Show Times
Saturday 19, September
Sunday 27, September
FUGS FILM! with Live Fugs Tribute Set and Q&A
In the 1960’s radical culture breeding ground of downtown New York City, there were two hometown bands – The Velvet Underground and The Fugs. It took time, but today Lou Reed and The Velvets are internationally revered rock & roll legends; The Fugs – not so much. And yet, both bands pushed boundaries with radical sounds and iconic attitudes that influenced rock music more than and other ‘60’s bands. Through interviews with head Fug Ed Sanders and elusive drummer Ken Weaver, as well as underground legends such as Aline & R. Crumb, Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Chris Stein (Blondie), and others, “FUGS FILM!” recounts the short but highly influential career of The Fugs. A band that fused poetry and Rock and Roll and put the “punk” into folk music. The film also documents the band’s anti-authoritarian political actions defying censorship rules and protesting the Vietnam War - including their famous levitation of the Pentagon in 1967. “FUGS FILM!” is more than just a music doc about an irreverent band, it’s an emotional call for citizens of the world to stand-up for freedom, democracy, and just the right amount of crazy. With Live Opening Fugs Tribute from Michael Mouse & DJ Set from Paul Costuros Filmmaker Q&A with Director Chuck Smith to follow the screening Presented by Trash & Treasures DOORS at 7:00 PM MUSIC at 7:30 PM FILM at 8:15 PM
I Lost it Over: Body Heat (with Joan Chen)
R
Live improv! Classic movies! Joan Mother-effing Chen! Come hear the legendary actress Joan Chen recount the first time she saw BODY HEAT in a theater, and see a short set inspired by her stories from some of San Francisco’s favorite improvisers— from shows like Your Fucked Up Relationship (Endgames), Bad Art (All-Out), and Forever Improv! Then we’ll all watch the movie together—just you, us, and a packed house of your new trauma-bonded best friends. I LOST IT OVER… is a new series hosted by filmmaker Alice Wu (Saving Face, The Half of It) where a Bay Area luminary picks a cult/classic film they saw in a theater that blew their mind. Combining the magic of cinema and improv, I LOST IT OVER… is a love letter to cinemas, live theater, and a reminder that some of life’s most memorable experiences can only be had in a dark room with total strangers. DOORS at 7:30 PM SHOW at 8:00 PM MOVIE at 9:00 PM
KEXP VINELANDS LIVE: Mild Universe & more
Vinelands Live at the 4 Star: KEXP's local music showcase & live radio broadcast series featuring live performances from: Mild Universe Camellia Boutros Doors at 6:00 PM Live Music at 6:30 PM at the 4 Star Theater & live on 92.7-FM $15 ADV | $18 DOOR
Los Video Nasties 2026 (Short Film Tour)
8 award-winning short films from all over Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Argentina—spanning LGBTQ+ dramas, documentaries, monologues, and experimental animation. From amateur filmmakers, film students, and professional artists, this program celebrates the full spectrum of independent cinema. Once censored, now celebrated—Los Video Nasties returns as a celebration of artistic freedom, bold storytelling, and uncensored expression. Los Video Nasties is an independent and self-managed cultural project developed from Tijuana, Baja California by La Casa Norte. La Casa Norte is an independent cultural collective originating from Tijuana, Baja California, created and initially sustained through the direct effort and self-financing of two siblings interested in building alternative spaces for cinema, art, and emerging expression outside of institutional dynamics traditionally limiting for many independent cultural projects.
Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse: Ace Attorney
ACE ATTORNEY Consider yourself served because this month, Movie Madhouse is headed to court with Ace Attorney! From iconic director Takashi Miike (Audition; Ichi the Killer), this 2012 adaptation of the 2001 Capcom release Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney has been dubbed by some as “the best video game movie ever” yet remains criminally under-seen. Guilty as charged! Following the murder of his mentor, rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright is launched into his first major trial as he squares off against his childhood friend, prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, in a case where his mentor’s sister, spirit medium Maya Fey, is unjustly accused of the crime. And that’s just the beginning as things ramp off from there into more law & order that dips into the realm of the supernatural! So what’s the verdict? You get to watch this incredible film full of murder, ghosts, lake monsters, homoerotic courtroom drama, and some insane lace front wig game! Court is adjourned. MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE Gender jesters Piranha Psychotronica and Kafka X bring you a new experience in cinematic depravity… Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse! Prepare yourself to enter into a world of face-flaying forgotten and forsaken films… Made-for-TV, Direct-to-Video, VCR games, underground cinema, and more wiley weirdness than your minds can handle! In a world dominated by AI, CGI, mega streaming platforms, and cinematic universes, Media Meltdown celebrates the amateur, the low-budget, the handmade, the experimental, and the weird! Commit yourself every 3rd Sunday to … MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE!
My Neighbor Totoro (Dubbed)
G
My Neighbor Totoro, 1988 ‘となりのトトロ’ Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
My Neighbor Totoro (Subtitled)
G
My Neighbor Totoro, 1988 ‘となりのトトロ’ Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.