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"MACBETH: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo"

David Tennant (DOCTOR WHO, BROADCHURCH) and Cush Jumbo (THE GOOD WIFE, CRIMINAL RECORD) lead a stellar cast in a new five-star production of Shakespeare’s "Macbeth,” filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London especially for the big screen. Unsettling intimacy and brutal action combine at breakneck speed as Max Webster ("Life of Pi," "Henry V") directs this tragic tale of love, murder and nature’s power of renewal. The immersive 5.1 cinema surround sound places the audience inside the minds of the Macbeths, asking, “Are we ever really responsible for our actions?” Directed by Max Webster. Written by William Shakespeare. UK, 2024, color, 114 min. RATED PG-13

"The Importance of Being Earnest" presented by NTL

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (DOCTOR WHO, SEX EDUCATION) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy, directed by Max Webster (“Life of Pi”) and filmed live from the National Theatre in London. Directed by Max Webster. Written by Oscar Wilde. 180 min, plus one 15-min intermission. RATED PG-13

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

2024 AFI AWARDS Honoree; Nominee, Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Performance by a Male Actor - Drama (Timothée Chalamet), Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Edward Norton), 2025 Golden Globes

New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota named Bob Dylan arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history and is supported by a cast that includes Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie. DIR/SCR/PROD James Mangold; SCR Jay Cocks, from the book “Dylan Goes Electric!” by Elijah Wald; PROD Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen. U.S, 2024, color, 141 min. RATED R

Please note: A COMPLETE UNKNOWN contains several sequences with flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photosensitivities.

ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

Grand Prix, 2024 Cannes Film Festival; Nominee, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language and Best Director, 2025 Golden Globes

The light, the lives and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated by writer/director Payal Kapadia, who won the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for her revelatory fiction feature debut. Centering on two roommates who also work together in a city hospital — head nurse Prabha (Kani Kusruti) and recent hire Anu (Divya Prabha) — plus their coworker, cook Parvaty (Chhaya Kadam), Kapadia’s film alights on moments of connection and heartache, hope and disappointment. Prabha, her husband from an arranged marriage living in faraway Germany, is courted by a doctor at her hospital; Anu carries on a romance with a Muslim man, which she must keep a secret from her strict Hindu family; Parvaty finds herself dealing with a sudden eviction from her apartment. Kapadia captures the bustle of the metropolis and the open-air tranquility of a seaside village with equal radiance, articulated by her superb actresses and by the camera with a lyrical naturalism that occasionally drifts into dreamlike incandescence. ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT is a soulful study of the transformative power of friendship and sisterhood, in all their complexities and richness. DIR/SCR Payal Kapadia; PROD Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim. France/India/Netherlands/Luxembourg, 2024, color, 118 min. In Malayalam and Hindi with English subtitles. NOT RATED

AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000)

Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) has it all: a successful career as a Wall Street banker, a meticulously cared-for physique, a gorgeous blonde girlfriend — and, oh yeah, an insatiable craving for murder. Director Mary Harron and co-writer Guinevere Turner’s wickedly funny yet horrifying adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial novel is a send-up of male narcissism, unfettered capitalism and American consumerism that seems even more relevant 25 years later. Bale’s career-making performance as Bateman is key to the film’s success, as he plays the part with a deadpan seriousness that reminds you that, for some, the act of killing is as normal as one’s skincare routine. Bolstered by a stellar supporting cast, the film also features Justin Theroux, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Jared Leto and Willem Dafoe. DIR/SCR Mary Harron; SCR Guinevere Turner, from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis; PROD Edward R. Pressman, Chris Hanley, Christian Halsey Solomon. U.S./Canada, 2000, color, 102 min. RATED R

ANORA

2024 AFI AWARDS Honoree; Winner, Palme d’Or, 2024 Cannes Film Festival; Five 2025 Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Director and Best Performance by a Female Actor – Musical/Comedy (Mikey Madison); Top Ten Films, 2024 National Board of Review Awards

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she 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. Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, ANORA is a kind-hearted and rollicking film from director Sean Baker (TANGERINE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT) that deftly balances blasts of jovial comedy with sincere, tear-inducing pathos — all anchored by a stunning performance from Mikey Madison in the title role. (Note adapted from Neon.) DIR/SCR/PROD Sean Baker; PROD Alex Coco, Samantha Quan. U.S., 2024, color, 139 min. RATED R

AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY

With the opening chords of Quincy Jones’ Swinging Sixties masterpiece “Soul Bossa Nova,” the character of Austin Powers burst onto the screen and solidified Mike Myers as a comedy icon. A shagadelic spy and sex symbol in ‘60s London, Powers is put on ice when his archnemesis Dr. Evil (also played by Myers) flees into space. 30 years later, when Dr. Evil returns to hold the world hostage, Austin is unfrozen to stop him — but finds his unflappable mojo is out of step with the more progressive ‘90s. Co-starring Elizabeth Hurley, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Michael York and Seth Green, this spy spoof was a moderate success at the box office but became a sensation on home video, launching two hit sequels (one which even featured Jones in a cameo as himself) and becoming a cult classic. While “Soul Bossa Nova” is now inextricably linked to Austin Powers, its first film appearance came in Jones’ very first film score for THE PAWNBROKER in 1964. DIR Jay Roach; SCR/PROD Mike Myers; PROD Demi Moore, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd. U.S., 1997, color, 89 min. RATED PG-13

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

BEFORE MIDNIGHT

Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) first met in their twenties in BEFORE SUNRISE and reunited in their thirties in BEFORE SUNSET; in BEFORE MIDNIGHT, they face the past, present and future. Jesse is a successful novelist, and the couple is in Greece at a writers' retreat, staying in the bucolic country villa of an older expat writer, Patrick (Walter Lassally). As a treat, their Greek friends have gifted Jesse and Céline with a night at a luxurious seaside hotel while they babysit their young twin daughters. Feeling the undercurrent of friction between them, Céline wants to beg off, but their friends insist. Jesse and Céline set off on foot through the spectacular countryside, enjoying each other's company, talking, teasing, debating, flirting. But for Jesse and Céline, realities intrude: the weight of children, work, ambitions, disappointments and the strains of an evolving, deepening relationship. Their idyllic night tests them in unexpected ways, and before the clock strikes midnight, their story again unfolds. DIR/SCR/PROD Richard Linklater; SCR Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke; PROD Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Sara Woodhatch. U.S., 2013, color, 109 min. RATED R

