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Monday, August 24
Tuesday, August 25
When We Saw Each Other More Often + Q&A
Drama | 2025 | 73MIN
Flora leaves. Antonis gets left behind. Elit moves in. Benni and Caro can’t seem to move on. In the classrooms, cafés, bars and train stations of an unnamed German city, the lives of several young people intersect. Q&A with writer/director William Wrubel to follow!
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Thursday, August 27
Friday, August 28
Her Private Hell
Drama, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime | 2026 | 110MIN
When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.
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The Black Dahlia - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Thriller | 2006 | 120MIN
Two police detectives see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" murder investigation. Introduced by Stephanie Monohan on 8/28!
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I Want Your Sex
Romance, Thriller | 2026 | 90MIN
When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
Read MoreSaturday, August 29
The Wind that Shakes the Barley - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Drama, War | 2006 | 127MIN
Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.
Introduced by Séamus Malekafzali 8/24.
The Invite + Q&A
Comedy | 2026 | 107MIN
Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela’s (Olivia Wilde) marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton) for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down? A remake of the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs, Olivia Wilde’s star-studded take on a dinner party dramedy (written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones) is a timely portrait of a modern marriage, teeming with wit, belly laughs, and a surprising poignancy. Post-screening Q&A with Production Designer Jade Healy, moderated by Alexi Wasser!
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I Want Your Sex
Romance, Thriller | 2026 | 90MIN
When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
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Sunday, August 30
A. Rimbaud
Drama, Biography | 2026 | 175MIN
The improbable life of French poet Arthur Rimbaud unfolds with all the shock and playfulness of his poetry.
When We Saw Each Other More Often + Q&A
Drama | 2025 | 73MIN
Flora leaves. Antonis gets left behind. Elit moves in. Benni and Caro can’t seem to move on. In the classrooms, cafés, bars and train stations of an unnamed German city, the lives of several young people intersect. Q&A with writer/director William Wrubel to follow!
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I Want Your Sex
Romance, Thriller | 2026 | 90MIN
When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
Read MoreMonday, August 31
The Lake House - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Romance, Fantasy | 2006 | 99MIN
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside house begins to exchange love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
Introduced by Daniel Schmidt 8/31.
Tuesday, September 01
The Invite
Comedy | 2026 | 107MIN
Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela’s (Olivia Wilde) marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton) for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down? A remake of the 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs, Olivia Wilde’s star-studded take on a dinner party dramedy (written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones) is a timely portrait of a modern marriage, teeming with wit, belly laughs, and a surprising poignancy.
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Her Private Hell
Drama, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime | 2026 | 110MIN
When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.
Read MoreWednesday, September 02
Her Private Hell
Drama, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime | 2026 | 110MIN
When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.
Read More
I Want Your Sex
Romance, Thriller | 2026 | 90MIN
When fresh-faced Elliot (Hoffman) lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy (Wilde), his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.
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Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage + Q&A | Musclefest
Comedy, Drama | 2026 | 126MIN
Castration Movie is a multi-part postmodern epic by visionary auteur Louise Weard. In Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift, Izzy (Avalon Fast) seeks out everything in her power to stop her partner (Henri Gillespi) from transitioning.
Q&A with Louise Weard and Avalon Fast following screening, moderated by xxx.
Crocodile Dose + Q&A | Musclefest
Comedy | 2026 | 70MIN
On their first summer back from college, best friends Curtis, Jimmy, and Abe embark on a fantastical 24-hour odyssey of drugs and alcohol on their way to a house party hosted by Curtis’s ex-girlfriend, Jane. When their pursuit of hedonism leads to Jane and Curtis reuniting prematurely, Curtis is unable to handle his emotions and loses touch with his relationships and reality.
Q&A with Graham Cox and Chase Mackay following screening, moderated by Louise Weard.
Friday, September 04
The Lake House - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Romance, Fantasy | 2006 | 99MIN
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside house begins to exchange love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
Introduced by Daniel Schmidt 8/31.
Dildo Heaven + Q&A | Musclefest
Comedy | 2002 | 89MIN
Roommates Lisa, Beth, and Tess are three young women who each share the same goal of hooking up with their respective male bosses. While their attempts at seduction get off to a rough start, their peeping tom neighbor Billy spends his days spying through keyholes and trying to get a piece of the action. Will these roommates finally make it with their managers? And what about Billy?
