Films

Brady Corbet delivers a bold American epic starring Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones and Joe Alwyn, about a Hungarian architect who flees Europe after the war — giving up more and more of himself in the hopes of rebuilding his life and career. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards®

The latest from director Walter Salles focuses on the real-life story of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), whose terrifying experience of sequestration and loss during Brazil's military dictatorship transformed her into an activist, lawyer and hero. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards®.

For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar®-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered — Animated, Live Action and Documentary — this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sun, Mar 2.

For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar®-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered — Animated, Live Action and Documentary — this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sun, Mar 2.

Billed as the first authorized doc on one of the biggest bands in rock history, the real story here is the in-depth exploration of their rise as specifically relates to the period between their inception and Led Zeppelin II. If a film for every two albums is the plan, then we cannot WAIT for the next four films.

For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar®-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered — Animated, Live Action and Documentary — this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sun, Mar 2.

Timothée Chalamet stars as Bob Dylan in this biopic about the icon’s meteoric rise from coffee shop folk singer to headlining concert halls and the top of the charts that culminates in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards®

Four remarkable women pursue happiness in Jacques Audiard's audacious, genre-defying film that unfolds through a fever dream of original songs and dance. Nominated for 13 Academy Awards®

For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight. Co-created by a collective of Palestinians and Israelis, this film is one of the most urgent — and acclaimed — documentaries of the year.

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. Directed by Sean Baker. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards®

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, NICKEL BOYS chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards®

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, the untold story of the witches of Oz makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards®

Ralph Fiennes turns in a powerhouse performance as the put-upon cardinal responsible for overseeing the election of a new pope in this wicked, twisty, edge-of-your-seat ensemble tale of religious intrigue featuring a thunderous score and a tremendous ensemble cast (Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow). Nominated for 8 Academy Awards®

The first installment in acclaimed filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic space opera follows the young and mysteriously gifted Paul Atreides who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.

Master filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s epic sequel follows the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he faces the choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards®

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You — only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. Coralie Fargeat’s explosive body horror extravaganza thrills and chills with its requisite buckets of blood. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards®

Told from Liza Minnelli’s own point of view, and richly layered with her most classic film clips as well as candid archival footage, LIZA is a real treat for all tried and true — as well as new — fans. See also: NEW YORK, NEW YORK (35mm), CABARET

An egotistical saxophonist (Robert De Niro) and a young lounge singer meet on V-J Day 1945, and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb amid the glory days of New York’s big band era. See also: LIZA, (Mon, Feb 24 at 8:00pm)

Part of Staff Picks and programmed by Bob, who says “A favorite from my own early days of moviegoing, SNEAKERS is a mainstream movie that the mainstream forgot, but is still oddly treasured by cinephiles as a not-so-guilty pleasure. The stacked cast, tight direction, and stirring soundtrack make it one of the best examples of a suspense comedy.”

When Clementine (Kate Winslet) undergoes a procedure to erase memories of her former boyfriend Joel (Jim Carrey) from her mind, he does the same. Directed by Michel Gondry, the visually arresting film explores the intricacy of relationships and the pain of loss.

In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, space, time and personal identities crossfade, interweave and echo into a surreal comedy of misdirection. Canada’s Official Selection for the 2025 Academy Awards.

When his wife's disappearance becomes an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him as suspicion mounts about his portrait of a blissful union in David Fincher’s cult psychological thriller.

The movie is a sensual mystery — with Betty and Rita at the center of secrets. The movie within the movie is a biography — with Diane and Camilla telling each other’s story. The dream is of betrayal, of facing the undeniable moral truth of oneself. The rest is silence. Preceded by short film The Alphabet.

Renowned director Atom Egoyan reunites with Amanda Seyfried in this visually stunning, propulsive work conceived and filmed on location during the staging of Egoyan's own acclaimed 2023 production of "Salome” — the transitional opera by Richard Strauss, itself based on the one-act play by Oscar Wilde and commissioned by Toronto’s Canadian Opera Company.

His Airness and His Hareness — what a team! Michael Jordan slams, Bugs Bunny jams, and a cavalcade of Looney Tunes and NBA stars hoop it up in this rim-rattlin', out-of-this-world, roundball romp.

While staying with his family after his father is suddenly hospitalized, Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) happens across a severed human ear on a walk — a discovery that leads him on a dark investigation into the seedy underworld of his idyllic hometown. Preceded by short film Premonitions Following An Evil Deed.

The 1967 anime classic roars to life in this master class of the synthetic possible from the Wachowskis. The art of the race, the act of the chase, and every human emotion imaginable mesh in this dazzling whirl through the intersection of the mind, the machine and the biggest of hearts.

This inspiring fable begins when 14-year-old Hobbs (Redford) fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree. Decades later — following a major league career and a shattered dream — Hobbs returns with his boyhood bat and has his chance to lead his beloved New York Knights to the pennant. A stellar all-star cast leads this ‘80s baseball classic. Part of Weekend Classics: Batter Up!

