Kent Jones Starring Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, · 2025 · USA MAGNOLIA PICTURES
Willem Dafoe is Ed Saxberger, a postal worker whose former life as a downtown poet in late-70s New York is rediscovered by a young admirer (Donovan) and his “Enthusiasm Society,” a group of 20-somethings with a comically romanticized sense of the past. In the company of his new friends, including the mysterious and mercurial Gloria (Lee of PAST LIVES), Ed has the uncanny feeling of merging with his younger self. Directed by Kent Jones (DIANE) from a witty, razor-sharp script by Samy Burch (MAY DECEMBER), LATE FAME is a funny, lively, poignant, and occasionally haunting New York story.
Francis Ford Coppola · 2009 · U.S./Argentina
“Vincent Gallo lends his suitably spikey presence to the title character, Tetro, a hobbling, boho literary genius in exile. Holed up in Buenos Aires with doting partner Miranda (Maribel Verdú), he works as the lighting operator for a saucy tinpot burlesque show while trying to escape the Freudian nightmare of his upbringing. A visitation from his baleful younger brother Benny (newcomer Alden Ehrenreich—solid, if hardly a revelation) forces Tetro to attend to his severely knotted family ties as well as make a decision about what to do with the unfinished book that’s lurking on top of the wardrobe.” – Time Out
Penny Lane · USA
Join educator and wildlife rehabilitator Suzanne Highland for a post screening Birdwatching Tour of the West Village after the 4pm screenings on 8/1 and 8/2! the path runs from the IFC to Hudson River Park with a pit stop in Washington Square Park. Bring binoculars if you have them!
Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Closed Captioning
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René Laloux · France
An entire civilization must confront its destiny in alternative-animation pioneer René Laloux’s final feature, a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction. In a distant world, a merciless army of automata attacks Gandahar, turning its peace-loving people to stone. Hoping to discover the source of these Men of Metal, a council of matriarchs enlists the brave yet inexperienced warrior Sylvain (Pierre-Marie Escourro), who, while journeying through his planet’s outer regions, teams up with the Deformed, a race cast out from Gandahar after failed science experiments rendered them mutants. Soon, Sylvain learns that a gargantuan brain called Metamorphis (Georges Wilson) is responsible for his utopian society’s strife and—together with the beautiful Airelle (Catherine Chevallier)—travels through time to defeat him, in the process risking their lives and Gandahar’s very existence. Featuring stunningly surreal creatures and wondrously bizarre environments designed by renowned comic-book artist Caza, Gandahar is a visceral, visionary head-trip in which animation opens a gateway to the furthest reaches of the imagination.
Assistive Listening, T-Coil
Joe Swanberg · 2026 · USA
Free-spirited Wendy (Dakota Fanning) is at a crossroads in her relationship with older divorced dad Jack (Jake Johnson, New Girl) that is only further complicated when an old flame (Cory Michael Smith, Sentimental Value) re-enters her life. Set in perpetually sunny summertime Anchorage and featuring a career-best performance by Fanning, THE SUN NEVER SETS is a funny and endearing return to form for mumblecore auteur Joe Swanberg.
Yael Bridge · 2026 · USA
Wednesday, September 9: Q&A w/dir. Yael Bridge, prod. Jeremy Flood and UPS Teamster Antoine Andrews moderated by journalist Alex Press after the 6:30 show!
Michael Lehmann · 1989 · USA
“What is your damage, Heather?” Cynical, surreal and viciously funny, this dark high school comedy remains one of the most influential teen movies ever. Iconic performances from 80s luminaries Winona Ryder, Shannen Doherty and Christian Slater, and a cornucopia of gleefully nasty putdowns (“Lick it up baby. Lick. It. Up.”) mask an earnest plea for empathy and kindess at the center of HEATHERS’ black heart.
Rafael Manuel Executive Produced By Jia Zhangke · 2026 · PHILIPPINES
17-year-old Isabel navigates the opulent pavilions and lush green landscapes of Dr. Palanca’s luxury golf course as a newly-hired “tee girl.” Meticulously composed, highly stylized, and guided by precisely choreographed movement and deadpan delivery, FILIPIÑANA unfolds through the gradual accumulation of everyday encounters between staff and the wealthy clients of this secluded country club on the outskirts of Manila. When she attempts to return a lost golf club, Isabel uncovers a dark underbelly beneath the club’s pristine surfaces, in this sweltering, pastel-colored fairy tale of class division, institutional patriarchy, and invisible violence.
Brydie O’Connor Executive Produced By Kristen Stewart · 2026 · USA STRAND RELEASING
Pioneering queer avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer (1939–2019) broke barriers by centering frank lesbian sexuality and pleasure in an expansive body of beautiful, poetic, personal work. In BARBARA FOREVER—constructed largely from Hammer’s own archive spanning five decades, alongside audio diaries and present-day conversations with her longtime partner, Florrie Burke—director Brydie O’Connor crafts a loving portrait of a force of nature while accompanying her through her final years and creative processes.
Francis Ford Coppola · 1969 · U.S.
Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola, based on his story, Echoes “Coppola’s fourth feature, a fascinating early road movie made entirely on location with a minimal crew and a constantly evolving script. Shirley Knight is outstanding (in a superb cast) as the pregnant woman who runs away in quest of the identity she feels she has lost as a Long Island housewife, and finds herself increasingly tangled in the snares of responsibility through her encounters with a football player left mindless by an accident (Caan) and a darkly amorous traffic cop (Duvall). Symbolism rumbles beneath the characterisations (Caan as the baby she is running from and with, Duvall as the sexuality and domination she is trying to deny) but it is never facile; and the rhythms of the road movie (leading through wonderfully bizarre locations to a resonantly melodramatic finale) confirm that Coppola’s prime talent lies in choreographing movement.” – Time Out
Kiyoshi Kurosawa · Japan
When Lord Murashige Araki (Masahiro Motoki) rises up against the tyrannical Nobunaga Oda (Masaki Suda), he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda), a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chiyoho (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls.
Yeon Sang-ho · 2025 · Korea
Horror master Yeon Sang-ho’s (Train to Busan) new zombie thriller stars Gianna Jun as biology professor Se-jeong, who’s thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations. Also starring Koo Kyo-hawn.
