Revered as a visual masterpiece and one of the greatest documentary films ever made, Man with a Movie Camera (1929) gives historical context to the current Russian invasion and lays bare the costs of the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The joyful original score by Montopolis celebrates the beauty and resilience of Ukraine’s people and aims to inspire American audiences to support the country in its time of need.

“Sherburn counts a day job in Okkervil River, but has made a name for himself with his chamber outfit Montopolis’ stunning, hour-long score to the famous 1929 Russian silent. The capacity audience at Alamo Drafthouse last weekend gave the local sextet a well-deserved standing ovation at the conclusion of the film and its accompanying live performance. This is rich Austin culture with an already storied legacy made even more so by this latest entry. Your summer blockbuster has arrived.” – Raoul Hernandez, The Austin Chronicle

100% of the revenue from poster sales at these events are donated to UNICEF to support the refugee crisis in Ukraine

Earlier this year, Liam Gallagher defied all expectations and returned to Knebworth, some 26 years following Oasis’ historic 1996 shows. Performing to 170,000 fans across two sold out nights in one of the first major stage shows following the pandemic, this year’s event coincided with a third solo album, C’mon You Know, attaining Liam’s third number one spot for a studio release in the album charts.

Knebworth 22 is a new feature-length documentary that traces Liam back to the site of his former band’s defining performances, including all-new interviews, behind the scenes and concert footage captured from 20 camera positions. The film also goes a little bit further, seeking out stories and perspectives from collaborators and fans of different generations from around the world, transposing the emotional and social context of the 90s’ shows versus the tumult of our current era.

After Liam Gallagher’s Knebworth, join us in the Trees Lounge for a throwback afterparty celebrating the moment when Brits ruled rock radio. “Music Video Time Machine presents UK90s” will mine the Britpop era for the greatest music videos from Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Elastica, Supergrass, Happy Mondays, the London Suede, Charlatans UK, Travis and more. Join us for hoisted pints & props to England’s rock reign in the 1990s!

Starring: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore, Frank Langella

Co-hosted by Joe Berger (The Deuce Film Series); sponsored by MUBI

When an old wealthy man suddenly dies in flagrante delicto, his lover Rebecca Carlson is charged with his murder. Blunt about their robustly kinky sex life, she is believed to have taken advantage of his fragile health in order to collect on his fortune, left to her in his will. She easily convinces lawyer Frank Dulaney (Willem Dafoe) of her innocence, and he agrees to represent her. Her allure is undeniable, and he can’t help but sample what she has to offer, professional ethics be damned.

Another delectable exercise in excess from producer Dino De Laurentiis, Body of Evidence is fully Madonna’s show; she’s at the height of her powers, so as ridiculous as the movie can get, one can’t help but marvel at the audacity.

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Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell

Batman (Val Kilmer) faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City’s residents. As the caped crusader also deals with tortured memories of his parents’ murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman).

Starring: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham

At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie’s tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t, in Charlotte Wells’ superb and searingly emotional debut film.

Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show) take audiences on a guided tour of their greatest VHS finds, providing live commentary and where-are-they-now updates on the people in these videotaped obscurities.

Highlights include:
–“The First Annual Martin Carlton Stunt Special” from 1988, and the debut of the 2nd Annual with Martin Carlton 34 years later
–Highlights from the Chicago cable access dance show, “Chic-A-Go-Go,” including the time Pickett and Prueher sneaked their way onto it
–A training video for McDonald’s janitors, and Pickett and Prueher’s quest to find the star of the video, “Mc C”
–A montage of favorite yuletide VHS gems for the holidays

Starring: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker, Gregg Henry, Tania Saulnier, Brenda James

Wheelsy is a small town where not much happens and everyone minds his own business. No one notices when evil slips in quietly but, when people find mutilated livestock and a woman goes missing, Sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) discovers an alien organism that threatens to devour all life on Earth.

Starring: Michael Nouri, Kyle MacLachlan, Ed O’Ross, Clu Gulager, Claudia Christian

An FBI agent (Kyle MacLachlan) and a homicide detective (Michael Nouri) hunt the current human host of an orally exchanged alien life-form.

Starring: John Stockwell, J. Eddie Peck, Carey Lowell, Bradford Bancroft, Don Michael Paul, Thom Mathews

Co-presented by Screen Slate. Choose the “Repertory Reserved + $5 donation” ticket to add on a $5 donation to support Screen Slate with your ticket purchase!

At an elite high school, a group of boys, all from wealthy families, start a secret society called The Sentinels, with an outward mission to preserve law and order. However it is quickly evident that they are targeting students they consider socially inferior, so when some of these kids are found murdered, a recent transfer student who has knowledge of the actions of the Sentinels tries to expose them.

Director Albert Pyun transformed what started as a teen slasher into a movie with a social conscious, after he read about a similar story in the news involving students inspired by Nazi tactics. One of several films Pyun made for The Cannon Group, Dangerously Close may be his most visually inventive, with plenty of smoke and shadows setting the mood for this effective thriller.

Starring: Frank Lovejoy, Edmond O’Brien, William Talman

Make it a Noir November with The Future of Film is Female‘s screening of Ida Lupino’s The Hitch-Hiker. To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.

The first mainstream noir film directed by a woman (Ida Lupino who also co-wrote the film), The Hitch-Hiker is perhaps better remembered as simply one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, The Hitch-Hiker is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip who are held captive by a homicidal drifter. He forces them, at gunpoint, to embark on a grim joyride across the Mexican desert.

Renegade filmmaking at its finest, The Hitch-Hiker was independently produced, which allowed Lupino and ex-husband/producer Collier Young to work from a treatment by blacklisted writer Daniel Mainwaring, and tackle an incident that was too brutal for the major studios to even consider.

Before The Hitch-Hiker, we’ll be screening a special treat, also by Ida Lupino!