In the last seven days of her life, Laura Palmer, besieged by a transuniversal conflict reaching back into infinity, must face her own immovable destiny amongst the myriad of secrets in the town of Twin Peaks. Preceded by short film The Amputee (V. 2).

Thirty-five years before Denis Villenueve’s 2020s two-part adaption, Frank Herbert’s enduring science fiction classic came to life on screen, via David Lynch. The universe itself quakes in battle over a rare spice and an ancient prophecy of a forthcoming messiah.

This dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series is intriguingly mounted by maverick filmmaker John Sayles. Starring John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn and more. Part of Weekend Classics: Batter Up!

In David Lynch's nightmarish first feature, Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) copes with the daily grind of his strange industrial life as his girlfriend and her mutant newborn move into his apartment. Preceded by short film The Grandmother.

Join us for a Sunday afternoon chat with beloved Nashville-based actor (and Belcourt member!) Alicia Witt as we discuss her prolific oeuvre of work with David Lynch.

Adapted from the hit 1966 Broadway stage production, CABARET documents the exploits of naive but irrepressible American singer Sally Bowles and her friends — set amongst the moral decadence and sexual ambiguity of pre-war Berlin.

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.

A Woman in Trouble. An actress stars in a remake of a cursed film, and every opened door fragments what we understand as reality. Laura Dern opens the door, stepping through it, and into the infinite.

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.

A love triangle beyond the reach of death itself. The lives of the saxophonist and the car repairman intertwine in the path of the woman/the women (Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette) they loved/they killed. It doesn’t matter how fast you drive — you can’t outrun yourself. Preceded by short film Six Men Getting Sick.

Hired to coach in the All-American Girls Baseball League of 1943 while the male pros are at war, a washed-up player (Tom Hanks) finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his all-girl team. Co-starring Geena Davis, Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell, among others. Directed by Penny Marshall. Part of Weekend Classics: Batter Up!

A fascinating, humorous and wholly satisfying entry to the canon of visual essays comprised entirely of clips from cinema’s grand history, LYNCH/OZ argues that no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration — consciously or unconsciously — from a single work than David Lynch has from THE WIZARD OF OZ.

No other film so informed the work and creative ethos of David Lynch as this tale of a farm girl swept off to a Technicolor land of pure imagination.

From delicate art school beginnings in industrial Philadelphia captured in ERASERHEAD through the uncertainties of blue tomorrows in the Hollywood Hills in his Psychogenic Fugue Trilogy, this seminar is a survey of the late David Lynch’s work throughout the visual arts.

Young lovers Sailor (Nicolas Cage) and Lula (Laura Dern) embark on a parole-breaking, post-incarceration road trip through a bizarre wasteland of hitmen, gangsters and sadists, all dead-set on tearing them away from one another. Preceded by short film The Amputee (V. 1).

Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process. We’re invited in and given private views from Lynch’s compound and painting studio in the hills high above Hollywood, as he tells personal stories that unfold like scenes from his films.

Fed up with his team owner, top pitcher Bingo Long (Billy Dee Williams) forms his own lineup, recruiting a big-hitter (James Earl Jones) and a rookie (Richard Pryor) to the cause. Boycotted by Black teams and earning more attention as entertainers than as players, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League — this time as equals. Part of Weekend Classics: Batter Up!

A man (Oscar nominee Richard Farnsworth) aims to drive cross country on a riding mower to set right an old family squabble.

As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved baseball field, two New England recreational teams face off one last time. Named for a rare pitch, this poignant hangout comedy is an ode to sports, community and the passage of time. See also: Weekend Classics: Batter Up!

In an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family. Writer-director Rungano Nyoni returns with a surrealist parable about the toll family secrets take on their keepers and the complicated costs of speaking up.

A mysterious freedom fighter known only as “V” launches a violent guerilla campaign against the totalitarian British police state with the help of a young woman in this incendiary adaptation of Alan Moore’s much lauded anti-fascist graphic novel.

When a secret military experiment accidentally turns a member of a teenage biker gang into a superhuman weapon of mass destruction, the only people who can save Neo-Tokyo are his friends and a council of juvenile psychics.

“If you build it, they will come.” Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a baseball field. Part of Weekend Classics: Batter Up!

Veteran catcher Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh (Tim Robbins). Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) sets her sights on the two men. Part of Weekend Classics: Batter Up!

Miles Davis provides the luxurious real-time score for this mesmerizing feature debut from then-24-year-old Louis Malle. Taking place over the course of one restless Paris night, this richly atmospheric crime thriller stars Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers whose plan to murder her husband (his boss) goes awry, setting off a chain of events that seals their fate.

When a life-threatening event strikes Earth, astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones) and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet.

The latest feature by acclaimed French writer-director Alain Guiraudie (STRANGER BY THE LAKE) 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.

Where to start with a 21-film tribute to 50 years of Saturday Night Live? Right at the beginning… Jason Reitman’s 2024 film captures the frenzied hours in the lead-up to its very first episode as a motley bunch of then-unknown and untrained young comedians prepare to step into a revolutionary spotlight that will change history and make them all stars. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

Comedian Andy Kaufman — frequent guest on SNL including its first episode — honed his craft on stage before moving to the screen. This new documentary dives into his perplexing career, blurring the lines between reality and performance, leaving audiences questioning the true essence of this enigmatic figure even nearly 40 years after his alleged passing. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

Set in a future world, a couple must pass an assessment before they are allowed to have a child in this sci-fi thriller starring Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen. A striking and precise debut from director Fleur Fortuné.

