Rfor violence
Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut, Blade Runner returns in Ridley Scott's definitive Final Cut, including extended scenes and never-before-seen special effects. In a signature role as 21st-century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yet-vulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants—and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul. This incredible version features the definitive Final Cut of Ridley Scott's legendary sci-fi classic.
(Please note that we're experiencing some problems with our credit card processor that is derailing some online sales. Please know that tickets will be available in person until we are able to resolve the problem. We are not sold out!) All-you-can-eat cereal bar and a mystery assortment of adult-only animated shows and shorts!
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Cereal Cinema is the New Parkway's Saturday morning offering of family-friendly fun, accompanied by an all-you-can-eat cereal bar. We'll have classic cartoons from decades past on the screen, none announced until the actual show, but all of a PG or G equivalency.
Rfor some violence, sexual material and language.
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can't seem to finish her taxes.
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12-year-old Tinja is desperate to please her mother, a woman obsessed with presenting the image of a perfect family. One night, Tinja finds a strange egg. What hatches is beyond belief.
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Is it karaoke? Is it a movie? Join us to find out of these two great tastes taste great together. For anyone who ever wanted to be in their favorite movie musical, come to “Movie-oke.” We provide the movie, you provide the singing! A gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
Oaklash is the Bay Area's drag and queer performance festival. The premiere of their 2022 film festival is hosted by Piranha and Franzia Kafka and features 8 original short films by Piranha, Skirt Cocaine, Gorgeous Dykes Band, Drago Nesa, Paradise, Major Hammy, King Baba Moon, Ryan Patrick Welsh, Neyva Sandoval and a live drag performance by Holly Graphic
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The much-anticipated latest treasure from Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Girlhood), PETITE MAMAN is a sublime modern fairytale about the quiet wonder of mother-daughter relationships. After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a mysterious friend in the woods. Together they embark on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps Nelly come to terms with this newfound loss. A favourite of the 2021 Berlin Film Festival, Sciamma’s new masterwork examines childhood, memory, and loss with a typically delicate touch, elegantly weaved together into an enchanting and moving depiction of love and acceptance.
Paradise, the greatest, poet-artist-musician of all time, presents the First Annual: Paradise's Purple People Party & Parade 4 Prince Featuring Paradise, Afrometropolitan (purple music, poetry, art and film clips) and The Phat Luv Band! Our party of people in purple will parade around downtown oakland until we get to the Parkway Theater at 9pm and Housequake the night away! Similar to how Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in March with the color green, we intend to make this an annual First Friday in June celebration 4 Prince (his birthday month) and the Color Purple! Please join us for this historical first purpliscious event!
Back on the big screen where it belongs for a one night only #encoRRRe, RRR is an exhilarating, action-packed spectacular mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj, Komaram Bheem (N.T Rama Rao Jr., aka Jr NTR) and Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan). Set in the 1920s before their fight for India’s independence began, RRR imagines a fictional meeting between the two, set into motion when a young Gond girl is stolen from her village by British soldiers. With a powerful message, staggeringly choreographed action sequences, and an all-timer of a musical number, RRR is sheer big-screen joy from start to finish, and audiences have one last chance to see it big and loud as intended.
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Prim and proper Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest of GOODNIGHT MOMMY) unceremoniously walks away from her boring job, her inept husband, and her obnoxious daughter. Moments later, she is swept up in a bizarre contest alongside a handful of idiosyncratic characters, all competing for the chance to win true enlightenment… and one slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle.
Submission Possible: Oakland - World Premiere and Filmmaker Q&A Come celebrate the Season One Finale and World Premiere of Submission Possible: Oakland with filmmaker and host, Madison Young. In this radical new documentary series, Young travels the world connecting with kink and sex positive community and we are thrilled to bring the world premiere of the Season One finale to New Parkway just in time for Pride Month. In Season 1 Finale of Submission Possible, Young makes their final stop in their quest for kink and community in the vibrant city of Oakland, California. It is here that Young delves deep into the love of latex and the seductive art and lineage of boot blacking in the leather community. Sponsored by Wicked Sensual Care, SVAKOM, and #OPEN and in partnership with Uber Lube - Momentum Intimacy - Ioba Toys - Vessel Society - InnThrall - Isik Tlabar - Sugar - Wicked Sensual Care - As You Like It - Honey Play Box - Max Cameron - Explore Your Kink - Hot Movies - Twisted Monk - Passional - Adult Time - Second Light Photography - She Vibe - Squirm - Sssh.com - The KinkDoctor - Lips - Funishment The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew.
Once upon a time, there was an open mic night called “Talk Story”... Like a traditional open mic, sign up at the event for 5 minutes on the microphone. But instead of singing, playing the guitar, or reading a poem, the idea at Talk Story (you guessed it) is to tell a story. There is a theme every month, but it can be a story about anything…your job, your childhood, or just a story about your day. Whatever story you want to tell, the mic is yours. All we ask is that you don’t go over 5 minutes and you be your authentic self. Talk Story is not a competition. There are no judges, no scoring, and no prizes. Just real people telling real stories in a safe and supportive space being received by other real people. The only challenge is: How well do you know your own story? Hosted by Ryan Takemiya (www.ryantakemiya.com) Co-presented by Rama (www.ramacommunity.com) Ryan Takemiya is a writer, speaker, storyteller, and the founder of Rama, an Asian American creative community based in Oakland.
Come celebrate the Bay Area release of The Circle of 13, a genre-bending rock and roll horror short set during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown! This will be the film's first general public premiere, after previously playing at San Francisco's Another Hole in the Head festival and the LA Indie Horror Fest, where it won the "Best Pandemic Horror" category. The film follows an anxious millennial who is slowly losing her grip on life amid the increasing isolation of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. When an old friend returns from Los Angeles and the two of them go in search of an estranged bandmate, they stumble upon an underground coven where decadent rock and roll meets the terrifying occult. Heavily inspired by Hammer Horror films and Roger Corman's gothic chillers, Circle of 13 delivers thrills along with a fatal dose of Bay Area music, with an original score by electronic composer Its Own Infinite Flower and performances from Oakland's Isaac Rother and the Phantoms, the most terrifying band in rock and roll. This special one-time screening will feature the film along with live performances by Its Own Infinite Flower and Isaac Rother and the Phantoms. Tickets are limited, so buy early!
The Lure of this Land is an exploration of why people leave the places they know and love. Why do they leave their homelands? What are they looking for? What do they find? Filmmaker Alexandra Lexton came to Belize and found these stories: A story of a place, the story of others, and the more personal internal voyage of the foreigner in a foreign land. Among others, we meet people who have left everything to regenerate and rediscover themselves: Zookeeper Sharon Matola who has made the Belize Zoo out of Belize's rescued indigenous and threatened creatures, nature documentary filmmakers Richard and Carol Foster, and eco lodge originators Mick and Lucy Fleming. Behind every door we find another story, another person who had the drive to change their life... and to risk for a time getting lost.
The Golden State Warriors are once again going for the NBA crown! The Dubs continue their run for the title against the Dallas Mavericks. We''ll have all the action on the giant silver screen so don't miss a minute of it, and make sure to get your seats early as these games are bound to sell out. Please no outside food or drink--we got all the good stuff here! Doors open at least 30 minutes before tip-off time (and generally much more).