New digital restoration by Muscle Distribution.
Q&A with Mark Boswell and Zach Clark following screening, moderated by Todd Rohal.
a night with alterotics | Musclefest
Erotic, Comedy | 2023-2026 | 92MIN
Muscle presents a special evening with filmmaking, screening, performance, and cruising collective alterotics. Co-founded by Anaïs Alias and Avery Jaye in 2023, the group’s transgressive moving-image sex art—like the Stephen Sayadian-influenced Rat Trap—has quickly found a hungry audience both at international queer film festivals and especially in Chicago, where they have fostered a growing community centered around their monthly cruising parties. For this screening, we’ll present a survey of the group’s work over the past three years, including its latest short film, Character Syndrome. All four films are New York premieres.
Q&A with Anaïs Alias and Avery Jaye following screening, moderated by Nea Ching.
Saturday, September 05
The Straight Story - 35MM
Drama | 1999 | 112MIN
Alvin Straight, a 73-year-old, learns that his estranged brother, Lyle is critically ill. Unable to drive, Alvin embarks on a journey from Iowa to Mt. Zion by riding a lawn mower.
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The Wind that Shakes the Barley - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Drama, War | 2006 | 127MIN
Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.
Introduced by Séamus Malekafzali 8/24.
Secret Screening | Musclefest
??? | ??? | 86MIN
A sneak preview of a new 4K restoration of a little-seen should-be late 90s indie film by Matchbox Cine.
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Night of the Vamp-Friars - 35MM
Horror | 2026 | 78MIN
A punk band discovers a hidden cemetery in the woods where a group of Friars were killed and buried because the townspeople believed they were vampires. After blood is accidentally spilled on the hallowed ground, the undead Friars rise from their graves to seek fresh victims.
Read MoreSunday, September 06
The Lake House - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Romance, Fantasy | 2006 | 99MIN
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside house begins to exchange love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
Introduced by Daniel Schmidt 8/31.
Dog Movie & Puppygirl + Q&A | Musclefest
Comedy, Documentary | 2023 / 2026 | 56MIN / 55MIN
Dog Movie (2023, 56MIN)
A passive-aggressive tenderqueer couple sends their household into a quiet tailspin when they adopt an elderly dog who shares the same name as the unemployed couch surfer they just can’t seem to confront
Puppygirl (2026, 55MIN)
A semi-delusional trans woman (Milo Talwani) embarks on a shocking, bizarre, and oddly touching personal odyssey to undo years of sexual repression by performing in puppygirl fetish porn in Henry Hanson's gonzo documentary.
Also in this program: the world premiere of a new music video for Ravine Angel’s “RIP”, directed by Sadie Meadow.
Q&A with Cast and Crew following screening, moderated by Jessica Dunn Rovinelli.
Drinking and Driving + Q&A | Musclefest
Comedy, Drama | 2026 | 105MIN
Early twenties Iris (Jillian Frank) and Palmer (Avalon Fast) never left their hometown. They work at the same restaurant, share the same bed, and both have a habit of drinking and driving.
Q&A with Avalon Fast and Jillian Frank following screening, moderated by Jack Haven.
Monday, September 07
Thursday, September 10
A Scanner Darkly - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama, Mystery | 2006 | 100MIN
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Introduced by Alex Lei 9/16.
Friday, September 11
Out of the Blue
Drama | 1980 | 94MIN
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds conforming difficult and seeks comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.
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Another Day in Paradise - 35MM with Larry Clark
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Comedy | 1998 | 101MIN
In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
Larry Clark, in person, following screening.
Saturday, September 12
Out of the Blue
Drama | 1980 | 94MIN
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds conforming difficult and seeks comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.
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Viva Las Vegas - 35MM + Learning from Learning from Las Vegas
Musical, Comedy | 1964 | 85MIN
A race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix whiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman. Preceded by Learning from Learning from Las Vegas. Post-screening Q&A with Sam Taffel and Gillian Waldo!
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Monday, September 14
Tuesday, September 15
Wednesday, September 16
Friday, September 18
Who's Watching + Q&A
Horror, Thriller | 2026 | 86MIN
Caleb is a metal head loner who becomes obsessed with his new coworker, Krista. He begins invading every aspect of Krista's life. As his infatuation escalates from inappropriate to criminal, we're left asking who is really watching whom.
