A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.
Rfor sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some violent content.
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Hot from his spotlight on the Howard Stern Show, comedian Artie Lange teamed with SNL-writer and first-time director Frank Sebastiano for 2006's BEER LEAGUE. A throwback to the raunchy comedies the pair grew up on in the '70s and '80s BEER LEAGUE also serves as a stand-up-comic-driven narrative like BACK TO SCHOOL or THE JERK, wherein the story exists to showcase a comedian at the top of their game. Lange stars as Artie DeVanzo, an out-of-work, out-of-shape average joe whose only passion greater than baseball is drinking. When an old high school rival puts Artie's small-town softball team at risk of being ousted from the league, he's forced to rally his ratag friends to do the unthinkable: practice. While the film notoriously wasn't given a chance theatrically, its since emerged as cult classic, with a long list of worthy players on its roster including Seymour Cassel, Mr. Show's Jerry Minor, The State's Joe Lo Truglio, SNL's Jim Breuer, stand ups Todd Barry and Nick DiPaolo, and even a cameo from Tina Fey. Introduced by writer/director Frank Sebastiano. Special thanks to FilmRise, Anthony Mastromauro, Jim DiLorenzo, Jeremy Dallow and Joe Rubin. Curated by Mike Hunchback.
Cinema Tehran presents YOL by Yılmaz Güney and Şerif Gören— a film long banned in Turkey and rarely shown worldwide. Directed in part through letters from Güney's prison cell, this controversial masterpiece follows five convicts granted temporary leave, only to confront the turmoil awaiting them in their villages and families. As they face difficult choices between returning to prison or escaping, YOL reveals the profound struggles for freedom in a divided society.
At the end of his Saturday Night Live term and the height of his popularity, Norm MacDonald made the most celebrated of his all-too-few starring film roles in 1998's DIRTY WORK. Again co-writer Frank Sebastiano (with MacDonald and SNL alum Fred Wolf) pens a perfect framework for crass, laugh-out-loud laughs as Norm plays down-on-his-luck loser Mitch, who after nothing but bad breaks decides to turn his passion into profit when he starts a revenge-for-hire business with his loudmouth buddy Sam (Artie Lange). Chaos erupts and soon the duo realize their business model might have some fatal flaws when they cross real estate magnate Travis Cole (Christpher McDonald). DIRTY WORK also marks the final performance of Chris Farley.
At the end of his Saturday Night Live term and the height of his popularity, Norm MacDonald made the most celebrated of his all-too-few starring film roles in 1998's DIRTY WORK. Again co-writer Frank Sebastiano (with MacDonald and SNL alum Fred Wolf) pens a perfect framework for crass, laugh-out-loud laughs as Norm plays down-on-his-luck loser Mitch, who after nothing but bad breaks decides to turn his passion into profit when he starts a revenge-for-hire business with his loudmouth buddy Sam (Artie Lange). Chaos erupts and soon the duo realize their business model might have some fatal flaws when they cross real estate magnate Travis Cole (Christpher McDonald). DIRTY WORK also marks the final performance of Chris Farley. Co-writer of DIRTY WORK and co-writer / director of BEER LEAGUE Frank Sebastiano will be making a very rare appearance for Q&A. Sebastiano's long list of writing credits include years writing for The Late Show with David Letterman, Chris Rock, Norm Macdonald, and a long tenure on SNL that began in 1995. Special thanks to FilmRise, Anthony Mastromauro, Jim DiLorenzo, Jeremy Dallow and Joe Rubin
Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America (2003, 103MIN) From acclaimed director Douglas Buck comes an unflinching, disturbingly beautiful look at the underbelly of American family. Three separate narratives (including the shocking film festival favorite "Cutting Moments" as well as "Home" and "Prologue") combine to create a unique trilogy of life today that will leave you devastating... and begging for more. The Accident (2011, 11MIN) a mother and young daughter drive along a mountain road and come upon a fatal collision between a motorcyclist and a deer. Q&A with Douglas Buck following screening.
Complimentary Screening | For Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex (Glenn Close), everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
A group of four teenage girls come of age in the asphalt desert of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley arranged with a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.
Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death. Introduced by Adrian Lyne.
Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death. Q&A with Adrian Lyne following screening.
An English professor falls for a minor, and has to face the consequences of his actions.
Rfor sexual content, nudity, drug use, language and some violence.
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.
Following premieres at New/Next Film Festival, The Downtown Festival, and SXSW Sydney, Simone Films presents a special screening of Alexi Wasser’s sex romp comedy “Messy” on Sunday, November 17 at 7pm followed by a conversation with Writer/Director Alexi Wasser and cast members Adam Goldberg, Thomas Middleditch, Mario Cantone, Jack Kilmer, and more. Messy is a neurotic sex comedy romp about a promiscuous love addict named Stella who moves to New York after a bad breakup, and her quest to find love and purpose - one disappointing date at a time. A coming of age story about a woman who should have already come of age.
Dah and Jocelyn come from Benin, Africa, to coach their rooster, "S'en fout la mort", for an illicit cock-fight in the basement of a restaurant.
Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music. Created by an independent cinema owner for independent cinemas! Silents Synced will be available to book exclusively for independents and drive ins only! The first film will feature Radiohead’s “KID A (2000) / Amnesiac (2001),” paired with Nosferatu (1923).
PLAYLAND conjures a time-bending night in Boston’s oldest and most notorious gay bar. Featuring an eclectic ensemble of queer performers, including drag icon Lady Bunny and POSE’s Danielle Cooper, the transdisciplinary film sees music, dance, archival footage, tableaux, opera, and performance art layered into an ethereal piece subverting all boundaries. The work of queer fantasy and history takes place inside the empty husk of the Playland Café. Although the cafe shut down in the late ’90s, PLAYLAND stages one last bawdy night on the town for the ghosts of their LGBTQ+ ancestors. Q&A with Lady Bunny following screening.
A reporter witnesses a brutal murder and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of conjoined twins who were separated at birth, one of them forced to live under the eye of a watchful, controlling psychiatrist. Q&A with Douglas Buck following screening.
A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.
Rfor sexual content, some graphic nudity, language, sexual assault, and drug use.
The Apprentice is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts a young Donald Trump's ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
A debauched Hollywood movie actor tries to piece together one wild night in Miami years earlier which remains a drug-induced blur, and soon finds out that some questions about his past are best left unanswered.
A grieving American filmmaker and her Irish assistant tour the west of Ireland, researching a film about Granuaile, the legendary 16th century rebel and “pirate queen”. The two women develop an uneasy intimacy as they journey towards a remote Atlantic island, where boundaries begin to blur between past and present, myth and history, dream and reality... Filmed on lush 16mm film, and starring acclaimed character actor Dale Dickey alongside a stellar Irish cast, The Cry of Granuaile is a genre-defying blend of psychodrama and fantasy from the director of the award-winning The Image You Missed. Q&A with Dónal Foreman following screening.
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job. Introduced by Isaach De Bankolé 11/11.
RRated R for strong bloody violent content, gore, graphic nudity and language.
Demi Moore gives a career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime and suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid). She is then drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug: THE SUBSTANCE. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn – temporarily – as the gorgeous, twentysomething Sue (Margaret Qualley). The only rule? Time needs to be split: exactly one week in one body, then one week in the other. No exceptions. A perfect balance. What could go wrong? Deliriously entertaining and ruthlessly satirical, Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes sensation turns toxic beauty culture inside out with a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages. Explosive, provocative and twisted, THE SUBSTANCE marks the arrival of a thrillingly visionary filmmaker.
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
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.