In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.

The monstrous spirit of a slain janitor seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers whose parents were responsible for his untimely death.

An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.

A young man is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence.

Halloween Candy! Costumes! Four mystery horror classics specially curated by programmers of the Balboa! When you were too old to trick or treat on Halloween night, how did you do to celebrate the holiday? If you’re like some of us: you went to a grocery store, bought a bunch of snacks and drinks (along with a bulk bag of your favorite candy), and watched as many horror movies you could fit into a night. This year, the Balboa invites you to relive that experience (or chase that rush for the first time) with our special BALBOA HALLOWEEN MOVIE MARATHON. Join us any time that evening for the low, low price of $13 as four different programmer select one of their favorite horror gems and we run them back to back throughout the night. You won’t know what we’re playing until it’s being announced in the theater, but we can guarantee that all of the films are (a) pre-20th century, (b) never screened in the Bay Area (at least in the past five years), and (c) have one curator on our team who think it’s sick as hell. Along with that, we’ll have Halloween candy and special prizes for a mid-way point costume contest for anyone who wants to dress up! Whether you join for one or stay for all, come with friends or alone, we guarantee your Halloween at the Balboa will be a night of pure, sugar high, blood soaked movie adrenaline. Doors at 4:15PM/first movie at 4:30 PM/last call at start of final movie 4:30 PM: Mystery Movie #1 (1979) (4:30 PM - 6 PM) 6:10 PM: Mystery Movie #2 (1984) (6:05 PM - 7:30 PM) Costume Contest/Intermission (Fifteen Minutes) 7:40 PM: Mystery Movie #3 (1988) (7:45 - 9:11 PM) 9:15 PM: Mystery Movie #4 (1986) (9:15 PM - 10:38 PM) Notes: Exact times subject to change during run of show. Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings in other auditorium may cause occasional sound leakage.

A new documentary offering an intimate look at the life and career of Emmy and Tony Award–winning performer Bea Arthur. The film is built around a never‑before‑seen interview with Arthur, paired with new conversations from colleagues and friends who worked alongside her throughout her remarkable career. From her early days at The New School, to her groundbreaking work in off‑Broadway, Broadway, cabaret, and television, the documentary traces Arthur’s evolution into one of entertainment’s most distinctive voices. Audiences will revisit her iconic roles as Maude and Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls, her Tony‑winning turn as Vera Charles in Mame, and her decades‑long advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. The film reveals the Bea Arthur few ever saw: sharp, compassionate, fiercely intelligent, and deeply committed to the causes she championed.

Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder.

Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.

Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.

After a successful U.S. Monsters of Tokyo tour this spring, the men from the group are coming back to America this Fall with an all-new show and all new group name! Meet the Tokyo Kanpai Boys, Japan's funniest stand-up comedians bringing brand-new material and a wildly entertaining look at life & comedy through Japanese eyes. Featuring Kansei Yasuda, Daniel Wilson, Shota Saimu and Daisuke Muramoto, Whether they're explaining Japanese dating culture, exposing everyday misunderstandings between East and West, or simply proving that awkwardness is universal in every language, Tokyo Kanpai Boys delivers a show that's packed with laughs. Don’t miss this unforgettable night of international comedy that bridges cultures through laughter. Cheers ("Kanpai!") to that. Featuring: Kansei Yasuda Originally from Tokyo and now based in Toronto, Kansei is one of the fastest-rising international comics working today. A Golden Ticket winner on Kill Tony, he has toured throughout North America and Asia, earning acclaim for his energetic storytelling, sharp cultural observations, and brilliantly unpredictable style. Daniel Wilson A Japanese-American comedian based in Tokyo, Daniel has built a massive global following through his viral "Let Me Teach You Some Japanese" videos, earning over 200,000 Instagram followers and 5.5 million TikTok likes. Trained at Japan's prestigious Watanabe Comedy School, he combines Japanese and American comedy traditions into a style that's both insightful and endlessly relatable. Shota Saimu Known for his deceptively quiet stage presence and devastating punchlines, Shota has become a favorite among audiences in both Japan and the United States. Performing in both English and Japanese, his dry delivery, understated confidence, and viral online clips have made him one of Japan's most exciting emerging comedic voices. Daisuke Muramoto One of Japan's most recognizable comedians, Muramoto first rose to fame as half of the legendary manzai duo Woman Rush Hour, appearing on hundreds of television programs before reinventing himself as one of Japan's boldest stand-up voices. His acclaimed documentary I Am a Comedian chronicles his journey from mainstream celebrity to internationally touring performer whose fearless comedy tackles politics, culture, and identity.

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity's saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.

Edie Arnold is a Loser is an acerbic coming of age comedy about a high school outcast named Edie who stirs up trouble at her all-girls Catholic school when she forms a punk band with her fellow losers, eventually earning the acceptance of her ultra-critical mother.