BEFORE SUNRISE

Richard Linklater’s Eric Rohmer-esque romance pairs American backpacker Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and French student Céline (Julie Delpy), walking and talking their way through the night in baroquely beautiful Vienna. The first in what has become one of the most unusual yet beloved movie trilogies, BEFORE SUNSET is an ode to young love, inspired by Linklater’s own serendipitous encounter with a paramour in Philadelphia. Hawke and Delpy are revelations, playing their respective roles with humor, charm and undeniable chemistry, as evident in a memorable scene inside a listening booth where their two characters steal loving glances at one another, sans dialogue. DIR/SCR Richard Linklater; SCR Kim Krizan; PROD Anne Walker-McBay. U.S./ Austria/1995, color, 101 min. RATED R

BEFORE SUNSET

Nine years after his fateful encounter with Céline (Julie Delpy), Jesse (Ethan Hawke) is now a celebrated author on the Parisian leg of the tour for his new novel, inspired by that earlier experience. When Céline stops by the bookshop where Jesse is signing books, the two reconnect and rekindle their romance as they walk along the roads and alleys of Paris, discussing everything from unhappy marriages and the challenges of parenthood to the fleeting nature of love — and what their lives would be like had they reconnected as they promised each other they would at the end of BEFORE SUNRISE. Unspooling in real time via gorgeous long takes, this acclaimed sequel from Richard Linklater, co-written with stars Delpy and Hawke, is a soulful film that portrays a matured perspective on love that reflects not only the growth of its characters but that of its creators. DIR/SCR Richard Linklater; SCR Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke; PROD Anne Walker-McBay. U.S., 2004, color, 80 min. RATED R

BLITZ

Nominee, Best Young Actor/Actress (Elliott Heffernan), 2025 Critics Choice Awards

In the face of nightly air raids during the Second World War, East End mother Rita (another impressive turn by Saoirse Ronan) grows increasingly worried about her son George’s safety. Under the counsel of her father, Gerald (Paul Weller), she makes the heart-wrenching decision to send George to the countryside. But a few hours into his journey, George alights from the train, determined to return to Stepney Green and his family. Friends and foes stalk London's streets, but each encounter populates George's map of his world, giving him an understanding of how his fellow citizens are affected by these tumultuous times. Filmmaker Steve McQueen's (12 YEARS A SLAVE) incredible ensemble cast includes Kathy Burke, Benjamin Clémentine, Harris Dickinson and Stephen Graham. They inhabit a war-torn London that is impeccably realized by Adam Stockhausen's (12 YEARS A SLAVE, ASTEROID CITY) production design and Yorick Le Saux's (A BIGGER SPLASH, IRMA VEP (2022)) cinematography, while Hans Zimmer’s score revels in the scale and intimacy of the director's vision. But the film's trump card is newcomer Elliott Heffernan, who captures George's emotional strength, impish humor and sense of loyalty to his family with a wisdom beyond his years. Through him, McQueen's BLITZ represents one of the finest portrayals of life in a moment of crisis, perseverance and renewal. (Note adapted from the BFI London Film Festival.) DIR/SCR/PROD Steve McQueen; PROD Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Anita Overland, Michael Schaefer, Adam Somner. UK/U.S., 2024, color, 120 min. RATED PG-13

CACTUS FLOWER

Distraught over her relationship with married Manhattan dentist Julian (Walter Matthau), the much younger Toni (Goldie Hawn) attempts suicide but is rescued by her neighbor (Rick Lenz). Newly impressed by the young woman’s passion, Julian considers marrying her — but first he needs to manufacture a wife to divorce, having lied about that, and three kids, too. He impresses his longtime dental assistant Stephanie (Ingrid Bergman) into the job, but because she and Julian seem so perfect together, Toni has second thoughts about what relationship she wants. A time capsule of the late ‘60s, the film features a dreamy pop score by Quincy Jones, which includes jazzy covers of popular hits like The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.” DIR Gene Saks; SCR I. A. L. Diamond, from the play by Abe Burrows, based on the French production “Fleur de cactus” by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy; PROD M. J. Frankovich. US, 1969, color, 103 min. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

CANDYMAN (1992)

During research for her thesis project on myths and urban legends, Chicago grad student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) learns of the “Candyman,” a ghostly killer with a hooked hand who slays whoever says his name five times in front of a mirror. Teaming up with classmate Bernadette Walsh (Kasi Lemmons, shortly before directing EVE’S BAYOU), Helen’s investigation leads her to the Cabrini-Green housing projects, where the sinister spirit supposedly resides, but she deduces that the legend is simply a coping mechanism by the residents — that is, until the Candyman himself pays her a visit. English director Bernard Rose transposed Clive Barker’s short story “The Forbidden” from its Liverpool setting to Chicago, using the lens of a nightmare-inducing horror film to explore the racial divisions and gentrification rampant in America due to the legacy of white supremacy. At the center of the film is Tony Todd’s staggering performance as the Candyman, a controversial role in a controversial film that eventually won over even the N.A.A.C.P., which boasted that Black audiences finally had their own Freddy Krueger. DIR/SCR Bernard Rose, from the short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker; PROD Steve Golin, Sigurjón Sighvatsson, Alan Poul. U.S., 1992, color, 99 min. RATED R

In Memoriam: Tony Todd (1954–2024)

CLAUDINE

Diahann Carroll received a Best Actress Oscar® nomination for her portrayal of Claudine Price, a single mom raising six kids in 1970s Harlem. Claudine meets and falls in love with good-natured garbageman Rupert "Roop" Marshall (James Earl Jones), but if they were to marry, it would negatively impact her welfare benefits under the rules of "the system," as would disclosing the money she earns working as a housekeeper in a wealthy suburban enclave. CLAUDINE winningly combines romantic comedy and family melodrama, and its portrayal of an unfair, dysfunctional system that dominates and oppresses its characters' lives delivers a serious sting alongside the film’s moments of broad comedy. John Berry (HE RAN ALL THE WAY) directs, marking his first feature in the U.S. following years of exile in France after being blacklisted in the '50s. Curtis Mayfield wrote and produced the film's terrific score, featuring vocals by Gladys Knight & the Pips. DIR John Berry; SCR Lester Pine, Tina Pine; PROD Hannah Weinstein. U.S., 1974, color, 92 min. RATED PG