Sprung from a SNL skit, written by co-star Dan Aykroyd and director John Landis, and cast to the gills with R&B legends. Jake and Elwood Blues are on a mission from God. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

SNL producer Lorne Michaels teamed up with Steve Martin, Randy Newman and John Landis to create this tale of a trio of silver-screen heroes (Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short). Summoned to a Mexican village believing it's just a "personal appearance," they find they're up against real banditos. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

The worlds of SNL and SCTV collide when Harold Ramis teamed up with then-SNL writer Brian-Doyle-Murrary for this Chevy Chase and Bill Murray vehicle — set amid the misadventures and denizens of an exclusive country club populated by the likes of Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight (his final role) and an elusive gopher. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

This filmed version of Gilda Radner’s one-woman show finds the comedian revisiting characters made popular on SNL. Boosted by a full slate of SNL writers and directed by Mike Nichols and Lorne Michaels, GILDA LIVE also features appearances by SNL mainstays Paul Shaffer and Father Guido Sarducci, as well as a rare on-screen appearance by composer Howard Shore. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

Spoiled and dimwitted Billy Madison must repeat grades 1-12 to prove he's worthy of inheriting his father's hotel empire. Hilarious hijinks ensue as Billy navigates schoolyard bullies, falls for his teacher, and faces off against a ruthless rival in this classic Adam Sandler comedy, co-written by frequent collaborator and SNL head writer/producer Tim Herlihy. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

When the National Guard fires on an unresponsive craft in American airspace, its alien inhabitants (Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin) crash near Manhattan and must assimilate to life in suburbia while waiting for their rescue — despite their odd appearance and monotone voices. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe and screening in 35mm.

A freewheeling Detroit cop (Eddie Murphy) pursuing a murder investigation finds himself working within the very different culture of Beverly Hills. Filmed at the height of Murphy’s success at SNL, it made the comedian a massive star, launched a #1-selling soundtrack, and did much to establish the action-comedy as the biggest genre of the ‘80s. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

1917, Rangoon. A British diplomat is due to meet his fiancée. Instead, he panics and flees, hopping a ship. She responds with Katharine Hepburn–like brio, determined to track down and marry her bashful beau across the ends of the Asian continent. The latest from Miguel Gomes (TABU) is a delirious feat whose sooty expressionism harkens back to the golden age of silent cinema, and rightly earned the Best Director award at Cannes.

Former special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his arch-enemy, Dieter Von Cunth, a madman bent on destroying Washington, D.C., in this explosive action comedy based on the popular recurring SNL sketch. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

An eccentric lottery winner (Tim Key) lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden) back together. Old tensions resurface when his fantasy quickly turns into reality: the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island.

This brainchild of digital shorts pioneers The Lonely Island follows a hapless amateur stuntman as he hatches a scheme to raise money for his stepfather’s heart operation — and then...kick his ass. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

When their parents marry, two aimless middle-aged men (Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly) are forced to become roommates. Co-written by Ferrell, Reilly and former SNL writer-turned-director Adam McKay, STEP BROTHERS is the crown jewel and third film in a lengthy run of successful Ferrell/McKay collaborations. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

Mathletics, subterfuge and an ethically-induced riot all ensue in Tina Fey's feature screenwriting debut about the shifting loyalties and objectives of a group of high school girls. Fey and SNL cohort Amy Poehler co-star. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left a legacy of music and a family of performers he had shepherded to folk stardom. The fourth film in a string of belly laugh-inducing mockumentaries from SNL cast member Christopher Guest. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe and screening in 35mm.

Suit up for spirits and this double feature of ghost-busting, each representative of two distinct eras of SNL-culled casts: the original 1984 version starring Bill Murray and Dan Akyroyd, among others, followed by the 2016 reboot starring Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

Another in the long line of SNL cast-member-and-writer collaborations, Norm Macdonald and Fred Wolf teamed up for this film about two friends (Macdonald, Artie Lange) who start a revenge-for-hire business. When an unscrupulous client dodges payment, they create a revenge scheme of their own. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe and screening in 35mm.

Annie (Kristen Wiig) has hit a rough patch and gets in way over her head when she takes on the maid of honor role in her best friend Lillian's (Maya Rudolph) wedding. Determined to succeed, Annie leads a hilarious hodgepodge of bridesmaids (including fellow SNL-er Melissa McCarthy) on a wild ride down the road to the big event. Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

After his auto-parts tycoon father dies, his underachieving son (Chris Farley) teams up with a snide accountant (David Spade) to try to sell 500,000 brake pads in order to save the family business. Holy Scnike! Part of SNL Cinematic Universe

Loveable party-time slackers Wayne and Garth have an excellent midwestern public access cable show, and keeping it going takes some doing! We’re closing out this whole shebang with a double feature of totally mental spew. We’re not worthy! Part of SNL Cinematic Universe