In The Vampire (El vampiro), the beautiful, bereaved Marta (Welter) travels with Enrique (Salazar) to visit her sick aunt in her ancestral home. There, the mysterious neighbour Duval (Robles) offers to buy the family’s decrepit hacienda. However, Duval is really Count Karol de Lavud, a vampire whose aim is to drain Marta of her blood and revive his entombed brother.

A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned… with someone or something new on-board.

A medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes.

War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Just as humanity managed to cling to a hard-won peace, a new threat strikes, crushing hope in an instant. There is no third time. Everything ends here.

Gummo, 1997 Directed by Harmony Korine PREPARE TO VISIT A TOWN YOU’D NEVER WANT TO CALL HOME. Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.

After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle (apparently somewhere in Germany), the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.

After a coffin is delivered to a sleepy little Japanese town, one of the locals discovers that its occupant isn't dead yet. Unfortunately, the only witness to the vampire invasion gets bitten, along with several other people in town. Only one woman, Akiko, knows the truth, but even she doubts what she is seeing. Can the village be saved before it's too late?

Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.

LIVE MUSIC: Izaak Opatz Joe Kaplow 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $15 ADV / $18 DOOR

FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

A corroded diving bell descends amidst a ruined city and the Assassin emerges from it to explore a labyrinth of bizarre landscapes inhabited by freakish denizens.

Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

When the unburied dead return to life and seek human victims, seven refugees seek shelter in a house in the Pennsylvanian countryside, but the group is at odds as to how they should deal with the situation.

A young sailor is attracted to a mysterious mermaid performing at a carnival, but soon suspects that the girl is actually a siren who draws men to their watery deaths during the full moon.

Episodes Include: "The Banner" In an effort to raise awareness of the band, Matt and Jay drop a huge banner across from The Rivoli. Unfortunately, it turns out to be more revealing than they'd planned. "The Booking" Matt and Jay form a secret undercover plan to sneak in to the local Toronto newspaper listings so they can try to book their own gig. "The Bean" Matt and Jay are left wondering if Christmas miracles exist when they try to get their own float into the Santa Claus parade and face issues at every turn. "The Blindside" Matt prepares for the release of the next Star Wars movie by watching the original trilogy. However, after sitting for too long in front of the TV, Matt goes blind on the day of the premiere.

Episodes Include: "The Big Time" Matt convinces Jay that to book a gig at the Rivoli, they need to make a film. Matt sneaks it into Sundance, becoming a pseudo-celebrity and spiralling out of control. "The Boy" Matt and Jay befriend a sick kid to use his final wish to ask for Nirvanna the Band to play the Rivoli. They wind up showing him the time of his life, but will time run out? "The Buffet" Jay writes Matt a letter saying that he intends to leave the band; over a feast at an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet, Jay tries to work up the courage to read Matt the letter. "The Bank" Matt and Jay find themselves unwitting and unwilling participants in a hostage situation. Instead of a crisis, Matt sees an opportunity to get the band to the Rivoli.

Episodes Include: "The Burger" Matt and Jay decide that this time, they're seeing their plan through. This time, they're not giving up. This time, they'll book a show at the Rivoli. "The Boost" Matt tries to win a show at the Rivoli, taking advantage of Jay's skills in the Nintendo 64 video game Goldeneye 007 by entering him in the tournament, but Jay runs into some medical trouble. "The Buddy" Jay leaves Matt home alone when he heads out to a music industry party and befriends someone new, but familiar. Together they come up with a plan to book a show at the Rivoli. "The Book" Matt goes out trick or treating on Halloween night, while Jay discovers a cursed music book hidden in the house. The guys embark on a fun but terrifying quest, working together to restore order..

Episodes Include: "The B-Day" Matt forgets Jay's birthday and decides to get him a special gift. But after they get separated at a 4/20 rally, they each go on a journey that forever changes their respective outlooks on life. "The Banned" Matt and Jay pose as hackers in an attempt to get onto the Rivoli's band list, but Matt has ulterior motives as they try to attack the Rivoli's mainframe with the help of a computer store employee. "The Band List" As Matt and Jay continue to try and get on the Rivoli's Band List, they infiltrate Toronto's intricate system of underground tunnels in the hopes of entering the Rivoli from below. "The Banned List 2" After Matt and Jay's previous plan fails, they find themselves stuck on the Rivoli's roof.

This ticket grants you access to: Nirvanna the Band the Show Season One Nirvanna the Band the Show Season Two Nirvanna the Band the Show on 35mm Back to the Future on 35mm

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. Blah blah blah blah blah.

After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.