In Memoriam: James Earl Jones (1931–2024)

COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE (2001)

[COWBOY BEBOP: TENGOKU NO TOBIRA] [カウボーイビバップ 天国の扉]
"See you, space cowboy." Shinichirō Watanabe's landmark anime series COWBOY BEBOP received the silver screen treatment with the 2001 release of COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE (known as COWBOY BEBOP: KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR in Japan). In 2071, the bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop — Spike, Jet, Faye, Ed and corgi Ein — are after a lucrative contract put out on a bioterrorist hellbent on exterminating the population of Mars by releasing a deadly virus on Halloween. This thrilling, feature-length outing for Watanabe and his team is bolstered by a higher production budget and propelled by the series' acclaimed mixture of neo-noir and space Western. The lively, jazz-inflected score is by composer Yōko Kanno. DIR Shinichirō Watanabe; SCR Keiko Nobumoto; PROD Haruyo Kanesaku, Yutaka Maseba, Masahiko Minami, Minoru Takanashi, Shirō Tanaka, Masao Ueda. Japan, 2001, color, 115 min. In Japanese with English subtitles*. RATED R

*Subtitled Japanese version Feb. 5; English dubbed version Feb. 6 & 9.

DR. STRANGELOVE

or: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
Stanley Kubrick's classic Cold War satire kicks off when the paranoid Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) initiates a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the Soviet Union, promoted by General Buck Turgidson (George C. Scott), because he suspects the communists are poisoning America's water supply "to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids." Peter Sellers masterfully plays three distinct roles — the U.S. president, a British military man and Dr. Strangelove, a former Nazi genius recruited to work on weapons designs for the Americans. James Earl Jones made his film debut as Lieutenant Zogg, a bombardier aboard a B-52 under the command of Major T. J. “King” Kong (Slim Pickens); he was cast after Kubrick saw him onstage alongside George C. Scott in a production of “The Merchant of Venice.” The film was nominated for four Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Sellers. DIR/SCR/PROD Stanley Kubrick; SCR Peter George, Terry Southern, from George's novel "Red Alert." UK/U.S., 1964, b&w, 96 min. RATED PG

In Memoriam: James Earl Jones (1931–2024)

DUNE: PART TWO

2024 AFI AWARDS Honoree; Nominee, Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Original Score, 2025 Golden Globes

DUNE: PART TWO expands on the mythic journey of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. The star-studded cast of Denis Villeneuve's (BLADE RUNNER 2049) DUNE sequel also includes Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Austin Butler, Josh Brolin, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem, Christopher Walken, Dave Bautista, and Charlotte Rampling, and is a must-see on the big screen. (Note adapted from Warner Bros.) DIR/SCR/PROD Denis Villeneuve; SCR Jon Spaihts from the novel by Frank Herbert; PROD Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick. U.S., 2024, color, 166 min. RATED PG-13

EMILIA PÉREZ

2024 AFI AWARDS Honoree; Winner, Jury Prize and Best Actress Prize, 2024 Cannes Film Festival; Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language and Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Zoe Saldaña), 2025 Golden Globe Awards; Five European Film Awards, including Best European Film, Best European Director and Best European Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón)

Winner of the Jury Prize and Best Actress Prize for Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón and Adriana Paz at this year's Cannes Film Festival, French auteur Jacques Audiard's audacious Mexico-set musical has to be seen (on the biggest possible screen) to be believed. Stuck working at a corporate law firm, Rita (Saldaña) is underpaid and undervalued until a vicious cartel boss (Gascón) enlists her to help with her covert gender transition. Leaving a wife, Jessi (Gomez), and children behind, she blossoms into Emilia Pérez and, with the help of Rita, starts a human-rights nonprofit. But when Jessi returns with a new beau (Édgar Ramírez), will Emilia be able to fully let go of the past? Featuring bold songs by French pop star Camille and even bolder performances from its cadre of leading ladies, EMILIA PÉREZ is a singular sensation. DIR/SCR/PROD Jacques Audiard, SCR from the novel “Écoute” by Boris Razon; PROD Pascal Caucheteux, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello. France/Mexico, 2024, color, 132 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. RATED R

FLOW

Winner, Best Motion Picture – Animated, 2025 Golden Globes; Best Animated Feature, 2024 National Board of Review Awards; Best Animated Film, 2024 New York Film Critics Circle Awards; Best European Animated Feature Film, 2024 European Film Awards

This wordless animated wonder from award-winning Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis (AWAY) took the 2024 Cannes Film Festival by storm earlier this year, wowing critics and embarking on an unlikely journey towards the 2025 Oscars®. Traversing realms both natural and mystical, FLOW follows a courageous feline after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, the cat forms a motley crew of animals who must rely on trust, courage and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. A thrilling animated spectacle that expands the possibilities of visual storytelling, FLOW is also a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the enduring spirit of friendship and community. (Note adapted from Janus Films.) DIR/SCR/PROD Gints Zilbalodis; SCR/PROD Matīss Kaža; PROD Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman. Latvia/France/Belgium, 2024, color, 85 min. No dialogue. RATED PG

GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize in the 2023 Sundance U.S. Documentary Competition, this beguiling documentary portrait follows poet and activist Nikki Giovanni as she approaches 80. The film explores Giovanni’s Afrofuturist-feminist philosophical outlook, as well as her poignant relationship with her family, her political audacity and her poetic eloquence, all knit together with a constant eye and ear for its subject’s own aesthetic verve. Looking back at a personal life and history cast in the long shadow of American racism and forward to hopeful, possible futures, Giovanni acts as our guide, with actress Taraji P. Henson reading her poems in voiceover and refreshingly unorthodox filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson refraining from traditional chronologies or talking-head conventions. GOING TO MARS is fueled by constant intellectual engagement and radical imagination in the search for emotional and political fulfillment in a world of disenfranchisement. (Note courtesy of Kino Lorber.) DIR/SCR/PROD Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson; PROD Tommy Oliver. U.S., 2023, color, 102 min. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Nikki Giovanni (1943–2024)

