Brian, a struggling filmmaker and alcoholic, is determined to bring his dream slasher film to life. But as his substance abuse disorder takes over, his relationships crumble and his grip on reality deteriorates. Mentally breaking down during a film shoot, Brian descends into a hellish psychological nightmare war zone. To survive, he must confront his inner demon zombies—or be consumed by them. Most importantly, he must not allow the killer from his movie to stab his brain. Premiere of the Debut Feature Film from Michael Cruz with live music from The Clog & Slosh DOORS at 7:00 PM MUSIC at 8:00 PM FILM at 9:30 PM $15 ADV | $18 DOOR

Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.

Richard Perez presents: I Have To Do This— a full-hearted, sexually explicit exploration of partnership, vulnerability, and, yeah, love. Told in a series of pantomimed vignettes, I Have To Do This encourages us to lead with our hearts, and to jump— for the net will surely appear… Richard Perez is a comedian, actor and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He is named one of Vulture’s “Comedians you should and will know in 2023.” Perez has appeared in various film and television projects such as “The Moment” (A24), Adults (FX), The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) and more. 7:00 PM Doors 7:30 PM Show $22 ADV / $25 DOOR

Join WNP Film Club on May 28th for a screening of an all-time classic San Francisco film, Good Neighbor Sam (1964). Sam Bissell (Jack Lemmon) is an advertising executive who loves his wife, Min (Dorothy Provine), and his family as much as he loves peace and quiet. WNP Film Club is a 4 Star Theater series brought to you by Western Neighborhoods Project, your friendly community history nonprofit, in partnership with Bay Area Movies and CinemaSF. Join us in celebrating movies filmed on location in San Francisco, with an emphasis on the west side. Each screening will feature an introduction by WNP, who will share some background about the film and featured locations, including “then and now” comparisons. Optional Extra Credit: stick around after to unpack the movie with John and Chelsea and indulge your inner film nerd. The program begins at 7:00pm on Thursday, May 28th. Tickets sales support both WNP and the 4 Star Theater!

A new breed of enemy has taken over the world… Sam Hell has come to take it back. ‘Hell’ is the name of the hero of the story. He’s a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to infertility. Hell is given the task of helping in the rescue of a group of fertile women from the harem of the mutant leader (resembling a frog). Hell cannot escape since he has a bomb attached to his private parts which will detonate if he strays more than a few hundred yards from his guard.

Live improv! Classic movies! Peaches fucking Christ! Come hear filmmaker Joshua Grannell (a.k.a. Peaches Christ) recount the first time they saw NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: DREAM WARRIORS in a theater, and see a short set inspired by their stories from some of San Francisco’s favorite improvisers. 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.

The interests, obsessions, and fantasies of two singular artists converge in this inspired collaboration between Agnès Varda and her longtime friend the actor Jane Birkin. Made over the course of a year and motivated by Birkin’s fortieth birthday—a milestone she admits to some anxiety over—Jane B. by Agnès V. contrasts the private, reflective Birkin with Birkin the icon.

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.

Programme 4, the switched-on broadcast from the wall-to-wall carpeted world of Golden Sands, is coming to you live with a special presentation: a feature-length screening of Programme 4 with an exclusive look at all-new television entertainment! Escape to a groovy, aspirational world of tomorrow, TODAY. Make the Scene with creator Rachel Lichtman, special guest stars, Rhodes pianos, complimentary matchbooks and more. Featuring special guest appearance from Kelley Stoltz on the Rhodes piano! DOORS at 7:30PM SHOW at 8:00 PM $22 ADV | $25 DOOR

LIVE MUSIC: Christian Francisco Fime Celadon 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $15 ADV | $18 DOOR

LIVE MUSIC: Devin Shaffer Lucy Liyou 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $18 ADV | $20 DOOR

LIVE MUSIC: Eli Winter Trio Danny Paul Grody Duo CHIROMANCER Presented by Talent Moat 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $15 ADV / $18 DOOR

LIVE MUSIC: Gracie and Rachel 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $20 ADV | $25 DOOR

LIVE MUSIC: Mia Wilson Ny Oh (Co-Headlining) Presented by Royal Oakie 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $15 ADV | $18 DOOR

LIVE MUSIC: Mojohand Barfight Henry Plotnick Trio 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $15 ADV / $18 DOOR Presented by Nudie Records

LIVE MUSIC: Penelope Trappes 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $16 ADV | $18 DOOR

LIVE MUSIC: The Sleeves 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $15 ADV / $20 DOOR

LIVE MUSIC: Tommy Guerrero Josh Lippi 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $25

A TOTAL ACCORD NIGHT AT THE THEATER Hosted by Media Meltdown (as part of Total Accord Fest 2026) LIVE MUSIC: The Seshen AroMa DRAG PERFORMANCES: Pirahna Psychotronica, Kafka X & Mojo Carter! MUSIC VIDEOS: The Seshen, AroMa, Davia Schendel, Gloomy June, Zelma Stone! plus the PREMIERE SCREENING of the Total Accord Short Documentary by White Crate!

CITY OF LOST SOULS: Join us this Pride season for a screening of the outrageous cult musical CITY OF LOST SOULS (1983; German: Stadt Der Verlorenen Seelen). Directed by the late, great Rosa Von Praunheim, this gem stars legendary entertainer and entrepreneur Angie Stardust alongside punk royalty Jayne County and a cavalcade of queers and outsiders largely playing versions of themselves, eccentric American expats living in West Berlin. An inspiration for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, City of Lost Souls combines the camp glam musicality of a Rocky Horror with moments of slapstick comedy and surprising sincerity and tenderness. Come out to see transsexuals working in a burger joint, occult orgies, German spoke with a thick California accent, raps about androgyny, and disco erotic circus acts! All that and a special Pride preshow with the Media Meltdown squad. And you know what that means… be prepared to commit some gay crimes! See you this June in the City of Lost Souls! 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!

Kermit and his friends go to New York to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.

LIVE MUSIC: Kelley Stoltz (Record Release) Telephone Numbers No Picture 7:00 PM Doors 8:00 PM Music $18 ADV / $20 DOOR

Up-and-coming broker Jack Casey crashes on the stock market one day and cashes in whatever he has left to become a bicycle messenger in San Francisco. Although not exactly a logical alternative, bicycling the hilly streets of San Francisco turns out to be dangerous after Casey runs into Gypsy, the street pusher who has the messengers run drugs for him.

Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring the dumpsters of Paris.

Full of eye-popping special effects, and featuring a pitch-perfect cast, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring brings J.R.R. Tolkien's classic to vivid life. The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ringbearer - to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

Visually breathtaking and emotionally powerful, The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King is a moving and satisfying conclusion to a great trilogy. Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

The Two Towers balances spectacular action with emotional storytelling, leaving audiences both wholly satisfied and eager for the final chapter. While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.