehow replace the previous cupcakes in director Gregg Araki’s ultimate stoner comedy.
THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN
Tue, Apr 22 at 8:00pm

THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN

Animation pioneer Karel Zeman conjures the adventures of the legendary, boastful baron, whose whirlwind exploits take him from the moon to 18th century Turkey to the belly of a whale and beyond.
KILLER OF SHEEP
Fri-Sat, Apr 25-26 | Tue, Apr 29

KILLER OF SHEEP

Charles Burnett’s lyrical debut feature unfolds as a mosaic of Black life in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Largely unseen for decades following its completion in 1977, the film is now recognized as a touchstone of the groundbreaking L.A. Rebellion movement — and a masterpiece that brought Black American lives to the screen with an aching intimacy like no film before. 2x Charles Burnett – New 4K DCP Restorations
THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH
Sun, Apr 27 | Tue, Apr 29

THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH

In Charles Burnett’s long-awaited 1999 comedy, an aging Jamaican widower (James Earl Jones) has spent decades wrestling an invisible demon named Hank. De-institutionalized, he takes a bus to Los Angeles and meets fellow lodger (Lynn Redgrave) who is fleeing her spurned long-dead fiancé, composer Giacomo Puccini. 2x Charles Burnett – New 4K DCP Restorations
PINK FLOYD AT POMPEII – MCMLXXII
Mon, Apr 28 at 8:00pm

PINK FLOYD AT POMPEII – MCMLXXII

Showed some years back in a faded 35mm print, Pink Floyd’s iconic 1972 concert film returns to the Belcourt fully remastered. Set in the haunting ruins of the ancient Roman Amphitheater in Pompeii, it showcases the band performing music primarily from their then-current album Meddle to an ecstatic audience of none.
MIDNIGHT RUN
Tue, May 13 at 8:00pm

MIDNIGHT RUN

Part of Staff Picks and programmed by Will, who says: “MIDNIGHT RUN, above all, is a great time! I'm a sucker for a cross-country roadtrip, enemies to friends buddy comedy and MIDNIGHT RUN delivers with a ridiculous soundtrack to boot. Cheeky De Niro gives bonus points!”

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