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS

The highest-rated comedy on Letterboxd's increasingly influential "Year in Review" list for 2024, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS became the unlikely independent film success story of the year — and is still selling out screenings across the U.S. a year after its theatrical release, making it onto a slew of critics' end-of-year lists and charming audiences across the globe. In a supernatural, 19th-century winter landscape, drunken applejack salesman Jean Kayak faces ruthless elements and sinister creatures — all played by actors in full-size mascot costumes — with nothing but his dim wits to guide him. When he crosses paths with a local merchant and his mischievous daughter, Kayak must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper in order to win her hand — by developing increasingly complex traps to capture hundreds of beavers. An incredible feat of DIY filmmaking, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS is a hysterical live-action cartoon brimming with the logic of a video game (DON'T STARVE, for one) and packaged in a silent-film aesthetic. With a gag literally every minute, it will have you chortling with delight. DIR/SCR Mike Cheslik; SCR/PROD Ryland Brickson Cole Tews; PROD Sam Hogerton, Kurt Ravenwood, Matt Sabljak. U.S., 2022, b&w, 108 min. NOT RATED

IN COLD BLOOD (1967)

Truman Capote's masterful 1966 true-crime novelization was miraculously translated to an equally masterful movie in the hands of the uncompromising Richard Brooks. Nominated for four Academy Awards® — Best Director, Original Score, Cinematography and Adapted Screenplay — the film recounts the events surrounding the brutal murder of a family of four in small-town Kansas during a home robbery gone wrong, as well as the subsequent search for and interrogation of the two culprits. It remains one of the go-to docufiction crime movies. To achieve its raw authenticity, IN COLD BLOOD even went so far as refusing to cast distracting big stars for the lead villains (a smart choice as Robert Blake and Scott Wilson are chillingly perfect — and look eerily similar to the men they portray) and shooting whenever possible in the actual locales where the crimes were committed. The film is a tour de force of cinematic storytelling, heightened further by Conrad Hall's stunning black-and-white camerawork and Quincy Jones' jazzy score. DIR/SCR Richard Brooks, from the novel by Truman Capote. U.S., 1967, b&w, 134 min. RATED R

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Sidney Poitier stars as Virgil Tibbs, a Philadelphia homicide detective passing through rural Mississippi and wrongly detained by bigoted sheriff Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) on a murder charge. Once cleared, he helps the sheriff solve the case. Poitier and Steiger electrify the screen as their mutual antipathy turns to grudging respect; Lee Grant is outstanding in a supporting role as the victim's angry widow, with Warren Oates as a creepy deputy. The film won five Oscars®, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Steiger. Quincy Jones’ blues-infused score, with a title song performed by Ray Charles, received a Grammy® nomination for Best Original Score. DIR Norman Jewison; SCR Stirling Silliphant, from the novel by John Ball; PROD Walter Mirisch. U.S., 1967, color, 110 min. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

KING: A FILMED RECORD... MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS

55th Anniversary

This epic tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a riveting compilation of documentary footage of the civil rights leader, from the Montgomery bus boycott to the "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, from the dogs of Selma to the Nobel Prize and the fateful motel balcony in Memphis. Featuring narration and commentary from Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Charlton Heston, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Clarence Williams III and others. DIR Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz; SCR/PROD Ely Landau. U.S., 1970, b&w, 182 min, plus one 15-min intermission. NOT RATED

KNEECAP

2025 Oscar® Selection, Ireland; Winner, Audience Award (NEXT), 2024 Sundance Film Festival; Best Irish Language Feature Film, Best Irish Film and Audience Award, 2024 Galway Film Fleadh; Seven British Independent Film Awards, including Best British Independent Film, Best Joint Lead Performance and Best Original Music

Irish rap trio Kneecap play themselves in this fiercely original sex, drugs and hip-hop biopic, laying down a global rallying cry for the defense of native cultures. When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ (JJ "DJ Próvaí" Ó Dochartaigh) into the orbit of self-confessed "low-life scum" Naoise (Naoise "Móglaí Bap" Ó Cairealláin) and Liam Óg (Liam Óg "Mo Chara" Ó Hannaidh), the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish language, Kneecap fast become the unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save their mother tongue. But the trio must first overcome police, paramilitaries and politicians trying to silence their defiant sound — while their anarchic approach to life often makes them their own worst enemies. Documentarian and journalist Rich Peppiatt (ONE ROGUE REPORTER) makes an unforgettable narrative feature debut — the first Irish-language film to screen in the Sundance Film Festival — which also co-stars Irish actors Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker and Simone Kirby in stellar supporting roles. (Note adapted from Sony Pictures Classics.) DIR/SCR Rich Peppiatt; PROD Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling. Ireland/UK, 2024, color, 105 min. In Irish and English with English subtitles. RATED R

Co-presented with Solas Nua's Capital Irish Film Festival (February 27–March 2).

LE SAMOURAÏ

In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, LE SAMOURAÏ is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture — with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology. DIR/SCR Jean-Pierre Melville; PROD Raymond Borderie, Eugène Lépicier. France, 1967, color, 105 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Alain Delon (1935–2024)

Restored in 4K by Pathé and the Criterion Collection at L’Immagine Ritrovata from the 35mm original camera negative.

L'ECLISSE

The concluding chapter of Michelangelo Antonioni's informal trilogy on contemporary malaise, following L’AVVENTURA and LA NOTTE, L’ECLISSE has been described by Martin Scorsese as the boldest of the three. It tells the story of a young literary translator (Monica Vitti) who leaves one lover (Francisco Rabal) and drifts into a relationship with another, an ambitious stockbroker played by a fresh-faced but typically smoldering Alain Delon. Using the architecture of Rome as a backdrop for the doomed affair, Antonioni achieves the apotheosis of his style in this return to the theme that preoccupied him the most: the difficulty of connection in an alienating modern world. (Note adapted from Janus Films.) DIR/SCR Michelangelo Antonioni; SCR Tonino Guerra; PROD Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim. Italy, 1962, b&w, 126 min. In Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Alain Delon (1935–2024)

