'Pre-code' animated cartoons of the 1920s and early 1930s were made to entertain the adults in movie theater audiences—often more so than the children! Salacious sexiness, lustful adultery, cross-dressing, Peeping Toms, hardcore drinking, and unusually cruel violence were only some of the wonderfully vulgar themes present in these shorts before strict censorship codes took hold in the the Great Depression-addled American film industry. To showcase these envelope-pushing cartoons of yesteryear, animation archivist and historian Tommy José Stathes will share some especially raunchy examples from his personal 16mm film print archive. An infamous 1920s hardcore pornographic cartoon will round out the program, which is clearly intended for a more mature audience. This 90 minute film program includes an intermission and will be followed by a live Q&A session. Suggested age: 18+

An Interpol investigation uncovers a shunned biologist and his daughter, who are involved in an alien plot to use Mechagodzilla and Titanosaurus to defeat Godzilla and wipe out humanity. Presented by Brain Dead Studios. Pop-up shop open 30 minutes prior to screening. Doors: 9:45PM Showtime: 10:15PM

A small group of military officers and scientists dwell in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies.

DEEP ROOTS: The Art and Music of Bill Steber and Friends DEEP ROOTS is a 2025 music doc from director Robert Mugge. It explores the work of Southern artist, photographer, and musician Bill Steber, while showcasing Black and white musical traditions of the 1920s and 1930s, music scenes of Mississippi and Tennessee, connections between music and the visual arts, and performances by the Jake Leg Stompers, Stoop Down Rounders, and Hoodoo Men.

Three sisters find their lives spinning out of control in the wake of their parents' sudden, unexpected divorce.

A dedicated schoolteacher spends her nights cruising bars, looking for abusive men with whom she can engage in progressively extreme sexual encounters.

A raw, fly-on-the-wall documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long journey in creating his self-financed passion project, Megalopolis. The bold and unrelenting epic returns in Mike Figgis’ portrait of Coppola’s creative process – weaving together archival material, unfiltered cast interviews, and a close-up view of how the legendary filmmaker drew from Roman history, political allegory, and his own singular vision to shape the world of Megalopolis. This isn’t a record of a production on the brink, it’s a personal memoir unfolding in real time.

Megalopolis is a Roman Epic fable set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

A neurotic sex comedy follows Stella, a promiscuous love addict, who moves to New York City after a devastating breakup. A woman who should’ve already come of age, Stella explores the full spectrum of emotionally unavailable men the city has to offer, capturing the millennial female experience in all its cringe, comedy, and quiet longing. Through all the chaos and disappointing romantic dalliances, she ultimately yearns for connection, identity, and meaning. Q&A's with Alexi Wasser following all screenings.

Lee Umstetter (Academy Award® nominee* Nick Nolte, 48 Hrs., Warrior) is serving 'life without possibility' at San Quentin - a life sentence, with no possibility of parole. While other men might give up hope, Lee puts pen to paper and writes a play about living behind bars. Performed with his fellow inmates it causes a sensation, winning him the heart of a local drama critic (Rita Taggart, Mulholland Drive) - and a pardon. Now a free man, Lee reunites his prison buddies to perform the story of their lives across America. With the harsh and brutal reality of a criminal's life behind them, Umstetter and his troupe get a new chance to experience a world they never dreamed possible. Nolte and a remarkable ensemble cast including Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters), Joe Mantegna (The Godfather Part III), William Forsythe (Raising Arizona), Anne Ramsey (The Goonies) and Mark Rolston (The Shawshank Redemption) along with Academy Award® nominated** co-writer and director John Hancock (Bang The Drum Slowly) make Weeds a compelling, stark and emotionally charged film. Q&A with John D. Hancock and Staurt Shapiro (Night Flight) following sceening.

When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunites to rescue one of their own's daughter.

Journalist Yasha Levine follows a lead on a water sale between a farmer and a small desert town—and discovers a hidden side to California’s healthy snack industry. At the center of the story are Stewart and Lynda Resnick. They’re billionaires. They live in the flashiest mansion in Beverly Hills, have a monopoly on the pistachio trade, and have branded themselves as ‘The Wonderful Company,' which now uses more water each year than the entire city of Los Angeles. With Academy Award-winning writer, director, producer Adam McKay (Don't Look Up) as Executive Producer, this fascinating investigative documentary from Journalist Yasha Levine and Filmmaker Rowan Wernham uncovers the environmental devastation caused by industrial agriculture and water mismanagement, the ties to the oil industry, including the use of chemically tainted wastewater for crop irrigation, and the massive lobbying efforts aimed at deregulating water and silencing environmental protections. The film also uncovers a shocking connection to U.S. foreign policy, including alliances with influential policy groups that have pushed for war with Iran — a direct competitor in the global pistachio trade. It’s a road trip into the dark heart of the American Dream. Q&A with Yasha Levine following screening, moderated by Will Menaker.

A spellbinding farewell from Porridge Radio, Pieces Of Heaven was filmed at the Centre Pompidou in 2024 to mark the release of the band’s final album, Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me. Led by songwriter Dana Margolin, it moves through inertia, heartbreak and dysphoria as she distils over a decade of music into one unforgettable hour. Equal parts concert, lullaby and revelation, Pieces Of Heaven is not only an ending, but an unbridled celebration of the void: nothing means anything, and within that is complete freedom to do and feel everything.

Set against the barren sprawl of the California desert, Room Temperature follows a family’s annual tradition of transforming their home into a DIY haunted house—an increasingly unhinged ritual now hijacked by the father’s obsessive vision. Rejecting the tropes of traditional horror while steeped in its atmosphere, Room Temperature builds its haunted house from plywood, grief, and quiet despair. The cast, comprised of artists, non-actors, and one possibly spectral French teen known only as “Extra,” wanders through the film like costumed ghosts in a stage set they didn’t design. Shot in muted tones and marked by deadpan performances and disorienting emotional shifts, the film lingers in the liminal space between artifice and collapse. Hilarious, uncomfortable, and deeply strange, this is haunted-house cinema as poetic autopsy, a slow, disquieting meditation on control, longing, and the fantasies we force onto others. Q&A's with Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley following both screenings.

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter. Introduced by Hannah Strong in celebraion of her new book, Colors of Wes Anderson.

The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr.

A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual journey.

On the streets of London, Mike is hustling to get by. Roadside evangelizers won’t let him sleep in peace, his slippery friend won’t pay up the money he stole, and before long, he finds himself in trouble with the law. As he struggles to reintegrate into society, shuffling between gigs as a line cook and a trash collector, he must balance a newfound sense of community with his own itch for self-destruction.

A young poet rebels against the creative stagnation of cinema and decides to make a film where all conventions will be swept aside Introduced by Lex Walton.

Rachel doesn't realize she has grown up in captivity working for an advertising agency where her job is to assess Mommy 6.0, her favorite pop star in the whole entire world. Q&A with Peter Vack 5/16. Moderated by William Banks.