Bound 1996, Directed by Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski FOR MONEY. FOR MURDER. FOR EACH OTHER. Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

Set against the sweeping landscapes of Wyoming and Texas, this epic love story tells of two young men -- a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy -- who meet in the summer of 1963 while driving cattle on a mountain range. They unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.

Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.

A young mail carrier, Jules (Frederic Andrei), becomes entranced with the voice of American diva Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez). She doesn't believe in being recorded, but Jules secretly records her singing on a tape. His recording gets mixed up with another tape that incriminates a police chief, who is working with the mob. Jules quickly becomes the target of mob gangsters, and he must find a way to get himself out of the situation alive.

An anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for the girls' mother (Amanda Peet), an actress in a rocky marriage. A smart, New York-set romantic comedy co-starring Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Andrea Martin, Zosia Mamet, and Holland Taylor. Winner of the SXSW Narrative Feature Audience Award.

In this fifth installment, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death’s sinister agenda.

On Friday, a single e-mail blips through the Internet. The word spreads quickly through the city: the party is on. Saturday evening, two hundred people secretly converge at an abandoned San Francisco warehouse. As the sun sets the records start spinning, setting into motion a night that no one will forget. David Turner, his brother Colin and Colin's girlfriend, Harmony go to Groove and have a night that changes the brothers forever.

I Swear is the rudest movie of the century and it’s also funny with heartbreak along the way. At the end you’ll want two clean hankies. It’s based on the true story of John Davidson who has Tourette syndrome but doesn’t know it. Nobody in his Scottish town knows it and he becomes an outcast, considered insane. Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder of involuntary movements (motor tics) and sounds (vocal tics). The phrase vocal tics is a polite way of saying Davidson curses all over the place, calling women bad names and even cursing out a judge. It’s not his fault. Game of Thrones’ Robert Aramayo plays Davidson with a mixture of bewilderment at his affliction, which leads to despair, depression and finally success. His portrayal is both heartbreaking and uplifting, a magnificent performance. Davidson’s father leaves the family because of him, but a sympathetic family takes him in, and he builds a life and ends up getting an MBE presented by the Queen. I Swear is full of dramatic tension and will make you feel awkward before it makes you feel very very good. UK, 2025 (120 minutes)

When selfish and arrogant millionaire Donald Carson (Robert Ryan) fractures his leg during a desert vacation, his wife, Geraldine (Rhonda Fleming), leaves with their friend Joseph Duncan (William Lundigan) to supposedly get help. However, the two of them are really lovers who are leaving Carson to die in the heat. Slowly, Carson realizes he is on his own and vows revenge on the traitorous couple. Having had a privileged life, Carson must now use his wits to stay alive.

During World War I, Scottish soldier Private Plumpick is sent on a mission to a village in the French countryside to disarm a bomb set by the retreating German army. Plumpick encounters a strange town occupied by the former residents of the local psychiatric hospital who escaped after the villagers deserted. Assuming roles like Bishop, Duke, barber, and circus ringmaster, they warmly accept the visitor as their King of Hearts. With his reconnaissance and bomb-defusing mission looming, Plumpick starts to prefer the acceptance of the insane locals over the insanity of the war raging outside. Since its debut, King of Hearts has become a worldwide cult favorite and stands out as one of de Broca’s most memorable films. Fifty years after its original release, this satirical look at the absurdities of war is presented in a gorgeous new 4K restoration for modern audiences to discover.

In this adaptation of John Berendt's book, a young journalist, John Kelso (John Cusack), travels to Savannah, Ga., to cover the city's Christmas celebration amid a backdrop of eccentric characters. He becomes intrigued by a sultry singer, Mandy (Alison Eastwood), and engrossed by a murder trial. Wealthy society figure Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey) is accused of shooting his male lover, and the question is whether it was in self-defense as he claims.

My Own Private Idaho, 1991 Directed by Gus Van Sant WHEREVER, WHATEVER, HAVE A NICE DAY. In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV,” Mike Waters is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike’s estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

In this rock opera hybrid of Phantom of the Opera and Faust, fledgling singer-songwriter Winslow Leach finds himself double-crossed by the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both his music and the girl Leach wants to sing it, Phoenix, for the grand opening of his rock palace, The Paradise. After Swan sends Leach to prison for trespassing, Leach endures a freak accident which leaves him disfigured and plans his revenge on both Swan and The Paradise, becoming the Phantom of the Paradise.

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Set It Off is a satisfying, socially conscious heist film thanks largely to fine performances from its leads. After being fired from her job as a bank teller, Frankie (Vivica A. Fox) begins working at a janitorial service with her friends Tisean (Kimberly Elise), a single mother; Cleo (Queen Latifah), a boisterous lesbian; and Stony (Jada Pinkett), who is dealing with the recent death of her brother. The women are struggling with their finances, so they decide to start robbing banks. At first the group is successful, but they soon attract the attention of an obsessive detective (John C. McGinley).

SF Chronicle Presents: A Total SF Movie Night Sister Act (1992) When lively lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) sees her mobster beau, Vince LaRocca (Harvey Keitel), commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, Deloris proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters. In an effort to keep her out of trouble, they assign Deloris to the convent's choir, an ensemble that she soon turns into a vibrant and soulful act that gains widespread attention.