MRS ROBINSON

A pioneering constitutional lawyer, the first female President of Ireland, the UN’s second High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Chair of The Elders: iconic change-maker Mary Robinson has led an inspirational life of human rights activism. And, as she approaches the age of 80, she is taking on the biggest battle of her life — the fight to avert climate catastrophe. MRS ROBINSON tracks tectonic shifts in personal, political and social values over a period of 50 years as it tells a cinematic story of epic battles for equality in the courts, at the ballot box and on the streets. DIR Aoife Kelleher; PROD Trisha Canning, Cormac Hargaden. Ireland, 2024, color, 94 min. NOT RATED

PURPLE NOON

[PLEIN SOLEIL]

As the sun beats down on a boat in the Mediterranean, two men loll back — scapegrace playboy Philippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet) and Tom Ripley (Alain Delon), sent by Greenleaf’s dad to bring him back to the U.S.… But which one will to leave the boat alive? And will he get away with pretending to be the other man? This tense, sun-splashed thriller, adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s acclaimed novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” features sprightly music by Nino Rota and dazzling, on-boat camerawork by Henri Decaë. DIR/SCR René Clément; SCR Paul Gégauff, from the novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” by Patricia Highsmith; PROD Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim, Goffredo Lombardo. France, 1960, color, 117 min. French with English subtitles. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Alain Delon (1935–2024)

QUEER

Winner, Best Actor (Daniel Craig), 2024 National Board of Review Awards; Nominee, Best Performance by a Male Actor – Drama (Daniel Craig), 2025 Golden Globes; Nominee, Best Actor (Daniel Craig), 2025 Critics Choice Awards

Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, CHALLENGERS) spin on William S. Burroughs' autobiographical novel matches its source material in vulnerability and taboo-smashing adventurousness to create a hallucinogenic odyssey bathed in desire. In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee (Daniel Craig) leads a solitary life as an American expat in his late 40s. He is a consummate raconteur who has no trouble finding an audience, but he is also a desperately lonely addict with an alarming fondness for guns. When he becomes infatuated with newly arrived student Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey), he sets his sights on a journey to the Amazon, which will yield a string of unexpected encounters for the two men. Adapted by Justin Kuritzkes (who wrote Guadagnino's CHALLENGERS), QUEER is both faithful to the book and a radical re-imagining. Period detail is offset by anachronistic needle drops and a score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, while an eerie epilogue alludes to the real-life tragedy that prompted Burroughs' writing career. (Note adapted from the Toronto International Film Festival.) DIR/PROD Luca Guadagnino; SCR Justin Kuritzkes, from the novella by William S. Burroughs. PROD Lorenzo Mieli. Italy/U.S., 2024, color, 135 min. In English, Spanish and French with English subtitles. RATED R

QUINCY

QUINCY is an intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force of nature in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones transcended musical and racial boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of Black America. Beyond his own acclaim as a trumpeter, producer, conductor, composer and arranger, Jones’ inimitable gift for discovering the biggest talents of the past half of the century was unprecedented. He mentored and cultivated the careers of young stars, from Lesley Gore and Michael Jackson to Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith. With his boundless energy, Jones also awakened many generations to the significance of humanitarian issues. QUINCY captures the kind of life that can only belong to a man with a big heart and an even bigger legacy. Directed by Rashida Jones (ANGIE TRIBECA, HOT GIRLS WANTED) and Alan Hicks (KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON), QUINCY seamlessly threads personal vérité moments with private archival footage to reveal a legendary life like no other. (Note adapted from Netflix.) DIR/SCR Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones; PROD Paula DuPré Pesmen. U.S., 2018, color, 124 min. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS

Formidable Italian matriarch Rosaria (Katina Paxinou) leads the Parondi family from the impoverished south to the industries of Milan. The film is both a documentation of a tragic exodus and a depiction of a family’s melodramatic disintegration, as the love of Alain Delon’s Dostoyevskyan Rocco for the prostitute Nadia (Annie Girardot) drives his brutish brother Simone (Renato Salvatori) to rape and murder. Luchino Visconti’s first great international success (in the same annus mirabilis as L’AVVENTURA and LA DOLCE VITA) was also his own personal favorite and features an operatic score by Academy Award® winner Nino Rota. DIR/SCR Luchino Visconti; SCR Suso Cecchi D’Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa, Enrico Medioli, from the novel “Il ponte della Ghisolfa” by Giovanni Testori; PROD Goffredo Lombardo. Italy/France, 1960, b&w, 179 min. In Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Alain Delon (1935–2024)

STRAW DOGS (1971) in 35mm

More than 50 years after its release, Sam Peckinpah’s provocative and unsettlingly ambiguous psychological drama has lost none of its shocking potency. American mathematician David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) and his British wife, Amy (Susan George), move into her former family farmhouse in a remote corner of Cornwall, seeking peace and quiet for David to work on his astronomical studies away from the Vietnam-era turbulence and campus unrest back in the U.S. Amy has standing among the locals, but the nerdy David can’t shake his status as an incomer Yank. As the couple becomes increasingly unhappy and isolated, strains in their marriage, already present, push to the fore. But things soon worsen drastically when a group of local louts insinuate their way into the couple’s home as workmen, only to later sexually assault Amy, leaving her in a state of shock. The horror deepens when the men return to lay siege to the farm, but something awakens in David — "I will not allow violence against this house” — leading to a surprising, spectacularly violent showdown. DIR/SCR Sam Peckinpah; SCR David Zelag Goodman, from the novel “The Siege of Trencher’s Farm” by Gordon M. Williams; PROD Daniel Melnick. U.S., 1971, color, 117 min. RATED R

THE ANDERSON TAPES

Sidney Lumet directs Sean Connery as Duke Anderson, a safecracker fresh from the pen, who hooks up with former girlfriend Ingrid Everleigh (AFI DWW Alum Dyan Cannon). Duke decides to clean out her apartment building over Labor Day weekend, with a team that includes antiques dealer Tommy Haskins (Martin Balsam) and electronics expert Kurt Spencer (Christopher Walken). But little do they know everything they say and do is being taped by the FBI, the IRS and the Bureau of Narcotics, who all have their eyes on the building. Quincy Jones’ electronic-infused score amplifies the film’s preoccupation with digital surveillance in this crime caper that was way ahead of its time. DIR Sidney Lumet; SCR Frank Pierson, from the short story by Lawrence Sanders; PROD Robert M. Weitman. US, 1971, color, 99 min. RATED PG

