Starring: Devon James, Jordi Mollà, Travis Scott

In the seedy domain of Miami’s criminal underbelly, a seasoned hitman embarks on the relentless pursuit of his next target. The movie is shot entirely through thermal lens as he navigates a twisted world where violence and madness reign supreme. Tensions unravel, leading to a psychedelic journey that blurs the lines between predator and prey.

Join us for a block of Fleischer cartoons featuring new restorations of Betty Boop, Popeye, Koko the Clown and more!

Max Fleischer is one of the most renowned pioneers in animation. From 1919 to 1942, he and his company, Fleischer Studios, produced nearly 700 cartoons. Among his many achievements, his studio was the first to animate both Popeye and Superman — and he created the legendary Betty Boop, who remains an icon of American culture to this day.

Program includes:
Koko Lamps Aladdin
Lil Swee Pea
Play Safe
Betty Boop and Grampy
Small Fry
Dinah
Mechanical Monsters
Snow White
Popeye Meets Sindbad

NoBudge is happy to present a new program of nine short films from a group of emerging indie filmmakers mostly based in New York. This edition explores a range of subjects — sex, relationships, body image, health problems — through a lens of contemporary young adulthood. We tend towards dark comedy, in varying off-kilter styles, but there’s a touch of seriousness as well. The program glides between naturalism, surrealism, satire, absurdity, and docu-fiction. Seven of the films are premieres and each director will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A and Afterparty

NoBudge is an online platform spotlighting the best in low-budget indie filmmaking. “One of the best places to sample what’s happening in low-budget cinema worldwide,” says Glenn Kenny of The New York Times. Its mission is to provide a supportive home for emerging indie filmmakers working with limited resources and without major industry connections, and to be a trusted discovery platform.

Ribbon
U.S. Premiere
Director Irmak Akgur present.
A young couple discovers they’re pregnant.
(9 min)

Physical Therapy
U.S. Premiere
Director Zach Galsky present.
Unable to stop their quarreling, a young couple turns to a strange alternative therapy practice.
(11 min)

Health Not Wealth
NY Premiere
Director Bucky Illingworth present.
A broken foot is no fun, especially when you have to pay for it.
(12 min)

The High Rise Beckons
NY Premiere
Director Matt Barats present.
A sensual advertisement for the lofty high-rise buildings in an ambiguous metropolis.
(3 min)

Dream Interpreter
U.S. Premiere
Directors Derek Janzen & Nathan Hare present.
After a series of bizarre dreams, a man turns to a computer program to decipher them.
(13 min)

Beyond Failure
Director Marissa Losoya present.
In avoidance of the nagging fear that she has spoiled her life’s potential, a woman begins obsessing over her ass.
(9 min)

A Real, Sexual Relationship
NY Premiere
Director Alex Bliss present.
On their anniversary, a spontaneous sex-tape forces a 30-something couple to confront dormant issues in their relationship.
(14 min)

Goose Egg
Directors Madeline Leshner & Zach Stone present.
After Tim is taken hostage by a pair of vengeful vagrants, he must find a way to get home and deliver his mom’s medication.
(13 min)

Junior Associate
U.S. Premiere
Director Joe Gleason and writer/star Alex Forrest present.
An accidental suitcase swap at the airport baggage claim puts a corporate underling’s career—and life—in jeopardy.
(15 min)

Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry

In Carthage, Mo., former New York-based writer Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and his glamorous wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) present a portrait of a blissful marriage to the public. However, when Amy goes missing on the couple’s fifth wedding anniversary, Nick becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. The resulting police pressure and media frenzy cause the Dunnes’ image of a happy union to crumble, leading to tantalizing questions about who Nick and Amy truly are.

Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger

It is the first year of Germany’s occupation of France. Allied officer Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) assembles a team of Jewish soldiers to commit violent acts of retribution against the Nazis, including the taking of their scalps. He and his men join forces with Bridget von Hammersmark, a German actress and undercover agent, to bring down the leaders of the Third Reich. Their fates converge with theater owner Shosanna Dreyfus, who seeks to avenge the Nazis’ execution of her family.

Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Chia-Hui Liu, Michael Parks

The Bride (Uma Thurman) picks up where she left off in volume one with her quest to finish the hit list she has composed of all of the people who have wronged her, including ex-boyfriend Bill (David Carradine), who tried to have her killed four years ago during her wedding to another man. Leaving several dead in her wake, she eventually tracks down Bill in Mexico. Using skills she has learned during her assassin career, she attempts to finish what she set out to do in the first place.

Print courtesy of the UNCSA Film Archive

Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine

A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.

Starring: Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Satô, Kiwako Taichi

In this ghost story based on a folk tale of feudal Japan, a group of samurai mercenaries led by Raiko Minamoto (Kei Satô) storm the home of Yone (Nobuko Otowa) and her daughter, Shigei (Kiwako Taichi), pillaging their food before raping and murdering the pair and finally burning the house down. When the samurai are set upon by vengeful vampire-like ghosts, it falls to the warrior Gintoki (Kichiemon Nakamura) to slay the malicious spirits, but his connection to the victims leads to conflict.

Starring: Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dan Hedaya

On Sunday, join us for a White Party along with the film! Wear your finest white attire and join film programmer Shay Filmore in a Mother’s Day toast before the film. Glasses of Prosecco will be available for $7!

Despondent over the marriage of her ex-husband to a younger woman, a middle-aged divorcée plunges to her death from her penthouse. At the woman’s funeral, her former college friends (Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton) reunite for the first time in nearly 30 years. When the three discover the reason for their friend’s suicide, they realize that all of their ex-husbands have taken them for granted — and deciding it’s time for revenge, they make a pact to get back at their exes.

Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright

Disgraced financial reporter Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) finds a chance to redeem his honor after being hired by wealthy Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) to solve the 40-year-old murder of Vanger’s niece, Harriet. Vanger believes that Harriet was killed by a member of his own family. Eventually joining Blomkvist on his dangerous quest for the truth is Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), an unusual but ingenious investigator whose fragile trust is not easily won.