On July 27, 1986, Queen performed the largest-ever stadium concert at the Népstadion in Budapest in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans. The concert was part of the famed Magic Tour, which was the last time the band toured with lead singer Freddie Mercury. Now, this original concert film has been beautifully rescanned and remastered in 4K alongside a dynamic new audio mix, featuring many of Queen's favorite tracks—"Bohemian Rhapsody,” "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "I Want To Break Free” and "We Are The Champions." With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the first Western rock concert performed in a stadium behind the then Iron Curtain. It was of such significance to the Hungarian authorities and film industry that a group of the country’s top film cameramen and technicians were brought together to film it for posterity.

A killer known as "Ghostface" begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the "Rules" of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one

High school misfit Louise, at a loss for romance, discovers magical abilities, but the teenage witch finds that she cannot conjure herself true love, so what?

ABOUT THE MOVIES Halloween (1978) On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, babbling and clutching the year's most popular Halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask, doctor Daniel Challis is thrust into a terrifying Halloween nightmare. Working with the salesman's daughter, Ellie, Daniel traces the mask to the Silver Shamrock Novelties company and its founder, Conal Cochran. Ellie and Daniel uncover Cochran's shocking Halloween plan and must stop him before trick-or-treaters across the country never come home in this terrifying thriller.

The Exorcist, 1973 Directed by William Friedkin SOMETHING ALMOST BEYOND COMPREHENSION IS HAPPENING TO A GIRL ON THIS STREET, IN THIS HOUSE… AND A MAN HAS BEEN SENT FOR AS A LAST RESORT. THIS MAN IS THE EXORCIST. 12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.

The Faculty, 1998 Directed by Robert Rodriguez TAKE ME TO YOUR TEACHER. When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!

A filmmaker applies lessons from a Hallmark movie writing workshop to pitch a documentary about concrete.

11:30 am El Vampiro (México ) 1957 1:15 pm Let the Right One In ( Sweden) 2008 3:30 pm A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night ( Iran) 2014 5:30 pm The Vourdalak ( France) 2024 7:15 pm Horror of Dracula ( England) 1958 9 pm Planet of the Vampires (Italy) 1965 10:30 pm Lake of Dracula (Japan) 1971

In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky." For 7 PM Show Doors Open: 6 PM Pre Show: 7 PM Movie Starts: 7:30 PM! For 11 PM Show Doors open: 11 PM Pre-Show: 11:30 PM Movie Starts: Midnight!

Tommy Wiseau’s THE ROOM! THE ROOM is an electrifying black comedy about love, passion, betrayal, and lies, starring "The Disaster Artist" himself, writer/director Tommy Wiseau. He plays a successful banker with a great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero) and future wife Lisa (Juliette Danielle). As the film depicts friendships and relationships in the lives of its five major characters, it raises life's real and most-asked question: "Can you really trust anyone?" A cult sensation, since 2003 now in its NEW San Francisco home The Balboa Theatre! So Grab Your Spoons, Red Dress, And Best Friends! Come Join The Party, It’s A Riot! With Your Host Michael Blythe! THE ROOM Plays The Balboa the First Saturday Of Every Month!

When the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, is attacked and abandoned in the remote countryside, he finds refuge at an eerie, isolated manor. The resident family, reluctant to take him in, exhibits strange behavior as they await the imminent return of their father, Gorcha. But what begins simply as strange quickly devolves into a full fledged nightmare when Gorcha returns, seemingly no longer himself... Adapted from a novella that predates Bram Stoker’s Dracula by over half a century, The Vourdalak is an atmospheric, unexpected, sensorial experience that will leave you reeling and giddy in equal measure.

Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.

Up in Smoke, 1978 Directed by Lou Adler THE MOVIE THAT’LL HAVE YOU ROLLING IN THE AISLES. An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune “Earache My Eye.”

A relentless one-of-a-kind sensory assault chock-full of hyper-kinetic fight scenes, gangster shootouts, sword-slashing violence and gory zombie horror, Versus was a key title amongst the barrage of innovative horror and action movies that appeared as if from nowhere from Japan at the turn of the millennium, leading to a new wave of appreciation for Asian extreme cinema. A mysterious face-off in a wooded clearing between two escaped convicts and a carload of sharply dressed yakuza holding a beautiful woman captive ends in hails of bullets and showers of blood. The location for this violent encounter is the mythic Forest of Resurrection, the site of the 444th portal of the 666 hidden gates that link this earthly domain to the netherworld – and it didn’t get this name for nothing. As one of the surviving prisoners escapes with the girl into the darkness of the forest, disgruntled gangsters soon become the least of their worries as an earlier battle between a lone warrior against hordes of zombie samurai is carried over from a millennium ago into the present day…

Vineland Episode 2 "Baby, Please Don't Love Me"

Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss. From boundary-pushing directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim comes You Can See Everything.