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH

Winner of an Honorary Academy Award® for lifetime achievement, Charles Burnett (KILLER OF SHEEP, TO SLEEP WITH ANGER) remains one of America’s most celebrated independent filmmakers. In his charming romance THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady (AFI DWW Alum Margot Kidder). There she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish (James Earl Jones), who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together as they begin to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness. Unseen for almost a quarter of a century following the cancellation of its release in the wake of a single bad review, THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH finally gets its due. (Note adapted from Milestone Films.) DIR Charles Burnett; SCR Anthony C. Winkler; PROD Kris Dodge, Paul M. Heller, William Lawrence Fabrizio, Eric Mitchell, John Remark. U.S., 1999, color, 108 min. RATED R

In Memoriam: James Earl Jones (1931–2024)

THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE

While still completing the edit on 1969’s THE WILD BUNCH, Sam Peckinpah shot this change-of-pace, comedic fantasy of a Western, which went wildly overbudget, once again putting the director in the doghouse with the studios. Left for dead in the desert by his faithless associates, prospector Cable Hogue (a magnificent Jason Robards) bargains with God for deliverance, which arrives several days later in the form of a muddy puddle. That puddle marks the spot of the only fresh water spring for miles, and Cable is not only saved but also stakes a claim to the land. He builds the way station of Cable Springs, in partnership with itinerant preacher and drinking buddy Reverend Joshua Duncan Sloan (David Warner). Cable enjoys a measure of success, as well as love and companionship with Hildy (Stella Stevens), a formerly successful prostitute in the town of Dead Dog who was “asked to leave” as the townsfolk sought to gentrify. But when the first motorcars show up, it spells an end to Cable’s good luck. Critically praised but commercially ignored during its release, THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE is a vital work by Peckinpah, the equal of his more celebrated titles and one he often cited as a personal favorite. DIR/PROD Sam Peckinpah; SCR John Crawford, Edmund Penney. U.S., 1970, color, 121 min. RATED R

THE BRUTALIST in 70mm

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2024 AFI AWARDS Honoree; Three Golden Globe wins: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Performance by a Male Actor – Drama (Adrien Brody)

For this special 70mm presentation, each ticket holder will receive a collectible brochure and postcard set depicting the work of László Tóth, the visionary architect at the heart of THE BRUTALIST, along with a limited-edition poster commemorating the 70mm engagement at AFI Silver. While supplies last!

In writer/director Brady Corbet’s third feature film, a seven-year undertaking with co-writer Mona Fastvold, Adrien Brody plays László Tóth, a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who flees Europe after the end of World War II to start afresh in America. Living amidst poverty in Philadelphia, and longing to be reunited with wife Erzsébet (Felicity Jones) and niece Zsófia (Raffey Cassidy), László wins a contract from wealthy and morally bankrupt industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce) after demonstrating his keen eye through a home renovation project, transforming a shrouded library into a modernist masterpiece. The new enterprise, a monumental building that will serve as both a community center and a tribute to Van Buren’s late mother, may prove to be László’s undoing, as the ambitious architect pours every fiber of his being into its creation. Clocking in at an engrossing three-and-a-half hours, including intermission, THE BRUTALIST is an astonishing work of art that recalls the sweeping epics of 1970s American cinema through a combination of gorgeous cinematography by Lol Crawley (shooting in the rarely-used VistaVision format), extraordinary production design by Judy Becker and a delicate yet powerful score by Daniel Blumberg. At the center of all this is Brody’s visceral, emotional turn as László, mining depths unseen since his award-winning performance in 2002’s THE PIANIST. Official Selection, 2024 AFI European Union Film Showcase, Venice, Toronto and New York film festivals. DIR/SCR Brady Corbet; SCR Mona Fastvold; PROD Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews, Andrew Morrison, Brian Young. U.S./UK/Hungary, 2024, color, 215 min. including 15-min. intermission. In English, Hungarian, Yiddish, Hebrew and Italian with English subtitles. RATED R

THE COLOR PURPLE (1985)

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, THE COLOR PURPLE marked the big-screen debuts of both Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, was nominated for 11 Academy Awards® and was a major box-office success. An epic tale spanning 40 years, the film traces the life of Celie (Goldberg), an African American woman living in rural Georgia in the first half of the 20th century. Sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, "Mister” (Danny Glover), Celie survives incredible abuse and bigotry through her friendships with Sofia (Winfrey), the wife of Mister’s son from a previous marriage, and Shug (Margaret Avery), his mistress. Throughout everything, Celie perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister, Nettie (Akosua Busia). An all-too-rare cinematic exploration of the impact of racism, sexism and domestic violence on Black women, THE COLOR PURPLE marked a significant departure for director Steven Spielberg and was co-produced by Quincy Jones, who also composed the score. DIR/PROD Steven Spielberg; SCR Menno Meyjes, from the novel by Alice Walker; PROD Quincy Jones, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall. U.S., 1985, color, 154 min. RATED PG-13

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

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THE DEADLY AFFAIR

After receiving an anonymous poison pen letter alleging a British Foreign Office minister's past communist sympathies, security agent Charles Dobbs (James Mason) conducts a thorough investigation, clearing the man's name. The next day the minister is found dead, with a fishy-looking suicide letter that claims his career had been ruined. Was it murder? Aided by ex-cop Mendel (Harry Andrews), Dobbs tries to find out. Sidney Lumet directs a top-notch international cast that includes Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell and Harriet Andersson; the memorable score is by Quincy Jones. DIR/PROD Sidney Lumet; SCR Paul Dehn, from the novel "Call for the Dead" by John le Carré. UK, 1967, color, 107 min. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

THE GETAWAY (1972)

From a screenplay by future director Walter Hill, based on a Jim Thompson novel, Sam Peckinpah’s THE GETAWAY featured “King of Cool” Steve McQueen opposite his real-life love interest Ali MacGraw, both at the peak of their stardom when the film was released in December 1972. McQueen plays Carter "Doc" McCoy, a convicted bank robber who is four years into a 10-year stretch. Desperate to get out, he and his wife, Carol (McGraw), engineer a furlough through the aid of corrupt businessman and parole board member Jack Beynon (Ben Johnson). The catch: Doc must team with thugs Rudy Butler (Al Lettieri) and Frank Jackson (Bo Hopkins) to pull a bank job arranged by Beynon. A cascade of double and triple crosses ensues in this high-octane chase film, peppered with gunplay and automotive recklessness and riven with psychosexual gamesmanship. Quincy Jones’ jazzy score features harmonica legend Toots Thielemans. DIR Sam Peckinpah; SCR Walter Hill, from the novel by Jim Thompson; PROD Mitchell Brower, David Foster. U.S., 1972, color, 122 min. RATED PG

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

Also part of Scores by Quincy Jones.

