From executive producer Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High-Rise) comes a mind-bending plunge into hallucinatory terror. Under siege by a mysterious enemy in an apocalyptic, war-torn landscape, a band of mercenary soldiers, hooded hostages in tow, seek refuge inside an abandoned military tank. But their sanctuary soon reveals itself to be a steel-walled prison. As the […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/tank-432/Painting a rich, loving portrait of an artist cut down in his prime, director Aaron Brookner explores the legacy of his eponymous filmmaking uncle. Researching Howard’s landmark 1983 documentary Burroughs: The Movie, Aaron discovered his lost archive–writing, photos and unseen footage featuring Jim Jarmusch, Robert Wilson, Allen Ginsberg and others. Interviewing Howard’s friends, lovers and collaborators, […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/uncle-howard/One of the foremost American filmmakers of our time, Richard Linklater achieved cult immortality with the ‘90s classic Dazed and Confused, won critical respect for the sublime Before trilogy, and redefined cinematic storytelling with the groundbreaking Boyhood. But along the way, the director’s unconventional working methods and fierce independence have frequently put him at odds […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/richard-linklater-dream-is-destiny/35mm print! “GINGER AND FRED is another of Federico Fellini’s gorgeous, rich-hued, gigantic living frescoes, peopled with his beloved grotesques and crammed with incident and detail. It marks Giulietta Massina’s first film for her director husband in 20 years. She plays ‘Ginger,’ a widowed grandmother who had once been half of a popular dance team […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/ginger-and-fred/Desplechin’s (A Christmas Tale, Kings and Queen) latest stars his longtime collaborator Mathieu Amalric, revising the role of Paul Dédalus from My Sex Life…, now preparing to return to France from a long stay abroad. Reflecting upon his life, he revisits three episodes from his youth, from family upheaval to student indiscretions to a secret […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/my-golden-days/One of France’s most innovative young filmmakers, Donzelli (Declaration of War) freely adapts the story of incestuous 17th-century aristocratic siblings—from a screenplay originally written for Truffaut—in her latest. Julien (Donzelli’s regular collaborator Jérémie Elkaïm) and Marguerite (Anaïs Demoustier) have loved each other tenderly since childhood, but as they grow up, their affection veers toward voracious […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/marguerite-and-julien/A film by Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler Set across the American landscape, the film RIVER OF FUNDAMENT is an epic story of regeneration and rebirth. Loosely based on the 1983 Norman Mailer novel Ancient Evenings, with an ancient Egyptian protagonist who sought reincarnation three times in the hope of achieving immortality, RIVER OF FUNDAMENT […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/series/river-of-fundament/All tickets for this screening are free. Advance tickets are available only for IFC Center members. Remaining tickets will be made available to the general public at 4pm on Monday, October 12 at the IFC Center box office. Curated online cinema MUBI presents Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film JUNUN. Fresh from its premiere at the New York Film Festival, […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/junun/When Ed Pincus, considered the father of first-person documentary, is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he and longtime collaborator Lucia Small (The Axe in the Attic) team up to make one last film—much to the chagrin of Jane, Ed’s wife of 50 years. And their intense, raw and deeply personal exploration of the human condition […]
https://www.ifccenter.com/films/one-cut-one-life/Post-film discussion with director Paul Schrader! 25th anniversary — archival 35mm print Please note: due to unforeseen circumstances, Helen Mirren is no longer able to introduce the film as previously announced. Stuck in a relationship rut, English lovers Colin and Mary (Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson) return to beautiful Venice, the site of their passionate […]
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