An inspired labor of love for zine-making teens Sandi Tan, Jasmine Ng and Sophie Siddique, SHIRKERS was a Singapore-made 1992 cult classic—or it would have been, had the 16mm footage not been stolen by their enigmatic American collaborator Georges Cardona, who disappeared. More than two decades later, Tan, now a novelist in L.A., returns to […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/shirkers/Stranger Than Fiction, the weekly documentary film series hosted by Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen and presented by IFC Center, curates an eclectic fall season in its 14th year, covering musicals, scandals, murders, and rodents of unusual size. Each screening features a Q&A with the filmmaker or other special guests. “STF provides an experience you […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/series/stranger-than-fiction-fall-2018/HAIRSPRAY (1988) and FEMALE TROUBLE (1974), two landmarks in John Waters’s storied filmography, will have one-week revivals at IFC Center, Friday, July 27 through Thursday, August 2, with Q&As with Waters himself after opening night screenings of each. A glorious ode to 1960s Baltimore now celebrating its 30th anniversary, HAIRSPRAY was one of Waters’ biggest […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/series/two-by-john-waters/Since igniting the punk movement with ex-partner and Sex Pistols’ manager Malcolm McLaren, Dame Vivienne Westwood has been redefining British fashion for over 40 years, and is responsible for creating many of the most distinctive looks of our time. The film blends archive, beautifully crafted reconstruction, and insightful interviews with Vivienne’s fascinating network of collaborators, […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/westwood-punk-icon-activist/Thu Jan 11 at 7:00pm DCP projection – 75th Anniversary digital restoration! “You know the movie. The history is even more dramatic.” Join us for a special screening of Michael Curtiz’s American wartime classic CASABLANCA, followed by a conversation with Meredith Hindley, author of the new history Destination Casablanca: Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/event/casablanca-screening-book-signing/Made 40 years ago, Dario Argento’s gripping horror remains an impressive classic in which his stylized flourishes of the genre began to develop. When American dancer Suzy (Jessica Harper) enrolls at a prestigious ballet academy in Germany, she and her roommate (Stefania Casini) are caught in sinister web of murderous witchcraft on campus. This shocking […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/suspiria/35mm print! “BABEL is a brilliant, profound and devastating film that explores the dangers and consequences of what can happen when words fail, communication ceases and all you’ve got left are feelings. BABEL is a masterpiece. This is the third time that director Alejandro González Iñárritu has entered the rundown fray of contemporary ho-hum filmmaking to bring along […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/babel/Mon Jun 19 at 7:30pm: Q&A with director Tom DiCillo, moderated by Steve Buscemi! Longtime collaborator Steve Buscemi (Living in Oblivion, Delirious, Double Whammy) joins director Tom DiCillo to present DiCillo’s latest film, DOWN IN SHADOWLAND, a hauntingly beautiful hybrid of the documentary form made over the course of eight years and motivated by a […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/event/down-in-shadowland/Longtime collaborator Steve Buscemi (Living in Oblivion, Delirious, Double Whammy) joins director Tom DiCillo to present DiCillo’s latest film, DOWN IN SHADOWLAND, a hauntingly beautiful hybrid of the documentary form made over the course of eight years and motivated by a fascination with the secret lives of people on the subway. The roving yet unobtrusive […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/down-in-shadowland/Can you rewrite a life? Burnt out on her career, successful LA actress Anna (Maggie Siff of Mad Men and Billions), abruptly walks off her mind-numbing, sexist network show. She runs away to New York, hoping to reconnect with two old friends, former theater collaborators she’d abandoned for Hollywood who now find themselves struggling to survive in […]
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