THE GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE

a.k.a. NAKED UNDER LEATHER

A wildly sexy time capsule from the Swinging Sixties, THE GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE stars Alain Delon and Marianne Faithfull — two actors at the height of their impressive cool — as lovers with a taste for the open road. Faithfull stars as Rebecca, a bored housewife who bolts from her home in the French countryside to visit her lover, Daniel (Delon), in Germany. Wearing nothing but a form-fitting black leather suit (the film was re-released in the U.S. as NAKED UNDER LEATHER), the lusty Rebecca races across the country and, in flashback, remembers the start of their affair. She recalls the initial, furtive glances in her father's bookstore, her elaborate sexual fantasies and their long-awaited consummation. Most important of all is the motorcycle itself, a gift from Daniel that seems to give her more pleasure than any man could deliver. Directed by legendary cinematographer and top-notch director Jack Cardiff (DARK OF THE SUN) in pulsating psychedelic hues, THE GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE has emerged from obscurity to become more than a cult favorite; it is a touchstone film of 1960s Euro youth culture. (Note adapted from Kino Lorber.) DIR/SCR Jack Cardiff; SCR Ronald Duncan, from the novel "La Motocyclette" by André Pieyre de Mandiargues; PROD William Sassoon. UK/France, 1968, color, 91 min. RATED R

In Memoriam: Alain Delon (1935–2024)

THE HOT ROCK

An African diplomat (Moses Gunn) sets his sights on reclaiming a priceless gem, stolen in an act of colonial crime against his small nation. He enlists the help of fresh-from-prison John Dortmunder (Robert Redford) and his brother-in-law Andy Kelp (George Segal) to help steal it back from the Brooklyn Museum. Joined by a getaway driver (Ron Leibman) and an explosives expert (Paul Sand), the bumbling crew hatch the ultimate plan and actually make off with the gem, before it slips through their fingers over and over again. A riotous heist caper, Peter Yates’ (BREAKING AWAY, BULLITT) THE HOT ROCK is a rollicking time capsule of ‘70s New York City and features a funkified score from Quincy Jones that would be sampled by countless hip-hop artists in the decades to come. DIR Peter Yates; SCR William Goldman, from the novel by Donald E. Westlake; PROD Hal Landers, Bobby Roberts. U.S., 1972, color, 101 min. RATED PG

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

THE ITALIAN JOB (1969)

Cockney crook Charlie Croker (Michael Caine), just out of the pen, visits his tailor, picks up his coupe and checks into a posh hotel to enjoy the affections of a bevy of paid-for beauties. Then he gets down to business. Enlisting the talents of aristocratic crime lord Mr. Bridger (Noël Coward) and computer genius Professor Peach (Benny Hill), Croker hatches a plot to hijack a busload of gold bullion in Turin, Italy, by way of a citywide traffic jam and Mini Cooper getaway. Genius! Which the movie’s celebrated car chase, accompanied by Quincy Jones’ “Getta Bloomin’ Move On!”, certainly is. A beloved diversion in the UK (it is a Boxing Day TV tradition), the U.S. cult appeal of this comic caper has steadily grown over the years. DIR Peter Collinson; SCR Troy Kennedy Martin; PROD Michael Deeley. UK, 1969, color, 99 min. In English and Italian with English subtitles. RATED G

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

THE LEOPARD

[IL GATTOPARDO]

The Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster), the patriarch of a noble family in proud decline, realizes the truth in his nephew Tancredi Falconeri’s (Alain Delon) observation, "If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change." He sends Tancredi to join Garibaldi's Risorgimento forces, releases him from an engagement to his cousin — the Prince’s daughter — and orchestrates an advantageous marriage to the daughter of a nouveau riche town mayor, the ravishing Angelica (Claudia Cardinale). Soundtracked by Nino Rota’s sweeping, romantic score, Giuseppe Rotunno's painterly, widescreen photography is a must-see on the big screen. THE LEOPARD won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1963. DIR/SCR Luchino Visconti; SCR Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Enrico Medioli, Massimo Franciosa, from the novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa; PROD Goffredo Lombardo. Italy/France, 1963, color, 185 min. plus a 15-min intermission. In Italian with English subtitles. RATED PG

In Memoriam: Alain Delon (1935–2024)

THE LION KING (1994)

By far the most popular release of the much-adored Disney Renaissance, THE LION KING remains a cultural touchstone due to its emotional, “Hamlet”-inspired coming-of-age storyline, memorable tunes by Tim Rice and Elton John, an Academy Award®-winning orchestral score by Hans Zimmer and lush hand-drawn animation that renders the vast Serengeti a colorful landscape dotted with charming critters. Plucky lion cub Simba just can’t wait to be king, much to the ire of jealous uncle Scar, who drives the princeling into exile after framing him for the death of monarch Mufasa in a coup orchestrated with the help of a trio of devious hyenas. Alone, afraid and far from home, Simba meets free-spirited duo Timon and Pumbaa, who teach him their motto, “Hakuna Matata” (it means no worries). This new, idyllic life, however, is short-lived, as destiny — or, more accurately, a red-faced baboon named Rafiki — reminds Simba that he must correct past wrongs and claim his place in the great “Circle of Life.” The film features a stellar voice cast that includes Rowan Atkinson, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane and James Earl Jones, whose booming baritone breathed life and regal majesty into the beloved King Mufasa. DIR Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff; SCR Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton; PROD Don Hahn. U.S., 1994, color, 88 min. RATED G

In Memoriam: James Earl Jones (1931–2024)