Read MoreSaturday, September 19
Hell’s Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films | Sex, Death, Cars!
Documentary | 2003 | 92MIN
Critically-acclaimed upon it’s 2003 theatrical release, Hell’s Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films is a morbidly curious exploration of the shocking driver education films of yesteryear.
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Viva Las Vegas - 35MM + Learning from Learning from Las Vegas
Musical, Comedy | 1964 | 85MIN
A race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix whiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman. Preceded by Learning from Learning from Las Vegas. Post-screening Q&A with Sam Taffel and Gillian Waldo!
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Titane | Sex, Death, Cars!
Horror, Psychological Thriller | 2021 | 108MIN
Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.
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Who's Watching + Q&A
Horror, Thriller | 2026 | 86MIN
Caleb is a metal head loner who becomes obsessed with his new coworker, Krista. He begins invading every aspect of Krista's life. As his infatuation escalates from inappropriate to criminal, we're left asking who is really watching whom.
Read MoreSunday, September 20
Tony
Biography, Drama, Comedy | 2026 | 106MIN
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
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Leonora in the Morning Light + Q&A
Drama | 2025 | 103MIN
In the early 1930s, painter Leonora Carrington, a rebel against social expectations, joins the surrealist movement and its iconic figures like André Breton and Salvador Dalí in Paris. A whirlwind love affair with artist Max Ernst confronts her with her inner demons. During the war, Leonora flees to Mexico and finally empowers herself. Today Leonora Carrington is one of the highest selling female painters worldwide, next to Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe. Q&A with filmmakers Thor Klein & Lena Vurma, moderated by Pam Grossman.
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Paint Me a Road Out of Here + Q&A | Presented by Miss Video 4 U
Documentary | 2024 | 90MIN
Featuring artists Faith Ringgold and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE uncovers the whitewashed history of Faith's masterpiece "For the Women's House" and follows its 50-year journey from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum in a heartbreaking, funny & true parable for a world without mass incarceration. Post-screening Q&A with Catherine Gund and Leah Faria, moderated by Miss Video 4 U.
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Outfitumentary + Q&A
Documentary | 2016 | 82MIN
In 2001, artist K8 Hardy set out to document her outfits on video. Over an eleven-year period, until the camera broke, she captured these outfits - and outfitting- on a fairly consistent, if not daily basis. Post-screening Q&A with K8 Hardy, moderated by Johanna Fateman.
Read MoreMonday, September 21
Day Night Day Night - 35MM + Q&A | 2006 Movies
Drama, Thriller | 2006 | 94MIN
A 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. She speaks with a nondescript American accent, and it's impossible to pinpoint her ethnicity. We never learn why she made her decision -- she has made it already. We don't know whom she represents, what she believes in - we only know she believes it absolutely.
Q&A with Luisa Colón following screening.
Tuesday, September 22
Thursday, September 24
Friday, September 25
Fat Girl - 35MM
Drama | 2001 | 86MIN
Twelve-year-old Anaïs is fat. Her sister, fifteen-year-old Elena, is a beauty. While the girls are on vacation with their parents, Anaïs tags along as Elena explores the dreary seaside town. Elena meets Fernando, an Italian law student; he seduces her with promises of love, and the ever watchful Anaïs bears witness to the corruption of her sister’s innocence. FAT GIRL is not only a portrayal of female adolescent sexuality and the complicated bond between siblings but also a shocking assertion by the always controversial Catherine Breillat that violent oppression exists at the core of male-female relations.
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Situations + Q&A
Drama, Comedy | 2025 | 102MIN
Three months after a painful breakup, a Los Angeles based photographer drifts through Silverlake’s creative chaos — dodging well-meaning friends, career pressures, and fleeting flings — until an unexpected connection forces him to confront what he truly wants from love, art, and himself. Post-screening Q&A with director Greg Vrotsos.
Read MoreSaturday, September 26
Day Night Day Night - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Drama, Thriller | 2006 | 94MIN
A 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. She speaks with a nondescript American accent, and it's impossible to pinpoint her ethnicity. We never learn why she made her decision -- she has made it already. We don't know whom she represents, what she believes in - we only know she believes it absolutely.