On Saturday, June 13, CinemaSFBay will be bringing Oscar-nominated writer-director Nicholas Meyer in person to the historic Vogue Theatre to discuss two of his greatest science fiction achievements: Time After Time and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, in a special double feature that also pairs two of the most iconic San Francisco movies of all time. We’ll begin with Meyer’s 1979 directorial debut Time After Time, in which the science fiction author H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) transports from 19th century England to 1970’s San Francisco in a charming fish out of water adventure to capture the illusive serial killer Jack the Ripper (David Warner) after he escapes their Victorian era with the time machine Wells invented. Following the film, Meyer will be on stage for a post-screening conversation with Western Neighborhoods Project moderated by Bay Area Movies founder Jason Moore to discuss his experiences making the movie on location throughout the city.    From there we’ll move onto Meyer’s work helping to shape one of the most beloved films of the Star Trek series. After directing and co-writing the widely celebrated Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Meyer returned to the series, and the Bay Area, when he co-wrote the Leonard Nimoy directed 1986 sequel Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In this installment, the brave crew of the USS Enterprise (starring the whole ensemble of the original Star Trek cast including Nimoy, William Shatner, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols) must travel from their long distant utopia to contemporary 1980’s San Francisco to bring back a long extinct creature whose language is the only key to solving a world ending problem in their time. This 40th anniversary screening of the film will be followed by a discussion moderated by San Francisco Chronicle culture critic Peter Hartlaub where Meyer will reflect on his time working on the Star Trek series, and once again using the city to create a special gateway between the past and future. Time After Time (W/ Western Neighborhoods Project and Bay Area Movies) ~ 2:30 PM Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (W/ Peter Hartlaub of SF Chronicle) ~ 6:30 PM $25 per movie/$40 for the double feature

It has been 10 years since the events of Terminator. Sarah Connor’s ordeal is only just beginning as she struggles to protect her son John, the future leader of the human resistance against the machines, from a new Terminator, sent back in time to eliminate John Connor while he’s still a child. Sarah and John don’t have to face this terrifying threat alone however. The human resistance have managed to send them an ally, a warrior from the future ordered to protect John Connor at any cost. The battle for tomorrow has begun….

In celebration of Pride 2022, an icon of queer cinema returns to the big screen. Resplendent in flamboyant ball gowns, looking down over the vast red Australian desert: for three showgirls (Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, and Guy Pearce) it was the dream of a lifetime, a four week cabaret engagement in Alice Springs. The problem is simply getting there intact, along with their battered, pink tour bus, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It’s not easy being a drag queen in the outback! With over-the-top, Academy Award-winning costume design and a fabulous soundtrack of camp classics including Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and ABBA’s “Mamma Mia,” THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT is a hilarious, vivacious comedy that celebrates community.

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.

A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).

On Saturday, June 13, CinemaSFBay will be bringing Oscar-nominated writer-director Nicholas Meyer in person to the historic Vogue Theatre to discuss two of his greatest science fiction achievements: Time After Time and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, in a special double feature that also pairs two of the most iconic San Francisco movies of all time. We’ll begin with Meyer’s 1979 directorial debut Time After Time, in which the science fiction author H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) transports from 19th century England to 1970’s San Francisco in a charming fish out of water adventure to capture the illusive serial killer Jack the Ripper (David Warner) after he escapes their Victorian era with the time machine Wells invented. Following the film, Meyer will be on stage for a post-screening conversation with Western Neighborhoods Project moderated by Bay Area Movies founder Jason Moore to discuss his experiences making the movie on location throughout the city.    From there we’ll move onto Meyer’s work helping to shape one of the most beloved films of the Star Trek series. After directing and co-writing the widely celebrated Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Meyer returned to the series, and the Bay Area, when he co-wrote the Leonard Nimoy directed 1986 sequel Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In this installment, the brave crew of the USS Enterprise (starring the whole ensemble of the original Star Trek cast including Nimoy, William Shatner, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols) must travel from their long distant utopia to contemporary 1980’s San Francisco to bring back a long extinct creature whose language is the only key to solving a world ending problem in their time. This 40th anniversary screening of the film will be followed by a discussion moderated by San Francisco Chronicle culture critic Peter Hartlaub where Meyer will reflect on his time working on the Star Trek series, and once again using the city to create a special gateway between the past and future. Time After Time (W/ Western Neighborhoods Project and Bay Area Movies) ~ 2:30 PM Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (W/ Peter Hartlaub of SF Chronicle) ~ 6:30 PM $25 per movie/$40 for the double feature

On Saturday, June 13, CinemaSFBay will be bringing Oscar-nominated writer-director Nicholas Meyer in person to the historic Vogue Theatre to discuss two of his greatest science fiction achievements: Time After Time and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, in a special double feature that also pairs two of the most iconic San Francisco movies of all time. We’ll begin with Meyer’s 1979 directorial debut Time After Time, in which the science fiction author H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) transports from 19th century England to 1970’s San Francisco in a charming fish out of water adventure to capture the illusive serial killer Jack the Ripper (David Warner) after he escapes their Victorian era with the time machine Wells invented. Following the film, Meyer will be on stage for a post-screening conversation with Western Neighborhoods Project moderated by Bay Area Movies founder Jason Moore to discuss his experiences making the movie on location throughout the city.    From there we’ll move onto Meyer’s work helping to shape one of the most beloved films of the Star Trek series. After directing and co-writing the widely celebrated Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Meyer returned to the series, and the Bay Area, when he co-wrote the Leonard Nimoy directed 1986 sequel Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In this installment, the brave crew of the USS Enterprise (starring the whole ensemble of the original Star Trek cast including Nimoy, William Shatner, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols) must travel from their long distant utopia to contemporary 1980’s San Francisco to bring back a long extinct creature whose language is the only key to solving a world ending problem in their time. This 40th anniversary screening of the film will be followed by a discussion moderated by San Francisco Chronicle culture critic Peter Hartlaub where Meyer will reflect on his time working on the Star Trek series, and once again using the city to create a special gateway between the past and future. Time After Time (W/ Western Neighborhoods Project and Bay Area Movies) ~ 2:30 PM Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (W/ Peter Hartlaub of SF Chronicle) ~ 6:30 PM $25 per movie/$40 for the double feature