THE NEW CENTURIONS

Hollywood journeyman Richard Fleischer (20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, SOYLENT GREEN) delivers a gritty ‘70s thriller exploring the tough realities of policework, based on the bestselling crime novel by police officer turned author Joseph Wambaugh. Struggling to pay for law school, Roy Fehler (Stacy Keach) picks up a part-time gig at the LAPD to help make ends meet. He is partnered with the near-retirement veteran Andy Kilvinski (George C. Scott) and learns how to work the nightshift. Before long, Roy becomes completely consumed by the force, losing himself and his family in the process. Oscar®-winning screenwriter Stirling Silliphant (IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT) adapted the novel, while Quincy Jones provided a smooth, funk-filled score that makes this police procedural a highlight of the genre. DIR Richard Fleischer; SCR Stirling Silliphant, from the novel by Joseph Wambaugh; PROD Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler. U.S., 1972, color, 103 min. RATED R

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

THE ORDER (2024)

Official Selection, 2024 AFI FEST and Venice Film Festival

In early 1980s Idaho, hard-driving Terry Husk (Jude Law), an FBI agent recently transferred from New York, investigates a string of bank robberies across the Pacific Northwest. The trail leads to the white supremacist Aryan Nations and a splinter group whose bank-robbing mastermind (Nicholas Hoult) seeks to escalate a race war and overthrow the government. Based on the true story of the neo-Nazi terrorist Bob Matthews, Justin Kurzel’s slow-burn historical thriller makes for a gripping police procedural, particularly because law enforcement is slow to see the patterns or the enormity of the crimes, which also include counterfeiting and the murder of Denver talk radio host Alan Berg (Marc Maron). The recurring presence of the racist, hate-filled novel “The Turner Diaries” at sites investigated by Husk, fellow FBI agent Joanne Carney (Jurnee Smollett) and Coeur d’Alene officer Jamie Bowen (Tye Sheridan) provides an important clue in the case. That this toxic tome has also been linked to multiple murders and insurgencies since then, from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to the January 6, 2021 siege on the U.S. Capitol, further underscores the clear resonance THE ORDER’s story has for the ongoing threat of domestic terrorism in the U.S. today. (Note courtesy of AFI FEST.) DIR/PROD Justin Kurzel; SCR Zach Baylin, from the book “The Silent Brotherhood” by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt; PROD Stuart Ford, Bryan Haas, Jude Law. U.S./UK/Canada, 2024, color, 116 min. RATED R

THE PAWNBROKER

A Jewish pawnbroker in Harlem, who is a former victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions. Directed by Sidney Lumet and featuring Quincy Jones’ very first film score, this groundbreaking classic, starring Rod Steiger in an Oscar®-nominated performance, was hailed as the first American film to depict the Holocaust from a survivor’s point of view. DIR Sidney Lumet; SCR Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin, from the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant; PROD Philip Langner. U.S., 1964, b&w, 116 min. NOT RATED

In Memoriam: Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

THE PIANO LESSON

Winner, Ensemble Tribute Award, 2024 Gotham Awards; Nominee, Best Supporting Actress (Danielle Deadwyler), 2025 Critics' Choice Awards

A battle is brewing in the Charles household. At the center stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart — a brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it, while a sister (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he cannot hold back the ghosts of the past. In his feature directorial debut, Malcolm Washington adapts August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork that explores the intergenerational dynamics of identity, resilience and transcendence — revealing startling truths about how we perceive the past and who gets to define our legacy. In addition to Washington, Deadwyler and Jackson, the all-star cast includes Ray Fisher, Erykah Badu, Corey Hawkins and Michael Potts. (Note adapted from Netflix.) DIR/SCR Malcolm Washington; SCR Virgil Williams, from the play by August Wilson; PROD Todd Black, Denzel Washington. U.S., 2024, color, 125 min. RATED PG-13

THE SANDLOT

In this beloved coming-of-age cult classic, James Earl Jones plays Mr. Mertle, a former baseball player who lives next door to a popular sandlot used for pick-up games with his surly dog nicknamed “The Beast.” The local boys, led by Benny (Mike Vitar), are sandlot regulars and invite new kid in town Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) to join them for a few innings. When the team loses their only ball, Scotty “borrows” his stepdad’s prized Babe Ruth-signed baseball, only to launch it straight into Mr. Mertle’s yard after landing his first home run. The ensuing adventure to retrieve the souvenir is a timeless yarn filled with nostalgia for the summer days of yore, friendships between boys and love for the great American pastime. DIR/SCR David Mickey Evans; SCR Robert Gunter; PROD Dale De La Torre, William S. Gilmore. U.S., 1993, color, 101 min. RATED PG

In Memoriam: James Earl Jones (1931–2024)

THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

Nominee Shortlist, Best International Feature, 2025 Oscars®; Nominee, Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, 2025 Golden Globes; 2025 Oscars® Selection, Germany

[دانه‌ی انجیر معابد]
Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman (Misagh Zare) is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife, Najmeh (Soheila Golestani), and daughters Sana (Setareh Maleki) and Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami). DIR/SCR/PROD Mohammad Rasoulof; PROD Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner. Iran/France/Germany, 2024, color, 167 min. In Persian with English subtitles. RATED PG-13

THE SUBSTANCE

Winner, Best Screenplay, 2024 Cannes Film Festival; Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Demi Moore), 2025 Golden Globes; People's Choice Award – Midnight Madness, 2024 Toronto International Film Festival; Best European Cinematographer and Best Visual Effects Supervisor, 2024 European Film Awards

Film star Elisabeth Sparkle (a fearless Demi Moore in a career-best performance) is firmly relegated to the damning status of "fading celebrity" when she is swiftly axed from her long-running exercise show following her 50th birthday — that is, until she receives a mysterious offer to take a drug known as "The Substance," which promises to create a “younger, more beautiful, more perfect” version of herself. Taking up the mononym "Sue" for her new body (played to perfection by Margaret Qualley), Elisabeth/Sue sets out to recapture the public's heart but ignores the key instruction to switch bodies every seven days lest disaster strikes. In her sophomore film, which bowed at 2024’s Cannes Film Festival, director Coralie Fargeat (REVENGE) eviscerates toxic beauty culture in grand guignol fashion, with some of the most gruesome prosthetic makeup and squelching sound design ever seen in the body horror genre. DIR/SCR/PROD Coralie Fargeat; PROD Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner. UK/U.S./France, 2024, color, 141 min. Rated R