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Now Playing • Dec 20–Jan 10
Mary Queen of Scots
Queen of France at 16, at 18 Mary (Saoirse Ronan) is widowed, defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, Mary has a claim to the throne England's Queen, Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie). To secure their thrones, the Queens make very different choices––betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court drive them apart and each woman experiences the bitter cost of power.
Now Playing • Dec 21–Jan 10
The Favourite
England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots.
Coming Soon • Jan 8
¡Las Sandinistas!
The young Sandinista revolutionaries defeated a notoriously corrupt tyrant in 1979, taking control of Nicaragua until 1990. They fought a civil war with the US-backed “Contras,” lost a 1990 election, and then resurfaced in 2006. While many of the rebel combatants were female, women were systematically denied roles in the new government. Today, they testify to staggering levels of violence against women in Nicaragua. ¡Las Sandinistas! combines footage of teenage girls toting AK-47s with the women now, declaring: “We have to make the revolution all over again.”
Join us after the screening for a talkback with a Nicaraguan historian who participated in the revolution, Professor Ana Cueto, and Dr. Debbie Billings.
Coming Soon • Jan 9
Burning
A searing examination of Jongsu (Ah-in Yoo), a frustrated introvert whose already difficult life is complicated by two new friends: Haemi (Jong-seo Jun), a spirited woman who offers romantic possibility, and Ben (Steven Yeun, The Walking Dead, Sorry to Bother You), a wealthy and sophisticated young man Haemi brings home from a trip. When Jongsu learns of Ben’s mysterious hobby and Haemi suddenly disappears, his confusion and obsessions grow.
Directed by Lee Chang-dong. Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami.
Coming Soon • Jan 11
If Beale Street Could Talk
In the early 1970s, Harlem daughter and wife-to-be Tish (KiKi Layne) vividly recalls the passion, respect, and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt (Stephan James), who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
Based on the novel by James Baldwin; from the director of Moonlight.
Tickets for this film go on sale January 7.
Coming Soon • Jan 12
NY Int'l Children's Film Festival | Kids Flicks Two
Kid Flicks Two offers clever, thought-provoking films sure to inspire audiences ages 8+ to expand their horizons. In the Grand Prize award-winner Game (USA), AJ has the drive to excel but must push through obstacles to get there. Meanwhile, teamwork takes on different stripes when an odd couple of bears are forced to work together in the hilarious stop-motion short Poles Apart (UK). Plus, the CG-animated wonder Gokurōsama (France) bridges cultures and generations by showing us that even in an automated age, a little human touch can still work wonders.
Coming Soon • Jan 16
Inventing Tomorrow
Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats–found right in their own backyards–while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Take a journey with these inspiring teens as they prepare their projects for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
This film is part of the "Science on Screen" series.
Coming Soon • Jan 18
Akira
In 1988, the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo. In 2019, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists, and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo suddenly manifests supernatural powers.
Coming Soon • Jan 20
Within Our Gates
In this early silent film from pioneering director Oscar Micheaux, In this silent film, a black schoolteacher finds the battle against racism is everywhere when she goes North to raise money for better schools.
"The film is both a landmark of African American cinema and, as a rebuttal to D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, a perfect example of how black filmmakers spoke back to mainstreamed racism." - Dr. Scott Trafton
Coming Soon • Jan 23
Her
Set in Los Angeles, in the near future, Her follows Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right.
Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet “Samantha,” a bright, female voice (Scarlett Johansson) who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other.
This film is part of the "Science on Screen" series.