Tony
Biography, Drama, Comedy | 2026 | 106MIN
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
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Situations + Q&A
Drama, Comedy | 2025 | 102MIN
Three months after a painful breakup, a Los Angeles based photographer drifts through Silverlake’s creative chaos — dodging well-meaning friends, career pressures, and fleeting flings — until an unexpected connection forces him to confront what he truly wants from love, art, and himself. Post-screening Q&A with director Greg Vrotsos.
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Matador Bolero + Q&A
Mystery | 2026 | 97MIN
New York nightclub, The Matador, becomes the site of a high-profile murder that attracts the attention of an obsessive detective, a TV news reporter, and an elusive being living outside the realms of time and space. Their stories converge with that of a new-age cult operating at the command of an ultra-intelligent supercomputer named Bolero.
Q&A with director Jonathan Rosado following screening.
Sunday, September 27
A. Rimbaud
Drama, Biography | 2026 | 175MIN
The improbable life of French poet Arthur Rimbaud unfolds with all the shock and playfulness of his poetry.
Fat Girl - 35MM
Drama | 2001 | 86MIN
Twelve-year-old Anaïs is fat. Her sister, fifteen-year-old Elena, is a beauty. While the girls are on vacation with their parents, Anaïs tags along as Elena explores the dreary seaside town. Elena meets Fernando, an Italian law student; he seduces her with promises of love, and the ever watchful Anaïs bears witness to the corruption of her sister’s innocence. FAT GIRL is not only a portrayal of female adolescent sexuality and the complicated bond between siblings but also a shocking assertion by the always controversial Catherine Breillat that violent oppression exists at the core of male-female relations.
Read MoreMonday, September 28
Idlewild - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Musical, Crime, Drama, Romance | 2006 | 121MIN
At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the joint.
Introduced by Jayson Buford 9/28.
Wednesday, September 30
Lost Landscapes of New York with Rick Prelinger
Documentary, Performance | 2017-26 | 83MIN
Since 2006, Rick Prelinger has made 37 participatory urban history events that have played to large and vocal audiences in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Detroit and at festivals throughout the world. As films play, viewers are invited to comment, to ask questions and to interact with one another. This autumn the revised LOST LANDSCAPES project returns to New York for the first time since its premiere in 2017.
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Lost Landscapes of San Francisco with Rick Prelinger
Documentary, Performance | 2025 | 75MIN
San Francisco shines throughout this wide-ranging, unbounded panorama made from 128 years of San Francisco moving images with a soundtrack made fresh by the audience as the film plays. Celebrating the city as a center of creativity, style, resistance and freedom, LOST LANDSCAPES is drawn from some 300 newly-unearthed (and a few familiar) archival films plus "guest appearances" from San Francisco filmmakers.
Read MoreFriday, October 02
Idlewild - 35MM | 2006 Movies
Musical, Crime, Drama, Romance | 2006 | 121MIN
At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the joint.
Introduced by Jayson Buford 9/28.
Sunday, October 04
Bird in Hand + Q&A
Drama, Comedy | 2025 | 90MIN
A biracial bride-to-be seeking a connection with her charismatic hippie mother uses her wedding plans to manipulate everyone in her orbit. Post-screening Q&As with writer/director Melody C. Roscher!
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Concessions - 35MM + Q&A
Drama, Comedy | 2025 | 90MIN
On the last day at the closing Royal Alamo Cinema, employees, outcasts and oddballs cross paths in interwoven stories of rejection, redemption, and fate. Post-screening Q&A with Mas Bouzidi, Josh Hamilton, Rob Riordan, Jonathan Lorenzo Price, and Lana Rockwell, moderated by Charlotte Wells.
Read MoreThursday, October 08
All the Mornings of the World | Instruments of Desire
Musical, Romance | 1991 | 115MIN
An ambitious young musician's life becomes entwined with that of his reclusive master in director Alain Corneau’s haunting portrait of composer Marin Marais and his teacher, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe. With a landmark score by Jordi Savall–whose viola da gamba recordings inspired novelist Pascal Quignard’s original story–Tous les Matins du Monde is a transporting meditation on artistic devotion, memory, and longing. Curated by Kamron Saniee and Emilie Meyer for Instruments of Desire, this screening will open with a live viola da gamba performance and presentation by Marc Armitano Domingo.
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